Kindly help..not able to cross 660

Hi Balaji,
Getting upset is something which you should completely avoid because it will harm you more than weakness any topic...
so analyze your gmat prep result, find the weaknesses and improve upon it..
Since you have time, may be better to postpone the exam...But the time is of use if you are able to understand the weak areas and work upon it..
BTW, you should be happy that your lower edge seems to be 660 and you have 40 more to cross..

Cheer up! You are doing good and would cross that hurdle.
First look for your weaknesses
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Hi Balajikarthick1990,

GMAC has publicly stated that the Official Score that you earn on Test Day is within +-30 points of actual ability. Assuming a similar 'swing' in how your CATs function, your CAT score results show that you essentially performed the same each time (+- a few points). By extension, this means that 'your way' of approaching the Exam would likely earn you a score in the mid-600s.

Thankfully, you CAN train to score at a higher level, but you're going to have to learn to 'see' (and respond to) the GMAT in new ways. At your current level, the GMAT becomes really 'sensitive' to little mistakes - if you make too many, then a 700+ becomes impossible to achieve.

On this last CAT, how many questions did you get wrong....
1) Because of a silly/little mistake?
2) Because there was some math/verbal that you just didn't know how to do?
3) Because the question was too hard?

Pushing back your Test Date is probably a good idea (just remember that you have to officially make that choice at least 7 full days before your current appointment date/time). To score at a higher level, you'll likely have to make some fundamental changes to how you 'see' (and respond to) the Test. Those changes will might require that you invest in some new practice materials and learn/practice some new Tactics.

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

This is the worst thing that you can do to yourself. The moment you think you CANNOT do it, you WILL NOT be able to do it.
Sit back and analyse your mock CAT, find out the mistakes that you made and why you made them.

Try to drill down deep and identify your pain areas.

SC: The questions test various concepts such as S-V agreement, modifiers, parallelism etc. Find out what troubles you.
CR: There might be certain types of questions that are troubling you. May be Assumption, may be conclusion, inference etc.
You need to find that out and then practice them
RC: This again can be drilled down into different types of questions and also different topics. See what questions and topics trouble you the most and then practice accordingly.

As an addition, start preparing an error log (if you have not made it already) and keep a note of all the mistakes you made and the lessons you learnt from the problems. This will ensure you do not make the same mistake again.

Make sure you complete all of the OG and the Verbal review and if required, you can buy the Question pack1 from mba.com

Regarding your scores, the quants score seems more of an anomaly as I can see that you can score better that 46. Try to figure out what caused this upset. Did you get the questions wrong because of carelessness or was there any topic that you faced problems with.

I would recommend you to postpone you exam by atlas a month.

In the additional month, practice the official questions in the following fashion:
Try to solve 15 SC, 15 CR, 2 - 4 RC and 30 quants question a day to keep yourself on track.

Hi sir..I have just postponed my exam by a month and i checked where i am lacking. No of mistakes I commit in GMAT prep (quants and Verbal) is <12 per section.

1. Quants - Eventhough I am making very few mistakes till my 28th problem (max 3/4 wrong) and in the last 10..(I make consecutive mistakes in questions - like 5 questions together --- Main issue is timing as I see). Kind of weak in P&C and Prob.

2. Verbal -- SC--Mainly modifiers and idiom based questions. CR--- Few bold faced/inference questions.

Can you please advise what to do so as I reach from 660 to 700.

I have almost 35 days from today.

After participating in a survey yesterday, I have Gmat club tests and EGMAT scholaranium (800 Questions) unlocked.

Thanks

Hi Balaji,
You have taken the correct decision and surely the result will be there to be seen....
Quant...
Yes, getting 5 wrong in a sequence is something that could be a reason for not hitting 50-51 in Quant.....
And if it has been the case in earlier mocks too, the timing management may be the real issue..
So whenever you are taking sectionals now, spend slightly more than average in Qs in first 15 if the Qs demands that, But avoid spending too much time on later 10-15 Qs...
For some tests - be time conscious, that is make an intelligent guess if any Q especially from 15 to 30 is taking more than normal...
see if it is a problem...
the Qs you have gone wrong on P&C can be shared with me on the thread or PM, i'll try to tell you the approach that you should have taken..

Verbal-
Modifier is something that can be overcome, exactly what type of modifier is a problem
and CR- do more Q on the types you are finding uncomfortable with till you start becoming comfortable with ..If you want to know approach on a specifivc Q, You can tag me and I'll try and help you on that ...
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Thank u sir...will get help from you...what about verbal scholarium in egmat...I just solved 25 SC and each SC is explained well. I am analyzing the right and wrong answer choices. As far as timing in quants is concerned, can I do gmat club tests so that I can improve upon. Your comment on both of these please.

If you truly have a GPA of 4.0 then you're not the first brilliant student I've seen suffering from low self-esteem and struggling to improve your GMAT score. A curious pattern.

Yes you are right. Performing in standardized tests is not my cup of tea.