I just Beat The GMAT!

I appeared for GMAT last week and managed to score only 570 (Q 44, V 26). I was scoring well on my practice tests. Here are my practice tests scores:

GMAT 1 - 680 (Q 49, V 32)
GMAT 2 - 670 (Q 47, V 35)
GMAT 1 Reloaded - 730 (Q 50, V 40)
GMAT 2 Reloaded - 740 (Q 50, V 41)

MGMAT 1 - 660 (Q 45, V 32)
MGMAT 2 - 680 (Q 47, V 34)
MGMAT 3 - 650 (Q 45, V 31)

I was not targeting for 750, my aim was to reach 700 anything above would have been a bonus. To be honest, during the verbal section I knew I had lost it because I spent too much time on the first 20 questions and after that I got a brutal RC, which was at least 4 paragraphs long and it took me another 10 minutes to solve that. Finally, I was left with 15 questions and appx 18 - 19 minutes.

I think the real difference in the GMAT Prep and actual GMAT is the verbal section. SC were very tricky, most of the SC's had two extremely close options and I had to spend extra time in figuring out the correct option.

Another daunting task was RC's. On the GMAT Prep I used to get very short RC's but on the actual GMAT the length of the passage kept on increasing. Before the exam, I read on one post where Ron suggested that try to do SC under a minute. I realized how important the suggestion was on the actual GMAT exam.

I am down but not out. I'll have another go at the GMAT......

Vikas Mehra

mehravikas,

I like your attitude. Here's a clip from YouTube to inspire you to BeatTheGmat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuULcVaM ... re=related

I totally agree with the SC under one minute strategy. That's the only way you'll have enough time to read, comprehend, and answer the RC and CR sections.

Focus on your speed and accuracy on Verbal and I'm sure you'll get your >=700. Keep up the fighting spirit mate!!

Thanks mate

ogbeni wrote:mehravikas,

I like your attitude. Here's a clip from YouTube to inspire you to BeatTheGmat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuULcVaM ... re=related

I totally agree with the SC under one minute strategy. That's the only way you'll have enough time to read, comprehend, and answer the RC and CR sections.

Focus on your speed and accuracy on Verbal and I'm sure you'll get your >=700. Keep up the fighting spirit mate!!

vikas i would just like to tell you that

when the going gets tough the tough gets going.....

you have the potential to crack it atleast i can say that from your responses in this forum .

its time to capitalize your strengths and handle the weakneses with utmost care.

Thanks.....!!Feel good after the responses on this thread.

xcusemeplz2009 wrote:vikas i would just like to tell you that

when the going gets tough the tough gets going.....

you have the potential to crack it atleast i can say that from your responses in this forum .

its time to capitalize your strengths and handle the weakneses with utmost care.