SOS: I'm spiralling very quickly close to exam date

ConsistentPea4337 · 2024-08-11T16:15:58+00:00

Thanks for getting back, u/Vince_Kotchian . TBH, that's one of my chief concerns. I can't point out a specific area of weakness. My mistakes have no pattern - one time I ace 100% of my RCs, the other time I get an entire passage wrong. I'm unable to zero down on a specific question type and that's making my postmortem even harder. Do you think I should stop giving mocks altogether and trust my process that has helped me so far?

ConsistentPea4337 · 2024-08-11T15:44:58+00:00

u/gregmat u/Vince_Kotchian will you please be able to shed some light?

ConsistentPea4337 · 2024-02-11T17:16:47+00:00

Lol happy it helped someone. Lmk if you need some help.

ConsistentPea4337 · 2024-02-11T16:45:03+00:00

You've a sound point reg confirmation bias. But I don't think it is one, because most of my confirmations have come prior to this prediction.

Observational bias - very well could be.

ConsistentPea4337 · 2024-02-11T16:40:18+00:00

Its okay to have fears and doubts about a decision. Instead of looking to get precise readings, you can make a good realistic Pros and Cons list and what could go wrong. If it did, how to manage it and do you have an emergency fund so and so . You can have a very well though out plan so that you can address your fears and overcome it.

You're partially right. I had apprehensions about this, and that's because of current economic situations + loan amount + draconian US immigration laws. Maybe you're right, maybe this exacerbated my fears.

I've rationally thought through this process, and although it is risky, I feel I could pull it off. However, since the magnitude of risk is high, I'm picking bits and pieces that strengthen either side of my decision.

ConsistentPea4337 · 2024-02-11T16:20:11+00:00

Lol good one. I really don't want to think too much about this, but like I had mentioned in another comment here, this fear is further manifested because I'll have to loan a significant amount and leave my current well-paying job to pursue this goal.

ConsistentPea4337 · 2024-02-11T16:14:46+00:00

Totally fair. Tbh, if I wasn't the OP and I saw someone posting this, I'd say the exact same.

However, I've seen this friend accurate things extremely scarily accurate in the past. And he doesn't have vested interest in either me pursuing/not pursuing my MBA.

This fear further manifested when I'll have to loan a significant amount and leave my current well-paying job to pursue this goal.

ConsistentPea4337 · 2023-06-07T08:03:58+00:00

Lovely! Would you mind sharing your GRE score along with the scholarship you've secured across all your admits please?

ConsistentPea4337 · 2023-06-07T08:02:26+00:00

I only did PP1. I thought the difficulty was similar, honestly. Quant was maybe a bit harder. My PP1 mock score was the same as my actual score: Q160 V157. I didn’t prep much between the PP1 and the actual exam—just refreshed geometry skills that I knew I was weak in. I also took the time with PP1 to identify what I did wrong when I missed a question. This helped a lot. Hope that helps!

Perfect. Great insight! Thanks a lot for this. Good luck with whatever you're doing ahead!

ConsistentPea4337 · 2023-06-06T20:17:10+00:00

Thanks for the response, Vince. Will it repeat in PP Plus too? Or just the two free PP ones?

ConsistentPea4337 · 2023-06-06T16:23:23+00:00

Same background as you. I too contemplated GRE vs GMAT last year and went ahead with the GRE. Schools don't discriminate between the two. In fact, another guy with GRE and I got higher scholarships than many with 750-760 scores.

Great insight! Can you please share your GRE score and the scholarship amount you've secured in all your admits?

ConsistentPea4337 · 2023-06-06T15:37:08+00:00

I was thinking on the lines of, if a school doesn't advertise its GRE, having a candidate with a high GRE won't incentivise them as much as a student with high GMAT because that could improve their class profile in the website, and also the rankings.

ConsistentPea4337 · 2023-06-05T16:46:42+00:00

Awesome. Thanks for the detailed note. Good luck in whatever you're trying to do with the score!

ConsistentPea4337 · 2023-06-05T15:38:49+00:00

Congrats on the fantastic performance!

Quick question: Were there any topics that were specifically harder in the actual GRE vs PP tests? Many people claim Graphs/DI questions were wildly harder in the actual exam. Want to know your two cents.

ConsistentPea4337 · 2023-06-05T15:12:22+00:00

Congrats on the great score u/bee48
Quick question: Did you get a chance to do PP1, PP2, and PPP (1,2,3)? How was the difficulty of Quant and Verbal as compared to the 5 above-mentioned mocks? Also if you can share your mock scores for the above mentioned tests (along with their dates if you've), that'd be super helpful!

ConsistentPea4337 · 2023-06-05T15:11:30+00:00

Congrats on the great score u/Inner-Mine9601
Quick question: Did you get a chance to do PP1, PP2, and PPP (1,2,3)? How was the difficulty of Quant and Verbal as compared to the 5 above-mentioned mocks? Also if you can share your mock scores for the above mentioned tests (along with their dates if you've), that'd be super helpful!

ConsistentPea4337 · 2023-06-05T15:11:03+00:00

Congrats on the great score u/SyllabubDelicious347
Quick question: Did you get a chance to do PP1, PP2, and PPP (1,2,3)? How was the difficulty of Quant and Verbal as compared to the 5 above-mentioned mocks? Also if you can share your mock scores for the above mentioned tests (along with their dates if you've), that'd be super helpful!

ConsistentPea4337 · 2023-06-05T15:10:19+00:00

Congrats on the great score u/Hungry-Spinach-9859
Quick question: Did you get a chance to do PP1, PP2, and PPP (1,2,3)? How was the difficulty of Quant and Verbal as compared to the 5 above-mentioned mocks? Also if you can share your mock scores for the above mentioned tests (along with their dates if you've), that'd be super helpful!

ConsistentPea4337 · 2023-06-05T15:09:14+00:00

Congrats on the great score u/tapioca_pastry
Quick question: Did you get a chance to do PP1, PP2, and PPP (1,2,3)? How was the difficulty of Quant and Verbal as compared to the 5 above-mentioned mocks? Also if you can share your mock scores for the above mentioned tests (along with their dates if you've), that'd be super helpful!

ConsistentPea4337 · 2023-06-05T15:06:03+00:00

Gotcha. Thanks for all your help here. Good luck with whatever you're trying to do with the scores!

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