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Re: Cannot increase GMAT official score [#permalink]
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Hi solikon,

I'm sorry to hear that Test Day did not go as well as hoped. 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) On what dates did you take EACH of your Official GMATs and what were the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH?
2) How long did you study before each of your Official GMATs?
3) What study materials have you used over the course of all of your studies?
4) When was the last time that you took a NEW CAT/mock (re: one you had NOT taken before)? How did you score on that CAT (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?

Goals:
5) What is your overall goal score?
6) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
7) What Schools are you planning to apply to?

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Re: Cannot increase GMAT official score [#permalink]
solikon,
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Cannot increase GMAT official score [#permalink]
1. You may be studying too intensively. You mentioned 2000 hours over a long period of time. Have you thought of taking breaks, either complete or incomplete?

2. You may need to study smartly. This may mean a number of things, but I suggest that you focus on all the subsections in only limited manner. That is, do only limited numbers of questions, analyze, and then complete breaks. You mentioned that you are getting many question correct when working outside the test. This indicates your problem is not with the questions, by the way you strategize about the test.

3. Four attempts in some months is a rather large number. Be wise and take break from official testing. Unlike some others, I do not recommend that you take a large number of mocks.

Overall, I think you are wearing out yourself. And that can be pretty hard to recover from. Avoid this catastrophe. And if you take too many official tests, you will soon run out of your quota of tests and will be unable to improve.
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Re: Cannot increase GMAT official score [#permalink]
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Hi solikon,

I’m sorry to hear how things have been going with your GMAT. Before providing specific advice, I also would like to know more about your situation with the GMAT. Once you respond to the questions already asked, I can provide some detailed advice.
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