Hi guys,
So I began my GMAT journey back in December, 2014. After several weeks of self prep- I enrolled in a 3 student Princeton Review course in February,2015. This course lasted for about two months. My score gains were pretty minimal. I believe I made a 30 point gain between my first and last diagnostic from a 320 to a 350 YIKES
. Since my score improvements weren't that significant, I figured it would serve me well if I hired the same tutor from the small group course to work with me on a private basis. This did not help either. So I ditched this tutor and searched around for an independent tutor. I was able to find one.
I began working with this private tutor in August 2015. I took a GMAC practice exam and scored a 370 when I began working with him. He took me back to the basics. I spent about a month reviewing basic math concepts on Khan academy. I made a 150 point score improvement between my initial practice exam and my final practice exam. By the way, we used Manhattan GMAT practice exams. my results were:
1st: 460- Quant 32, Verbal 23
2nd: 510- Quant 30, Verbal 30
3rd: 440- Quant 26, verbal 26
4th:520- Quant 32, verbal 30
5th: 500- Quant 33, verbal 26
6th: 520- Quant 36, verbal 25.
Despite these results, when I sat for my first official gmat exam in Dec,2015 I scored a 350. When I saw the score flashed on the screen, my heart began to race. I was ashamed. I spent months preparing only to go in and get a devastating score of 350. I picked up the pieces, remained with my tutor and zoomed in on my weaknesses. I retook the GMAT feb, 2016 and got a 400. I almost brust into tears when I saw my score.
I'm aiming to get into a quality MBA program. I'm looking at schools like UMaryland-Smith and Boston-Questrom. I know that I'll need a score of above 600 to get into any of these schools. Does anyone have any advice for me? I would really appreciate your honest feedbacks. I'm looking to change my study techniques. I know I can achieve a 600+. I'm not giving up.
So I began my GMAT journey back in December, 2014. After several weeks of self prep- I enrolled in a 3 student Princeton Review course in February,2015. This course lasted for about two months. My score gains were pretty minimal. I believe I made a 30 point gain between my first and last diagnostic from a 320 to a 350 YIKES
. Since my score improvements weren't that significant, I figured it would serve me well if I hired the same tutor from the small group course to work with me on a private basis. This did not help either. So I ditched this tutor and searched around for an independent tutor. I was able to find one. I began working with this private tutor in August 2015. I took a GMAC practice exam and scored a 370 when I began working with him. He took me back to the basics. I spent about a month reviewing basic math concepts on Khan academy. I made a 150 point score improvement between my initial practice exam and my final practice exam. By the way, we used Manhattan GMAT practice exams. my results were:
1st: 460- Quant 32, Verbal 23
2nd: 510- Quant 30, Verbal 30
3rd: 440- Quant 26, verbal 26
4th:520- Quant 32, verbal 30
5th: 500- Quant 33, verbal 26
6th: 520- Quant 36, verbal 25.
Despite these results, when I sat for my first official gmat exam in Dec,2015 I scored a 350. When I saw the score flashed on the screen, my heart began to race. I was ashamed. I spent months preparing only to go in and get a devastating score of 350. I picked up the pieces, remained with my tutor and zoomed in on my weaknesses. I retook the GMAT feb, 2016 and got a 400. I almost brust into tears when I saw my score.
I'm aiming to get into a quality MBA program. I'm looking at schools like UMaryland-Smith and Boston-Questrom. I know that I'll need a score of above 600 to get into any of these schools. Does anyone have any advice for me? I would really appreciate your honest feedbacks. I'm looking to change my study techniques. I know I can achieve a 600+. I'm not giving up.
, so I too have a ton of improvement to do. It seems like you made quite a bit of progress from your first diagnostic exam to your last one. Your official GMAC score doesn't tell that same story, though. Do you freeze up during the exam? What's your study schedule like? What kind of mistakes are you making? 
