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MBAsa
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Hi Everyone
I took the GMAT this morning (07/04) and I got a serious hiding. I scored a miserable 550 (Q42, V23). I nearly fell off my chair when I saw my verbal score. I really don't know what happened. My target was to break the 700 mark and I felt that my preparation was solid.
I first took the test in February this year after about a month of studying. I realized, after getting a horribly low score of about 420 (Q23, V20), that I had really underestimated the exam and that I needed to spend more time studying. I got as much material as I could i.e (OG 12, 13, Manhattan Strategy Guides, CR Bible etc) and started working my way through these books. I have a really demanding job and could only put in a couple of hours during the week, but majority of my time during the weekends was spent working. With about 6 weeks to go till D Day, I had covered almost all the sections that the exam covered. I decided to take 5 weeks off from work to focus solely on the exam. I started taking full exams on line.
GMAT Prep Test 1 = 510 (Q37, V21)
GMAT Prep Test 2 = 620 (Q47, V29)
Downloaded 800score tests:
Test1 560 (Q38, V29)
Test2 580 (Q36, V34)
Test3 680 (Q44, V38)
Test4 690 (Q47, V40)
Test5 660 (Q43, V37)
I got an uneasy feeling that the 800score tests were a bit too easy and were not true reflection of what I would experience on the real exam. Verbal was one of my weakest points, yet I was getting all SC questions correct!!!! I took the free Manhattan test and I scored 650 (Q47, V35). I was taking all these test under real conditions. Upon reviewing my answers after each test, I realized I kept making silly mistakes on Quant, especially on DS. Verbal was my biggest worry. I am not a native speaker and found CR and RC a bit challenging, though manageable. I was ok with SC (so it seemed). I ran out of prep time and had to take the exam.
So I clearly need to put in some more work on my verbal. My problem is I don't know where to start and I have ran out of material. I also feel I need to retake the exam very soon (within a month or two).
Any suggestions will be really appreciated. In the meantime, I'll be in my corner licking my wounds.
I took the GMAT this morning (07/04) and I got a serious hiding. I scored a miserable 550 (Q42, V23). I nearly fell off my chair when I saw my verbal score. I really don't know what happened. My target was to break the 700 mark and I felt that my preparation was solid.
I first took the test in February this year after about a month of studying. I realized, after getting a horribly low score of about 420 (Q23, V20), that I had really underestimated the exam and that I needed to spend more time studying. I got as much material as I could i.e (OG 12, 13, Manhattan Strategy Guides, CR Bible etc) and started working my way through these books. I have a really demanding job and could only put in a couple of hours during the week, but majority of my time during the weekends was spent working. With about 6 weeks to go till D Day, I had covered almost all the sections that the exam covered. I decided to take 5 weeks off from work to focus solely on the exam. I started taking full exams on line.
GMAT Prep Test 1 = 510 (Q37, V21)
GMAT Prep Test 2 = 620 (Q47, V29)
Downloaded 800score tests:
Test1 560 (Q38, V29)
Test2 580 (Q36, V34)
Test3 680 (Q44, V38)
Test4 690 (Q47, V40)
Test5 660 (Q43, V37)
I got an uneasy feeling that the 800score tests were a bit too easy and were not true reflection of what I would experience on the real exam. Verbal was one of my weakest points, yet I was getting all SC questions correct!!!! I took the free Manhattan test and I scored 650 (Q47, V35). I was taking all these test under real conditions. Upon reviewing my answers after each test, I realized I kept making silly mistakes on Quant, especially on DS. Verbal was my biggest worry. I am not a native speaker and found CR and RC a bit challenging, though manageable. I was ok with SC (so it seemed). I ran out of prep time and had to take the exam.
So I clearly need to put in some more work on my verbal. My problem is I don't know where to start and I have ran out of material. I also feel I need to retake the exam very soon (within a month or two).
Any suggestions will be really appreciated. In the meantime, I'll be in my corner licking my wounds.
. If I had a $ for the number of students that have taken the GMAT more than twice and got admitted into a top-10 MBA....the bottom line is, don't compare yourself to what others tell you.
