GMAT Strategy

What's your target score?

I typically suggest that students achieve their target score on at least 2 practices tests before they take the official test.

Cheers,
Brent

06agupta wrote:Thanks for the reply Brent! I definitely have 700 as my threshold score. So I should take one more practice test a day before eh?

Tough one.
I'm a big proponent of resting the day before the test. However, I think one gains a lot of confidence by achieving his/her target score on at least 2 practice tests.

If it's not too late where you live, I suggest doing a practice test today (Oct 17th) and taking tomorrow off.

That's my personal opinion on the matter.

Cheers,
Brent

06agupta wrote:Alright! It's 8:20 pm here in Delhi, India. I will start taking an exam at 9 pm. Thanks Brent! I'll post the score once I am done.

All the best!

Cheers,
Brent

06agupta wrote:Took the exam. Not a pretty result!

MGMAT6 - 640 (Q43, V35) :/

What should be my strategy now?

Darn - I should have suggested that you take an official GMATPrep test. That's the most reliable indicator of your abilities.

Now I fear that this latest test has hurt your confidence. If so, I suggest you take one more practice test (GMATPrep). If you score 700+, then you'll feel a lot more confident going into the test on the 19th.

I hope that helps.

Cheers,
Brent

Perhaps take a practice test tomorrow morning, and then take the rest of the day off??

Cheers,
Brent

06agupta wrote:I have already taken both the tests. Should I still rely on it for a fair assessment of my abilities?

I think it's still quite reliable, although you will get some duplicate questions.
Seeing duplicate questions can affect your score and yield skewed results that might not necessarily reflect your skills. This is especially true if you answer repeated questions quickly and bank extra time in the process. To mitigate this, I suggest that, when you do see a duplicate question, take the "usual" amount of time (1.5 to 2 minutes) to answer it.

If you're interested, I wrote an article for BTG called "Taking the GMATPrep Practice Tests Multiple Times" - https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2010/03/ ... iple-times

Cheers,
Brent

So, how did your test go?
I hope it went well.

Cheers,
Brent

Shoot! I'm sorry to hear that you didn't reach your target score.
Looks like the Verbal section gave you some trouble this time.
I'm certain that you'll get that 700+ score the next time.

Cheers,
Brent