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Hello all,
My GMAT journey thus far began well over a year ago when I enrolled into a 6 week GMAT prep class in Toronto early 2016. Prior to starting this class, I had no previous experience with the GMAT. In hindsight, it seems like this class would have been better for those individuals that were already studying for a few months, hitting low scores and were looking for strategies to increase their score by 100+ points. I wrote an initial diagnostic test in February as the class instructors requested scoring a IR3 Q18 V22 Total 370 . After the class finished in April, I wrote another test in June scoring IR2 Q38 V23 T:520. I got distracted because of work and stopped studying for 2-3 months. After that hiatus, I wrote a test in August scoring IR5 Q31 V18 Total Score 430
In late September, I did a Magoosh test scoring a Q29 and V23 Total score of 440. After a consultation with my GMAT professor, he reviewed my results and said ''I was equally as bad in both Quant and Verbal''. My problem was I did not have a firm understanding of the foundations of both V&Q.
Around October after a few weeks of more studying using Magoosh(got the premium package on sale for $99
), I wrote another practice test and scored IR3 Q27 V28 Total470.
After leaving work in late December, I stumbled across gmatprepnow.com and started going through that learning guide to learn the foundations. After 2 weeks of doing only Quant (loving it so far, currently on Algebra topic), I wrote a diagnostic test today as per the guide using the GMATprep test...scoring around IR3, Q38, V30, Total 570. While writing this test, I realized during the math section I was running out of time and nervously guessed a lot of the questions. For some reason I feel very confident about verbal as a native speaker but the GMAT begs to disagree. I completed the test in its entirety doing both the IR and Essay component to the best of my ability. I have not really focused on IR or AWA which I am saving for later.
My test is booked for Feb 25th. The minimum score I need is a 600 but it will definitely help the higher it is, thus my goal is a 630. Deadline for september admission is June 1. What I need as per website "Recommended verbal score of 28, and a recommended quantitative score of 37. A total score of 600 is normally competitive."
Looking back I realized I made a very novice mistake a lot of test-takers make when beginning my GMAT journey which is to write a lot of practice tests without a firm grasp of the foundations. My question for the GMAT experts is what can I do now until test day to maximize my potential of scoring high? I plan on doing another test in 2 weeks time around the end of the month before I start doing 1-2 practices a week leading up to the exam. I plan on continuing my learning of the foundations and split my days learning both Quant and Verbal. Currently I spent 5-7 hours going through Quant modules on GMATprep now and doing all the practice questions on the forums related to the topic I am studying. I want to know what particular practice exams I should tackle next. Again, I have full time to study for this and any advice on how I should structure my studying sessions + what particular sections to focus on is welcome.
What I am currently following: https://www.gmatprepnow.com/learning-guide/part-1
My GMAT journey thus far began well over a year ago when I enrolled into a 6 week GMAT prep class in Toronto early 2016. Prior to starting this class, I had no previous experience with the GMAT. In hindsight, it seems like this class would have been better for those individuals that were already studying for a few months, hitting low scores and were looking for strategies to increase their score by 100+ points. I wrote an initial diagnostic test in February as the class instructors requested scoring a IR3 Q18 V22 Total 370 . After the class finished in April, I wrote another test in June scoring IR2 Q38 V23 T:520. I got distracted because of work and stopped studying for 2-3 months. After that hiatus, I wrote a test in August scoring IR5 Q31 V18 Total Score 430
In late September, I did a Magoosh test scoring a Q29 and V23 Total score of 440. After a consultation with my GMAT professor, he reviewed my results and said ''I was equally as bad in both Quant and Verbal''. My problem was I did not have a firm understanding of the foundations of both V&Q.
Around October after a few weeks of more studying using Magoosh(got the premium package on sale for $99
), I wrote another practice test and scored IR3 Q27 V28 Total470. After leaving work in late December, I stumbled across gmatprepnow.com and started going through that learning guide to learn the foundations. After 2 weeks of doing only Quant (loving it so far, currently on Algebra topic), I wrote a diagnostic test today as per the guide using the GMATprep test...scoring around IR3, Q38, V30, Total 570. While writing this test, I realized during the math section I was running out of time and nervously guessed a lot of the questions. For some reason I feel very confident about verbal as a native speaker but the GMAT begs to disagree. I completed the test in its entirety doing both the IR and Essay component to the best of my ability. I have not really focused on IR or AWA which I am saving for later.
My test is booked for Feb 25th. The minimum score I need is a 600 but it will definitely help the higher it is, thus my goal is a 630. Deadline for september admission is June 1. What I need as per website "Recommended verbal score of 28, and a recommended quantitative score of 37. A total score of 600 is normally competitive."
Looking back I realized I made a very novice mistake a lot of test-takers make when beginning my GMAT journey which is to write a lot of practice tests without a firm grasp of the foundations. My question for the GMAT experts is what can I do now until test day to maximize my potential of scoring high? I plan on doing another test in 2 weeks time around the end of the month before I start doing 1-2 practices a week leading up to the exam. I plan on continuing my learning of the foundations and split my days learning both Quant and Verbal. Currently I spent 5-7 hours going through Quant modules on GMATprep now and doing all the practice questions on the forums related to the topic I am studying. I want to know what particular practice exams I should tackle next. Again, I have full time to study for this and any advice on how I should structure my studying sessions + what particular sections to focus on is welcome.
What I am currently following: https://www.gmatprepnow.com/learning-guide/part-1
14 Jan 2017, 23:42
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Hello all,
My GMAT journey thus far began well over a year ago when I enrolled into a 6 week GMAT prep class in Toronto early 2016. Prior to starting this class, I had no previous experience with the GMAT. In hindsight, it seems like this class would have been better for those individuals that were already studying for a few months, hitting low scores and were looking for strategies to increase their score by 100+ points. I wrote an initial diagnostic test in February as the class instructors requested scoring a IR3 Q18 V22 Total 370 . After the class finished in April, I wrote another test in June scoring IR2 Q38 V23 T:520. I got distracted because of work and stopped studying for 2-3 months. After that hiatus, I wrote a test in August scoring IR5 Q31 V18 Total Score 430
In late September, I did a Magoosh test scoring a Q29 and V23 Total score of 440. After a consultation with my GMAT professor, he reviewed my results and said ''I was equally as bad in both Quant and Verbal''. My problem was I did not have a firm understanding of the foundations of both V&Q.
Around October after a few weeks of more studying using Magoosh(got the premium package on sale for $99), I wrote another practice test and scored IR3 Q27 V28 Total470.
After leaving work in late December, I stumbled across gmatprepnow.com and started going through that learning guide to learn the foundations. After 2 weeks of doing only Quant (loving it so far, currently on Algebra topic), I wrote a diagnostic test today as per the guide using the GMATprep test...scoring around IR3, Q38, V30, Total 570. While writing this test, I realized during the math section I was running out of time and nervously guessed a lot of the questions. For some reason I feel very confident about verbal as a native speaker but the GMAT begs to disagree. I completed the test in its entirety doing both the IR and Essay component to the best of my ability. I have not really focused on IR or AWA which I am saving for later.
My test is booked for Feb 25th. The minimum score I need is a 600 but it will definitely help the higher it is, thus my goal is a 630. Deadline for september admission is June 1. What I need as per website "Recommended verbal score of 28, and a recommended quantitative score of 37. A total score of 600 is normally competitive."
Looking back I realized I made a very novice mistake a lot of test-takers make when beginning my GMAT journey which is to write a lot of practice tests without a firm grasp of the foundations. My question for the GMAT experts is what can I do now until test day to maximize my potential of scoring high? I plan on doing another test in 2 weeks time around the end of the month before I start doing 1-2 practices a week leading up to the exam. I plan on continuing my learning of the foundations and split my days learning both Quant and Verbal. Currently I spent 5-7 hours going through Quant modules on GMATprep now and doing all the practice questions on the forums related to the topic I am studying. I want to know what particular practice exams I should tackle next. Again, I have full time to study for this and any advice on how I should structure my studying sessions + what particular sections to focus on is welcome.
What I am currently following: https://www.gmatprepnow.com/learning-guide/part-1
My GMAT journey thus far began well over a year ago when I enrolled into a 6 week GMAT prep class in Toronto early 2016. Prior to starting this class, I had no previous experience with the GMAT. In hindsight, it seems like this class would have been better for those individuals that were already studying for a few months, hitting low scores and were looking for strategies to increase their score by 100+ points. I wrote an initial diagnostic test in February as the class instructors requested scoring a IR3 Q18 V22 Total 370 . After the class finished in April, I wrote another test in June scoring IR2 Q38 V23 T:520. I got distracted because of work and stopped studying for 2-3 months. After that hiatus, I wrote a test in August scoring IR5 Q31 V18 Total Score 430
In late September, I did a Magoosh test scoring a Q29 and V23 Total score of 440. After a consultation with my GMAT professor, he reviewed my results and said ''I was equally as bad in both Quant and Verbal''. My problem was I did not have a firm understanding of the foundations of both V&Q.
Around October after a few weeks of more studying using Magoosh(got the premium package on sale for $99
), I wrote another practice test and scored IR3 Q27 V28 Total470. After leaving work in late December, I stumbled across gmatprepnow.com and started going through that learning guide to learn the foundations. After 2 weeks of doing only Quant (loving it so far, currently on Algebra topic), I wrote a diagnostic test today as per the guide using the GMATprep test...scoring around IR3, Q38, V30, Total 570. While writing this test, I realized during the math section I was running out of time and nervously guessed a lot of the questions. For some reason I feel very confident about verbal as a native speaker but the GMAT begs to disagree. I completed the test in its entirety doing both the IR and Essay component to the best of my ability. I have not really focused on IR or AWA which I am saving for later.
My test is booked for Feb 25th. The minimum score I need is a 600 but it will definitely help the higher it is, thus my goal is a 630. Deadline for september admission is June 1. What I need as per website "Recommended verbal score of 28, and a recommended quantitative score of 37. A total score of 600 is normally competitive."
Looking back I realized I made a very novice mistake a lot of test-takers make when beginning my GMAT journey which is to write a lot of practice tests without a firm grasp of the foundations. My question for the GMAT experts is what can I do now until test day to maximize my potential of scoring high? I plan on doing another test in 2 weeks time around the end of the month before I start doing 1-2 practices a week leading up to the exam. I plan on continuing my learning of the foundations and split my days learning both Quant and Verbal. Currently I spent 5-7 hours going through Quant modules on GMATprep now and doing all the practice questions on the forums related to the topic I am studying. I want to know what particular practice exams I should tackle next. Again, I have full time to study for this and any advice on how I should structure my studying sessions + what particular sections to focus on is welcome.
What I am currently following: https://www.gmatprepnow.com/learning-guide/part-1
Hi,
It is good that you are focused and have decided to give your best in the days left for the exam.
Just a point, good to take mocks but it's of limited use if you don't analyse them to home on to your weaknesses and improve upon the topics you are uncomfortable with.
With 40-50 days still left and your focussed approach to overcome your weaknesses, you can easily get to your dream score
15 Jan 2017, 04:15
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In my point of view you should focus on your Weak areas i.e like Algebra in math or may be Assumptions in CR or whatever your weaknesses are.
Do practice of weak area questions Take quizzes review them and then go to Mocks in last 20 days
Do practice of weak area questions Take quizzes review them and then go to Mocks in last 20 days
