emont wrote:
"How much time?" is a pretty vague question without us knowing more information--that would be like asking "how much should I work out?" The only answer I could give you now: as much time as it takes.
I see you got a 490 on your first GMAT--what was the breakdown on Q/V? How much studying did you do prior to it? Have you studied more and taken another CAT since then? If so, what was that score? What is your goal score for the schools you want to apply to? Are you happy getting in the middle 80% range for the school, or do you think you need an outstanding GMAT score to make up for other perceived weaknesses in your overall profile?
NP and WT are fairly important if you want a good quant score--if you can't grasp them yourself, see if you can find someone to help explain them.
I got a 490 on the real test that I took a few months back. I gave myself a break and I started to prepare again now. My break down was 34Q and 18 V. I took a
MGMAT CAT a week back and I scored a 540 (40Q, 26V). I'm not really sure of the exact break-up here but was somewhere like that. I need 580-600 for my programs of choice but I do have a little weak point in my application so would like to shoot for a 650
. Also, a 650 will allow me to apply to other Schools in my area. MY test date is in the last week of march.
I'm thinking of picking up a high School Math book to review Combinatorics concepts
. Np - may be I need to go through the book once again.