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Absolutely devastating 150 points lower on actual gmat than [#permalink] New post   20 Apr 2024, 06:33
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I just gave my exam, and I am horribly frustrated so this is what I'm going to do share my experience and request advice.

I consistently scored 675+ in past 3-4 mocks I had given, Had a strong quant, strong verbal, admittedly my DI scores were a bit shaky from mock to mock.

I never scored below than Q85 but today I scored a Q79

Verbal was a different story

I had consistently scored above V82, today it was a V76

Data insights was a DI79

Now that said

While i was giving the test, I was time crunched on verbal, I fear I didn't click submit on the last question ( Did it get auto submitted - i had clicked the option)

My quant section went extremely well( atleast well thats what I thought and so did DI.( Much better than any of the mocks I gave)

I really don't know how to overcome this, I spent a lot LOT OF time energy effort on this exam.

It was emotionally mentally physically draining and I CAN'T Take it anymore.

Colleges I wanted to apply have their deadlines in a week and I DONT have the stamina to go through this ordeal again

I literally cut off myself from the world for last two months giving my everything to this exam and trust me I had a great mindset enterring the exam too.

Did TTP rigorously also did official mocks 1,2,3,4

Literally worked knee to knee to improve my weak areas, I dont know what to do

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Re: Absolutely devastating 150 points lower on actual gmat than [#permalink] New post   20 Apr 2024, 07:03
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­Hi rashes.

What a drag. It sounds as if you just somehow had a bad session in which you made some errors and fell for some trap choices.

Also, from what I've seen, on the Focus Edition, your last answer is not submitted unless you confirm it. So, probably, your Verbal score was dinged to 4 points or more simply because of your not confirming your answer to the last question.

I realize you feel DONE at this point. At the same time, you'll likely feel differently with a few days break from the GMAT.

So, all I can say is to pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and get back on that horse in a few days and prepare until you achieve your goal. If you have to apply in a different admissions cycle, so be it.

One thing you could do to ensure that you achieve your target score next time is do some streaks method practice with official questions or tricky third-party to develop greater consistency. How to use the streaks method effectively is discussed in this post.

How to Ace the GMAT Using the Streaks Method
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Re: Absolutely devastating 150 points lower on actual gmat than [#permalink] New post   20 Apr 2024, 09:08
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­Hi rashes.

What a drag. It sounds as if you just somehow had a bad session in which you made some errors and fell for some trap choices.

Also, from what I've seen, on the Focus Edition, your last answer is not submitted unless you confirm it. So, probably, your Verbal score was dinged to 4 points or more simply because of your not confirming your answer to the last question.

I realize you feel DONE at this point. At the same time, you'll likely feel differently with a few days break from the GMAT.

So, all I can say is to pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and get back on that horse in a few days and prepare until you achieve your goal. If you have to apply in a different admissions cycle, so be it.

One thing you could do to ensure that you achieve your target score next time is do some streaks method practice with official questions or tricky third-party to develop greater consistency. How to use the streaks method effectively is discussed in this post.

How to Ace the GMAT Using the Streaks Method
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Hi MartyMurray how can we apply streak method to CR?
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Re: Absolutely devastating 150 points lower on actual gmat than [#permalink] New post   20 Apr 2024, 09:18
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rashes - I am sorry about the test result.

There are several reasons why people score low:
1. Don't prep well (not your case)
2. Terrible time management (not your case either except V maybe)
3. Get all flustered and fall for traps (maybe a little?)
4. Just random (score jumps up/down)

I have a feeling that you may be the case of just randomly not scoring well but we need to see your mistake count. We have seen people go from 655 to 755 https://gmatclub.com/forum/gave-my-gmat ... 28634.html a week or so ago so if it is possible to go up 100 points, should also be possible to go down 100 points.

Just curious, what order did you take the test and how many mistakes did you make? Your score report should outline which questions you got wrong and that should give you an idea why you scored lower.
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Re: Absolutely devastating 150 points lower on actual gmat than [#permalink] New post   20 Apr 2024, 09:30
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While i was giving the test, I was time crunched on verbal, I fear I didn't click submit on the last question ( Did it get auto submitted - i had clicked the option)
 

In case you think of retaking, replaying what happened during the test as you look over your score report info could be helpful. You could see whether the last question was attempted, for example. If you include/share your score report info here, people may provide some specific suggestions as well (careful to hide any personal info). Perhaps write a profile-review, too. You could mention your current score, the schools you're targeting, and any queries you may have.

Might be worth reaching out to the schools you're targeting. They may potentially allow you to apply with your current score and "update it" after the deadline, for example.
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I had consistently scored above V82, today it was a V76

If you feel your fundamentals are solid, working on your solving approach may help a bit. Leveraging your error-log to see which types of questions you find slippery could be helpful as well (i.e. CR assumption questions).

How to score high on GMAT Verbal.­
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Re: Absolutely devastating 150 points lower on actual gmat than [#permalink] New post   20 Apr 2024, 10:32
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Hi MartyMurray how can we apply streak method to CR?
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­Hi EDDIE98.

You can either shoot for easy, medium, and hard streaks of CR questions of mixed type or shoot for steaks of one type at a time.

For example, you could shoot for streaks of 15 easy, 15 medium, and 15 hard Weaken questions, and then do the same for Strengthen, Assumption, etc.
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Re: Absolutely devastating 150 points lower on actual gmat than [#permalink] New post   21 Apr 2024, 22:16
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rashes wrote:
I just gave my exam, and I am horribly frustrated so this is what I'm going to do share my experience and request advice.

­Hi rashes,

I know this can be frustrating, but for what it's worth, you are already capable of a much higher score. We know that because all your official practice tests scores are 675+.

Sometimes we just need to take the exam again. If I were you, I'd take a short break (it seems you may be close to burning out) and then take the exam again. If you do retake, you could ask your target schools whether they'll accept an updated GMAT score.

All the best.
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Re: Absolutely devastating 150 points lower on actual gmat than [#permalink] New post   22 Apr 2024, 06:58
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I'm sorry to hear about your test results.

In many cases, such a dramatic score drop is the result of making silly mistakes (or anxiety). So, this article may help: Improving Your Accuracy on the GMAT

Here's another article that may also help: ­Why Was My GMAT Score Lower Than My Practice Test Scores?

Keep in mind that you've already demonstrated that you have the necessary skills to score 675+. So, start working on any remaining weaknesses in preparation for your retake!

 
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