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Please advise preparation strategy for my 4th attempt.

It was my third attempt at the GMAT, and got 500 (V-20, Q-40). First attempt 540 (V-21, Q-43) and second attempt 430 (V-18, Q-35). My story is all about my verbal scores. My first attempt was in December 2006 when i got 540. I had taken Princeton Review course before my first attempt. I was so ruste...

by snuman

Mon Mar 17, 2008 1:37 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Please advise preparation strategy for my 4th attempt.
Replies: 3
Views: 1634

Hi Ron, Thanks for your insightful reply. Your reply definitely explains something what i am looking for i.e. am i really bad in time management? For this 3rd attempt i decided to repeat the OG-10 only, and for obvious reasons because i had already done OG-11 and Review Guides twice. This time aroun...

by snuman

Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:33 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Am i most stupid and dull or not born for GMAT?
Replies: 7
Views: 5404

Am i most stupid and dull or not born for GMAT?

It was my third attempt on the beast -- the GMAT. Got 500 (V-20, Q-40). First attempt 540 (V-21, Q-43) and second attempt 430 (V-18, Q-35). My story is all about my verbal scores. My first attempt was in December 2006 when i got 540. I had taken Princeton Review course before my first attempt. I was...

by snuman

Sun Mar 09, 2008 3:24 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Am i most stupid and dull or not born for GMAT?
Replies: 7
Views: 5404

I agree. I have never heard or see on any school website that says that they average GMAT. I think all schools take your highest GMAT.

Nauman

by snuman

Sun Mar 09, 2008 12:50 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: GMAT - Are you allowed 4 attempts?
Replies: 7
Views: 4995

Hi Leo, This is Nauman. I and my friend agree with your conclusions about GMATprep. We also did some experiments and reached the same conclusions. But the mystery remains the same: why some people feel that the GMATPrep results are inconsistent with the actual GMAT? This cannot be resolved unless un...

by snuman

Sun Feb 03, 2008 7:40 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Some reflections on GMAT algorithm - what do you guys think
Replies: 5
Views: 7629

I have got the following reply from Pearson against my complaint of low GMAT:- "The exam is scored first at the testing center. It is then scored again using a different algorithm when it arrives at our corporate hub. The scores are compared. If there is any difference, a hold is put on the res...

by snuman

Thu Jan 24, 2008 7:23 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Is GMAT software changing?
Replies: 25
Views: 7969

Thank you guys for your insightful suggestions. My practice experience also suggests that the question that is beyond your capacity is destined to go wrong no matter you spend 3 mins or 8 mins on it. So self-awareness is very crucial as mentioned by Stuart. Thanks Stacy again. I really learned from ...

by snuman

Thu Jan 17, 2008 8:22 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Is GMAT software changing?
Replies: 25
Views: 7969

Further, as you asked, i started feeling short of time after around 20th questions in both verbal and quantitative. I never left any questions unanswered. So Stacy what I got from your advice is that one should never spend extra time on hard questions or questions that are beyond one’s capacity – ju...

by snuman

Thu Jan 17, 2008 8:20 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Is GMAT software changing?
Replies: 25
Views: 7969

Yeah i had to guess randomly last 3-4 questions in both Verbal and Quant. But that was the case with all my GMATPrep scores. And i never got less than 34 in Verbal GAMTPrep, whereas in my actual i got just 18. Almost same happened with Quant; my lowest score in GMATPrep Quant was 40 with random gues...

by snuman

Thu Jan 17, 2008 3:11 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Is GMAT software changing?
Replies: 25
Views: 7969

Thank you guys.

I have already sent my complaint to the Pearson office. They have escalated it to a higher level for further investigation. Let's see what they come up with.

Nauman

by snuman

Sun Jan 13, 2008 5:48 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Is GMAT software changing?
Replies: 25
Views: 7969

Thanks for the reply. But this low score of 460 has really jolted my confidence in GMAT especially 2nd time i felt that i prepared well and did well on the exam as compared to my first attempt when i got 540. I'm practicing for the 3rd attempt from LSAT and GRE for RC and CR and here my correction r...

by snuman

Sat Jan 12, 2008 11:45 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Is GMAT software changing?
Replies: 25
Views: 7969

Is GMAT software changing?

I took GMAT 2nd time on December 27, 2007 and got a score of 460 (Q 35, V 18), which is way below my scores in GMATprep. In both the GMATprep test my score was more than 600. This score of 460 is shocking for me because when i took GMAT first time in December 2006 my score was 540 (Q 43, V 21). At t...

by snuman

Thu Jan 10, 2008 1:47 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Is GMAT software changing?
Replies: 25
Views: 7969