Hello all,
I have been reading the forums for quite a while now, though I have only posted once, I am now ready to post since I am all out of ideas and my confidence in regards to the GMAT is at a all time low. I began studying for this exam back in the spring and am at a crossroads where I am not sure if I should try yet again or just give up. I graduated university in the summer of 2007 and worked at GE for a year long internship, I decided I want to get an MBA, I have even taken a step back career wise to tackle this exam and so far have had zero success.
I have gone through and completed all the questions in OG 11 at least 5 times, and have completed the questions in the Quant OG and Verbal OG that are sold separately at least 3 times. I have not had much difficulty completing the Quant section but have had struggles with SC and Verbal, but felt I would still be able to get at least a 35 in verbal.
With that being said, I had taken the GMAT Prep test 11 times, although I know there is a lot of duplication among the tests, I attempted to minimize it by doing the tests at my local university and doing the tests on different computers. I also had 2 CD versions of the GMAT Prep. I had also written the Princeton Review CAT exams as well. Of the GMAT prep tests my scores ranged from 550-650. With Quant between 39-44 and verbal between 30-35. As for the Princeton Review Exams I scored 38-39 for the quant section and between 25-30 on the verbal section. My average score for the PR CAT was 540. I also wrote the Power prep GMAT as well which I found online, but most of it was the same as the Purple and Green books. On that exam I scored a 680. I always reviewed the questions I got wrong on the quant site after finding the answers on this site.
I wrote my gmat today, and was feeling pretty good, I felt I aced both my essays and felt pretty confident after completing the Quant section. I also felt pretty good about my verbal section as well and was expecting a score of at least 550. To my surprise I scored the same as I did 3 month prior a pathetic 470. My quant score was 31 and my verbal score was 22. I was so shocked and sadden by my results. I spent nearly 5 hours a day for the past 3 months studying for this exam and could not even break a 500. I did not feel the material on the exam was hard or completely different then the GMAT prep but I just don't get it how could this of happened....Again??.
I never scored so low on any of the practice exams and feel I have practically memorized the OG 11 and OG Quant and OG Verbal books. I know I can improve in regards to SC but as for everything else I am confused and out of ideas. I am now starting to consider possibly taking prep courses but the costs are a bit out of my price range as of now. I am hoping if you guys can give me a study plan or give me advice on how to move forward. I am not looking for a 750 or anything just a healthy score over 600 would be fine with me.
Please let me know if you have any ideas or advice on how I can move forward.
Best Regards,
K
I have been reading the forums for quite a while now, though I have only posted once, I am now ready to post since I am all out of ideas and my confidence in regards to the GMAT is at a all time low. I began studying for this exam back in the spring and am at a crossroads where I am not sure if I should try yet again or just give up. I graduated university in the summer of 2007 and worked at GE for a year long internship, I decided I want to get an MBA, I have even taken a step back career wise to tackle this exam and so far have had zero success.
I have gone through and completed all the questions in OG 11 at least 5 times, and have completed the questions in the Quant OG and Verbal OG that are sold separately at least 3 times. I have not had much difficulty completing the Quant section but have had struggles with SC and Verbal, but felt I would still be able to get at least a 35 in verbal.
With that being said, I had taken the GMAT Prep test 11 times, although I know there is a lot of duplication among the tests, I attempted to minimize it by doing the tests at my local university and doing the tests on different computers. I also had 2 CD versions of the GMAT Prep. I had also written the Princeton Review CAT exams as well. Of the GMAT prep tests my scores ranged from 550-650. With Quant between 39-44 and verbal between 30-35. As for the Princeton Review Exams I scored 38-39 for the quant section and between 25-30 on the verbal section. My average score for the PR CAT was 540. I also wrote the Power prep GMAT as well which I found online, but most of it was the same as the Purple and Green books. On that exam I scored a 680. I always reviewed the questions I got wrong on the quant site after finding the answers on this site.
I wrote my gmat today, and was feeling pretty good, I felt I aced both my essays and felt pretty confident after completing the Quant section. I also felt pretty good about my verbal section as well and was expecting a score of at least 550. To my surprise I scored the same as I did 3 month prior a pathetic 470. My quant score was 31 and my verbal score was 22. I was so shocked and sadden by my results. I spent nearly 5 hours a day for the past 3 months studying for this exam and could not even break a 500. I did not feel the material on the exam was hard or completely different then the GMAT prep but I just don't get it how could this of happened....Again??.
I never scored so low on any of the practice exams and feel I have practically memorized the OG 11 and OG Quant and OG Verbal books. I know I can improve in regards to SC but as for everything else I am confused and out of ideas. I am now starting to consider possibly taking prep courses but the costs are a bit out of my price range as of now. I am hoping if you guys can give me a study plan or give me advice on how to move forward. I am not looking for a 750 or anything just a healthy score over 600 would be fine with me.
Please let me know if you have any ideas or advice on how I can move forward.
Best Regards,
K
