570 one week before the test...

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570 one week before the test...

by gabriel16 » Fri Jun 05, 2009 7:34 am
Good morning. I hope this e-mail finds everyone very well.

Well, I ended up taking my first gmatprep practice test yesterday afternoon. Unfortunately my score was as follows:

570
Verbal: 34
Math: 35

The previous practice tests I have taken were Manhattan Gmat tests. The three scores I received on those tests were 530, 580, and 630.
I have been preparing for the gmat for the past 3 months and I recently finished the Manhattan Gmat course.

In looking over the questions I missed on gmatprep it appears that a few of them were due to simple mistakes that I should not have made. I would say about 75% were attributed to the fact that I did not know the answer.

Given this information, it seems that I am destined to score below 600 on my gmat next week, even though my goal all along has been 650+.

I was wondering if anyone had some last minute advice -- I take my test next Saturday -- that might help me before next Saturday.

Thank you all.

"...then we will fight in the shade,"

MG
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by mike22629 » Fri Jun 05, 2009 8:32 am
My advice: Do not take the test if you do not feel that you are ready. I took my test earlier than I should have (I knew I was not ready for Verbal). So unless there is a definite need to take the test soon, I would postpone. There is nothing you can learn in a few days that will significantly raise your score, IMHO.

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by shanmugam.d » Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:35 pm
Hi MG,
did u finally take the exame? if yes n if u dont mind can you reveal your score?
I am in the situation as u were in :(
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by gabriel16 » Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:45 pm
I am planning on taking the test next Saturday. I will be sure to let you know how it goes afterward.

Thanks to everyone for their help along the way.

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by 4score20 » Fri Jun 05, 2009 2:32 pm
Learn from the simple mistakes you made and try to avoid making them again. Have a simple strategy for approaching each type of question. Be positive and do your best!!

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by shanmugam.d » Fri Jun 05, 2009 2:36 pm
All the best!!