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30 Dec 2023, 08:04
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Hey lovely folks,
As the year ends and everyone is setting new roles and strategising on how they can achieve them, I feel lost. I wrote the GMAT today and scored 670. I am writing with the hope that you will be kind and helpful with some inputs.
My actual score
IR 6
Quant 48 / 63 percentile
Verbal 34/ 68 percentile
Total 670
My analysis:
1. Time management off - last 4-5 questions for both verbal and quant sections guessed.
2. I have a fairly good hold on concepts in SC, CR, and RC but I can't put a finger on what would have gone wrong. Also, I genuinely enjoy these sections. The questions seemed tougher than simply ruling out basis just some clear grammar mistakes and maybe tested deeper comprehension/meaning which I have no sense on how to improve or even what to improve.
3. I have seen a lot of variability in test. Official mock 6 all my RC passages were 1-2 paras and in the final it was all passages with 4 paras. So gotta prepare for worst.
4. There were some topics where I wasn't a 100% in maths like remainders and divisibility, 3D geomety which got tested so maybe that's one way to approach.
5. Overall I feel concept wise I have done an immersive read however maybe there is some deeper error going in skills/application area.
My mock scores have been:
Offical Mock 1 760
Official mock 2 700
Official mock 5 680
Offical mock 6 760
Gmat club 670
Gmat club sectional maths tests (Q44 to Q36)
Manhattan 620
I have tried Top one percent, magoosh and TTP but haven't got the result. TTP is great to set the fundamentals but I realised my paper was tougher than the questions I was exposed to. Given I have put in so much time and effort in GMAT already definitely 3+months, I don't know where to go from here. Have seen all gmat ninja videos. Have seen countless standalone youtube webinars from math revolution, egmat, crack verbal on concepts where I didn't feel confident. Have done books like powerscore and manhattan. I am pretty sure I have solved 1500+ quant questions and a similar for Verbal. But I guess its not about the questions isnt it?
Private tutoring costs are beyond the realm of affordability so I have no clue. Despite my shaky state at the moment, I still believe I have it in me to cross the 750 marker if I can be given some guidance. I have a lot to thank the GMAT club for, so using this as my final resort.
I work full time and if I sleep like 4 hrs everyday with my full time job I can devote 6 hrs on weekdays and 13 hrs on weekends making it roughly 180 hrs this month.
I have already booked 29 Jan for next attempt as after it classic GMAT no more exists.
So, what should be my next steps?
1. I dont think its simply hard work and putting more hours, what strategy should I follow instead?
2. How do I identify where I should work in Verbal except time management (which ofcourse anyway depends on clarity and confidence)? I don't think it's about basic stuff anymore like oh its assumption then negate dont fall for support or strengthen or look for that parallelism marker. Its deeper.
3. Should I buy a different course like egmat, crack verbal, gmatwhiz?
4. Instead of buying a new course Do official questions again and Go through GMAT club directory of questions and give mocks. But how does that help in identifying the skills and application gap especially in verbal?
5. How should I plan to allocate the time?
6. Should I read a few books (powerscore, manhattan etc) instead?
7. Just how should I keep my head high and believe in myself despite whatever has happened.
As the year ends and everyone is setting new roles and strategising on how they can achieve them, I feel lost. I wrote the GMAT today and scored 670. I am writing with the hope that you will be kind and helpful with some inputs.
My actual score
IR 6
Quant 48 / 63 percentile
Verbal 34/ 68 percentile
Total 670
My analysis:
1. Time management off - last 4-5 questions for both verbal and quant sections guessed.
2. I have a fairly good hold on concepts in SC, CR, and RC but I can't put a finger on what would have gone wrong. Also, I genuinely enjoy these sections. The questions seemed tougher than simply ruling out basis just some clear grammar mistakes and maybe tested deeper comprehension/meaning which I have no sense on how to improve or even what to improve.
3. I have seen a lot of variability in test. Official mock 6 all my RC passages were 1-2 paras and in the final it was all passages with 4 paras. So gotta prepare for worst.
4. There were some topics where I wasn't a 100% in maths like remainders and divisibility, 3D geomety which got tested so maybe that's one way to approach.
5. Overall I feel concept wise I have done an immersive read however maybe there is some deeper error going in skills/application area.
My mock scores have been:
Offical Mock 1 760
Official mock 2 700
Official mock 5 680
Offical mock 6 760
Gmat club 670
Gmat club sectional maths tests (Q44 to Q36)
Manhattan 620
I have tried Top one percent, magoosh and TTP but haven't got the result. TTP is great to set the fundamentals but I realised my paper was tougher than the questions I was exposed to. Given I have put in so much time and effort in GMAT already definitely 3+months, I don't know where to go from here. Have seen all gmat ninja videos. Have seen countless standalone youtube webinars from math revolution, egmat, crack verbal on concepts where I didn't feel confident. Have done books like powerscore and manhattan. I am pretty sure I have solved 1500+ quant questions and a similar for Verbal. But I guess its not about the questions isnt it?
Private tutoring costs are beyond the realm of affordability so I have no clue. Despite my shaky state at the moment, I still believe I have it in me to cross the 750 marker if I can be given some guidance. I have a lot to thank the GMAT club for, so using this as my final resort.
I work full time and if I sleep like 4 hrs everyday with my full time job I can devote 6 hrs on weekdays and 13 hrs on weekends making it roughly 180 hrs this month.
I have already booked 29 Jan for next attempt as after it classic GMAT no more exists.
So, what should be my next steps?
1. I dont think its simply hard work and putting more hours, what strategy should I follow instead?
2. How do I identify where I should work in Verbal except time management (which ofcourse anyway depends on clarity and confidence)? I don't think it's about basic stuff anymore like oh its assumption then negate dont fall for support or strengthen or look for that parallelism marker. Its deeper.
3. Should I buy a different course like egmat, crack verbal, gmatwhiz?
4. Instead of buying a new course Do official questions again and Go through GMAT club directory of questions and give mocks. But how does that help in identifying the skills and application gap especially in verbal?
5. How should I plan to allocate the time?
6. Should I read a few books (powerscore, manhattan etc) instead?
7. Just how should I keep my head high and believe in myself despite whatever has happened.
30 Dec 2023, 10:36
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The ESR may be worth checking out. If you share it here (after wiping any personal info), people may provide some specific suggestions as well. For time management, using question/time markers may help. If you feel your fundamentals are solid, consider working on your solving approach. May boost your score a bit. Had a student for example who went from a V31 to a V40 in about 30 days. Perhaps include working with a study buddy who is strong in areas you aren't (and vice versa). There's a study buddy thread on gmatclub you could have a look at.
5 Verbal tips
30 Dec 2023, 10:50
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kpop1234567890
Hi kpop1234567890,
670 is a strong score. I don't have any quick or easy answers for you, but you could consider working on your SC concepts using this course and on CR using this course.
