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22 Feb 2004, 00:45
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Gave my first Powerprep today....got 630...something which I was not expecting...I know my limitations and that I'am not a genius...but having studied Kaplan and PR( a bit of Arco too) I thought my PP score should have been somewhere in the ballpark of 660-680.I wanted to be within the striking range for a 700 score and had I got 670 or so I would have said to myself that I'am on the right track.But alas..! that was not to be.
I would be giving my exam on 29 th March...so would have to run against time to gain some points.No matter how hard you try to dismiss your PP score and concentrate on your studies but at the back of your mind you do know that it represents your current scoring capability.For the record my breakup was 34 Verbal and 44 quant.I have just started studying OG...have no clue as to how to give my GMAT prep a boost?
Your opinions and advises in this regard are welcome.
Thanks,
Vivek.
I would be giving my exam on 29 th March...so would have to run against time to gain some points.No matter how hard you try to dismiss your PP score and concentrate on your studies but at the back of your mind you do know that it represents your current scoring capability.For the record my breakup was 34 Verbal and 44 quant.I have just started studying OG...have no clue as to how to give my GMAT prep a boost?
Your opinions and advises in this regard are welcome.
Thanks,
Vivek.
22 Feb 2004, 00:52
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Vivek, I strongly recommend you to buy some LSAT books and study the verbal from there. It is something I failed to do but will do in my next attempt. Many high scorers, Stoolfi, Vicky and many more did use the LSAT type of prep. For math, you have another month and I did not see you attempting many combination/permutation/probability questions. Are you comfortable with those questions? Those will certainly push you beyond the 44 quant score
22 Feb 2004, 04:35
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Gave my first Powerprep today....got 630...something which I was not expecting...I know my limitations and that I'am not a genius...but having studied Kaplan and PR( a bit of Arco too) I thought my PP score should have been somewhere in the ballpark of 660-680.I wanted to be within the striking range for a 700 score and had I got 670 or so I would have said to myself that I'am on the right track.But alas..! that was not to be.
I would be giving my exam on 29 th March...so would have to run against time to gain some points.No matter how hard you try to dismiss your PP score and concentrate on your studies but at the back of your mind you do know that it represents your current scoring capability.For the record my breakup was 34 Verbal and 44 quant.I have just started studying OG...have no clue as to how to give my GMAT prep a boost?
Your opinions and advises in this regard are welcome.
Thanks,
Vivek.
I would be giving my exam on 29 th March...so would have to run against time to gain some points.No matter how hard you try to dismiss your PP score and concentrate on your studies but at the back of your mind you do know that it represents your current scoring capability.For the record my breakup was 34 Verbal and 44 quant.I have just started studying OG...have no clue as to how to give my GMAT prep a boost?
Your opinions and advises in this regard are welcome.
Thanks,
Vivek.
Practice test scores are given much more credibility than they deserve. I think practice tests are great for "pacing" yourself...but do not give too much importance to the results.
Powerprep is meant to be taken as close to the exam as possible. so you might want to consider taking your next powerprep only in the last week of march.
you will find guys doing great on practice tests and doing not so good on the actual gmat. you must realise that its better to know your weaknesses before the exam rather after the exam. you took a test, didnt do well. fine.. did you think it was just random ..or do you think it was lack of preparation. take a hard look and write those observations down somewhere. Work your way forward from today and try to take practice tests as often as you can.
I must tell you that it really should not bother you too much , BUT at the same time it is your responsibility to keep up the intensity of your preparation.
Take your gmat, if you dont do well, take it again. Keep your eye on the prize, thats your B-School admit.
For verbal , there is no better way to prepare than to "teach". Participate in discussions here , and analyze every SC and CR down to the last detail.
i mean , know why other options are wrong and try to explain it in your posts here.. for CR and RC's , work for official LSAT questions.
Give RC's as much importance as SC's and CR's. Remember, the key to crossing 40 in Verbal is Reading Comprehension. you will, i am sure, see many RC's questions in the first 15 questions. if you dont work on those well, you might not get to the really hard SC's and CR's.
For some Hard Math, I found Manhattan Gmat's question bank to be helpful. the questions force you to think differently and I had to work really hard (and fast!) to solve most of the problems.
I used Gmat Plus to keep track of my speed on the more "regular" Quant and verbal questions.
Make a error log and write every mistake you do ( i know its time consuming, but it works!) .
hope this helps
praetorian
