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Hi,

I have been preparing for the GMAT consistently for about 2 months now, studying for atleast 3-4 hours a day.
I have improved on my RC and confident about it, I practice atleast 2 passages daily.
With CR - I easily do the easy ones, but medium and hard Qs I am only less than 50% successful.
SC - I am comfortable, I get most of them right.

With Quants, I am good in Geometry but Arithmetic and Algebra are giving a tough time.
I have practiced quite a number of questions but still I do not have the confidence with Quants.

I am planning on giving my GMAT by the end of July and I have approximately 20 -25 days left.
I will be giving atleast 3 mocks during this time.

My target score is 720 and I have not given any mocks recently, to give an estimate of my diagnostic score.

But how can I build my confidence in CR and Quants with this time left ?

Hi Rumadi.

That's a very broad question! One big thing to do, when reviewing a question you struggle with, is to identify, as much as you can, why you struggled with it. Was it a rule or a formula you didn't know? Did you struggle to understand what the paragraph meant? Did you overlook a detail? Did you not use a certain strategy? There are many reasons why a GMAT problem gets missed, you have to figure out what yours are!

When it comes to CR and quant guidance, take a look at the links in my signature, the 'getting started on quant/verbal starter kit' links. These lay out a large number of free videos that cover a myriad of topics for the GMAT. You'll definitely find some useful stuff there.

Thank you so much for your inputs !
Should I be focusing on building my strengths more or on working on my weak areas , at this point of time ?

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But how can I build my confidence in CR and Quants with this time left ?

For CR, changing how you tackle or approach certain question types may be helpful. For example, for EXCEPTION questions it may be helpful to look for 4 that work instead. For Assumption questions, the negation technique may be helpful.

Thank you, yeah that helps.

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Hi Rumadi,

To start, many GMATers spend 3 months (or more) of consistent study time before they hit their 'peak' scores, so if you've been studying for just 2 months, then it's likely that you have not honed all of the skills needed to consistently score in the 700s yet. By extension, you might naturally continue to improve as you study - but if we don't have a recent CAT/mock Score to use as a reference, then you might need more time than you have currently allotted (and you might need to work on more than just the areas that you are asking about).

Before I can offer you any additional advice for your studies, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:

1) What study materials have you used so far? What “brands” of CATs/mocks have you used?
2) On what dates (or approximate dates) did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?
3) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?

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Hi Rumadi,

I strongly recommend taking a practice GMAT, so you can see your current score. Once have your score breakdown, feel free to reach back out with your score breakdown, and we can take things from there.
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Hi, I took a Manhattan mock and scored 580. Q41, V29

I found it difficult to manage time and work under time pressure.
During verbal, I went out of way in one question and when I found at one point, I was 10 minutes behind, I tried to stay calm, still my brain couldn't process much and I scored a bad 29 in verbal.

It was the same with Quants, found it hard to work under time pressure, except that one or two questions I didn't know how to solve.

While practicing though, I am able to solve atleast 75% of questions right.

I have to start on my application process in August , so I have to finish my GMAT this month end.

Any suggestions please.
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Hi Rumadi,

I've sent you a PM with some notes and additional questions.

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Hi, I took a Manhattan mock and scored 580. Q41, V29

I found it difficult to manage time and work under time pressure.
During verbal, I went out of way in one question and when I found at one point, I was 10 minutes behind, I tried to stay calm, still my brain couldn't process much and I scored a bad 29 in verbal.

It was the same with Quants, found it hard to work under time pressure, except that one or two questions I didn't know how to solve.

While practicing though, I am able to solve atleast 75% of questions right.

I have to start on my application process in August , so I have to finish my GMAT this month end.

Any suggestions please.

So, how far back can you push your GMAT? The issue is that you likely won't score 720 in just 30 days.