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02 Jul 2017, 07:56
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Good afternoon,
I am about to embark on studying for my third attempt at the GMAT and am looking for inspiration for how I can change my approach and do something different for this attempt.
I need a 100pt increase in my last score ideally (640) and am struggling with what I can do differently. I scored well in practice exams but seemed to fall apart on game day.
I did all 6 GMATPrep sample papers, 400 questions as well as Veritas papers and questions (took the weekday online course) and have been through their materials thoroughly. I found myself remembering the answers for a lot of questions I had seen before which isn't helping my studies.
I don't seem to have a particular weakness in one area (making it more difficult to find where I am going wrong, so i think its general approach/strategy rather than knowledge), just on some tests I bomb one section or the other. I also find it difficult to work out good take aways for verbal questions and log my errors effectively.
Any help greatly appreciated
I am about to embark on studying for my third attempt at the GMAT and am looking for inspiration for how I can change my approach and do something different for this attempt.
I need a 100pt increase in my last score ideally (640) and am struggling with what I can do differently. I scored well in practice exams but seemed to fall apart on game day.
I did all 6 GMATPrep sample papers, 400 questions as well as Veritas papers and questions (took the weekday online course) and have been through their materials thoroughly. I found myself remembering the answers for a lot of questions I had seen before which isn't helping my studies.
I don't seem to have a particular weakness in one area (making it more difficult to find where I am going wrong, so i think its general approach/strategy rather than knowledge), just on some tests I bomb one section or the other. I also find it difficult to work out good take aways for verbal questions and log my errors effectively.
Any help greatly appreciated
02 Jul 2017, 10:49
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Hi jenks88,
First off, a 640 is a strong score (it's a bit shy of the 80th percentile overall), so it could be enough to get you into your first-choice School. As such, a retest might not be necessary. Depending on the Schools that you plan to apply to, you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile. There's a Forum full of them here:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/ask-admission ... tants-124/
If you're certain that you want to retest, then it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
Studies:
1) How long did you study before each of your GMATs?
2) How did you scored on each of your GMATs (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for each)?
Goals:
3) What is your goal score?
4) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
5) What Schools are you planning to apply to?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
First off, a 640 is a strong score (it's a bit shy of the 80th percentile overall), so it could be enough to get you into your first-choice School. As such, a retest might not be necessary. Depending on the Schools that you plan to apply to, you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile. There's a Forum full of them here:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/ask-admission ... tants-124/
If you're certain that you want to retest, then it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
Studies:
1) How long did you study before each of your GMATs?
2) How did you scored on each of your GMATs (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for each)?
Goals:
3) What is your goal score?
4) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
5) What Schools are you planning to apply to?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
03 Jul 2017, 00:05
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I studied from mid Feb to mid May. Studied fairly relentlessly most weekends and evenings around 12hour work days. After my first attempt, i stepped it up a gear as much as i could and i genuinely don't think I could have spent more time studying. Leads me to believe that its the quality / strategy of my studying and not the effort i put in.
Score 600 (Q 40 / v 32), 2nd attempt 640 (Q 41 v 36)
These scores were of the lows of the practice exams i did close to the exam (ranged from 650 - 700, and Q scores of mid 40s and V scores of mid-late 30s).
Looking at my scores its been difficult to consistently get a high score on both sections. Tend to only do well on one
Ideal score would be 730 as i would like to go to a top school (Berkeley type of quality, HBS/SBS are out of reach but next tier)
Appreciate your help
Score 600 (Q 40 / v 32), 2nd attempt 640 (Q 41 v 36)
These scores were of the lows of the practice exams i did close to the exam (ranged from 650 - 700, and Q scores of mid 40s and V scores of mid-late 30s).
Looking at my scores its been difficult to consistently get a high score on both sections. Tend to only do well on one
Ideal score would be 730 as i would like to go to a top school (Berkeley type of quality, HBS/SBS are out of reach but next tier)
Appreciate your help
