3 months of study and still 550 rather than 720!!

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Hi all! Hoping this community might shed some light on my (slow) progress on the gmat!

My diagnosis 3 months ago was 350, and now is about 550. Nonetheless I finished the 3 months course with Magoosh and still no where near my desired score!

I'd say my strength is verbal, though english is my 2nd language. I can easily get V31-34 without much effort. But need some tips to improve that!

I was hoping i could get advice on:
1) How can i narrow down my weakest areas? (looking to the OG exercises or magoosh 'wrong' set of questions i still cannot breakdown what topic or type of question im worst at!)  
2) how do i focus my study in the next month to improve? Do I do more new questions or do i focus on re doing wrong ones?  
3) Is it smart to just do the GMAT official test prep or should i use Manhattan tests until my score improves?

When taking the official test prep I noticed:
i overcomplicate simple problems
I might have the method right but then screw up the calcs
Some times im unsure of what assumptions I can make on DS so comes down to interpretation

My levels of motivation are pretty low at this point, until i start seeing more improvement on the score I just feel that 700 is just unattainable! Any word of advice/ encouragement is welcomed!!

Gmatisking · Answer

If Quant is you weak area you should Target test prep.
I managed to increase my score from Q38 to Q48.

globaldesi · Answer

My take on it ( I have really tried hard to improve my verbal) Persistence and log book is the key. You really have to work on your weak areas. Quant is really easy to improve as compared to Verbal. You will have to focus on topics and start with sub 600 level questions. Check out your accuracy in them , then move to higher level. Please note that you show start your focus by topic and then narrow it to the type of question you are mostly doing wrong. Try following maximum sections in this page https://gmatclub.com/forum/search.php?view=search_tags Hope that helps

Ekland · Answer

You improved from 350 to 550 in 3 months. That's massive! GMAT is a skill thing not magic. Get a "quant only" lesson and keep going. I see you being in 650 in another 3 months. Work it to 9 months and let's see why you wont hit 700+!
GMAT is a skill test and improves with ONLY practice. You have shown clearly that you can get there with the improvement you made. Don't stop!

ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi ccatarinasantos,

350 to 550 is amazing!! So, honestly, give yourself some credit. Regarding how to move forward, have you considered checking out TTP?

ccatarinasantos · Answer

ScottTargetTestPrep 
just purchased tPp! do you think theres a way i can do one month intensive study or you think to make the jump i need i'll need 3 months ?

Thank you!

Ekland · Answer

I'm not answering for Scott.
Follow the lead you get in the TTP?
You will need another 3 months of committed study.

There's no shortcut.

There's nothing too special about GMAT quant tutor.
It refreshes your memory, shows you new way of thinking, and builds your confidence.

The ball is in your court solely.

You might need six months of committed study to hit your target score. 
Since months is actually by the corner though. Not far at all!

ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

I think three months is a good start. Feel free to keep me updated and we can track how things are coming along.

3 months of study and still 550 rather than 720!!

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