Dear Dave,
I would like to be very frank with you. Your current scores suggest that you need to work in all areas to improve your overall score.
Since you are aiming for a 650, I would suggest you to aim for a Q44 and V35.
How can we help you? GMAT exam is a test of ability and with mere practice and taking mocks you cannot improve your ability. You need to identify your weak areas and build the core skills. Unless you build your core skills you cannot improve your GMAT score. A student should also know how to apply the learned concepts properly to ace the GMAT. In the actual exam, tricks and shortcuts tend to fail and students with a proper approach to the questions succeed.
This is what we do at
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470 (V17) to 740 (V40) https://goo.gl/QvOi2pPlaning your preparation and understanding the GMATI would suggest you to go through the recording of
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This session will help you define you GMAT strategy and create your own study plan. In this session you will learn the following:
1) How does GMAT Scoring work, especially the facts and myths about GMAT scoring.
2) How to devise your GMAT strategy based on your personal profile.
3) Why mastering core skills is important to ace the GMAT.
4) What are the core skills that you need to master to ace the GMAT.
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GMAT online is a self-paced course and there is no fixed schedule or batch constraint. You can access the course contents as per your convenience. You get a study plan as soon as you complete your purchase. The study plan outlines the order in which you approach concepts. You can complete this course with an effort of
140 hours.How should you go about your preparationHere are few things you should always take care while preparing
1) Before you begin your preparation, decide upon your target Quant and Verbal score and formulate a strategy to work towards them.
2) Do not study Quant and Verbal in parallel (if you are studying about 2 or lesser hours in a day). Also, while doing a particular topic in Quant or Verbal do not do multiple topics.
3) Stick to one single course or material. Do not use multiple sources for preparing.
4) While doing that course or material, do not hurry through it. Give required time to understand the concepts.
5) Check each and every solution, even if your answers are correct.
6) Once you complete a particular section, measure your ability to check how much have you learned (click here to know more:
https://goo.gl/A4exw8).
7) Most importantly, learn the processes to solve or approach a particular set of questions. While studying, try be very focused and solve questions using the process until it becomes second nature to you.
8) Attempt mocks only when you know that you have prepared really well and are fully confident.
9) After attempting a mock spend a good 3-4 hours in analyzing the mock.
To know more and understand how to prepare in the best possible manner, go through the recording of our free
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Do let me know in case of any questions. I would be happy to help.
Regards,
Rajat Sadana