Took test and scored a measly 600 
. The lesson I learned was: LEAVE YOUR EGO AT THE DOOR. I dug my heels in on question #10 in quant (an obvious 700 level type question---I felt I had killed the test up to that point) and ended guessing on the last 20 questions---17 min left at #15.
I still mustered a 36 in quant which led me to believe the score was more a reflection of poor time management and strategy rather than real ability. I was so mad at myself that it affected my concentration in the verbal---scored the lowest score I had ever scored in verbal (scored 44 and above in practice tests)--- 36. Together my scores added up to a measly 600.
I scored 640 in GMAT Prep with NO studying whatsoever---I literally just downloaded the practice test and took it just to see where I was and then began studying after that. Took the GMAT prep a week before the exam and scored 760 High 49 Q and 44 V ---or something like that. So needless to say I was very disappointed with my performance after two months of study. I feel my 600 is like a badge of shame and my sense of self worth is shattered. I am not a head case by any means but that six hundred really really bothers me. I will retake at the end of October---humbled and wiser.
The moral of the story is---even if you think you will eventually get the right answer, if you find yourself over the one and a half min mark and you are still trying to come to grips with what is required by a problem, just throw in the towel and guess intelligently---you will do better overall!
. The lesson I learned was: LEAVE YOUR EGO AT THE DOOR. I dug my heels in on question #10 in quant (an obvious 700 level type question---I felt I had killed the test up to that point) and ended guessing on the last 20 questions---17 min left at #15. I still mustered a 36 in quant which led me to believe the score was more a reflection of poor time management and strategy rather than real ability. I was so mad at myself that it affected my concentration in the verbal---scored the lowest score I had ever scored in verbal (scored 44 and above in practice tests)--- 36. Together my scores added up to a measly 600.
I scored 640 in GMAT Prep with NO studying whatsoever---I literally just downloaded the practice test and took it just to see where I was and then began studying after that. Took the GMAT prep a week before the exam and scored 760 High 49 Q and 44 V ---or something like that. So needless to say I was very disappointed with my performance after two months of study. I feel my 600 is like a badge of shame and my sense of self worth is shattered. I am not a head case by any means but that six hundred really really bothers me. I will retake at the end of October---humbled and wiser.
The moral of the story is---even if you think you will eventually get the right answer, if you find yourself over the one and a half min mark and you are still trying to come to grips with what is required by a problem, just throw in the towel and guess intelligently---you will do better overall!
