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Thinking about studying for the GMAT and took a free mock on the website and scored a 610 (37Q 36V). Know nothing about the gmat and now have spent the past few days researching. Have you seen success stories of taking original mock scores as low as mine to a 720? I’m buying TTP this weekend and will grind through the whole quant course over the next 4-5 months.

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Hi Mba202232,

I myself scored a 570 in my first GMAT attempt. I didn't do my prep in the right way that time. Then I understood the right approach, focused on the process and then finally improved my score to 720. So, it's not where you start but it's about how your prepare. Do not focus practice questions. Make sure you work on your weak areas. And do not rely on multiple resources. Stick to one good standard resource which can help you with concepts, methods and also helps you to work on your weak areas. You can go through my debrief to understand a few tips and the right approach to prepare for GMAT.

Debrief of my journey from 570 to 720

https://gmatclub.com/forum/my-journey-f ... l#p2648110

Hope it helped. All the best :)
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Hello Mba202232,

Welcome to the GMAT Club. It is one of the great platforms to get information about the GMAT official test, Study plan, Section wise instructions, etc.

A score of 610 in the very first GMAT mock test tells the entire story about how well prepared you are for the GMAT official test and how to change the gear now to meet the target score in reality. You can definitely achieve the target score of 720+.

With my GMAT tutoring, guidance, and counseling experience, we have to accept the fact with a pinch of salt that diagnostic/ mock test scores are above then what one should expect in a real test. There is often dropping in the score. Some students have even experienced a drop of 100 pointers. It is one of the realities, and your preparation should not sideline this fact.

You can schedule a Free counseling session for 20 mins with one of our experts:https://calendly.com/mathrevolution/1-on-1-session for detailed advice on your study plans.

A couple of things that can be a noticeable barrier to your scores would be some or all of the below.

• Inefficiency by using time-consuming Conventional methods to tackle DS and PS questions still.
• No expert support (maybe) who can tutor, analyze, and guide you during your learning especially on hard level questions while stably hitting middle-level questions.
• Lack of many updated questions and practice in the recent exam trend
• Not well aligned with time to solve questions.

Since we are a math expert, we will recommend you go through our post on the GMAT club: Breakdown of GMAT math questions and types: https://gmatclub.com/forum/overview-of- ... l#p1641411

We recommend that you must learn the Variable Approach for solving DS questions and the IVY approach for solving PS questions in order to improve your accuracy and save time while solving the question types.

Register with MathRevolution https://www.mathrevolution.com/member/signup to get access to our 7-day full on-demand course (27 topics, 490 subtopics, and 1,500 questions) for free trial lessons.

700+ level questions https://www.mathrevolution.com/gmat/questionbank are separately available, too. Start with the learning of the concepts. Make a habit of taking notes during the initial learning of the concepts.

The day regular mock tests show the consistent score of Q48+ with V37+, then it will reflect the positive change in the score, and hence, your confidence will boost up. Gradually, with the help of mock tests, you will be able to compete with time and therefore, will be able to learn time-management.

We appreciate your time and patience in reading this reply.

Should you need any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected]

Success is within your reach.
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Hi Mba202232,

610 is a great start!! And yes, tons of TTP students have been able to increase their scores from 610 to around 720. If you need some motivation, here are some pretty cool success stories:

https://gmatclub.com/forum/430-to-710-q ... 12878.html

https://gmatclub.com/forum/gmat-from-42 ... 43473.html

I'm here if you have any questions.
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Hi Mba202232,

A 610 is a solid initial CAT score (the average score on the Official GMAT hovers around 550 most years). Many GMATers spend 3 months (or more) of consistent study time before they hit their 'peak' scores, so if you have 4-5 months of potential study time, then that's great! However, if you're planning for 4-5 months, then there might be some inefficiencies in that plan.

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

1) What study materials do you currently have access to?
2) Are you planning to take the At-home GMAT or are you planning to take your GMAT at a Test Facility?
3) Going forward, how many hours do you think you can consistently study each week?
4) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?

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