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by swapna » Fri Apr 02, 2010 1:45 pm
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I am completely shattered and clueless. Do not know what i need 2 be doing..I started off preparing a few months back..when i started...it was a score of 510 as per kaplan...pulled it up to 620 in kaplan...i have worked on OG materials 2..i also took a test with manhattan. I gt a 590. Since I booked my dates, i gt the cd from the GMAT prep. Today I had a rude shock when i took the test from the cd and scored a 480...I cant believe my score can go so low..I jus have a month left for my exam. Would anybody be able 2 suggest something or say what could have gone wrong??

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by becnil » Sat Apr 03, 2010 11:48 am
I think you need to analyze your test scores in a bit more detail than you may have already done. Since you have a month left, it may be worth to invest a day or two, going back to your practice test scores and checking what you got wrong and why. You may check this link https://www.beatthegmat.com/my-debrief-f ... 54581.html where I have posted my strategies from the GMAT preparation and my experiences with practice tests, including how I analyzed my scores.

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by DanaJ » Mon Apr 05, 2010 8:23 am
Fact is, nothing is really as accurate as GMATprep. Your practice scores might have been increasing, but that might be a sign that you're getting better at Kaplan test or MGMAT tests and not the GMAT itself. I think that, since you only have a month left, you should really focus most of your attention on the things that matter, specifically the OG and targeting your weaknesses.