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Hey Diego, hows studying? im actually in the same boat as you. I took the test this month and also got a 410. I have been getting 500s in all of my manhattan cats. I dont know what happened but i was so nervous while i was taking the test.

Hey Letsdothis12, I'm sorry for the delay - somehow I didn't get a notification from the forum that you had posted here.

Studying has been intense. Yet, slow. You may ask how that is possible. Well, I'm doing LOTS of quant exercises per topic and only moving to a new one when I'm done with the content for that given topic and both my accuracy % and ability % are to my satisfaction. This past weekend I spent 5 hours on only 15 exercises.

As for verbal, I'm studying 30 min per day during my lunch breaks - I'm going slow, too, but steady. I'll probably move to the OG exercises after I finish mastering the verbal content.

I'm spending roughly 87% of my time on quant.

I don't know when I'll take the exam now, but it has to happen before May next year. Ideally, I'll take it in April so that I have some buffer time for a retake in case things go south!

How's your preparation going?
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I'm spending roughly 87% of my time on quant.

I don't know when I'll take the exam now, but it has to happen before May next year. Ideally, I'll take it in April so that I have some buffer time for a retake in case things go south!

How's your preparation going?

Hello Diego,

I am not an expert or anything, but i know where you are coming from. My first CAT score after 2 months of prep was 450 (Q32, V20) .

1) Give yourself ample time but also give yourself breathing room for a retake. Don't go into the test thinking "its now or never". You don't need the extra stress.
2) Do you use an Error Log ? How often do you review it ?
3) Do you have a general idea about what a level 500 question looks like and what a Level 700 question looks like ? At your level all you need to do is get 500-600 questions right.
4) How often do you dump a question in 15 seconds ? I am not talking about skipping questions because you were short on time . I am talking about not attempting a question at all, the moment you saw it you realized it would take more than 4 mins.
5) Do you take notes ? When did you last review those notes ?
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I think I'm in the same boat with you. My actual gmat score is 440 (q32 v19) after one month of studying only using magoosh. I underestimate the verbal because math is not my things since high school, so I spent 70% of my time to study the math. In the end, the verbal who dragged me down.
The things that I learned from that are I must make a solid study plan and an error log. I have been following the plan, do the practice questions write those on error log. I don't know If this will work, but I am more confident than before.
My next gmat exam is on November 13th. I hope my effort will reflect on the gmat score

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I'm spending roughly 87% of my time on quant.

I don't know when I'll take the exam now, but it has to happen before May next year. Ideally, I'll take it in April so that I have some buffer time for a retake in case things go south!

How's your preparation going?

Hello Diego,

I am not an expert or anything, but i know where you are coming from. My first CAT score after 2 months of prep was 450 (Q32, V20) .

1) Give yourself ample time but also give yourself breathing room for a retake. Don't go into the test thinking "its now or never". You don't need the extra stress.

That's how I actually went to the exam. It was my last possible date and it truly was make it or break it scenario


2) Do you use an Error Log ? How often do you review it ?

I have been using an error log for a while now and what I have been watching closely are my ability, accuracy level and most frequent error types.

3) Do you have a general idea about what a level 500 question looks like and what a Level 700 question looks like ? At your level all you need to do is get 500-600 questions right.

Honestly, I don't, but you gave me a great insight. I will start focusing on that when I take my next CAT and will drop any question I know for a fact is too hard so that I can spare time for easy/doable questions.

4) How often do you dump a question in 15 seconds ? I am not talking about skipping questions because you were short on time . I am talking about not attempting a question at all, the moment you saw it you realized it would take more than 4 mins.

I haven't taken a CAT in a while , but that didn't happen often. Only at the end of a section when I was running out of time or in verbal when I was running out of time and a RC passage appeared.

5) Do you take notes ? When did you last review those notes ?

I do take lots of notes and make lots of flashcards. I spend an average of 20 min reviewing flashcards every day and I review my notes at the end of every chapter. Say I've just finished a number property chapter, before starting a new chapter I review EVERYTHING I have studied till that date. What I haven't had the time to do yet is to redo (once again) the exercises I have gotten wrong the first time.


Hi Hnoorshn,

Thanks for jumping in. My answers are above.

You've given me a great insight. Being able to identify the difficulty level of a question will allow me to drop super hard questions ASAP without spending unnecessary time on it.
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I think I'm in the same boat with you. My actual gmat score is 440 (q32 v19) after one month of studying only using magoosh. I underestimate the verbal because math is not my things since high school, so I spent 70% of my time to study the math. In the end, the verbal who dragged me down.
The things that I learned from that are I must make a solid study plan and an error log. I have been following the plan, do the practice questions write those on error log. I don't know If this will work, but I am more confident than before.
My next gmat exam is on November 13th. I hope my effort will reflect on the gmat score

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Hey iirwnn, what's your target score?

Make sure you're doing plenty of exercises (and getting the most out of each one of them) and that your foundations are rock solid.
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Hi Hnoorshn,

Thanks for jumping in. My answers are above.

You've given me a great insight. Being able to identify the difficulty level of a question will allow me to drop super hard questions ASAP without spending unnecessary time on it.

Hey. I feel it is about time you give another CAT. If you are doing things the right way your score will improve. By getting those basic questions right, your Quant score will go from 18 to 30. Once you are comfortable with level 500 questions , try level 600 questions.

Remember two things bring a score down really quickly

1) Unanswered Questions. Make sure you have enough time to solve last 3 or 4 questions. (8 mins for last 4 questions.)
2) String of wrong answers. (Never skip RC Questions)
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I've just taken the GMATPrep n. 2 and the result was disastrous. I feel like I made zero progress after taking the real GMAT.

360 (Q24 V16)


I did feel nervous during the practice test, more so during verbal. After the question 25 in quant I had to start guessing because of lack of time. The same for verbal after the 30th question.

- I don't believe the V16 represents my true Verbal aptitude. But I may have gotten out of shape in the past 6 months because I focused the majority on my time in quant. I was feeling a bit cold and had to use to toilet (obviously, I didn't stop because I wanted to replicate the test day experience)
- I took the 8 min break
- I skipped the AWA and IR (I won't be doing those as they are not required for the programs I'm targeting)
- I used TTP for the past 6 months and completed more than 50% of it's exercises and completed 100% of the lessons.

I will start dissecting the results later after I chill my mind a bit.

Any feedback would be highly appreciated.
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Hello to all! This will be the first time I post on this forum but have been following for quite some time.

After 3 months of consistent studying I wrong the GMAT on March 2 2017 and scored an abysmal 350 (Q8 V22). This was also after taking an Kaplan in person course. It was clear my basics are atrocious so I went back to the drawing board immediately. I realized Kaplan was not for me as I needed a more content-based cirriculum. Since March I have been following the MGMAT self-study syllabus with the following resources - All MGMAT books + OG 2017 + OG Quant Review 2017 + OG Verbal Review 2017 + CR Powerscore. I have not done any practice tests yet as I feel it would be pointless if I dont have concrete basics. I went to part-time at work and have been putting in minimum 30 hours of study per week. THE GMAT MUST WORK OUT!

Math is a serious weakness of mine. I enjoy verbal way more. I am a native English speaker and studied Public Policy in University. I myself just need at least a 600!!! If you have any suggestions, tips, dont be shy!
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