480 GMAT.. Chances?

Maintain an error log and look out for all you error .
You can also refer to GMAt club error log to help you check your progress

Hi MarketerReese,

Many Test Takers spend 3 months (or more) of consistent study time before they hit their 'peak' scores, so after just 6 weeks of study, you should not expect to have 'mastered' any of the concepts just yet. That having been said, a 430 and 480 are fairly similar results (and the difference in those Scores might have been due to some lucky/unlucky guesses and/or silly mistakes that you either made or did not make). This is meant to say that you might be 'responding' to the GMAT in the same general ways - and "your way" might be keeping you from scoring higher. Statistically-speaking raising a 480 to the point that you can consistently score 700+ will likely require at least another 3 months of consistent, guided study - and you'll have to make significant improvements to how you handle BOTH the Quant and Verbal sections. Thankfully, the GMAT is a consistent, predictable Exam, so you CAN train to score at a higher level. With just 6 weeks of additional study though, there will likely be a limit to how much you might improve.

Since you're interested in some highly-competitive Schools, you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile and plans. Those Experts should be able to answer your Admissions questions and help define the specific areas of your profile that could use some improvement.

There's a Forum full of those Experts here:

https://gmatclub.com/forum/ask-admissio ... tants-124/

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

1) How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) On what dates did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?
3) When are you planning to apply to Business School?

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

Hello MarketerReese,

When you start your prep from scratch it's also important to keep analyzing your mistakes. A prep course can steer you in the right direction - especially with the online courses it's also how much of it have you absorbed and what techniques work for you.

As you have clearly mentioned quant is one area of concern - can you zoom into which part of quant is your pain point? When you are solving question where are you stuck?

Sometimes during practice, it's always the confusion between the last two answer choices and invariably you always choose the incorrect one. In such cases, you need to get a better understanding of the concept and pick one more reason to eliminate the last answer choice.

My suggestion would be to spend some time analyzing your diagnostic test. Taking any other course might help, however, it's equally important to know where you are going wrong.

Hope this helps,
Shree

Hi MarketerReese,

I’m glad you reached out, and I’m happy to help. Since you have been studying for 6 weeks and have not seen much improvement, perhaps look at HOW you have been studying and potentially make some changes right? More specifically, make sure that you are following a linear and structured study plan that allows you to learn each GMAT quant and verbal topic individually and then practice each topic until you’ve achieved mastery. Certainly, if you want more specific advice on how to improve your quant and verbal skills, feel free to reach out. Also, you may find it helpful to read the following articles:

The Phases of Preparing for the GMAT

How to Learn More, Learn Faster, and Retain More Knowledge While Preparing for the GMAT