The last three tests that I took have presnted a very mixed picture to me..
I took Kaptest #4 with full intentions of seeing a 680-690 on the last one.. Aftre all, I had completed Kap800, the toughest book even by Kaplan standards..
But what I actually scored was a lowly 610 π No probs with maths.. It was my 4th 50 in as many kaptests.. But Verbal!! It was hard to believe what I saw.. Just 32.!! :'( And worst part was that I thought that I had done pretty well….
At this time, I needed a morale-booster.. And 610 made it sure that I wont wait for the next weekend for this morale-boosting exercise.. Took up Powerprep #2 after a hectic day in office.. Boo-hooo..the test was a total waste… As was for PP1, all the Qs were from PG.. Moreover, I was so tired n sleepy that I slept for abt 10 minutes midway thru the quants section.. But thanks to the repeating Qs, I finished on time… Finally, I ended up with a decent 740.( Q50,V40) But this didn’t gimme any satisfaction.. as there were almost no new Qs π
Finally last weekend, I picked up the sectional tests Maths4 and Verbal4 from 800score.. And yes, this was the confidence booster that I needed.. I got 51 in maths; but the best part was getting a 47 in Verbal.. π This is the best that I’ve got so far in any test.. π I guess the scoring algo of 800score test is a bit lenient. But I liked the quality of Qs.. particulaly in the Maths section…
So what next? Planning full-length tests now.. (including essays too)
The G-day is not very far.. just abt 3+ weeks to go..
Still left on my agenda ofr G-day::
1) Essays:: Have written just 5-6 of them so far.. Planning to get the arco book..
2) Bold-faces:: Have not faced them much; have messed up on whatver occassions I’ve encountered them.. π
3) Finalising the school-list for the G-day::
So far ISB and NUS are certainties, Also considering Boston and Fisher..
hi shobhit….
what’s bold face??…..
am a beginner….
Bold-faces are Critical Reasoning Qs like these::
http://groups.google.com/group.....-questions
But these are higher level Qs.. U can come back to these later..
hii.. i m frm dhaka… i gave my gmat 2 days back n i flunked big time..i did finish OG, part of kaplan 800, manhattan SC guide. but i only gave 2 gmat prep tests b4 the big day n my score wsnt great eithr.. i m planning to sit fr it agn aftr 1 month..cn u suggst me..somethng..anythng?
& hw can i find kaptest and manhattan GMAT test CDs? we dnt hv it here..
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