Hi Everyone,
I just took the GMAT for the third time a couple days back, and the result has been exactly the same as the previous two attempts:
1. Dec 2, 2010 - 680 (49/34/5.0)
2. Jan 3, 2011 - 680 (47/36/5.0)
3. Sep 25, 2011 - 680 (49/34/N/A)
On all three occasions, I worked extremely hard especially for the third one, and by extremely hard I mean to the point where my job got a bit shaky cause I gave the GMAT more importance. My target was mid 700 when i took it the first time; was terribly disappointed. After reality struck, I lowered the target to 730; disappointment revisited in twice the intensity when I got a 680 again. Realizing that CR was kinda my weakness, I targeted this area and practiced a lot. And I told myself, this is gonna be the final time I'm meeting the monster.
Target was 730 (49/40). Unfortunately, this CR 'sub-monster' got me again, as I came across 8-9 CR questions that completely stumped me. I'm pretty sure I got most of them wrong, cause even the process of elimination didn't work. Heartbroken to see that 680 again, I was wondering how on earth did the CR get so damn tough - it was way tougher than the material I practiced on. And it was only CR that I found impossible to crack, not SC, not RC. Has CR or verbal in general become tougher over the past several months?
A study partner of mine scored a whopping 760 (49/44/4.0) shortly before I took it the second time, and he told me that CR was such a cakewalk for him. I just don't get it - we studied the same material from the same institute, nothing extra. In fact, I was the one helping him on verbal while he helped me on math. And I'm not someone who gets unduly nervous during the exam.
So I'm sitting here thinking what needs to be done as I left no stone unturned in the third attempt: should I do something different, re-strategize, and take it AGAIN? Or should I merely reconcile to the fact that 680 is just my score?...this however is a bitter pill to swallow.
Your thoughts are highly appreciated.
I just took the GMAT for the third time a couple days back, and the result has been exactly the same as the previous two attempts:
1. Dec 2, 2010 - 680 (49/34/5.0)
2. Jan 3, 2011 - 680 (47/36/5.0)
3. Sep 25, 2011 - 680 (49/34/N/A)
On all three occasions, I worked extremely hard especially for the third one, and by extremely hard I mean to the point where my job got a bit shaky cause I gave the GMAT more importance. My target was mid 700 when i took it the first time; was terribly disappointed. After reality struck, I lowered the target to 730; disappointment revisited in twice the intensity when I got a 680 again. Realizing that CR was kinda my weakness, I targeted this area and practiced a lot. And I told myself, this is gonna be the final time I'm meeting the monster.
Target was 730 (49/40). Unfortunately, this CR 'sub-monster' got me again, as I came across 8-9 CR questions that completely stumped me. I'm pretty sure I got most of them wrong, cause even the process of elimination didn't work. Heartbroken to see that 680 again, I was wondering how on earth did the CR get so damn tough - it was way tougher than the material I practiced on. And it was only CR that I found impossible to crack, not SC, not RC. Has CR or verbal in general become tougher over the past several months?
A study partner of mine scored a whopping 760 (49/44/4.0) shortly before I took it the second time, and he told me that CR was such a cakewalk for him. I just don't get it - we studied the same material from the same institute, nothing extra. In fact, I was the one helping him on verbal while he helped me on math. And I'm not someone who gets unduly nervous during the exam.
So I'm sitting here thinking what needs to be done as I left no stone unturned in the third attempt: should I do something different, re-strategize, and take it AGAIN? Or should I merely reconcile to the fact that 680 is just my score?...this however is a bitter pill to swallow.
Your thoughts are highly appreciated.
