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top five school - 3.78 gpa, computer science concentration, law minor.
magna cum laude.
7 years full time work experience in information systems - web development, 10 years of community service - multiple awards handed down by my volunteer organizations.
I need at least a 650.
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Awesome response, Arjun206!

Stormgal, it looks like you have a great academic (and overall) background, and I'm certain that you have the ability to get a 650 on the GMAT. I obviously don't know very much about you, but I have a feeling that Arjun206 is 100% correct to emphasize the stress and timing issues. If you have a tendency to get stubborn on questions (spending three minutes or more on a single question, even if you feel lost), that can absolutely destroy your score. You'll start to feel rushed, and then you'll start to make careless errors that you wouldn't normally make, and you might be forced into some blind guessing at the end of the section. The adaptive algorithm really punishes you for those careless errors--you can be great at math, but if you make, say, four or five "unforced" errors per test, your score will be far lower than you deserve.

And remember that you can miss tons of questions--especially on quant--and still get an excellent GMAT score. Your score mostly depends on which questions you miss, not necessarily on how many you miss. So concentrate on eliminating mistakes on the questions that are relatively easy for you, and try to let the tougher ones go. The truly difficult questions won't prevent you from getting a 650. Just focus on your execution (be careful with your calculations, make sure that you re-read the questions carefully, watch diligently for traps) on the topics that you understand, and I'm confident that your score will improve.

I hope this helps!
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It seems as if you've been improving time and time again! Use this as positive momentum to breakdown your mistakes in what you've been struggling with. Focus on what you are having trouble with, spend extra time on the nature of those questions while still reviewing what you're confident in. I agree with arjun206. If you spend too much time in the beginning you will feel rushed and will begin to make mindless mistakes towards the end of the exam. Good luck!!
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Lets form a group and track the performance on daily basis. I am also in the same boat, but i think we can improve.
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I could suggest some free resources and see if they suit your style...

GMAT pill - https://www.youtube.com/user/gmatpill

Thursdays with ron - https://www.manhattangmat.com/thursdays-with-ron.cfm

Free video solutions from OG 12,13,quant review etc

https://www.gmatquantum.com/

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