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HI,

Am not very sure about that as I have not solved questions from that.
For practice i used grockit.coma nd gmatclub questions. (you can find a link to gmatclub tags in my signature)

Hope it helps!
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Alright!

i have grockit membership.. i will try to use it more often this time..

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You're right that you need to improve your performance on 700-800 level questions, but keep in mind that it's also very important to get solid on the questions below that difficulty level. In general, the best way to get a given score is to achieve mastery of the problems *below* that level. In your case, that means getting to an extremely high level of accuracy on 600-700 level questions.

Another thing to look at is consistency. I ran a comprehensive assessment of your last 4 exams (have you done this?) and saw that your percent correct varies wildly. There are areas in which you are doing very well (algebra, FDPs) and others in which you are missing most or all of the problems (rates, overlapping sets, certain areas of geometry, etc.). The GMAT definitely punishes unevenness. If you do very well on several algebra problems, for instance, the test may reward you with a 700-800 level rate problem! If you want to break 700, focus primarily on smoothing out your weaknesses and producing consistent and reliable results. You don't have to master every insanely difficult problem. In fact, it can be very wise to let the occasional problem go so that you have time to focus elsewhere. You just can't afford to have any major weaknesses, especially if they will cause you to miss easier-ranked problems.
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Re: help needed to crack 700 barrier [#permalink]
Hi Farb!

Thanks a million for the insightful analysis.
I totally buy your point, i need to do all types of problems.

I havent done a regressive analysis but yea on a high level i know i need to improve in few areas and avoid silly mistakes. I would be a huge favour if you can check if i'm using the right stuff to scale GMAT peaks. Also suggest if it is at all feasible in 45 days time with 3 hrs on weekdays and 5-6 hrs on weekend.


Here is the brief:
For quant (focus 40% of my prep time, turn v48 to v50):
- I have started using grockit esp. for quant as it maintains my progress, strengths/weaknesses and also have good quality problems
- OG13 new probs, OG Quant review, Chilli hot Maths, Jeff's extreme challenge
- some GMATclub test probs (through iphone app)

For Verbal (focus for 60% of my prep time, turn v34 to ~v37-38)

SC
- MGMAT SC/Aristotle Grail (redo)
- OG13 SC full with thorough understanding of official explainations
- Buy GMAT Prep question pack (as i found SC was pretty different on actual GMAT). What do u suggest?

CR
- Powerscore CR (redo only attacking techniques)
- practice lots of problems
- OG13, OG VR 2, KAP800, GMATPrep QB, GMATclub 700 difficulty probs
- LSAT Test probs

RC
- Aristotle RC (99 passages)
- OG verbal review 2, OG13 new probs

I also have an e-gmat verbal subscription.
In addition, i will give 5 MGMAT CATS and optionally 5 KAP CATs

Best Regards,
Mansoor
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