Hi All,
Thank you for reading my post.
I took the GMAT yesterday and scored a 590 (q39, v31). I am devastated. 3 months of prep, down the drain.
In last 5 Kaplan CATs, my quant score was always between 47 and 49. I took the two GMAT prep practices tests on Monday and scored 48 and 47 respectively.
My verbal score on Kaplan and GMAT prep CATs were always between (25-29).
Except for a few initial Kaplan CATs, all test were given under test conditions. (I only ignored the essays, but always stuck to the breaks and timing.)
I am trying to figure out what happened. The two questions I am trying to answer are:
1) What happened in the quant section? What did I miss? My weakness on the practice CATs was proportions, but I remember only one around the 25th question on the real GMAT. I immediately guessed. All of the other questions seemed very challenging, but I was confident that I was answering them correctly.
2) How did I break 30 on verbal? (What I noticed after taking the GMAT Prep CATs was that I spent a lot of time on the initial questions, so during the actual test I paced myself better and did not guess in the end like I usually had to.)
I hope to break the q48 and v40 mark. So, I know I will be spending a lot of time on the verbal. But, as stated earlier, I am beyond devastated about my quant score. It was the area that gave me confidence.
How should I proceed? What should I do next? Back to basics or a more targeted approach?
Your time and help in this matter is greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
Thank you for reading my post.
I took the GMAT yesterday and scored a 590 (q39, v31). I am devastated. 3 months of prep, down the drain.
In last 5 Kaplan CATs, my quant score was always between 47 and 49. I took the two GMAT prep practices tests on Monday and scored 48 and 47 respectively.
My verbal score on Kaplan and GMAT prep CATs were always between (25-29).
Except for a few initial Kaplan CATs, all test were given under test conditions. (I only ignored the essays, but always stuck to the breaks and timing.)
I am trying to figure out what happened. The two questions I am trying to answer are:
1) What happened in the quant section? What did I miss? My weakness on the practice CATs was proportions, but I remember only one around the 25th question on the real GMAT. I immediately guessed. All of the other questions seemed very challenging, but I was confident that I was answering them correctly.
2) How did I break 30 on verbal? (What I noticed after taking the GMAT Prep CATs was that I spent a lot of time on the initial questions, so during the actual test I paced myself better and did not guess in the end like I usually had to.)
I hope to break the q48 and v40 mark. So, I know I will be spending a lot of time on the verbal. But, as stated earlier, I am beyond devastated about my quant score. It was the area that gave me confidence.
How should I proceed? What should I do next? Back to basics or a more targeted approach?
Your time and help in this matter is greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
