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Break 700 barrier [#permalink] New post   28 Sep 2014, 12:06
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Dear all,
I am 31 and working. I have taken holidays to prepare for GMAT. I have been preparing for GMAT since last 2 weeks. Prior to this, I have spent 1 weeks and multiple hours in the train travel reviewing Verbal problems.
I have one more week left for my GMAT exams. So far the practice results have been:

16/09: 640 in OG prep material
23/09: 580(37,33) on MGMAT (shocker!)
25/09: 620(39,35) on MGMAT (Ran out of time, didnt read 5 quant questions, just blindly guessed)

and today 28/09, I scored 680 (Q44, V38)on GMAT. (last 1 question in quant and last 1 in verbal blindly guessed as i was running out of time)

I am an engineer and have a good background in maths. However, I find the Quant problems of MGMAT difficult for the 2min time frame.
Plus, i have decided i shall try only 9 IR problems (leaving 3 two-part question which from practice i find as time drains). I find it impossible to complete all 12 in given time.

I have one more week to go and would love to break the 700 barrier. Can you please suggest what should be the best strategy to achieve this goal.
Thank you very much!

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Tans.
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Re: Break 700 barrier [#permalink] New post   29 Sep 2014, 05:10
Dear all,
Awaiting any feedback or response. Could you please help.

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Re: Break 700 barrier [#permalink] New post   29 Sep 2014, 05:36
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Dear all,
Awaiting any feedback or response. Could you please help.

Thanks!


For Quant, really focus in on the basic concept foundation and master the shortcuts. Master what the GMAT is asking for before you finish the question, that will help you complete the questions in a 2 minute time frame. For Verbal, I had to focus on SC because I was terrible there- it just depends on where you are weak on verbal.

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Re: Break 700 barrier [#permalink] New post   29 Sep 2014, 09:11
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Focus on reviewing your mistakes during this last week. Any mistake that you do make - make sure the next morning, you review that mistake or attempt that question again to reinforce your mind.

Lastly, do not underestimate the psychological elements of the exam: https://www.gmatpill.com/about/studying- ... trategies/
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Re: Break 700 barrier [#permalink] New post   29 Sep 2014, 10:11
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Hi Tansmba,

Since you mentioned timing a couple of times on your post, I thought I'd provide some tips on timing strategy. The two minute tactic that the MGMAT employs for each quant problem is appropriate. Know that if you take longer than two minutes on a problem, you'll have to spend less time on future problems. In general, our tutors advise people not to spend more than four minutes on a problem.

As you do your final prepping, try grouping five Quant questions together and spend no more more than ten minutes on them. You can use this strategy on both practice questions and simulation exams. If you fall behind schedule, make a strategic guess or two to catch up. Make strategic guesses on questions that you aren’t confident on or that would take you much longer than two minutes to answer. That way, you buy yourself some time and you can spend more time on questions that you can confidently answer.

Hope this helps. Here's a link to a few more blog posts on timing strategies: https://gmat.economist.com/search/blog_post?keys=timing.

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Re: Break 700 barrier [#permalink] New post   30 Sep 2014, 07:15
Hi JTuquero, GMATPill and UTWrestler,
Thanks for your feedback.
I went through the wild cards provided by the MGMAT. I found them very helpful to cover the basics. I plan to go through the OG GMAT problems under timed conditions to improve my timing.

Thanks!
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Re: Break 700 barrier [#permalink] New post   03 Oct 2014, 14:05
Update: Completed by 2nd and last GMAT prep exam today and scored a 680 (Q47,V36). My exam is on Monday. Never seen a 700 in any of my prep exams. Still looking for that extra 20. Not sure, where i can pull it from? ! :(
2 more days to go..any advice on things to do in last few days before exam?

Thanks!
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Re: Break 700 barrier [#permalink] New post   07 Oct 2014, 10:11
Hi all,
I wanted to update you on the GMAT results. I got 620 (Q 45, V31). I find this disappointing since i was scoring around 680 in last two practice exams. Not quite sure what went wrong but the Verbal section just seemed flat. No difficult questions were asked. I kept answering them and then i had the score. I was scared about IR but i scored comfortable 6 by attempting only 9 questions.
I got 2 multi-part and i think i got them right. I am a bit disappointed. I am planning to do EMBA and i heard that this score is good enough as i also have a 9 years work experience. what do you guys suggest?

Thanks!
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Re: Break 700 barrier [#permalink] New post   11 Oct 2014, 00:03
tansmba wrote:
Hi all,
I wanted to update you on the GMAT results. I got 620 (Q 45, V31). I find this disappointing since i was scoring around 680 in last two practice exams. Not quite sure what went wrong but the Verbal section just seemed flat. No difficult questions were asked. I kept answering them and then i had the score. I was scared about IR but i scored comfortable 6 by attempting only 9 questions.
I got 2 multi-part and i think i got them right. I am a bit disappointed. I am planning to do EMBA and i heard that this score is good enough as i also have a 9 years work experience. what do you guys suggest?

Thanks!



Don`t you think, you had some tough questions early in verbal and answered them incorrectly?
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Re: Break 700 barrier [#permalink] New post   11 Oct 2014, 03:30
Hi
Its been a week and don't recollect the performance on the first 10 questions any more. It could very well be possible that i assumed the questions to be easy and rushed through and thus, got them wrong.
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Re: Break 700 barrier [#permalink] New post   11 Oct 2014, 21:44
Can you retake? 620 is so below your potential

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