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25 Feb 2019, 10:24
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Hi
I am a little confused about whether I should book my date. If yes, how many day...
Following is my current standing
Feb 04 2019 Official Mock 1 750 Q51 V40
Feb 011 2019 Official Mock 2 760 Q50 V41
Feb 19 2019 MGMAT Mock 1 710 Q51 V36
Feb 19 2019 MGMAT Mock 2 720 Q48 V40
Feb 25 2019 MGMAT Mock 3 710 Q48 V38
Feb 25 2019 MGMAT Mock 4 710 Q47 V40
Accuracy in MGMAT mocks:
PS 71% DS 63% SC 70% CR 68% RC 71%
I am aiming for a score of 740+
Can an expert or maybe someone who is familiar with studying strategies guide me on following?
1. When should I book my date? (I don't have a deadline issue but don't want to stretch it further unnecessarily)
2. What should be my studying strategy from here on and what resources should I follow for the same?
3. Should I take more mocks? Left with 2 MGMATs
4. I took my GMAT last year as well and was again even last time performing consistently good on mocks, but ended up with a 610. I am just not able to able to overcome this fear of failing again. Maybe because people are saying GMAT has become tougher, has lengthier RCs, and has meaning based SCs etc. , I am feeling a bit nervous in booking the date. Please guide.
I would really appreciate if someone can help me in this situation.
(Please Note- Mocks were taken in home-environment; they were not paused at all; QA, VA, IR and AWA order was followed but IR and AWA were not attempted)
Thanks and Regards
Advik Aggarwal
I am a little confused about whether I should book my date. If yes, how many day...
Following is my current standing
Feb 04 2019 Official Mock 1 750 Q51 V40
Feb 011 2019 Official Mock 2 760 Q50 V41
Feb 19 2019 MGMAT Mock 1 710 Q51 V36
Feb 19 2019 MGMAT Mock 2 720 Q48 V40
Feb 25 2019 MGMAT Mock 3 710 Q48 V38
Feb 25 2019 MGMAT Mock 4 710 Q47 V40
Accuracy in MGMAT mocks:
PS 71% DS 63% SC 70% CR 68% RC 71%
I am aiming for a score of 740+
Can an expert or maybe someone who is familiar with studying strategies guide me on following?
1. When should I book my date? (I don't have a deadline issue but don't want to stretch it further unnecessarily)
2. What should be my studying strategy from here on and what resources should I follow for the same?
3. Should I take more mocks? Left with 2 MGMATs
4. I took my GMAT last year as well and was again even last time performing consistently good on mocks, but ended up with a 610. I am just not able to able to overcome this fear of failing again. Maybe because people are saying GMAT has become tougher, has lengthier RCs, and has meaning based SCs etc. , I am feeling a bit nervous in booking the date. Please guide.
I would really appreciate if someone can help me in this situation.
(Please Note- Mocks were taken in home-environment; they were not paused at all; QA, VA, IR and AWA order was followed but IR and AWA were not attempted)
Thanks and Regards
Advik Aggarwal
25 Feb 2019, 10:53
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Hey advikaggarwal
I'm neither an expert nor someone with a good score.
Your scores look impressive for M-GMAT mocks. People with such scores have score north of 730 on Official GMAT. I'm in NO WAY meaning to demotivate you or scare you, but please take a look at my thread and see if anything resonates with you.
https://gmatclub.com/forum/a-dissappointing-630-need-expert-s-guidance-thanks-in-advance-288989.html
If any point seems to resonate with you, you may very well take the preventive action before you sit for the real GMAT. I'm posting this with the only intention; prevention is better than cure. It's better to weed off mistakes than to make them and repent later. Believe me, I know the psychological ordeal one has to go through if GMAT doesn't go as planned.
Regarding RCs: I don't think RCs have gotten any longer, in-fact I found them to be shorter. RCs were shorter in my GMAT Prep software too. I found RCs to be manageable(I got 95% accuracy in RC as per my ESR).
Regarding SCs: Yes, yes, yes. I found more SCs had some meaning game going on in them. In fact close to 80% of the SCs, even the 600-650 level ones, had some meaning issue going on. I completely didn't attack the SC from meaning angle and that led to a poor SC score. Only looking back after a couple of days, I realize how wrong I was. So please pay diligent attention to meaning while solving SCs.
Regarding CRs: CRs remained fairly the same. If there is a strategy, then CRs can be tamed.
More details on your GMAT readiness could be given by experts here!
If my post helped you in some way, my intention and purpose are served. Wish you all the best!
Cheers!
Cheers!
I'm neither an expert nor someone with a good score.
Your scores look impressive for M-GMAT mocks. People with such scores have score north of 730 on Official GMAT. I'm in NO WAY meaning to demotivate you or scare you, but please take a look at my thread and see if anything resonates with you.
https://gmatclub.com/forum/a-dissappointing-630-need-expert-s-guidance-thanks-in-advance-288989.html
If any point seems to resonate with you, you may very well take the preventive action before you sit for the real GMAT. I'm posting this with the only intention; prevention is better than cure. It's better to weed off mistakes than to make them and repent later. Believe me, I know the psychological ordeal one has to go through if GMAT doesn't go as planned.
advikaggarwal
Regarding RCs: I don't think RCs have gotten any longer, in-fact I found them to be shorter. RCs were shorter in my GMAT Prep software too. I found RCs to be manageable(I got 95% accuracy in RC as per my ESR).
Regarding SCs: Yes, yes, yes. I found more SCs had some meaning game going on in them. In fact close to 80% of the SCs, even the 600-650 level ones, had some meaning issue going on. I completely didn't attack the SC from meaning angle and that led to a poor SC score. Only looking back after a couple of days, I realize how wrong I was. So please pay diligent attention to meaning while solving SCs.
Regarding CRs: CRs remained fairly the same. If there is a strategy, then CRs can be tamed.
More details on your GMAT readiness could be given by experts here!
If my post helped you in some way, my intention and purpose are served. Wish you all the best!
Cheers!
Cheers!
25 Feb 2019, 13:54
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Hi Advik,
To start, each CAT is really a 'measuring device' - when used correctly, it will give you a realistic score and help define your strengths and weaknesses, but it will NOT help you to fix any of those weaknesses. To raise your scores, you have to learn the necessary Tactics and put in the proper practice and repetitions. The CAT will show you whether your studies are helping you to improve or not. In addition, the process of taking (and reviewing) a CAT requires a significant amount of energy and effort - and takes time to 'recover' from. This is one of the reasons why you typically shouldn't take more than 1 CAT per week - and your last CAT should be taken about 1 week before Test Day. By taking four CATs over the last week, there's a reasonable chance that you have experienced some 'burn out' - and that has led to some of the 'swings' in your Scores.
Assuming that you took each of these CATs in a realistic fashion, then you might have the necessary skills right now to hit your Score Goal, so you should schedule your GMAT as you see fit.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
To start, each CAT is really a 'measuring device' - when used correctly, it will give you a realistic score and help define your strengths and weaknesses, but it will NOT help you to fix any of those weaknesses. To raise your scores, you have to learn the necessary Tactics and put in the proper practice and repetitions. The CAT will show you whether your studies are helping you to improve or not. In addition, the process of taking (and reviewing) a CAT requires a significant amount of energy and effort - and takes time to 'recover' from. This is one of the reasons why you typically shouldn't take more than 1 CAT per week - and your last CAT should be taken about 1 week before Test Day. By taking four CATs over the last week, there's a reasonable chance that you have experienced some 'burn out' - and that has led to some of the 'swings' in your Scores.
Assuming that you took each of these CATs in a realistic fashion, then you might have the necessary skills right now to hit your Score Goal, so you should schedule your GMAT as you see fit.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
