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Hi guys,

I'm feeling lost to be honest.

Took the GMAT today for the 2nd time and scored 590 Q33 V37.

If you hear my story, I think you will understand why I'm lost.

Firstly, I just graduated with a first class Maths degree in the summer. But I know GMAT quant is way different to uni level Maths but still I have a natural flair for Maths.

Secondly, my scores for my GMATPrep tests were the following:

Gmatprep 1: 640 Q44 V34
Gmatprep 2: 650 Q46 V34
Gmatprep 1 (repeat): 630 Q45 V31
Gmat REAL (1st attempt with 2 hours sleep): 530 Q30-something, V30-something (cancelled score)

I restarted my gmat test and with 3 weeks revision:
Gmat Exam pack 1 test 1: 640 Q42 V35
Gmat Exam pack 1 test 2: 700 Q48 V38 (day before real exam)
Gmat REAL 2nd attempt: 590 Q33 V36 (cancelled score)

I didn't overwork the day before. I had 9 hours sleep and I had plenty of energy in exam hence my verbal was higher than I expected and I felt fresh throughout the exam. I ate blueberries and drank lucozade in breaks and was relaxed throughout exam. The maths questions seemed ok, nothing out of the ordinary. I honestly thought I did as well if not slightly lower than my 700 score! Specifically, I managed my time ok, but I was 4 minutes down at one point and made up to about 2 minutes. I had to guess the last 2 questions. There were a few questions that stumped me which I should have got for e.g. 2 work rate questions. Also there were around 2 or 3 questions which I was close to answering but I went past the 3 minutes so I pushed my ego aside and took a calculated guess and moved on... I really don't know what went wrong! I'm happy with my verbal score, but it's just this quant, wtf happened!? Also my aim is 690.

The first time around I went through all MGMAT 8 books including SC, CR, VR and all 5 quant books, making notes for each one and attempting atleast half of the questions at the back (OG que).

This time around I did all OG 17 questions for PS, DS and SC and I kept an error log detailing what mistake I made and what I should have done for ALL quant OG questions and for all SC questions. I went through and took notes of Sahil's SC notes. I also paid and did Gmat write and scored 5.

The only thing I didn't do was review my error log again. However, I spent 5-7 mins at least when I was writing out my error log, so it would have cemented atleast 50% right? I really dont think that can account for such a large discrepancy.

I have most resources at my fingertips including kaplan premier with 6 tests as well as powerscore bible, Spidey notes, advanced quant mgmat, mgmat class videos, workshops, paper tests, you name it. What I don't have is time on my side, as I work full time as a data analyst.

What plan should I follow and what revision should I prioritise? I've rebooked my test for 10th July (last submission possibility).

My current plan is to buy the Extended Special Report and see where I failed in quant. Steep price of £25 but it will at least help me target revision. I was going to buy exam pack 2 tests and go through all my failed questions in my error log, but perhaps I could redo Exam pack 1 since I've only taken them once Also, I was planning on doing the MGMAT advanced quant as well as cr powerscore bible.

Should I bother with the kaplan 6 tests and premier stuff? i've even got the kaplan book... What about the videos my mgmat, the labs and classes etc.? I dont have time for those though...I also have 800-score tests as well as the MGMAT practice tests. The only reason I havent touched these is because everyone keeps saying its best to go through official first and with my time restriction that is where my focus has stayed.

I would really appreciate any help or feedback or comments from you guys,

Thank you very much,

Ahmed