2 times taken the real GMAT, what should I do?

[Mert Mert]

Hi,

My GMAT history is very interesting and I need your urgent help

In September my GMAT Prep results were 710 and 640

Then I took the real GMAT in September and my real GMAT score was 610 (Q-48 V-26)

I thought that this score is not enough for me to apply for the top-10 Business Schools and wıth the hope of improving my score I scheduled a new exam for 20th October.

Meanwhile I practiced verbal section where I have been weak. Especially my study was focused on sentence correction and a little bit Critical Reasoning.

I took your MGMAT exams and I tried to simulate the real situation as close as possible (obeying the time limits and not stopping the clock)

My MGMAT scores were as following:

CAT #1: 680 (Q-47 , V-35)
CAT #2: 730 (Q-51 , V-38)
CAT #3: 640 (Q-51 , V-29)
CAT #4: 660 (Q-50 , V-32)
CAT #5: 710 (Q-50 , V-36)

Also on other CAT exams that simulate the real exam I got 660,640, 660.

Today I took the real GMAT second time and it was really disappointing for me to get a score of 570 (Q-50 , V-19)

I don't know what should I do for that and I need your help. I know that I have the potential to get a score over 640 since in the simulation exams my scores did not go under 640.

Especially my reading comprehension is weak and I know that I cannot improve it in short time. Can you give me an advice to overcome that situation.

Here is the assessment report of the 5 MGMAT exams I have taken. Thanks for your help....

[thaky]

calm down
a lot of people cant hit better than their previous time. This is not serious situation.
u still have enough time to re-take on nov and dec

[Saurav]

Mert,

I see your score analysis to be very similar to mine, Word Problems as the worst and the slowest in Quant plus low scores in verbal overall.

I hope someone can offer some pointers on how to increase the verbal score.

[mikart0708]

I would suggest that you practice the questions in OG, Verbal review, Quantitative review and the 9 paper tests that are available in MBA.com web site. You got excellent scores in MGMAT which is a very positive sign as I completely believe you can easily score close to that score. Maybe it is just the examination day. Just try to relax on the examination day. Also before giving the examination - atleast a week before I would suggest you give the GMAT Prep tests from MBA.Com. I got a 610 on my first attempt and got a 700 in my second attempt - which was just last saturday. Best of luck and I am very sure you can score close to 700.....

[rash733]

This is a good example to what im suspecting for some time
based on my own prep test and real gmat score (next test is in a week)
the random factors have a lot more weight then the test writers and test prep school swould like to admit
over 100 points actualy
my real gmat was 50 point below my prep tests i took anothe prpe test 2 days !!! after the gmat and got 140 !! more points
last week i took mgmat test got 100 points less then what i got today in my prep test as a rule i scored about 60-100 points more in mornings then in afternoons
so the only logical explention its not only a measure of how much and what you learn but about your luck with the questions in the test
how focused you are how tired you are how cofortable you feel at the test etc

Good luck

Ran

[StaceyKoprince]

Certainly your energy levels, stamina, and even time of day can make a difference. There's also a bit of luck involved in terms of the mix of questions you happen to get - a few more in your areas of strength vs. your areas of weakness can make a big difference. That's why the test makers publicize the standard deviation of the official test: about 30 points. This means that, if you were to take the test again immediately (without additional prep), you would have a 2/3 chance of scoring within a 30-point range either way and a 1/3 chance of scoring outside that range. The SD is really pretty wide - most people don't realize it, but the schools do know. Sadly, GMAT scores have become a big part of the b-school rankings and that's why the scores sometimes get used in ways that they shouldn't be used.

Mert Mert, I responded to your other post on this topic - it looks like this thread got posted twice for some reason.