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Bad GMAT score - 540 second time

by crackthegmat2011 » Sat Oct 30, 2010 6:10 am
Hi,

Couple of days back I had my second attempt at GMAT and got very poor score of 540
(Q-40, verbal-24). I really had a bad day. Ironically this is the same score I received in my last attempt.

I am an Indian IT male with more than 6 years of work experience in an MNC as a team lead. I have good academic record (76% in my graduation) and worked at customer site in USA for six months. I was doing self study and never joined any preparatory course primarily because of my job constraints. I was targeting one year mba from a good business school. But now I am confused whether to go for a third attempt or not. Will it have a negative impact on my chances of getting into a good B-School? Should I go for a preparatory course to improve my score specially in verbal?

Please advice me.
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by papgust » Sat Oct 30, 2010 6:29 pm
Sorry to hear your bad test experience. Since you're from a very common pool of candidates (IT), one possible way to project yourself from others is GMAT. Although there are other important factors for the adcom to evaluate, it is important to have a good GMAT score to get into a top 10 b-school (esp when you come from a common background like IT).

I would personally suggest that you re-take the exam. Give yourself sufficient time to study. Research on good resources and start all over again. I am sure you can succeed as other people often do here. Good luck!
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by gmatmachoman » Sun Oct 31, 2010 9:04 pm
dude,

One small piece of suggestion : DON'T LOSE the GOAL!!


1. Join a qualified Prep Institute

2. Understand the algorithm behind GMAT ( u can look for inputs from my previous thread " R&D on GMAT Prep")

3. Practice with timed constraints


In most cases why people get low scores is "People doesn't UNDERSTAND/REALISE" how GMAC evaluates them.

So Understanding the laid pattern will help u a lot better.

https://www.beatthegmat.com/r-d-on-gmat- ... tml#305739


Adding on to that, I have personally used e-gmat.com for SC prep. It's a wonderful application created by people who are have understood the needs of the candidate who wants to thrash GMAC and score in upper 700's.

e-gmat also has a free trial session which u can feel and then take a call. e-gmat has grilled OG and created the application software based on the fine requiremnets of the candidate.

If u notice in OG 12 , every question has a meaning, every question has a pattern. Now ask yourself why this question is tested ? what is the pattern followed.

e- gmat has done this sort of exhaustive but comphrensive & extensive study on OG ScC portion and given us the "concentrate" in a NUTSHELL.

I have written extensively in a thread : https://www.beatthegmat.com/shocked-with ... tml#302476


Any issues / clarity of thought just revert back..


Hope i shared some meaningful insights .
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