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Hello I took the 9 week Manhattan Prep GMAT interact very religiously. I did all the homework, assignments, videos and analysis on time. I took one practice CAT every Saturday on the timing I scheduled my official test.
My first CAT was 480 (Q31,V26). I worked studied the interact over the next 8 coming weeks and was able to get a 570(Q38,V30) a week before the exam.
I took the official GMAT today and to my complete disappointment my score was 480 (Q32,V24).
I am really lost right now on what to do next. I am definitely attempting the GMAT again but I am clueless on what went wrong and why. It seems like despite all the practice and improvement that I was seeing on the practice CAT, my score eventually tanked to the same point where it began 2 months ago. The past two months according to the score feels like a waste of time.
My target score is 700 and my target schools are University of Michigan - Ross, Stanford, Kellogg and Booth. I'm not sure if people on this forum think I might just be aiming too high for myself but I know I am willing to do whatever it takes.
All suggestions are welcome.
My first CAT was 480 (Q31,V26). I worked studied the interact over the next 8 coming weeks and was able to get a 570(Q38,V30) a week before the exam.
I took the official GMAT today and to my complete disappointment my score was 480 (Q32,V24).
I am really lost right now on what to do next. I am definitely attempting the GMAT again but I am clueless on what went wrong and why. It seems like despite all the practice and improvement that I was seeing on the practice CAT, my score eventually tanked to the same point where it began 2 months ago. The past two months according to the score feels like a waste of time.
My target score is 700 and my target schools are University of Michigan - Ross, Stanford, Kellogg and Booth. I'm not sure if people on this forum think I might just be aiming too high for myself but I know I am willing to do whatever it takes.
All suggestions are welcome.
26 Aug 2017, 14:19
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Try to figure out what went wrong.. Where your weakness is.. And redo the Og this time.. Mark your answers in the error log
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shreyas11
Hello I took the 9 week Manhattan Prep GMAT interact very religiously. I did all the homework, assignments, videos and analysis on time. I took one practice CAT every Saturday on the timing I scheduled my official test.
My first CAT was 480 (Q31,V26). I worked studied the interact over the next 8 coming weeks and was able to get a 570(Q38,V30) a week before the exam.
I took the official GMAT today and to my complete disappointment my score was 480 (Q32,V24).
I am really lost right now on what to do next. I am definitely attempting the GMAT again but I am clueless on what went wrong and why. It seems like despite all the practice and improvement that I was seeing on the practice CAT, my score eventually tanked to the same point where it began 2 months ago. The past two months according to the score feels like a waste of time.
My target score is 700 and my target schools are University of Michigan - Ross, Stanford, Kellogg and Booth. I'm not sure if people on this forum think I might just be aiming too high for myself but I know I am willing to do whatever it takes.
All suggestions are welcome.
My first CAT was 480 (Q31,V26). I worked studied the interact over the next 8 coming weeks and was able to get a 570(Q38,V30) a week before the exam.
I took the official GMAT today and to my complete disappointment my score was 480 (Q32,V24).
I am really lost right now on what to do next. I am definitely attempting the GMAT again but I am clueless on what went wrong and why. It seems like despite all the practice and improvement that I was seeing on the practice CAT, my score eventually tanked to the same point where it began 2 months ago. The past two months according to the score feels like a waste of time.
My target score is 700 and my target schools are University of Michigan - Ross, Stanford, Kellogg and Booth. I'm not sure if people on this forum think I might just be aiming too high for myself but I know I am willing to do whatever it takes.
All suggestions are welcome.
Hi shreyas11,
Your score suggests that you lack a proper understanding of the fundamentals. it is very important to build them before jumping on to questions.
You can do so by choosing one of the following ways:
1. In person classes/private tutoring
2. Online classes
3. Self paced online preparatory course
4. Book heavy approach
Whatever you choose, make sure that you choose one. Because GMAT tests you on some concepts and fundamentals that you can learn from a course. Most of the preparatory companies including ours offer a free trial of our course. You can take the trial and see if the course suits your needs.
In addition to the preparatory material, buy the Official Guides(both the Official Guide and the Verbal Review), Question Pack 1 and the 4 official mock CATs. They should be an indispensable part of your preparation.
Also, try to drill down into each problem type to ace them.
SC: The questions test various concepts such as S-V agreement, modifiers, parallelism etc. Find out what troubles you. As a general guide line, you can start solving a question by taking the following things in consideration:
1. Find out the subject and the verb
2. See that the S&V agree in number
3. Look out for the modifiers
4. Look out for parallelism
5. Look out for usage of certain words - such as vs like, few vs less etc.
CR: There might be certain types of questions that are troubling you. May be Assumption, may be conclusion, inference etc.
You need to find that out and then practice them
RC: This again can be drilled down into different types of questions and also different topics. See what questions and topics trouble you the most and then practice accordingly.
Quants: Again try to break the questions in topics such as Algebra, Number system (very important), Geometry, PnC etc.
As an addition, start preparing an error log and keep a note of all the mistakes you made and the lessons you learnt from the problems. This will ensure you do not make the same mistake again.
