I just started studying of GMAT 4 days ago. I bought the official guide and took the diagnostic test taking my time answering the questions. According to the interpretive guide, I scored excellent in problem solving, lower end of the above average for data sufficiency, above average for reading comprehension, above average for critical reasoning and below average in sentence correction.
I just took the first practice test on MBA.com and what a distaster this test was. I panicked during the quantitative section. I froze during the test, I forgot how to even do a simple addition of 2 numbers. If the problem took more than 45 seconds to solve, my fear that I might not answer all questions in time took over and started making educated/ sometimes not so educated guesses. I completed the quantitative section with 20 mins to spare. Being upset with my performance on the quantitative section, I had trouble focusing on the verbal section. I found myself reading the same sentence over and over again. I could not focus. I somehow managed to complete the verbal section with about 2 minutes to spare.
Then came the dreaded results, Q 32, V 25 giving me a total of 490.
I am totally devasted and worried that I might repeat this performance on the actual test.
Does anybody have any suggestions on how to calm the nerves? I still have 3 months before the actual test and I am planning to take 1 practice test every week if possible creating a real test like atmosphere. Practice makes perfect but 490? I know I would have done better if I would have been able to relax.
Did anybody else have a similar experience? And how did you stay focused during the test. For me every easy quantitative question made me even more upset.
I just took the first practice test on MBA.com and what a distaster this test was. I panicked during the quantitative section. I froze during the test, I forgot how to even do a simple addition of 2 numbers. If the problem took more than 45 seconds to solve, my fear that I might not answer all questions in time took over and started making educated/ sometimes not so educated guesses. I completed the quantitative section with 20 mins to spare. Being upset with my performance on the quantitative section, I had trouble focusing on the verbal section. I found myself reading the same sentence over and over again. I could not focus. I somehow managed to complete the verbal section with about 2 minutes to spare.
Then came the dreaded results, Q 32, V 25 giving me a total of 490.
I am totally devasted and worried that I might repeat this performance on the actual test.
Does anybody have any suggestions on how to calm the nerves? I still have 3 months before the actual test and I am planning to take 1 practice test every week if possible creating a real test like atmosphere. Practice makes perfect but 490? I know I would have done better if I would have been able to relax.
Did anybody else have a similar experience? And how did you stay focused during the test. For me every easy quantitative question made me even more upset.
