Laura30 wrote:
For as long as I can remember, I have wanted an MBA. Unfortunately, the GMAT has become a great barrier to this goal. I have written the exam twice - both times failing short of the 550 score that I need. Here is the breakdown of my scores:
Attempt 1:460 total score (34/69% verbal, 18/6% quantitative)
Attempt 2: 540 total score (41/92% verbal, 23/12% quantitative)
I have been in contact with my school of choice and have completed all application requirements. They have said that I am the ideal candidate, but they cannot let me in without a better score on the GMAT. I have tried a prep course and tutor. Please help - I am hoping to make my third attempt successful. Thank you.
Hi,
I was in the same boat when i started for Quant, but believe me some small strategic steps can boost your scores initially very well.
1)Identify the most tested areas of quant - e.g. number properties, algebra, word problems etc
2)Identify where you are strong and where you are weak in the sub areas within these areas.
3)When you take test , you should be clear where you are going to allocate that one extra minute
4) Prepare notes ( PM me , if you want mine.. i will send it across )
For example, i am weak with geometry, so when i took the test ... i gave half a min to understand the problem, if i knew about the problem , i gave another 1.5 mins, else gave another half a min to guess and moved on.
at the same time, i did not hesitate to give one min more to the type of Q i was confident about, my score in quant ( real gmat ) was 45
, and before the same strategy i was scoring some 39/40 on quant, so this leap was more because of strategy and less because of content
hope this helps
and last but not the least.... do not give up
... i suck at verbal
so am giving fight to gmat on verbal.. every one fights here.. just the enemy is different and subjective
hope this helps.