well have just taken the gmat for the first time (and hopefully only time) today, and got a 710. while the score was in my acceptable range (700-730), it was well below my target score of 740. my undergrad. gpa was bad, and it was an easy major. things have changed since then, and i have been back on track for a while now. im applying not for an mba, but for an msa, and wont be applying to harvard or sloan or anything. just umass boston (1st choice) and bentley.
So, I have been studying for the gmat since mid-december, somewhere around that time. i work full time and have other committments, such as a finance class i have been taking to help finish my credits so that i can get my undergrad. degree this summer. i have put in what feels like a world of time tho, spending all the free time i can get on the gmat. anyways, here are my practice test scores:
MGMAT 1: 640
2: 710
3: 640
4: 670
5: 710
6: 740
In addition, my Gmat prep scores were: 1: 700 2: 770
I took all cats under the time constraints allotted by the real test, and I feel that the 6th mgmat cat was not a good indicator because they ran out of tough questions to ask. I was very encouraged by the 2nd gmat prep test, which I took only a week ago. Along my gmat road, I figured out a few things. Firstly, I realized that everyone that scores highly has a different story to tell, so I tried to ignore what worked good for others for the most part, and just concentrate on what works for me. One of the keys that I noticed, thanks to mgmats great cat evaluation tools, was that I was running short on time for the verbal section, and that if I managed my time a little better, I could improve from about a 39/40 to the mid forties. I also knew that my quant. was consistent, and that I could def. get a mid to upper forties, tho never a 50. It turns out that my pacing on the verbal was not great today; I was kinda behind with about 15 -17 questions to go, and basically ran out of time on my last 3 questions. I feel that had I managed time on the verbal better, I may have gotten that elusive 44 or 45, and would have had a real kick butt score. The reading comp. wasnt too hard or time consuming, it was the sc and cr questions that delayed me. Honestly, I think that my pace was not urgent enough during the first half of the verbal, as I was focused on trying to stay relaxed, and getting confused by some of these questions.
If my score is good enough to get into school, then I wont have to take the gmat again. However, b-school aside, I really wanted to kick the crap out of the gmat, and feel that I won the fight, but did not pound the stuffing out of the gmat like i wanted to.
So, I have been studying for the gmat since mid-december, somewhere around that time. i work full time and have other committments, such as a finance class i have been taking to help finish my credits so that i can get my undergrad. degree this summer. i have put in what feels like a world of time tho, spending all the free time i can get on the gmat. anyways, here are my practice test scores:
MGMAT 1: 640
2: 710
3: 640
4: 670
5: 710
6: 740
In addition, my Gmat prep scores were: 1: 700 2: 770
I took all cats under the time constraints allotted by the real test, and I feel that the 6th mgmat cat was not a good indicator because they ran out of tough questions to ask. I was very encouraged by the 2nd gmat prep test, which I took only a week ago. Along my gmat road, I figured out a few things. Firstly, I realized that everyone that scores highly has a different story to tell, so I tried to ignore what worked good for others for the most part, and just concentrate on what works for me. One of the keys that I noticed, thanks to mgmats great cat evaluation tools, was that I was running short on time for the verbal section, and that if I managed my time a little better, I could improve from about a 39/40 to the mid forties. I also knew that my quant. was consistent, and that I could def. get a mid to upper forties, tho never a 50. It turns out that my pacing on the verbal was not great today; I was kinda behind with about 15 -17 questions to go, and basically ran out of time on my last 3 questions. I feel that had I managed time on the verbal better, I may have gotten that elusive 44 or 45, and would have had a real kick butt score. The reading comp. wasnt too hard or time consuming, it was the sc and cr questions that delayed me. Honestly, I think that my pace was not urgent enough during the first half of the verbal, as I was focused on trying to stay relaxed, and getting confused by some of these questions.
If my score is good enough to get into school, then I wont have to take the gmat again. However, b-school aside, I really wanted to kick the crap out of the gmat, and feel that I won the fight, but did not pound the stuffing out of the gmat like i wanted to.
