Hi! I'm new here. Female, 23 years old, Scandinavian. Just got home from my first GMAT. Scored a 620. Have been spending the past two hours beating my self up about it.
I have always been "a number person", focusing my undergraduate studies on finance, accounting and calculus. I wrote my bachelors thesis on trading strategies, I worked as a part-time student intern at one of the "Big 4" accounting firms during my studies and my final GPA was ranked 5th out of 450 students of graduating class with mostly economics, finance and accounting courses. I wanted to pursue a top MSc Finance-program next fall. My career goal was becoming a financial analyst and eventually a financial journalist. (I love to write!)
Wanted and was, because now all my dreams are completely shattered by this horrible score.
Panicked at the first question of the Quant-section and was never able to regain control. Scored a horrible 37. Scored 38 in Verbal with little or no focus on this part while studying. I guess I can gear it up a point or two with some focused studying. (I am not a native English speaker.) I am horrified by the Quant-score, even though I realized it all went down the drain during the section. I feel like the score is equivalent to "You are stupid as f...and should stay far away from anything related to finance." That is how my brain works. Self-esteem and confidence? Don't think so.
So, I guess I have two options. Either devote the next 31 days to as many TIMED quant questions and practice tests as possible to regain some confidence, as well as fine-tuning my verbal skills, and hopefully score something a little more dignifying in January/February. Or, I could just give up and settle with the fact that I am stupid... Wish me luck.
