I took the GMAT for the 2nd time in just over a month and ended up with an 80pt improvement from 570 (q33/v35) to 650 (q45/v34).
I am slightly disappointed since my various most recent practice exam results were:
MGMAT (fee): 690 q44 v39
MGMAT1: 720 q44v45
MGMAT2: 680 q47 v36
800 Score: 700 q35 v51
As you can see my verbal scores were all over the place on practice exams. I probably got a bit overconfident after the 800Score test's verbal score.
During the actual GMAT I only had one permutations/combinations question and one work/rate question. There were only one or two geometry questions as well. The vast majority of the quant questions involved number properties.
I knew I wasn't doing well halfway into the verbal section when I hadn't received any boldface questions and knew a RC was upcoming. The length of all 3 RC passages and many CR arguments seemed significantly longer than most in practice exams. As a result, I began to lose time and had to hurry through the last several questions.
So now my question is: do I take the GMAT for a 3rd time in hopes of beating it and getting above 700 or do I just enjoy the fact that it's over with and proceed with my remaining applications?
I am slightly disappointed since my various most recent practice exam results were:
MGMAT (fee): 690 q44 v39
MGMAT1: 720 q44v45
MGMAT2: 680 q47 v36
800 Score: 700 q35 v51
As you can see my verbal scores were all over the place on practice exams. I probably got a bit overconfident after the 800Score test's verbal score.
During the actual GMAT I only had one permutations/combinations question and one work/rate question. There were only one or two geometry questions as well. The vast majority of the quant questions involved number properties.
I knew I wasn't doing well halfway into the verbal section when I hadn't received any boldface questions and knew a RC was upcoming. The length of all 3 RC passages and many CR arguments seemed significantly longer than most in practice exams. As a result, I began to lose time and had to hurry through the last several questions.
So now my question is: do I take the GMAT for a 3rd time in hopes of beating it and getting above 700 or do I just enjoy the fact that it's over with and proceed with my remaining applications?
