Looking for stories with large quant score improvement... any ideas?

Hi Buddy,

I was in the same position last year but after putting some more work managed to crack the quant section. I know how stressful the GMAT is but trust me its worth putting in the time to crank up that quant score. Here's how i did it:

1) Practice using the GMAT club's quant questions, they're harder than the ones on the test, there are plenty of them, plus the example answers show you how you should/could have got to the right answer in the shortest time

2) Review and redo tricky questions several times - during the test recognizing the question type and immediately remembering how you've solved similar problems is key. Reviewing, and reworking the questions you've already done is crucial for building up the pattern recognition you'll need

3) Practice as much as you can - the gmat is a marathon. You dont "study" for the gmat, you "train" for the gmat. Really you're getting your brain in shape for a serious race and if you don't practice you won't make it. Time yourself when you practice. Then go through the practice answers and save the tricky questions for later review.

4) Lastly, time management. After taking lots of practice tests i came up with the following timing strategy; it made all the difference: think of the 1hr15 min test as 5 separate 15minute tests. Figure out how many questions you need to answer in each mini-test and keep an eye on the clock to make sure you stay on target. After 15min move on to the next test, even if you didn't finish all the questions for that test - that's it. On the GMAT if you fall behind you will crash and burn. If you finish in time and get 70% of the questions right you'll ace the test.

Good luck