FREAKING OUT!

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Rastis: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 183; Joined: Wed Sep 21, 2011 7:06 amFollowed by: 2 members; Location: Washington, DC; Thanked: 6 times; GMAT Score:500

by Rastis » Thu May 28, 2015 12:14 pm

I have my official test this Saturday that I'm retaking for the 7th time and I'm freaking out. Why? Because I just scored a 490 on a GMATprep CAT after scoring a 640 on a MGMAT CAT just last week. Is there anything to do between now and then besides sleep in a church?

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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Thu May 28, 2015 12:26 pm

Hey Rastis,

Don't let one bad practice test be your undoing. Shake it off.

I suggest some positive visualization along with adopting the proper mindset/attitude for test day. To this end, you may be interested in reading the following articles:
- https://www.gmatprepnow.com/articles/min ... -destroyer
- https://www.gmatprepnow.com/articles/jun ... g-big-gmat

Cheers,
Brent

Brent Hanneson - Creator of GMATPrepNow.com

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by [email protected] » Thu May 28, 2015 9:26 pm

Hi Rastis,

I just got back in and responded to your email.

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

Contact Rich at [email protected]

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by DavidG@VeritasPrep » Fri May 29, 2015 7:10 am

In addition to Brent's helpful tips, I'll make my daily plea for the benefits of mindfulness meditation: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archi ... on/275564/

I'd do one tonight: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=jon ... 9A10BE1560

Ultimately, your old scores don't matter when you're in that testing facility. All you can do is answer the question on screen and be mindful of your time. Everything else is outside of your control.

Good luck tomorrow!

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Rich@EconomistGMAT: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 163; Joined: Fri Mar 27, 2015 12:47 pmFollowed by: 13 members; Thanked: 27 times

by Rich@EconomistGMAT » Fri May 29, 2015 11:57 am

Hi Rastis,

Glad I was able to chime in before tomorrow, but we recently posted an article on our blog on staying motivated after a low GMAT score. Check it out here, and best of luck! https://bit.ly/1LOCL2w

Best,
Rich

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