1 month study Plan

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Hi Everyone !

I gave my first mock on the Career Launcher FL test and scored 505 (scaled score QA- 77, scaled score VA- 80, scaled score DI- 71). I want to get at least a 690 on the GMAT FE and plan to take my exam at the end of October (Approximately 2 months left). Can anyone please guide me for 1- 2 month study Plan to achieve my goal.

bb · Answer

Hi. It is a bit confusing as you are referring to 690, which is a classic score. Are you looking for an eqivalent of 690, which is about 645 FE?
You can only get 695 or 685 on the FE. What score are you really looking for?

Second, it is going to be really hard to improve 150 points in just 1 month. You have to start with making lots of silly mistakes in your practice that are easily fixed.

khushiagarwal_8 · Answer

HI! 
Sorry for the confusion; I'm referring to the 685 FE. 
I understand the difficulty in scoring this in 1 month and the hard work I need to put in, so can you help guide me through it?

bb · Answer

I am sure you can get 685. However, that score is not realistic with your timeline. It is nto about you but your timneline.
Improve 180 points in 1 month is not possible in 99.9% of scenarios. I have read and seen many debriefs and even the glitchy ones that people have swayed one way or another but that's just not realistic and while it may be the last thing you want to hear, I figured knowing it would be helpful rather than me leading down the path and telling you good luck. So whether you like it or not, but the timeline is too tight.

In 1 month, going from 505 to 555 is doable for most. 605 may be within reach if you are focused, spend time working really hard but improving 685 - that's hard (very hard) with ANY timeline of even unlimited time - only 4% have achieved that kind of a score with variety of timellines. This includes smart, native speakers, finance experts, lawyers, etc. To do better than 96% of people when you start at 28th percentile is just going to take a lot of effort and potentially time (I would say 3-4 months). As a reference only 5-10% improve 150 points. 1% Improves 200 points.

khushiagarwal_8 · Answer

If I go according to the study plan you suggest for 2 months, will I still be able to go only to 555? 
If yes, how much more time should I give to score 645 FE?

bb · Answer

Hi. Just to clarify, I am not suggesting any particular study plan. There is no magic secret plan that puts all others to shame. There are no silver bullets or magic solutions. There is just human ability to improve and process material and material. You can only cover and absort it so fast. The references I gave are based on thousands of people who have studied over the years. These are observations, averages, etc. Some have improved 10 and others 100 points. It depends. Some can improve fast if they made lots of silly makes (e.g. left questions unanswered for example) others have a hard time.

I would say at the peak, meaning you study early morning for 2 hours before work, you read books at night after work (to improve your comprehension), you do review every morning before you start, make notes for every chapter of the book/course you are using, you track your performance daily and adjust and review areas you are soft in, analyize and save your mistakes, etc and then study 4 hours on Sat and 4 hours on Sunday, with that level of effort, you are looking at:
 
  100 points in 1 month  
  150 points in 2 months   
  175 in 3 months

This does not mean watching youtube videos for a few hours a day and then saying to yourself "I got this", instead this is very active and engaging studying where you are studying better than 95% of all people. Imagine the best students who are A-students, and so you are doing it better than them- more consistently, making notes, etc, all to make sure you absorb, digtest, and retain the knowledge.

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