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Hello GMAT club family,

I recently gave my first official mock after 4 months of study and scored a 595.

Breakdown of score
Q82 (5 incorrect)
V79 (Rushed through last 5 questions, no time to complete)
D77 (got 2 MSRs 6 questions, which i didn't expect 🤢 and was short on time)

Final 595, 72nd percentile.

Target score : 655

Have been using OG guides and GMAT club questions.

How do I proceed from here to reach my target score and how long it may take?

I'm a working professional and I can spare 2 hours a day during the weekday and 3-4hrs on the weekend.

Bunuel bb

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The guide for the GRE RC is also useful for the GMAT
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Have suggested Manhattan-Prep's 6th Edition for Critical Reasoning. For RC, becoming familiar with how inference questions work may also help a bit. If you don't normally read a lot, including some during your free hours could also be useful. You could read articles from The Economist, for example, on topics (e.g. science) you find more challenging than others.

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Hi Toddlerandgmat,

A great way to move forward with your prep is with topical learning and practice. In other words, focus on just ONE topic at a time and practice that topic until you achieve mastery.

For instance, let's consider your study of Number Properties. First, immerse yourself in all aspects (formulas, properties, techniques and strategies) of this topic, and then, focus solely on Number Property questions. After each problem set, take the time to delve into your incorrect answers. This self-reflection is a powerful tool that allows you to understand your learning process and make significant improvements. For instance, if you made a mistake in a remainder question, ask yourself why. Was it a careless error? Did you not apply the remainder formula correctly? Was there a concept in the question that you didn't grasp?

By meticulously analyzing your mistakes, you will efficiently address your weaknesses and, consequently, enhance your GMAT quant skills. This process has been unequivocally proven to be effective. Number Properties is just one example; be sure to follow this process for all Quant, Verbal, and DI topics.

This article outlines the different phases of your prep: The Phases of Preparing for the GMAT

Once you have mastered all of the content, you can begin taking official practice tests. With each test, carefully review your results to identify remaining gaps in your content knowledge and work on strengthening those areas until you fully understand them. Then (and only then) take another practice test. Repeat this process until you reach (or exceed!) your goal score.

Here’s an article on how to structure your prep: GMAT Preparation Strategy
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You should probably adopt strategies for timing and approaching questions.
Solving questions works for PS but not for CR, RC, or the DI questions.

Also, I would not recommend spending 4 months and then taking a practice test and get a result you are not happy with. Imagine someone digging a tunnel and not checking/testing it for 4 months. Would they end up where they planned to be? I would suggest having more frequent checks (not necessarily with GMAT Prep) but working on a particular section and then checking it. It is just easier to fight one war than 3.
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Hello GMAT Club Family,

Thanks for the valuable feedback. I will incorporate them with my prep.

bb : As far as the mock is concerned , yes you are right. But I'm revisiting Math after 12 years and I don't want to waste an official mock before I establish atleast a baseline.

I have initially taken a eGMAT diagnostic test where my score was 445 without any prep.

Recently with the GMAT Club free week last month , I have taken few sectional mocks and full length mock where my range was between 585-615.

I think I'm with 605 baseline now and looking for another 50-60 points improvement where I want some feedback.
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Identify the topics in which you made mistakes. Evaluate why you made mistakes in them - is it conceptual? Is it careless? Do the same for the questions in which you took too much time.
Make a list of the topics with which you are not comfortable. Then make a study plan and include all those topics.
You also need to work on time management. Timing is a challenge for most learners in DI but not in Verbal. So you are likely not strategizing well - focus on de-constructing the argument before you move on to the options in CR. In RC, don't try to memorize the details. Just focus on comprehension and overall structure.
Here is my verbal playlist in which I have discussed strategies for CR and RC: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... dhcz3eE8O3
For DI also, people waste time calculating when they don't need to calculate. These videos illustrate that:
Avoiding unnecessary calculations:
https://youtu.be/Ycf4nxv7Cms
https://youtu.be/Ucf5Q-IJbQ8
https://youtu.be/OyN_szEDEPw


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Hello GMAT club family,

I recently gave my first official mock after 4 months of study and scored a 595.

Breakdown of score
Q82 (5 incorrect)
V79 (Rushed through last 5 questions, no time to complete)
D77 (got 2 MSRs 6 questions, which i didn't expect 🤢 and was short on time)

Final 595, 72nd percentile.

Target score : 655

Have been using OG guides and GMAT club questions.

How do I proceed from here to reach my target score and how long it may take?

I'm a working professional and I can spare 2 hours a day during the weekday and 3-4hrs on the weekend.

Bunuel bb

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With 2 hours everyday, most working professional can be done with GMAT within 3-4 months. So if you have covered everything expected in a good GMAT prep then you should be close to ready to take actual attempt.

First mock doesn't tell a real story as you are still getting acquainted with GMAT exam so I suggest that you take more mock tests in next a few days and then see the variance among them. If there is consistency in score then you can tust that the score reflects your level of preparedness.

Expect 2 MSR now because many test takers have experienced it in final exam now.
Improve accuracy in CA by taking more mock exams
Q 82 may be improved to Q85 so work on it.

Target
Q-85
V-82
DI-81
and you will have hit the target with these scores.

Let me know if you need help!

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Hello GMAT club family,

I recently gave my first official mock after 4 months of study and scored a 595.

Breakdown of score
Q82 (5 incorrect)
V79 (Rushed through last 5 questions, no time to complete)
D77 (got 2 MSRs 6 questions, which i didn't expect 🤢 and was short on time)

Final 595, 72nd percentile.

Target score : 655

Have been using OG guides and GMAT club questions.

How do I proceed from here to reach my target score and how long it may take?

I'm a working professional and I can spare 2 hours a day during the weekday and 3-4hrs on the weekend.

Bunuel bb

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