Has anyone taken the GMAT 3 times? If so, please explain....

[smclean23]

I've taken the GMAT again recently and bombed it. Too bad of a score to post. This was actually my second time taking it and the I did better than my first time but I thought I was going to do extremely better than I did. So now my confidence is at an all time low. I have put so much time into studying and giving it my all and my results do no signify that. So my question is, well maybe not a question but I need some good words of encouragement from people who have taken it three times and actually got what they wanted. I honestly feel like I let my self down.

Also, I need help with CR. I suck at it. I have the CR bible but it didnt work for me. I am willing to give it another try, but need some good suggestions on how to use the book. I have down millions of problems and it hasn't worked, so I need another strategy.
PLEASE HELP!

[birdpoop]

Don't give up! Give it one more crack. Go into the exam knowing you've done everything you could to prepare. The GMAT's a measure of how well you take the GMAT...nothing else.


The key to the CR is to break the argument down into its key parts: premises, conclusion, assumptions. Diagram it. Kaplan has the best method for this. Then rephrase the answer (for the majority of question types) in your own words before looking at the ACs. Treat ones that don't match your rephrased answer with disdain.