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Got 620 after 3.5 months hard revision. Very :-(

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Got 620 after 3.5 months hard revision. Very :-( [#permalink] New post 18 Jan 2007, 17:54
Hi all,

Took the GMAT today and scored 620 (Q:39 [58 percentile] and V:36 [80 percentile). I'm dissappointed. I need to get around the 700 mark.

I studied for 4 months and went through OG 10th edition - Each question twice. I also learnt the verbal and quant concepts sections from the Kaplan and PR books, although I didn't do many of the questions in these books.

I reviewed my mistakes and learnt alot from the process.

I took the folllowing CATs:

GMAT Prep 10+ times, 4 PR CATS, 4 Kaplan CATS, 2 Manhattan Review CATs, and 1 score.800 CAT. In the GMATPrep I initially scored around the 620 mark, but later upto 700 (I think this was because I had started to recognise the questions).

I'm now going to retake the exam in 5-6 weeks.

As you can see maths in my weaker area - what should I do to improve it? Any suggestions. I now recognise most of the question in OG 10th. I'm also worried that I won't get accurate predictions of my GMAT score in practice exams as I recognise alot of question in them - esp. GMATPrep, PowerPrep and PR, which I think are the most representative.

I'm stuck - Any help would be really appreciated.

Thanks
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 [#permalink] New post 18 Jan 2007, 18:01
OG11 is out, and should have different questions! Also, you could pick up the Official GMAT Quantitative guide (basically extra questions).
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 [#permalink] New post 21 Jan 2007, 12:43
The manhattan review books are good, they've got questions i haven't felt elsewhere. I also like the princeton review books, they're helpful too.
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 [#permalink] New post 21 Jan 2007, 13:51
this booked helped me alot with the Maths:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Practical-Algeb ... 0471530123
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 [#permalink] New post 21 Jan 2007, 16:32
Take your time to analyze the problem types and/or math concepts that are the toughest for you. Just going through gazillions of questions without any analysis and adjustment is extremely inefficient.
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 [#permalink] New post 22 Jan 2007, 05:53
I think it's better to have a low quant. score than a low verbal score.

If you're low on quantitative, you can work out on that, and hopefully succeed with a good preparation. The key is to practice questions a lot!

Make sure you do understand the fundamentals of DS, like a "no" answer in Y/N questions is in fact sufficient.

You seem to be good in verbal, rest is piece of cake for you, with sufficient work.

Good luck, and keep us posted!
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 [#permalink] New post 23 Jan 2007, 15:00
Yeah, quant is easier to work on by yourself by far.
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 [#permalink] New post 26 Jan 2007, 12:17
A prep course might be a good idea. Have you thought of that?
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 [#permalink] New post 27 Jan 2007, 06:42
just retake it, u'll do better
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 [#permalink] New post 29 Jan 2007, 23:55
PrepForTests.com's free GMAT math tutorials and practice questions will help you improve on the quantitative section.

Best of luck with the retake.

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