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Hey guys,
I took a GMAC practice test with no prior prep several days ago and was less than thrilled with my results (470 27Q 27V 3IR). As with most on the forum, I had not been exposed to the types of questions and testing structure prior to the practice test other than briefly reading about it on the GMAC website.
I plan to take the test in approximately 2 months and have read on other threads on this forum that is advised to study somewhere in the ball park of 120-150 hrs. Luckily, I recently graduated from UG and have some time off prior to starting work to focus on the GMAT, so I had planned to commit between 2-3 hrs/day 5/6 days per week in preparation. Additionally, I attempted to divise a study strategy of my own based on some of the resources on this website and gathered that I needed to truly focus on fundamentals prior to jumping into too many practice questions or practice tests. After my first several days of studying, I have studied considerably longer than 2-3hrs a day and am worried this is unsustainable. I would absolutely consider myself a worry wort and when I feel overwhelmed I tend to overprepare!
After looking at the long list of concepts covered by the GMAT, I definitely feel overwhelmed!
As for materials, I have the OG 2019 Bundle(plan to save it for my later studies) and Kaplan 2019 Bundle. I have also been referring to GMAT Club Verbal & Quant as well as supplementary threads.
I would love to take the GMAT only once but after seeing my practice score, I figure it may take several attempts to reach my true target score. Based on what I have read on this website and given the duration of my studies, I am aiming for around a 600 on my first attempt. Ultimately, I truly aspire to score 700+(don't we all?). I plan to work for several years prior to applying, so I am in no immediate rush to achieve my target other than saving myself time and money! Any and all comments, recommendations, and suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Also if this is categorized in the wrong forum or directed at an innappropriate audience, please point me in the right direction! Thank you in advance and best of luck to all fellow GMAT takers!
Thanks,
NCH2024
I took a GMAC practice test with no prior prep several days ago and was less than thrilled with my results (470 27Q 27V 3IR). As with most on the forum, I had not been exposed to the types of questions and testing structure prior to the practice test other than briefly reading about it on the GMAC website.
I plan to take the test in approximately 2 months and have read on other threads on this forum that is advised to study somewhere in the ball park of 120-150 hrs. Luckily, I recently graduated from UG and have some time off prior to starting work to focus on the GMAT, so I had planned to commit between 2-3 hrs/day 5/6 days per week in preparation. Additionally, I attempted to divise a study strategy of my own based on some of the resources on this website and gathered that I needed to truly focus on fundamentals prior to jumping into too many practice questions or practice tests. After my first several days of studying, I have studied considerably longer than 2-3hrs a day and am worried this is unsustainable. I would absolutely consider myself a worry wort and when I feel overwhelmed I tend to overprepare!
After looking at the long list of concepts covered by the GMAT, I definitely feel overwhelmed!
As for materials, I have the OG 2019 Bundle(plan to save it for my later studies) and Kaplan 2019 Bundle. I have also been referring to GMAT Club Verbal & Quant as well as supplementary threads.
I would love to take the GMAT only once but after seeing my practice score, I figure it may take several attempts to reach my true target score. Based on what I have read on this website and given the duration of my studies, I am aiming for around a 600 on my first attempt. Ultimately, I truly aspire to score 700+(don't we all?). I plan to work for several years prior to applying, so I am in no immediate rush to achieve my target other than saving myself time and money! Any and all comments, recommendations, and suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Also if this is categorized in the wrong forum or directed at an innappropriate audience, please point me in the right direction! Thank you in advance and best of luck to all fellow GMAT takers!
Thanks,
NCH2024
05 Jan 2019, 18:54
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Hi NCH2024,
Focusing on the GMAT now, long before you will actually be applying, is a smart choice. Many Test Takers actually spend 3 months (or more) of consistent study time before they hit their 'peak' scores, so you might need a longer study timeframe than you are currently planning for. Raising a 470 to the point that you could consistently score 700+ will require that you make significant improvements to how you handle BOTH the Quant and Verbal sections.
"Review" is an exceptionally important part of the GMAT training process; your ability to define WHY you're getting questions wrong is essential to defining the areas that you need to work on (and the specific things that you need to 'fix'). As such, I'd like to know a bit more about this CAT. While a full Mistake Tracker would provide a lot more information, there are some basic questions that you should be able to answer (and the more EXACT you can be with your answers, the better):
After reviewing each section of this recent CAT, how many questions did you get wrong....
1) Because of a silly/little mistake?
2) Because there was some math/verbal that you just could not remember how to do?
3) Because the question was too hard?
4) Because you were low on time and had to guess?
5) How many Verbal questions did you 'narrow down to 2 choices' but still get wrong?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Focusing on the GMAT now, long before you will actually be applying, is a smart choice. Many Test Takers actually spend 3 months (or more) of consistent study time before they hit their 'peak' scores, so you might need a longer study timeframe than you are currently planning for. Raising a 470 to the point that you could consistently score 700+ will require that you make significant improvements to how you handle BOTH the Quant and Verbal sections.
"Review" is an exceptionally important part of the GMAT training process; your ability to define WHY you're getting questions wrong is essential to defining the areas that you need to work on (and the specific things that you need to 'fix'). As such, I'd like to know a bit more about this CAT. While a full Mistake Tracker would provide a lot more information, there are some basic questions that you should be able to answer (and the more EXACT you can be with your answers, the better):
After reviewing each section of this recent CAT, how many questions did you get wrong....
1) Because of a silly/little mistake?
2) Because there was some math/verbal that you just could not remember how to do?
3) Because the question was too hard?
4) Because you were low on time and had to guess?
5) How many Verbal questions did you 'narrow down to 2 choices' but still get wrong?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
05 Jan 2019, 21:45
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nch2024
At this level, you should be focusing on the basics. This is fortunate, in that moving from 470 to 600 is much easier than moving from 600 to 700 according to most experts on the forum. At this level, you are likely missing a lot of sub 600 level questions. I would start working through medium and hard level questions from the OG. Make sure to time yourself on every question. For every question you missed, I would first try to work out the question under unlimited time (now that you have already attempted it under timed conditions) To see if you can figure out what you missed. It is important to not only look for conceptual areas, but also silly mistakes you might have made (am I writing all the info on the pad, am I doing too much math in my head etc?). If you cannot figure out how to get the question right, proceed to search the forum for the question (Most questions have made it this way in some form or another) and read others solutions. Keeping a notebook/error log is absolutely necessary imo. I also find it tremendously helpful to read over the log in its entirety every day to try to keep previous mistakes fresh in your head.
For verbal prep, I cannot stress how helpful it can be to train yourself to read at a pace of 150 WPM. There are many videos/resources online for training yourself to read at this pace. I would get in the habit of reading publications such as the Economist and Scientific American. It can be helpful to pick a 3 paragraph chunk in the middle of longer articles, and treat it like a RC question. For each paragraph try to identify the main point, and whether it is argumentative or descriptive. For CR, I suggest getting a book such as Manhattan GMAT, Veritas or Powerscore, to help guide you through the basics of CR logic such as identifying premises, etc.
Finally, something that I read a lot but did not follow through with until about 9 months ago was "aim for quality of study not quantity" I was putting in about 35 hours a week studying plus my full time job for quite a while, and was mostly grinding through problems without a thorough enough analysis. This not only burnt me out, but did not add much to my ability level, and hurt my confidence, as I felt like I was running uphill without making any progress.
