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crackgmat007
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Need advice on next steps pls. I gave my gmat yesterday and scored 640 (Q 46, V 31). This was my second attempt, which I gave 2 months before. I scored 580 (Q47, V 23). Since the b school I am targeting requires an average gmat score of more than 720, I really want to cross 700 - at least.
I think I made some silly mistakes on quant. My timing was decent in quant. But my score is not what I expect it to be. I usually scored well in my practice tests. Thoughts on how to improve so that I can get at least 50 in Q pls!!
In verbal, my timing was not good right from 10th question onwards. I was behind by about 7 mins. I could not spot errors in few SC questions as a result of which I had to spend more than 2 mins.
When I was at 32rd question, I had 8 mins to go. 33rd question was a big RC. I was tensed and could neither read the RC properly nor give a guess and move on, but I had to finally give a random guess. I got 4 CRs and 1 SC at the end. I had to guess all of them.
I was banking on SC timing; my timing usually averages between 1 min to 1 min 20 secs and strike rate is about 70%. My timing on CR usually is 2 mins 20 secs and strike rate is about 80%. RC timing and strike rate varies quite a bit. Usually strike rate is about 75%.
Average miss rate in verbal:
SC - 5 to 6 out of 15
CR - 4 out of 14
RC - 5 out of 12
Here are my pactice test scores:
MGMAT 6th - 680 (Q 47, V 35)
MGMAT 1A - 670 (Q 45, V 36) - no repeats
GMATPrep Test 2 - 660 (Q 49, V 32)
GMATPrep Test 1 - 710 (Q 48, V 38) - 14 repeats in verbal
MGMAT 2A - 740 (Q 47, V 44) - 9 repeats in verbal & 4 in quant
MGMAT 3A - 730 (Q 50, V 39) - 9 repeats in verbal & 3 in quant
GMATPrep Test 1 - 750 (Q 48, V 38) - 22 repeats overall
I could see that when pressed for time, my mind goes blank and I am not able to implement my strategies.
Books I followed apart from OGs:
1. MGMAT SC Guide
2. Powerscore CR Bible
I have exhausted most of my sources (OGs, 80% of 1000 CRs & 20% of 1000 SCs) in verbal. Any suggestions on next steps are appreciated.
Tx for your pointers.
I think I made some silly mistakes on quant. My timing was decent in quant. But my score is not what I expect it to be. I usually scored well in my practice tests. Thoughts on how to improve so that I can get at least 50 in Q pls!!
In verbal, my timing was not good right from 10th question onwards. I was behind by about 7 mins. I could not spot errors in few SC questions as a result of which I had to spend more than 2 mins.
When I was at 32rd question, I had 8 mins to go. 33rd question was a big RC. I was tensed and could neither read the RC properly nor give a guess and move on, but I had to finally give a random guess. I got 4 CRs and 1 SC at the end. I had to guess all of them.
I was banking on SC timing; my timing usually averages between 1 min to 1 min 20 secs and strike rate is about 70%. My timing on CR usually is 2 mins 20 secs and strike rate is about 80%. RC timing and strike rate varies quite a bit. Usually strike rate is about 75%.
Average miss rate in verbal:
SC - 5 to 6 out of 15
CR - 4 out of 14
RC - 5 out of 12
Here are my pactice test scores:
MGMAT 6th - 680 (Q 47, V 35)
MGMAT 1A - 670 (Q 45, V 36) - no repeats
GMATPrep Test 2 - 660 (Q 49, V 32)
GMATPrep Test 1 - 710 (Q 48, V 38) - 14 repeats in verbal
MGMAT 2A - 740 (Q 47, V 44) - 9 repeats in verbal & 4 in quant
MGMAT 3A - 730 (Q 50, V 39) - 9 repeats in verbal & 3 in quant
GMATPrep Test 1 - 750 (Q 48, V 38) - 22 repeats overall
I could see that when pressed for time, my mind goes blank and I am not able to implement my strategies.
Books I followed apart from OGs:
1. MGMAT SC Guide
2. Powerscore CR Bible
I have exhausted most of my sources (OGs, 80% of 1000 CRs & 20% of 1000 SCs) in verbal. Any suggestions on next steps are appreciated.
Tx for your pointers.

















