HI BTGians,
First of all i would like to thank all the ppl here for their support and commitment during the course of my prepration.
I am writting this post after full one day of my exam so that i can't be partial in my writting and do not overreact after a dismal performance in the official test.
So here is the summary:
I gave GMAT on monday and scored 510 only.
Quants:42
Verbal:19
Although i know after looking on too my breakups it seems obvious that my verbal is way to poor and my quant is ok but not great with my typical indian IT professional background.(BTW i have a workex of 3+ years and my GPA is average)
Having said that i must say that i really tried hard for both verbal and quants and tried to learn as much as possible from all the resources this forum validates.
1) MGMAT SC guide
2) Powerscore CR bible
3) MGMAT and IMS tutorials for Quants.
4) All these with OG11 and OG 12 questions with explanations.
5) Gave Moc test as following:
MGMAT:6(Mean score 560)
GMATPrep:twice over(Mean score 580)
All moc test with AWA and testlike conditions.
Considering my results in Moc tests my real test result is definately below expectation but not way too different.
But the reason i am writting this blog and why i shared with you ppl all my study details is that after almost going though all this and for almost 4 months into prepration is there something wrong in my approach here and thatz why my score didnt improved over a period of time.
I myself analysed some of reasons for this which might have resulted in this score or may be not so i need your inputs:
1) I studied all 4 months alone with hardly a bunch of ppl knowing that i am giving the exam and also without any coaching as most ppl say its just a waste of time.
2)Couldnt found a study group thoughout my prepration and study all alone with hardly any feedback from other ppl(Apart from some really good feedback from the ppl in this forum)
3) I lost some confidence before a week of my exam due to poor moc results and then started hoping against hope that it will be fine and i may still achive 650+ score.
4) Although i finished each section on real test on time timing was a real issue for me throughout my prepration.
5) Although i learnt most of my concepts for Verbal from the materials i provided above but when it comes to application part i was not fully confident and mix two or three concepts.
6)I improved my Quant from my initial prep days,thanks to some tips from IMS notes and MGMAT guide but still i am not able to master the topic.
May be here i missed some tutors guidance as its almost more than 5 years since i got out of touch with elementary maths.
Although 510 is poor score but i owe it and i am not going to give up for sure.
But how much do you guys from your experiance tell me is it worth to retake the test.Can i improve around 100 points in 2 months of prepration.(keeping in mind i want to apply for fall 2010 only).
Suggest me what can be best approach for me now or how can i tweek my prepration stategy so that i wont do mistakes i did before.ALL the suggestions are welcome.Plz help
Thanks in advance...
First of all i would like to thank all the ppl here for their support and commitment during the course of my prepration.
I am writting this post after full one day of my exam so that i can't be partial in my writting and do not overreact after a dismal performance in the official test.
So here is the summary:
I gave GMAT on monday and scored 510 only.
Quants:42
Verbal:19
Although i know after looking on too my breakups it seems obvious that my verbal is way to poor and my quant is ok but not great with my typical indian IT professional background.(BTW i have a workex of 3+ years and my GPA is average)
Having said that i must say that i really tried hard for both verbal and quants and tried to learn as much as possible from all the resources this forum validates.
1) MGMAT SC guide
2) Powerscore CR bible
3) MGMAT and IMS tutorials for Quants.
4) All these with OG11 and OG 12 questions with explanations.
5) Gave Moc test as following:
MGMAT:6(Mean score 560)
GMATPrep:twice over(Mean score 580)
All moc test with AWA and testlike conditions.
Considering my results in Moc tests my real test result is definately below expectation but not way too different.
But the reason i am writting this blog and why i shared with you ppl all my study details is that after almost going though all this and for almost 4 months into prepration is there something wrong in my approach here and thatz why my score didnt improved over a period of time.
I myself analysed some of reasons for this which might have resulted in this score or may be not so i need your inputs:
1) I studied all 4 months alone with hardly a bunch of ppl knowing that i am giving the exam and also without any coaching as most ppl say its just a waste of time.
2)Couldnt found a study group thoughout my prepration and study all alone with hardly any feedback from other ppl(Apart from some really good feedback from the ppl in this forum)
3) I lost some confidence before a week of my exam due to poor moc results and then started hoping against hope that it will be fine and i may still achive 650+ score.
4) Although i finished each section on real test on time timing was a real issue for me throughout my prepration.
5) Although i learnt most of my concepts for Verbal from the materials i provided above but when it comes to application part i was not fully confident and mix two or three concepts.
6)I improved my Quant from my initial prep days,thanks to some tips from IMS notes and MGMAT guide but still i am not able to master the topic.
May be here i missed some tutors guidance as its almost more than 5 years since i got out of touch with elementary maths.
Although 510 is poor score but i owe it and i am not going to give up for sure.
But how much do you guys from your experiance tell me is it worth to retake the test.Can i improve around 100 points in 2 months of prepration.(keeping in mind i want to apply for fall 2010 only).
Suggest me what can be best approach for me now or how can i tweek my prepration stategy so that i wont do mistakes i did before.ALL the suggestions are welcome.Plz help
Thanks in advance...
