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second attempt

by sunilrawat » Mon Nov 07, 2011 2:01 am
Hi friends,

I will be taking GMAT in two weeks (my second attempt). My last attempt was a month ago in which I scored a 540 (Q39,V26).
My manhattan mock scores had been in the 670-700 range but I screwed up on the real one. It was basically due to anxiety which led to poor time management and panic. But this time I am a little composed on that front.
Anyhow, for preparation, I went through the problems from OG again and reviewed all the mocks I had taken earlier. I took the manhattan mocks again but I am not counting on those scores as they were from repeated tests.
I took some other mocks as well:
Veritas 690(Q47, V42)
Princeton 720(Q49, V41)
However, I have observed that all problems in these mocks are based on GMATprep or OG problems (obviously!). They are more or less similar to the official problems. It feels like going over the same stuff again and again. I dont remember all the problems from my GMAT exam; and even though I was panic stricken, those problems did seem a bit different. So how do I know that I am really improving?
I am not feeling confident. What should I do?
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by sam2304 » Mon Nov 07, 2011 5:59 am
There is no information on GMAT Prep scores. First and foremost thing take a GMATPrep and see if you beat your target scores atleast twice. If not then you can postpone the test. Don't waste an attempt. You need to know you have made a considerable progress when you are going for a retake.
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by sunilrawat » Mon Nov 07, 2011 8:26 am
I already took GMATpreps before my first attempt so didn't mention them here.
prep1: took it several times while preparing.
prep2:640 (earlier)
prep2:700 (retake, after 1st attempt)

And this is what I am confused about. How do I judge my score?

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by sam2304 » Tue Nov 08, 2011 5:37 am
Usually it will be +/- 20 to 30 points from your gmatprep scores. In repeat tests (GMATPrep) try to score 50 points more than your target score. Then you can be more confident.
Getting defeated is just a temporary notion, giving it up is what makes it permanent.
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