I just Beat The GMAT!

After 6 months of studying I took the GMAT on May 18th and got a score of 480 after getting 600 scores on the practice exams. I know I was very nervous and did not have faith that I could do well. I should have been more confident.

I took Manhattan GMAT online course and finished all the questions in OG 13th edition and reviewed the ones I got wrong or couldn't do in less than 2 minutes. Took 6 practice exams and tried problems from different question banks. Studied between 2 to 3 hours a day on weekdays and 4 to 7 hours a day on weekends (I did take a couple of Sundays off). I knew I wasn't completely ready to take the real test but I had already registered and wanted to get a feel for the real thing. But my score has discouraged me and even though I am studying again as of today, my confidence is very low. I keep thinking that after 6 months of hard work, how can I not have gotten a better score.

Not sure if there is a solution anyone can offer but just thought to put it out there and see what happens.

cheers

thanks Brent, I will take a look at these articles.

Peep this article too, you might find it helpful.

https://www.wvup.edu/academics/more_test ... y_tips.htm

Also, I'm in a similar situation- high practice test scores but low exam grade. It's a tough boat to be in, but I have faith i'll overcome it. I think it's a matter of confidence. Good luck.

Brent@GMATPrepNow wrote:

hutch27 wrote:I think it's a matter of confidence

Confidence is key. You must confront the test with the attitude that the questions are beneath you, and you can answer them all with ease. If you don't (yet) feel that way, fake it (fake it 'til you make it).

Cheers,
Brent

brent: agree with you wholeheartedly. of course, you don't want a disillusioned sense of confidence to prevent you from working hard. but that said, i've found that you need to be confidence, regardless, at times, whether you deserve to be or not. fake it!!