510 on practice exam and one week to go

First you should try to complete all the questions in time. That will give you a boost of upto 50 points.
Then you make a list of silly mistakes you are making. keep it near your table and read it before solving a question. Try not to make any silly mistakes. That will be a great help.

Most common silly mistakes are
1) Not answering what the question asked
2) Copying the data wrong
3) Twist at the end of the question which makes us mark the wrong answer
4) Mark wrong answer in EXCEPT/NOT questions
5) Calculation mistakes

Make sure you dont make such mistakes

What books to study. You have OGs. Thats enough. Also read Manhattan Sentence Correction book which will improve your SC.

One final piece of advice. I think you should postpone your exam date by 2-3 months. It will cost $50. But it will save you $250 and you can achieve a better score. One week is too less of time and first round starts in August. You have ample time to get better score (around 700-720) and that will give you a better college and scholarship.

Best of luck

Hi highperformer,
It seems to me that if you see some lessons of gmatninja you can add some more point.
https://www.gmatninja.com/videos/gmat/verbal
Thanks!

Hi highperformer,

A 510 is a solid initial CAT score (the Average Score on the Official GMAT hovers around 550 most years). That having been said, many GMATers spend 3 months (or more) of consistent study time before they hit their 'peak' scores, so if you're going to limit your overall study timeframe to just 3 weeks, then there will likely be a limit to how much you can improve in this final week. The GMAT is a consistent, predictable Exam, so you CAN train to score at a higher level - but a 650 is right around the 80th percentile (and the type of training needed to consistently score at the higher level takes time). If you're ultimately going to keep studying until you score 650+, then you could save some time, money and frustration by pushing back your upcoming Test Date.

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

1) What GMAT Score would you consider a 'strong enough' Score for your applications/Schools?
2) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?
3) Assuming that another 2-3 months of study time was required, then how many hours do you think you could consistently study each week?

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

Contact Rich at: Rich.C@empowergmat.com

Hi highperformer,

Out of curiosity, is there a particular reason why you must take the GMAT in just one week from now?