I studied extremely hard for the GMAT for 4 months. My roommates thought I was psychotic, studying every day after work and more on weekends. I did great in practice, but scored way below where I need to be on the real thing. My last 4 practice test scores are as follows. I did these tests under real testing conditions (AWA too!):
MGMAT #5 710
MGMAT #6 720
GMATprep #1 (I think that's what it's called. I'm talking about the "official" gmat practice tests) 710
GMATprep #2 750
Then on the real test (one week after the 750 practice test), I scored 650. I won't even consider applying to bschool with below 700, and I really need 720 to have a good shot of getting in. Does anyone have advice? Have any GMAT teachers seen this before?
I think the reason for my poor performance might be test anxiety. On test day, I left my passport at home and had to wake up early to drive from my boyfriend's house back home. I was rushed, and barely made it to my appt 5 minutes early. I felt panicky instead of confident. Instead of letting my adrenaline keep me motivated through the test, I just felt seriously burnt out and couldn't wait for it to be over even though I knew I was blowing it. Part of me thinks I should take a month and a half break (I tested Dec 10, and I'm still burnt out) then spend a month studying and try again. Another part of me thinks I need to shell out $2,000 to the GMAT guru in San Fran for private tutoring. I would greatly appreciate anyone and everyone's advice!
MGMAT #5 710
MGMAT #6 720
GMATprep #1 (I think that's what it's called. I'm talking about the "official" gmat practice tests) 710
GMATprep #2 750
Then on the real test (one week after the 750 practice test), I scored 650. I won't even consider applying to bschool with below 700, and I really need 720 to have a good shot of getting in. Does anyone have advice? Have any GMAT teachers seen this before?
I think the reason for my poor performance might be test anxiety. On test day, I left my passport at home and had to wake up early to drive from my boyfriend's house back home. I was rushed, and barely made it to my appt 5 minutes early. I felt panicky instead of confident. Instead of letting my adrenaline keep me motivated through the test, I just felt seriously burnt out and couldn't wait for it to be over even though I knew I was blowing it. Part of me thinks I should take a month and a half break (I tested Dec 10, and I'm still burnt out) then spend a month studying and try again. Another part of me thinks I need to shell out $2,000 to the GMAT guru in San Fran for private tutoring. I would greatly appreciate anyone and everyone's advice!
