It looks like I'm on the good track!
I took a Kaplan test today and scored 630! (Breakdowns: Q77% percentile V92% percentile, Overall 77% percentile), however what would be the "real" GMAT-score???? Is it true that Kaplan score is generally skewed down sensibly? I still need at least +50.... Need your help
After a disastrous attempt 2 yrs ago: see https://www.beatthegmat.com/failed-the-g ... tml#365931
I've practiced at least 2 hours every night after work for the last 6 weeks, simulating a test every weekend, except the last.
At the beginning my simulations scores were discouraging (530-580 range) but I realised that I was undergoing a very stressful period at work. I felt really down after spending 4 hours every Saturday or Sunday morning to simulate the exam and harvest such meager results, and also tought to give it up. My girlfriend encouraged me into not let it go and waste all the efforts previously put thru.
So I decided to change my preparation attitude:
Along with regularly checking Beatthegmat Forum for tips and avices,
I kept on doing quant exercises with OG-Archer guide from ManhattanGmat ( this tool is the best in my opinion: it helps you tracking results with type/topic breakdowns and allows to screen response timing. Moreover for each question you get the explanation straight after, and for most complicate explanations videos are also provided. No more time wasted flicking pages to search for the explanation, a dream! ).
Verbalwise I tend to be weak in sentence correction, so I decided to keep a copy of the Economist always with me, reading it anytime possible and almost everynight before sleeping ( yep, after quant. exercises ).
Althought I could be happy with such a result if done in official session I'd still like to improve:
- I noticed that I accumulated a set of wrong answers in both of the parts at the last questions, I assume this indicates that I need to manage stress in a better way. So my sleep to wake hours balance need to improve during the next weeks ( I'm currently at an average of 5 hours of sleep per day )
- Althought 92% is a really good score for Verbal, I still struggle with SC. Any of you guys can suggest me some efficient method and/or material ??
- I've finished Quant section 24 minutes in advance... When checking wron/right list I noticed that I would have got some of the wrongs right if I spended more time on them (at least 4 or 5). As most of incorrect were DS questions, as above, can anyone give me some hints to improve?
- Motivation: I know that there's not a fixed method to get this but it plays an important role indeed. With this score (which is my all time high in sims) I'll then repeat to myself:
"You did improve, you can do it again"
"If you did it once, why can't you do it again?"
I took a Kaplan test today and scored 630! (Breakdowns: Q77% percentile V92% percentile, Overall 77% percentile), however what would be the "real" GMAT-score???? Is it true that Kaplan score is generally skewed down sensibly? I still need at least +50.... Need your help
After a disastrous attempt 2 yrs ago: see https://www.beatthegmat.com/failed-the-g ... tml#365931
I've practiced at least 2 hours every night after work for the last 6 weeks, simulating a test every weekend, except the last.
At the beginning my simulations scores were discouraging (530-580 range) but I realised that I was undergoing a very stressful period at work. I felt really down after spending 4 hours every Saturday or Sunday morning to simulate the exam and harvest such meager results, and also tought to give it up. My girlfriend encouraged me into not let it go and waste all the efforts previously put thru.
So I decided to change my preparation attitude:
Along with regularly checking Beatthegmat Forum for tips and avices,
I kept on doing quant exercises with OG-Archer guide from ManhattanGmat ( this tool is the best in my opinion: it helps you tracking results with type/topic breakdowns and allows to screen response timing. Moreover for each question you get the explanation straight after, and for most complicate explanations videos are also provided. No more time wasted flicking pages to search for the explanation, a dream! ).
Verbalwise I tend to be weak in sentence correction, so I decided to keep a copy of the Economist always with me, reading it anytime possible and almost everynight before sleeping ( yep, after quant. exercises ).
Althought I could be happy with such a result if done in official session I'd still like to improve:
- I noticed that I accumulated a set of wrong answers in both of the parts at the last questions, I assume this indicates that I need to manage stress in a better way. So my sleep to wake hours balance need to improve during the next weeks ( I'm currently at an average of 5 hours of sleep per day )
- Althought 92% is a really good score for Verbal, I still struggle with SC. Any of you guys can suggest me some efficient method and/or material ??
- I've finished Quant section 24 minutes in advance... When checking wron/right list I noticed that I would have got some of the wrongs right if I spended more time on them (at least 4 or 5). As most of incorrect were DS questions, as above, can anyone give me some hints to improve?
- Motivation: I know that there's not a fixed method to get this but it plays an important role indeed. With this score (which is my all time high in sims) I'll then repeat to myself:
"You did improve, you can do it again"
"If you did it once, why can't you do it again?"
Believing is making it
