My GMATPrep performance

[sriram]

Hi Guys,
I got a shocking 490 in my first GMAT. I was scoring around 600 in my GMATPreps..Dont know what happened.

My 2nd GMAT attempt is day after tomorrow. I am taking GMATPrep everyday just to get an idea of where I stand. My scores are:

Kaplan-1 : 540
Kaplan-2 : 500
Kaplan-3 : 540
Kaplan-4 : 540
PowerPrep : 710 (Q47, V40)
GMATPrep-1 : 680 (Q47, V36)
GMATPrep-2 : 640 (Q47, V30)
Free MGMAT : 660 (Q47, V33)
GMATPrep-3 : 640 (Q47, V31)
GMATPrep-4 : 650 (Q45, V34)

As you can see my score has been around 640 inspite of taking GMATPrep multiple times. In my last GMATPrep, 3 of the RCs and 5 CRs repeated. But the SCs were really tough. Got 10 of the SCs wrong! In quants I got different questions in all my attempts.

I found the RC and SC to be tougher than that in OG. Did anyone else feel the same way?

Do you guys think I have a chance of getting around 640 in GMAT? I am not sure as to how accurate my GMATPrep scores are as I have taken the test many times.

[beatthegmat]

GMATPrep is definitely the best indicator of your actual GMAT performance. In general, people seem to get scores close to what they had performed on their GMATPrep tests, with a variance of about 40-50 points--of course, there are always outliers...

I think you are certainly in range to get a mid-600 score, based on your practice test performances. Good luck, and please let us know how it goes!

[sriram]

I finally ended up with 600 (Q47, V27) in GMAT

Verbal section was very tough..I have never come across such a difficulty level in Verbal. I think the last 50 questions on OG-11 will be easier than what I got in GMAT today!

Do you guys think I have any chance of getting into top 30 US schools? I have 2 years of full time work experience in IT.

[beatthegmat]

Hi sriram:

Sorry to hear that you didn't reach your target score. That being said, a 600 is still a pretty solid performance. If you're confident in your work experience as well as your college performance, I think you have a very good shot at a Top 30 US school.

I'd ask for further advice on admissions from Stacy Blackman Consulting.

All the best!