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Need Advise Beat 2x but theres hope

by KingTmo » Fri Oct 15, 2010 8:56 am
I will make this as brief as possible
GMAT July 10 - 510---- 32q 29v
Oct 2010 -520 29q 34v


The first time around I used Kaplan and pretty much only Kaplan. I felt preparted but did not follow the advise given on this board. I reconvienced and started doing errors logs, read Powerscore and Manhattan SC. I let 2 months go by before taking practice test just to verify whether my efforts were working. I began taking Manhattan and GMAT prep test scoring no lower than 600 and anywhere from 39 - 45 on quant and 31-38 on verbal. I was confident and ready

I felt as though the Math was more diffcult but that I also just had a few bad seeds in my question pool. Is it good advise to just immedatlity reschedule the test for next week, as I have exhauated myself using the resources necessary to succeed. I may jump of a cliff ( just kidding) if I have to sacrifice any more of my life on this test that I know does not reflect my abilities.

Advise please

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by makkwende » Tue Oct 19, 2010 11:52 am
hiya,
Im not sure if i am the best person to advice on this as im still on the road towards this 'exhausting' exam.
I would say some state schools do take 520 so you can still go ahead and apply for admission first.
Dont beat yourself too much as some people get a score way below what you got
Take time and review what you did and didnt do,identify errors and try to mend them.
You might want to get a tutor or find a study group in your area
Hope this helps
Rine x

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by sars72 » Wed Oct 20, 2010 10:31 am
If you sincerely believe that these scores are not indicative of your ability, then its worth giving it another shot. However, if you think you don't need to prepare as much/ study as hard as you did for the previous attempt, then you are in for a rude shock. You will need to put in more effort than you previously have. If you do, then you have a great chance of hitting your target score range.