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Please Help - a miserable score of 560 in my mock

by nidhisinha » Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:18 am
I am taking my GMAT on Oct 20th. And i'm scoring miserably. Q 45 , V - 23 . Total 560.

Please help me derive strategies to score a respectable score in the GMAT. Atleast 680 +.

Should I reschedule my date. ( rare possibility thanks to work pressure )
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by Siddharthpaul » Tue Oct 04, 2011 5:59 am
Why dont you go back in the preparation mode for the next few days.

I mean take a break for a week.

Go hard on verbal preparation.
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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Tue Oct 04, 2011 6:53 am
nidhisinha wrote:I am taking my GMAT on Oct 20th. And i'm scoring miserably. Q 45 , V - 23 . Total 560.

Please help me derive strategies to score a respectable score in the GMAT. Atleast 680 +.

Should I reschedule my date. ( rare possibility thanks to work pressure )
How many practice tests have you taken? If the 560 you mention is your only attempt, I suggest taking another test soon to see how accurate the 560 is.

If the 560 score is indicative of other practice test scores, then it might be wise to reschedule your test. A 120-point increase within 2 weeks is pretty optimistic, especially if you're working.

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by nidhisinha » Wed Oct 05, 2011 4:27 am
@ Brent,

I have taken 4 tests now. Initially scored 640, 670, 590, 560.. So in short its deteriorating with preparations.


@ Siddharth,
I'm going to take a week and a half's break before the exam. Will that be sufficient??


All your inputs are appreciated.
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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Wed Oct 05, 2011 6:01 am
nidhisinha wrote:@ Brent,

I have taken 4 tests now. Initially scored 640, 670, 590, 560.. So in short its deteriorating with preparations.
That's better. These scores suggest that you could be reasonably close to your target score.

You still have some time, but you need to use it wisely. If you've identified content weaknesses, then work on those. If your main weakness is taking the test (and managing time, stress, fatigue, etc), then keep taking practice tests.

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by nidhisinha » Wed Oct 05, 2011 8:45 am
Thanks for the encouragement.
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