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Hello,
So i have booked my date on the 10th of November. Since i have exhausted most of my material i am not sure how to study further. I am done studying the OG, Manhattan 700-800 level questions sets for verbal, Jamboree material, and i have given around 9-10 mock tests. Out of these mocks 3 of them were official G-Preps and my scores were as follows:
1) G-Prep 1- 690 (Q49,V34)
2) G-Prep 2- 720 (Q50,V38)
3) G-Prep 5- 720 (Q50,V38)
Even after giving so many mocks i get a feeling that i can do much better provided i don't make silly errors. Most of the times even though i know the concept i end up making some or the other error in selecting the answer choice (most of the time i can narrow down the options to two). I think in the last 2 g-preps i could've gotten a much better score provided i did not commit these errors (Around 3-4 questions in Verbal and 1-2 questions in Quant). My target is 710+.
it would be really great if someone could help me with a study plan for the last 7 days and how to improve upon these silly errors. (PS- All my g-preps were taken in a realistic manner in the test center at Jamboree Education). Also how many more mock tests should i be taking and how frequently?
So i have booked my date on the 10th of November. Since i have exhausted most of my material i am not sure how to study further. I am done studying the OG, Manhattan 700-800 level questions sets for verbal, Jamboree material, and i have given around 9-10 mock tests. Out of these mocks 3 of them were official G-Preps and my scores were as follows:
1) G-Prep 1- 690 (Q49,V34)
2) G-Prep 2- 720 (Q50,V38)
3) G-Prep 5- 720 (Q50,V38)
Even after giving so many mocks i get a feeling that i can do much better provided i don't make silly errors. Most of the times even though i know the concept i end up making some or the other error in selecting the answer choice (most of the time i can narrow down the options to two). I think in the last 2 g-preps i could've gotten a much better score provided i did not commit these errors (Around 3-4 questions in Verbal and 1-2 questions in Quant). My target is 710+.
it would be really great if someone could help me with a study plan for the last 7 days and how to improve upon these silly errors. (PS- All my g-preps were taken in a realistic manner in the test center at Jamboree Education). Also how many more mock tests should i be taking and how frequently?
Chinmay1998
Hello,
So i have booked my date on the 10th of November. Since i have exhausted most of my material i am not sure how to study further. I am done studying the OG, Manhattan 700-800 level questions sets for verbal, Jamboree material, and i have given around 9-10 mock tests. Out of these mocks 3 of them were official G-Preps and my scores were as follows:
1) G-Prep 1- 690 (Q49,V34)
2) G-Prep 2- 720 (Q50,V38)
3) G-Prep 5- 720 (Q50,V38)
Even after giving so many mocks i get a feeling that i can do much better provided i don't make silly errors. Most of the times even though i know the concept i end up making some or the other error in selecting the answer choice (most of the time i can narrow down the options to two). I think in the last 2 g-preps i could've gotten a much better score provided i did not commit these errors (Around 3-4 questions in Verbal and 1-2 questions in Quant). My target is 710+.
it would be really great if someone could help me with a study plan for the last 7 days and how to improve upon these silly errors. (PS- All my g-preps were taken in a realistic manner in the test center at Jamboree Education). Also how many more mock tests should i be taking and how frequently?
So i have booked my date on the 10th of November. Since i have exhausted most of my material i am not sure how to study further. I am done studying the OG, Manhattan 700-800 level questions sets for verbal, Jamboree material, and i have given around 9-10 mock tests. Out of these mocks 3 of them were official G-Preps and my scores were as follows:
1) G-Prep 1- 690 (Q49,V34)
2) G-Prep 2- 720 (Q50,V38)
3) G-Prep 5- 720 (Q50,V38)
Even after giving so many mocks i get a feeling that i can do much better provided i don't make silly errors. Most of the times even though i know the concept i end up making some or the other error in selecting the answer choice (most of the time i can narrow down the options to two). I think in the last 2 g-preps i could've gotten a much better score provided i did not commit these errors (Around 3-4 questions in Verbal and 1-2 questions in Quant). My target is 710+.
it would be really great if someone could help me with a study plan for the last 7 days and how to improve upon these silly errors. (PS- All my g-preps were taken in a realistic manner in the test center at Jamboree Education). Also how many more mock tests should i be taking and how frequently?
Hello, Chinmay1998. You may find the following thread useful to comb through:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/1-week-left-trying-to-add-another-10-or-20-points-to-pre-existing-306687.html
In it, you will notice that the original poster was in a pretty similar situation, but with only a week to go. As for eliminating silly errors, you have to consider what is causing you to make them in the first place. Is it time pressure? It is less familiarity with certain concepts (kind of falling into a grey area, meaning you are only sure about the correct line of reasoning in retrospect)? Are you not writing down as much as you could be to help organize your thoughts? I know it can be annoying to make such errors, but until you spend time analyzing why you are making them, on a fairly consistent basis at that, you will likely continue to make them in one way or another each time you practice full sets of questions.
Good luck with your studies, however you decide to approach these last 10 days. (I might take advantage of some of the free GMAT Club mocks during the Halloween festivities.)
- Andrew
31 Oct 2019, 09:16
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Hi Chinmay1998,
Since you have roughly 10 days until your GMAT, I would take one or two more practice exams, but be sure that your last practice exam is no later than 3 days prior to your actual GMAT. After taking each practice exam make sure to spend time analyzing your mistakes and fixing any weak areas found in quant and verbal.
In addition to taking practice exams, you may find it helpful to engage in focused practice of each individual quant and verbal topic. For example, let’s say that you want to practice Number Properties. You can do so by answering 50 or more questions just from Number Properties: LCM, GCF, units digit patterns, divisibility, remainders, etc. As you do such practice, do a thorough analysis of each question that you don't get right. If you got a remainder question wrong, ask yourself why. Did you make a careless mistake? Did you not properly apply the remainder formula? Was there a concept you did not understand in the question? By carefully analyzing your mistakes, you will be able to efficiently fix your weaknesses and in turn improve your GMAT quant skills. Number Properties is just one example; follow this process for all quant and verbal topics.
Lastly, try to keep busy with activities other than GMAT prep: go out to dinner, go to the movies, binge-watch Netflix, go for a run … Do whatever you have to so you don’t spend the days leading up to your exam worrying about how things will go.
You also may find it helpful to read this article with more advice on how to treat the final week leading up to your exam as well as some test day tips.
Keep up the positive thoughts, try to relax, and crush the test!! Let me know how things turn out.
Since you have roughly 10 days until your GMAT, I would take one or two more practice exams, but be sure that your last practice exam is no later than 3 days prior to your actual GMAT. After taking each practice exam make sure to spend time analyzing your mistakes and fixing any weak areas found in quant and verbal.
In addition to taking practice exams, you may find it helpful to engage in focused practice of each individual quant and verbal topic. For example, let’s say that you want to practice Number Properties. You can do so by answering 50 or more questions just from Number Properties: LCM, GCF, units digit patterns, divisibility, remainders, etc. As you do such practice, do a thorough analysis of each question that you don't get right. If you got a remainder question wrong, ask yourself why. Did you make a careless mistake? Did you not properly apply the remainder formula? Was there a concept you did not understand in the question? By carefully analyzing your mistakes, you will be able to efficiently fix your weaknesses and in turn improve your GMAT quant skills. Number Properties is just one example; follow this process for all quant and verbal topics.
Lastly, try to keep busy with activities other than GMAT prep: go out to dinner, go to the movies, binge-watch Netflix, go for a run … Do whatever you have to so you don’t spend the days leading up to your exam worrying about how things will go.
You also may find it helpful to read this article with more advice on how to treat the final week leading up to your exam as well as some test day tips.
Keep up the positive thoughts, try to relax, and crush the test!! Let me know how things turn out.
