Hi Gandalf, first of all, congratulations on your score. I have a quick question with regards to re-installing the GMAT prepr software. Do we need to re-install to make sure the questions are different when tryng to take multiple times? Does that really help instead of using the same prep software? Also, just wondering what did you prepare during the very last few days before the test. Appreciate your response.
gandalf wrote:Details about all my prep tests in chronological order :
Key: No need to give any tests other than GMAT prep..most accurate scores and most similar test questions!
Crack GMAT diagnostic (little prep) 560
GMAT prep 1 (little prep,day 2) 720 Q 48 (didnt answer 3 questions at the end) V 41
GMAT prep 2 (little prep, day 7 ) 740 Q 49 (timing problem got last 6-7 continous wrong due to guess) V 42
PR CAT 1 (moderate verbal prep) 690 Q 44 (silly mistakes and tricks) V 41
PR CAT 2 (gave it on saturday afternnon after long sports activity) 690 Q 51 (did very well, was easy) V 35 (too sleepy, could not concentrate,timing issues?? also)
PP CAT 1 720 Q 50(97%) (easy and finished on time) V 38(86%) (timing problem..spent too much time on SC,confidence low after princeton)
OG 11 diagnostic test
Verbal
SC 15/19 ~80% Above average ...confidence and inuition is key
CR 12/17 ~70% Above Average ...confidence and attention to detail is key
RC 17/17 100% Excellent
PS 21/24 88% Excellent
Ds 18/24 75% Above average ... Evaluate each choice independantly
PP CAT 2 710 Q 49 (93%) (easy and finished on time) V 38 (84%) (still a little cramped for time..need to improve timing,2 nd question wrong)1
OG 11 practice questions
SC strike rate: 84%
CR Strike rate: 91%
RC Strike rate: 94%
DS strike rate: 95%
GMAT prep 1 (reinstalled) 770 Q 50 (few repeats,1 question silly mistake) V 45 (some repeats(CR) and 1 RC)
MGMAT CAT 1 690 Q 45 (tough!) V 39 (ok,little careless!)
GMAT prep 2 (reinstalled) 770 Q 50 (very few repeats) V 46 (few CR repeats)..sounds promising!
ETS paper test 14 790 Q 51 (easy) V 50 (few repeats)
ETs Paper test 25 760 Q 50 (easy, 1 silly mistake) V 45 (tough,few repeats)
MGMAT CAT 2 720 Q 49 (ok) V 39 (ok)
MGMAT CAT 3 730 Q 49 (timing issue) V 40 (ok)
MGMAT CAT 4 750 Q 48 (timing issue) V 45 (felt good)
GMAT Prep 1(third time) 770 Q 50 (very few repeats) and V 47 (mostly CR repeats)..good!!
GMAT Prep 2(third time) 770 Q 50 (very few repeats) and V 47 (1 RC repeat,few SC,few CR)..good!!
Real GMAT 750 47 Q (time issue, dont panic) 46 V (good,unusual patterns)
Re-test prep
GMAT prep 1 (fourth time) 780 Q 51 (very few repeats, easy) V 46 (many repeats)
GMAT prep 1 (fifth time) 780 Q 51 (some repeats) V 46 (many repeats)
GMAT prep 2 (fourth time) 780 Q 50 (few repeats) V 48 (mostly RC repeats) pretty good!
ETS papet test code 42 Verbal 47 ..good all new
GMAT prep 2 (fifth time) 770 Q 51 (few repeats) V 45 (mostly RC repeats) pretty good!
Real GMAT 2 770 49 Q (very easy) 49 V (easy)
More on preparation methodology to follow:
...hold on....
