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jstarguilford
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Hi All,
I just did my 1st GMAT test this afternoon and I got a disastrous score of 520. Can't quite remember the exact score in each section (quant or verbal), as I was too shocked by the score I received. I studied for GMAT for about 1 month and half using Kaplan online Study source and I was at the same time finishing up my last semester in engineering and busy doing finals.
Note: I did the first three CATs test in the first 2 months I signed up for the Kaplan course and did the rest in the last 2-3 weeks prior to the test.
These are my scores:
CAT 1 (Diagnostic 510)
CAT 2 - 570
CAT 3- 550
CAT 4- 630
CAT 5-610
CAT 6-630
CAT 7-570
CAT 8-610
CAT 9-560
* On average i get (37-45 on Quant) and (21-32) on Verbal
While I knew I was not prepared for the actual test, but I decided to take the exam and have the experience of the actual test. In addition, I was also expecting to get a score around 580-630 based on my previous CAT scores and managed to get a very low score close to my CAT 1 test.
Every time I did a cat I reviewed the questions that I did wrong, watched some workshop videos on that topic and performed some quiz on those topics. However, I stayed within 570-630 range most the times.
Surprisingly I tend not do do that well in Quant section than Verbal considering my undergrad is in engineering. I tend to get stuck on questions and dig deep in math.
I reviewed all the workshops and videos on Kaplan and did plenty of quizes . I think I might have a clue what went wrong, I spent more time on test taking skills rather than understanding the concepts!! At this point I'm not sure if Kaplan was any help . Any suggestions when I should be retaking the test? How would i be able to achieve higher score?? Any other sources I could refer to enhance my quant ? or verbal?
I just did my 1st GMAT test this afternoon and I got a disastrous score of 520. Can't quite remember the exact score in each section (quant or verbal), as I was too shocked by the score I received. I studied for GMAT for about 1 month and half using Kaplan online Study source and I was at the same time finishing up my last semester in engineering and busy doing finals.
Note: I did the first three CATs test in the first 2 months I signed up for the Kaplan course and did the rest in the last 2-3 weeks prior to the test.
These are my scores:
CAT 1 (Diagnostic 510)
CAT 2 - 570
CAT 3- 550
CAT 4- 630
CAT 5-610
CAT 6-630
CAT 7-570
CAT 8-610
CAT 9-560
* On average i get (37-45 on Quant) and (21-32) on Verbal
While I knew I was not prepared for the actual test, but I decided to take the exam and have the experience of the actual test. In addition, I was also expecting to get a score around 580-630 based on my previous CAT scores and managed to get a very low score close to my CAT 1 test.
Every time I did a cat I reviewed the questions that I did wrong, watched some workshop videos on that topic and performed some quiz on those topics. However, I stayed within 570-630 range most the times.
Surprisingly I tend not do do that well in Quant section than Verbal considering my undergrad is in engineering. I tend to get stuck on questions and dig deep in math.
I reviewed all the workshops and videos on Kaplan and did plenty of quizes . I think I might have a clue what went wrong, I spent more time on test taking skills rather than understanding the concepts!! At this point I'm not sure if Kaplan was any help . Any suggestions when I should be retaking the test? How would i be able to achieve higher score?? Any other sources I could refer to enhance my quant ? or verbal?
