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470 on my first test !

by nehs » Tue Aug 24, 2010 2:18 pm
First practise test - 470
I studied for 3 weeks and took my first test today from the GMAT prep software(mba.com). I got a SHOCKING 470. Frankly, I did not expect this. My real test is in exactly one month.
Do I have scope to improve? I am seriously disheartened and surprised.I expected(nothing extraordinary) a 540-560.
Any tips?
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by beatthegmatinsept » Tue Aug 24, 2010 2:27 pm
nehs wrote:First practise test - 470
I studied for 3 weeks and took my first test today from the GMAT prep software(mba.com). I got a SHOCKING 470. Frankly, I did not expect this. My real test is in exactly one month.
Do I have scope to improve? I am seriously disheartened and surprised.I expected(nothing extraordinary) a 540-560.
Any tips?
Did you take the test after studying for some time? If not, then you have plenty of scope to improve.

My first practice test about 2 mths ago was a low 530.
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by nehs » Tue Aug 24, 2010 2:32 pm
beatthegmatinsept wrote:
nehs wrote:First practise test - 470
I studied for 3 weeks and took my first test today from the GMAT prep software(mba.com). I got a SHOCKING 470. Frankly, I did not expect this. My real test is in exactly one month.
Do I have scope to improve? I am seriously disheartened and surprised.I expected(nothing extraordinary) a 540-560.
Any tips?
Did you take the test after studying for some time? If not, then you have plenty of scope to improve.

My first practice test about 2 mths ago was a low 530.
Thank You for your quick reply. Yes, I studied for 3 weeks.
I plan to study more,but don't know if I can improve.
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by beatthegmatinsept » Tue Aug 24, 2010 2:37 pm
Of course you can. What was your raw score in Quant and Verbal?
What have you studied from the last 3 weeks?
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by nehs » Tue Aug 24, 2010 2:42 pm
beatthegmatinsept wrote:Of course you can. What was your raw score in Quant and Verbal?
What have you studied from the last 3 weeks?
Thanks. I scored 39 correct in Quant and 17 in verbal.
I had warmed up myself for the last 3 weeks. Got a feel of the entire test and went through all concepts for VErbal and Quant. I did do practise problems too.
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by kal750gmat » Tue Aug 24, 2010 11:22 pm
What is your background? Are you a native English speaker? Are you used to American English or Commonwealth English?
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by nehs » Wed Aug 25, 2010 4:40 am
kal750gmat wrote:What is your background? Are you a native English speaker? Are you used to American English or Commonwealth English?
I do follow english pretty well. But, the RC in GMAT really troubles me coz its so boring that I lose interest after a few lines! My RC questions were almost all wrong.
And,regards to your question: I am used to both American and commonwealth English. Basic English is not the issue for me.
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by nehs » Fri Aug 27, 2010 4:14 am
And I took the diagnostic tests on OG-12 for Quant and again got just 1/4th of the questions right.
I think I am seriously in trouble. Are the Diagnostic tests of OG really so hard that even after having an overview of the GMAT quest types, I did so miserably?
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by Pramil » Tue Aug 31, 2010 8:01 pm
Following BTG's [60-Day Study Guide]. Gave the test last night on the 3rd day and scored 450. Exam date is on 2nd Nov.
I think the score was better in quant then in Verbal. Any thoughts on the way forward is welcome and with 2 months to go and 3-4 hours of effort daily what kind of score can i look forward to.
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by nehs » Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:42 am
Pramil wrote:Following BTG's [60-Day Study Guide]. Gave the test last night on the 3rd day and scored 450. Exam date is on 2nd Nov.
I think the score was better in quant then in Verbal. Any thoughts on the way forward is welcome and with 2 months to go and 3-4 hours of effort daily what kind of score can i look forward to.
Well, you have just started your prep, isn't it? And this is just a diagnostic test.
I think there is a lot of scope to improve for you.
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by eljeffe23 » Thu Sep 02, 2010 12:56 pm
I got a 430 on my first test and last night got a 680 on a Manhatten CAT so you can defenitly improve. I used a combination of Knewton and this site and have seen a dramatic increase in my scoring over the last month.

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by nehs » Mon Sep 06, 2010 8:28 am
Finally, I got a 540 today on MGMAT CAT after a meticulous prep since the last 2 weeks. I am happy but also wondering how the pool of questions is for MGMAT.
Also, does anyone know how the scoring algorithm of MGMAT is in comparison to the actual test/prep test?
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by frank1 » Tue Sep 07, 2010 2:22 am
kal750gmat wrote:What is your background? Are you a native English speaker? Are you used to American English or Commonwealth English?
from the V17 i think it can inferred that he is not a pure native english speaker...There are almost 11-12 SC questions + as it is CAT as he was doing bad ...he must have got low level questions in verbal question which most native speakers would have killed....
just my inference...(lol)
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by nehs » Tue Sep 07, 2010 6:22 am
frank1 wrote:
kal750gmat wrote:What is your background? Are you a native English speaker? Are you used to American English or Commonwealth English?
from the V17 i think it can inferred that he is not a pure native english speaker...There are almost 11-12 SC questions + as it is CAT as he was doing bad ...he must have got low level questions in verbal question which most native speakers would have killed....
just my inference...(lol)
Thanks for responding on my behalf. I had responded earlier too.
Yes, I am not a native english speaker.

So, doesanyone know how hard/easy are the MGMAT tests?
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by ChrisBKnewton » Wed Sep 08, 2010 10:37 am
nehs wrote:
kal750gmat wrote:What is your background? Are you a native English speaker? Are you used to American English or Commonwealth English?
I do follow english pretty well. But, the RC in GMAT really troubles me coz its so boring that I lose interest after a few lines! My RC questions were almost all wrong.
And,regards to your question: I am used to both American and commonwealth English. Basic English is not the issue for me.
Hi nehs,

It seems like you're getting some good advice here. If you're still having trouble with boredom during RC, check out this blog post about how to stay focused on your Reading Comprehension.

Also, just to put my two cents in, sounds like you definitely have lots of potential for score improvement. As your familiarity with GMAT questions and strategies increases, so will your score. Best of luck!
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