Gauri61 wrote:
Hi,
I re took the GMAT today and was highly disappointed with my score - got a 590. This was really disappointing after all the hard work I had done for 3 months. I had given the GMAT before and scored a 660 ( that was back in 2010 ) . So this time I was sure that that I would go higher by at least 40 - 50 points. I had worked on my weaknesses - math , CR concepts - ensured to practice hard questions and was familiar with the format of the exam . Moreover, I was scoring an average 650 on my CATS at home! So I never expected to go below 600
I guess I underperformed in my CR and severely ran short of time.
However, I do not want to give up and I plan to re take the GMAT in January again to break the 700 barrier .
What are the books that I can use to improve CR and my pacing?? Does anybody have any useful tips for me ?
Dear Gauri61,
I'm sorry to hear about this, and I'm happy to offer some advice.
First of all, here's a one-month study plan:
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/1-month-gm ... -schedule/Since you have a little more than a month, you would have more time to double up with some concepts.
Here are some recommendations about books:
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2013/best-gmat- ... rces-2013/Here is a post that you may find helpful in thinking about GMAT math:
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2013/how-to-do- ... th-faster/Here is a post about CR strategies:
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/save-time- ... questions/The individual links in that article lead to articles with strategies for individual questions.
If you sign up for
Magoosh, we have a score guarantee --- 50 points up, or your money back. That's 50 point above any GMAT in the past five years, and 50 points above that 650 from 2010 is 700.
https://gmat.magoosh.com/score-guaranteeWe make this guarantee because so many of our users have increases far more than 50 points. Here's a practice DS question:
https://gmat.magoosh.com/questions/1040Here's a practice CR question:
https://gmat.magoosh.com/questions/3111Finally, it sounds like exam anxiety might be an issue. Here's a blog you may find helpful:
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/overcome-g ... y-breathe/Best of luck to you. Let me know if you have any further questions.
Mike
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Mike McGarry
Magoosh Test PrepEducation is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. — William Butler Yeats (1865 – 1939)