Hi
Just took my GMAT and totally devastated.Have been scoring in mid 600 in all gmatprep and manhattan tests.And score in less than 600 in final GMAT. Please advise me some strategies to retake the test. As I have done all the OG material and Kaplan, I am not sure how to start my preparation again.This is really depressing. I have been preparing since March and studying diligently.Even though I got so nervous in exam and could not concentrate on the exam fully.Please advise what would be good preparation material to retake the test.
Cheers:(
Prac
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- prachi_garg2004
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Re: Retaking GMAT
I'm sorry that you had a frustrating experience on the test. You're not alone; a lot of people struggle with this test.
Asking how to start preparing again isn't quite the right question / direction. First, you need to figure out what went wrong the first time around. It isn't the case that you necessarily need all new material; your approach the first time might not have been optimal. That is, you may not have learned in the way that you needed to learn in order to extract the maximal amount of learning from your material. It may not be about WHAT you studied; it's more likely about HOW you studied.
You mentioned that your score on the real test dropped, though you don't say by how much exactly (the best I can estimate is more than 50 points). If your score dropped 80+ points, then you can use this article to start trying to diagnose what went wrong:
http://www.beatthegmat.com/a/2009/10/26 ... went-wrong
We also need some additional data about your strengths and weaknesses. If you've taken an MGMAT CAT, you can use this article to analyze your last test:
http://www.beatthegmat.com/a/2009/09/23 ... tice-tests
Come back here and share what you discover and we'll help you figure out what to do.
Asking how to start preparing again isn't quite the right question / direction. First, you need to figure out what went wrong the first time around. It isn't the case that you necessarily need all new material; your approach the first time might not have been optimal. That is, you may not have learned in the way that you needed to learn in order to extract the maximal amount of learning from your material. It may not be about WHAT you studied; it's more likely about HOW you studied.
You mentioned that your score on the real test dropped, though you don't say by how much exactly (the best I can estimate is more than 50 points). If your score dropped 80+ points, then you can use this article to start trying to diagnose what went wrong:
http://www.beatthegmat.com/a/2009/10/26 ... went-wrong
We also need some additional data about your strengths and weaknesses. If you've taken an MGMAT CAT, you can use this article to analyze your last test:
http://www.beatthegmat.com/a/2009/09/23 ... tice-tests
Come back here and share what you discover and we'll help you figure out what to do.
Stacey Koprince
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Director, Content & Curriculum
ManhattanPrep
Instructor
Director, Content & Curriculum
ManhattanPrep
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