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by dam » Thu Aug 13, 2009 12:02 pm
Hey,
On 08/12/09 I pass GMAT. My score is 490 (Q35, V22). I've have been preparing for exam, since January. My lowest test score was 570 (Kaplan) and highest test score as 670 (Manhatan gmat), the avrege score was 630 (Manhatan GMAT) and 600 (Kaplan). I do not know what to do now.
Please, advice me strategy how to manage this proplem.
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Re: low gmat score

by suo1987 » Thu Aug 13, 2009 5:22 pm
dam wrote:Hey,
On 08/12/09 I pass GMAT. My score is 490 (Q35, V22). I've have been preparing for exam, since January. My lowest test score was 570 (Kaplan) and highest test score as 670 (Manhatan gmat), the avrege score was 630 (Manhatan GMAT) and 600 (Kaplan). I do not know what to do now.
Please, advice me strategy how to manage this proplem.

Sorry to hear about that but this may be a case of diminishing returns. Im not a GMAT guru but I've seen a friend have to go through that with the LSAT. The guy studied for nearly a year and bombed it. He practically was burned out. Everyone is different but putting in 7 months on the GMAT is too much. 4 months or less is good enough. The GMAT is a standardized test, its not like memorizing a novel verbatim. Other than that I dont know what to say, im still trying to get into this gmat thing my self but I probably wont devote over 5 months to studying for the test. Take a prep course and dont give up. Good Luck!!!
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by DanaJ » Thu Aug 13, 2009 11:40 pm
I'd say that with this score you're probably missing some of the fundamentals. For quant, you could dig up your old high school books. For verbal, try buying a good grammar book. Also, as previously suggested, it might be a good idea to register for a course.
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by gmoney » Fri Aug 14, 2009 6:59 am
how did you feel on test day? Were you nervous, tired/lost focus when you got to verbal (did you do the essay on practice test), thrown off your usual pace from practice test?
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by dam » Sat Aug 15, 2009 8:30 am
gmoney wrote:how did you feel on test day? Were you nervous, tired/lost focus when you got to verbal (did you do the essay on practice test), thrown off your usual pace from practice test?
In the bigining I felt littel bit panic but on the verbal part confident. Also I always skiped essay sections.
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