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Today has to be the worst day of my life...I just gave my third attempt and scored a measly 600 ( Q:43, V : 30). What hurts me more is that I was much better prepared for this attempt than of the previous attempts. I scored in the 650 - 740 range in all my MGMATS and scored 670/720 in GMATprep1/GMATprep2.
My GMAT history :
GMAT 1 : 600
GMAT 2 : 670
GMAT 3 : 600
This gives the impression that the 670 was an outlier but nothing can be farther from the truth. I was much better prepared this time...I just feel that I was under too much pressure to perform and could not cope up.
My test day experience :
Exam was scheduled for 0900 am. Left home at 0800 am and got stuck in traffic. A 15 minute journey took me 1 hrs 15 min and I ended up reaching at 0915. Anyway, AWA and IR went smoothly without hiccups. I took the 8 minute break. This was where the shit hit the fan. My head was feeling a bit heavy so I washed my face a few times. I thought I was well within the 8 minute limit but when I reached my computer I saw that I had exceeded my break limit by 8 minutes
. I cannot fathom how I miscalculated so badly. Anyway, I started Quant and was going well but the pressure of catching up on those 8 minutes really took a toll and I had to guess a few questions and also ended up missing the last 6 questions. I knew I was doomed ( The 43 is surprising considering I missed so many questions). It was very difficult for me to be in a positive state of mind while doing verbal. Finally I finished and saw the dreaded score. In hindsight, I should've cancelled my scores...I was very very very stupid no to.
I really do not know where to go from here. I feel defeated. I def cannot imagine having to go through the whole process again and have decided that this is it...no more attempts. I just feel that the good work done in getting from 600 - 670 has been undone by this score...
I was hoping to get into Manchester Business School, Cranfield, Oxbridge, NUS , Duke or Carnegie Mellon Tepper. My chances at any of these colleges are now zero ( my GPA isn't the best).
Like I said, this HAS to be the worst day of my life.
My GMAT history :
GMAT 1 : 600
GMAT 2 : 670
GMAT 3 : 600
This gives the impression that the 670 was an outlier but nothing can be farther from the truth. I was much better prepared this time...I just feel that I was under too much pressure to perform and could not cope up.
My test day experience :
Exam was scheduled for 0900 am. Left home at 0800 am and got stuck in traffic. A 15 minute journey took me 1 hrs 15 min and I ended up reaching at 0915. Anyway, AWA and IR went smoothly without hiccups. I took the 8 minute break. This was where the shit hit the fan. My head was feeling a bit heavy so I washed my face a few times. I thought I was well within the 8 minute limit but when I reached my computer I saw that I had exceeded my break limit by 8 minutes
. I cannot fathom how I miscalculated so badly. Anyway, I started Quant and was going well but the pressure of catching up on those 8 minutes really took a toll and I had to guess a few questions and also ended up missing the last 6 questions. I knew I was doomed ( The 43 is surprising considering I missed so many questions). It was very difficult for me to be in a positive state of mind while doing verbal. Finally I finished and saw the dreaded score. In hindsight, I should've cancelled my scores...I was very very very stupid no to.I really do not know where to go from here. I feel defeated. I def cannot imagine having to go through the whole process again and have decided that this is it...no more attempts. I just feel that the good work done in getting from 600 - 670 has been undone by this score...
I was hoping to get into Manchester Business School, Cranfield, Oxbridge, NUS , Duke or Carnegie Mellon Tepper. My chances at any of these colleges are now zero ( my GPA isn't the best).
Like I said, this HAS to be the worst day of my life.
