Did you finish the GMAT on test day? Leaving answers blank will wreck your score

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what was the split?

To be honest, I think the brutal truth is that you have not mastered the basic material. Many people have found success using the MGMAT series, including myself. 5 weeks is a decent amount of time to rebound.

Have you been taking CATs? they along with that silly laminated pad provide the best test taking experience. I am sure nerves had a big role in it as well, explaining the discrepancy between Kaplan scores and actual. Although it is going to be tough, don't let your current situation get you down. Go back and review every single question you get wrong in problem sets or OG or whatever and do 5 problems like it. MGMAT is good with this as they refer to problems that are of one type (ie. geometry, triangles, 30-60-90, etc.) in the backs of their books. Good for isolated work.

Good luck!

I definitely agree. The MGMAT series of math books will cover EVERYTHING you need starting from the basics and working step by step into advanced strategies. Pair this with the Official Guide and its awesome (albeit a little expensive at ~100 dollars for everything).

Dude, don't worry. There's always hope, especially from this awesome forum.

(1) Use this to plan the books you use: best-gmat-books-77703.html

(2) Then get a study plan going: gmat-study-plan-start-your-gmat-journey-80727.html

(3) Make sure you have a good error log: gmat-error-log-86232.html

Come back to this forum as much as you can for one-off questions, study tips, tutorials, and just social support in general. I'm really grateful for it, and you will be too.
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Yep, I will echo the post above.. Work smart, not hard. Although having 40 hrs a week available to study dosent hurt either!

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Sorry to hear about your experience, see this post too about retakers: should-i-retake-gmat-thread-retaking-gmat-strategies-83339.html
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Hi,
Quant is much easier to improve than is Verbal. Just learn the concepts (through some Math guide books), practice quant problems in OG 12 (it's a must), and familiarize yourself with real quant questions through GPrep test.

If you are rusty with quant, MGMAT Math books are very good to brush up quant knowledge. I only used MGMAT Word translation and Number Properties and found these books very helpful. Another valuable quant resources are GMAT Club dianogstic test and GMAT Club math book. The GMAT Club Diagnostic test is not representative of GMAT, but is a great material to learn the concepts. GMAT Club Math book is neatly written and cover almost all topics in quant, it's well worth reading!

After equipping yourself with quant knowledge, move on to OG12. Make sure you understand the concepts tested in each problem and the take-aways to apply to other problems. Do not rush! Reviewing every incorrect answer is a must. Keep an error log or make flashcards for incorrect answers. Doing tons of problems w/o spending time on reviewing doesn't get you to anywhere, actually.

The final step is to take GPrep tests. I personally learn a lot from the incorrect answers from GPrep tests, which give me a sense of how real GMAT problems are and learn some tricks. Googling the incorrect answers often links to MGMAT forum. Studying from MGMAT Instructors' explanations is extremely helpful.

just a reminder: just book the test when you are well-prepared and confident.

my 2 cents
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Thanks for your advice, i appreciate it. I know everyone is telling me to use the MGMAT books but I am enrolled with Kaplan so i have access to their books and all their online course, workshop,practice test, quiz. They even tell you what are your weaknesses, and tell you what to work on. Do you think I still need the MGMAT book series. I started Wednesday from 0, reviewing all my basic knowledge in math because that is what screwed me at the actual GMAT. I scored in the 10th percentile in math which i really dont understand and in the 40th percentile in Verbal. The crazy thing is that i barely studied anything for Verbal and really focused on Quantitative.

No worries. I would say that you may want to take it after a good 3 months of studying. Most of the study plans posted here are around there for people scoring >700. If you can't do that, then it is what it is: dial back to a more minimal plan (see the post on the books). If you can, so much the better


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I'm a bit in the same boat too. I've been studying for about 4-5 months now. Took the Knewton coarse, which was good. However I cannot even seem to improve on my dismal practice test scores. I certainly don't feel ready for the real Gmat. It's hard to keep studying when you don't see yourself improving!

Best of luck with your quest!