EMPOWERgmatRichC wrote:
Hi robertwidmore,
On what dates did you take each of these CATs? I ask because on August 5th, you posted a message (here:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/are-there-an ... l#p2107433) that made it sound as if you had just started taking CATs. Based on this post though, you've clearly taken 6 CATs. Did you take those 6 CATs over the last 6 days?
Beyond those questions, before I can offer you the specific advice that you’re looking for, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
Studies:
1) How long have you studied?
2) What study materials have you used so far?
Goals:
3) What is your goal score?
4) When are you planning to take the GMAT?
5) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
6) What Schools are you planning to apply to?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Hello Rich,
Thank you for your answer. The first point on the graph (670) is my real exam score from a year ago. Planning to retake, I have been studying for the past 2 months
[1]. I took PE1 before I began studying this time around (hence the dip). I took PE3,4,2,6 within the last 3 weeks.
I have been using
OG 2018, Kaplan 800 and GMAT Prep Plus 2019. Recently, I found
eGMAT SC resources on the forum very helpful too
[2]. According to my
error log,
69% of my mistakes are from
SC. I am an international student and I am still struggling in
Idioms and
Modifiers. For exercise, I am trying to stick with the
OG questions, thinking I would probably run out of time before I run out of real questions.
Now, I am in a business school that I got in with my first score. I am hoping to put my score over 700
[3] before the Fall semester begins in a month
[4]. I will use this score to apply to PhD programs around November-December
[5]. I couldn't dare to book an exam date so far. I will decide where I will apply to depending on my score
[6].
Just like
Iamnowjust, I am very slow in Verbal too. When I got V29, I didn't have time for the last 4 questions. When V30 happened, I started too fast and got 5 mistakes out of the first 6 questions (3 of which are the 700-level RC questions I mentioned). I am struggling with
pacing and performing consistently in Verbal. I would appreciate any advice about these.
Maybe I should spend more time (within reason) on the first (5-10 or 12) questions? I found a lot of discussion threads in the forum about the importance of the first questions, both for and against that approach.