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manalikarma
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Hi folks,
I wanted to reach out and get some advice on my situation. I just took the GMAT a couple days ago and received a Q46, V36 (660) and was disappointed after studying for over 2 months for this exam
I was surprised about my verbal score because on my practice tests I generally did well on this section and may not have prepped appropriately for this. I barely finished the math section (raced through the final 4 questions in under a minute) and was surprised that I had still scored a 46. My target score is above a 700 because I am shooting for Berkeley and other highly ranked programs and I don't feel the rest of my background is strong enough to overcome a below average GMAT. A little about myself...I'm 28, female, studied economics undergrad at a well regarded public university and am currently working in the public sector as a project analyst. My dream is to get into Berkeley's EWMBA program or a competitive one year MBA program such as INSEAD or IMD. I'm aware that time is running out so I want to take my GMAT for the final time by early October.
Anyways, I am trying to stay motivated and wanted to know if any other folks had suggestions regarding score boosting strategies when taking the GMAT the second time.
I have already taken the MGMAT practice tests, 800score tests, went through the OG guide/powerprep tests, and MGMAT SC correction guide. Also picked up the Kaplan math guide and studied that.
My strategy now is to go through as many tough quantitative questions as possible (since clearly I had a time management problem), and do a lot of SC/RC questions as well under timed conditions. I feel like I have pretty much exhausted the diagnostic tests out there so I am not sure if I should focus on those anymore.
Anyways, I would love to get any constructive feedback/advice from all of you! The good news is, I have a gap between projects at work until early October so I can dedicate a significant amount of time to studying...
best,
MK
I wanted to reach out and get some advice on my situation. I just took the GMAT a couple days ago and received a Q46, V36 (660) and was disappointed after studying for over 2 months for this exam
I was surprised about my verbal score because on my practice tests I generally did well on this section and may not have prepped appropriately for this. I barely finished the math section (raced through the final 4 questions in under a minute) and was surprised that I had still scored a 46. My target score is above a 700 because I am shooting for Berkeley and other highly ranked programs and I don't feel the rest of my background is strong enough to overcome a below average GMAT. A little about myself...I'm 28, female, studied economics undergrad at a well regarded public university and am currently working in the public sector as a project analyst. My dream is to get into Berkeley's EWMBA program or a competitive one year MBA program such as INSEAD or IMD. I'm aware that time is running out so I want to take my GMAT for the final time by early October. Anyways, I am trying to stay motivated and wanted to know if any other folks had suggestions regarding score boosting strategies when taking the GMAT the second time.
I have already taken the MGMAT practice tests, 800score tests, went through the OG guide/powerprep tests, and MGMAT SC correction guide. Also picked up the Kaplan math guide and studied that.
My strategy now is to go through as many tough quantitative questions as possible (since clearly I had a time management problem), and do a lot of SC/RC questions as well under timed conditions. I feel like I have pretty much exhausted the diagnostic tests out there so I am not sure if I should focus on those anymore.
Anyways, I would love to get any constructive feedback/advice from all of you! The good news is, I have a gap between projects at work until early October so I can dedicate a significant amount of time to studying...
best,
MK
