Current Score: 660; 48Q; 32V; AWA: 5/6

TARGET:
Quant Accuracy >80%
Verbal Accuracy >70%

TARGET TIME:
Quant - 2mins/q
Verbal - 1.8mins/q

TARGET SCALED SCORE:
Quant >=49
Verbal >=35

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Current Status:

Quant Accuracy >70%
Verbal Accuracy >67%

Quant - 2mins/q
Verbal - 2.5mins/q



Major problem areas:
1. IR section (any specific strategies for this section?)
2. How to bring down time in Verbal?
3. Any special recommendation to push Quant from 48 to 50?

@ DonQuixote
Thanks for your inputs


I bought Gorckit for a month to practice. How good or bad the experience with the product? Anybody?

Thanks

Few key problem areas:

1. IR section review
2. Need to bring down time spend/que in Verbal?
3. Weakening type questions are a real deal breaker for me
4. SC section - modifier err still a problem area
5. In quant, word problems - work, day realted problem, investment problem and P&C + probability seem to be a bit of challenge

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1. Rest of the month should be intensive application oriented
2. Study the concepts and apply to 25 question sets from GMAT Prep
3. Quant - Grockit tool can be used to practice
4. Use CR Bible - review
5. Intensive practice will possibly address problem area "2"

Cheers
GODSPEED

Another round of GMAT Prep CAT

Score - 700
IR - 8 (i saw some repeats here)
Quant - 50 (accuracy >78%)
Verbal - 34 (accuracy > 58%)

Idea is to review it thoroughly and increase the verbal by +1 & Quant by +1
Now, I understand, how difficult it is to increase Quant score after 49?

GODSPEED

VERBAL
1. How can i attend tht "Thursdays with RON"?
2. Will refer to Powerscore CR Bible
QUANT
1. Just started using Gorckit, will use it to whatever extent i can...

Thanks, really appreciate it!

Cheers
GODSPEED

Just make a search for thursday's with ROn in google and you should be good to go!
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How to start GMAT preparations?
How to Improve Quant Score?
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Check out my GMAT debrief
Thursdays with Ron link
Looking for a Quant tutor? Check out my post for the same!

Combined Formula Sheet :
Number Properties || Word Problems and PnC || Equations, Inequalities || Geometry

How to Solve :
Statistics || Reflection of a line || Remainder Problems

Not been able to crack the code on, how to score beyond 49 in Quant?

I share with you my current performance:

680 (49Q, 34V), 610 (lost focus & track of exam), 700 (50Q, 34V), 660 (50Q, 28V) : SC is the weakest area followed by CR and then RC

And, my accuracy comes down significatly, usually in later part of the test (post question No# 20), when i'm going a little faster.
You tell me, how are you planning to push up your Verbal Score? as my target is to cross 35 in Verbal, so i can use some words of wisdoms here...

Cheers & GODSPEED

You might want to check this link.

http://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/680 ... 15975.html

These are top priority to do things for my retake. You should probably start doing this from now on as well.
- Take all the mocks with strict official condition.
- Try to sit for the full length of test during the mocks. Don't finish it earlier, even if you can.
- Follow a timing strategy so that you stay on track. I followed this timing strategy - please-help-me-get-the-timing-right-136133.html
- Don't take complete 8 min breaks during mocks, do it how you would do it on your exam day as soon as you are refreshed get back to test.
- IR section tires you out, if you already perform well in mocks, then you might find difficulty in the actual test if you don't follow the above steps.
Endurance is the one thing which we have concentrate on regarding this test.

As for the verbal improvement - have a look at this. Very significant improvement by someone similar to our level. http://www.beatthegmat.com/tickled-the- ... 95625.html - go through the entire post. I am seeing a significant improvement in accuracy using this approach - taking notes but it takes more time to solve. Hope to improve it with practice. One more thing is don't have the mentality that bold face is the only indicator of your performance being good. Highlighted RC questions, tone, strengthen weaken in RC questions, except questions in CR, Mimic the argument. These are some of other indicators as well - faced in the actual test and in the mocks as well, both are similar. Don't be psychologically demotivated that you are not getting the questions right - that's one mistake I did in one of the GMATPrep mocks and I scored a 40 in that thinking that I was underperforming. From then on I stopped bothering about my performance and try to give my best for each question. Hope this helps !!
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KUDOS - if my post has helped you.

Thanks for your inputs....You're right
My intention of taking the mock tests is primarily to apply my prep learning in a real test taking conditions...but of course! don't want to burn out before the final one

Cheers
GODSPEED

Use following materials for the review:

1. OG V2E & 12E
2. MGMAT SC
3. Powerscore CR Bible
4. GMAT Prep CATs

With all the above you Study can help you achieve 700. To add a little flavor you can use:

5. e-gmat SC

Few learnings about GMAT

It's a myth that first few questions will save your day on GMAT. The advice is just for not to do silly mistakes during the initial phase of your test. Any point loss happened during the initial phase of your test can't be compensated during later half of the test. But it doesn't mean you should ignore the later half, the accuracy in later half is equally important

For example: I have 2 examples from prep experience:
- Example 1: CAT Score - 700 - 50Q / 34V - 17 INCORRECT on Verbal: Question - Incorrectly answered questions were spread across
- Example 2: CAT Score - 690 - 50Q / 33V - 14 INCORRECT on Verbal - Got 2 to 3 clusters of incorrectly answered questions

So, it is about:
- Focus on initial question so that you can reach a certain level of score
- But, pacing yourself is equally important

Somewhere i read that you should skip one RC or mark few questions randomly to keep the pace. I beg to differ on this advice, this might work on your lucky day, but in case, this isn't your lucky day, then you might end up getting all your randomly selected questions incorrect - the penalty is heavier in getting the question incorrect in continous order than getting the spread of questions incorrect (non-continuous)

So, please manage your time accodingly!

And just to share a startling fact - I scored (on one of my practice CATs) 48 on Quant with 14 problems incorrect, with first few question incorrect in first 10problems of Quant section.

Reason: I manage to control my accuracy and timing in Quant but possibly i don't have that kind of skillset on verbal.

Cheers
GODSPEED