560 - First attempt; beat down

Hi dcummins,

To start, you've clearly made some nice improvements since your initial 430 back in February. GMAC has publicly stated that the Official Score that you earn on Test Day is within +/- 30 points of actual ability. Assuming a similar 'swing' in how your CATs function, most of your CAT score results (along with your Official GMAT Score) show that you essentially performed the same each time (590 +/- a few points). Assuming that your goal score is still 700+, you will have to continue to study and make some significant improvements to how you handle BOTH the Quant and Verbal sections.

Early on, we discussed the idea that many 'book heavy' studiers end up getting 'stuck' at a particular score level - and it certainly appears that that has happened to you too. You seem to understand that continuing to study "your way" probably won't get you to your goal score, so it's time to make some changes. You still have plenty of time before the Round 2 application deadlines though, so you just need to make sure to proceed in an efficient fashion - with the goal of learning/practicing the proper Tactics and honing your skills.

1) Are you back at work now?
2) Going forward, how many hours do you think you can consistently study each week?

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