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Do I focus on my strength or my weakness??? Updated on: 23 Aug 2009, 18:11
Originally posted by MontrealLady on 23 Aug 2009, 17:25.
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Hi,

I'm planning to take gmat on sep 26, so 5 weeks left!!

I'm preparing since January 09 ...i would say my total stady was for 3 months...

However, I think my problem is I don't know how to study!!
it is the first time I study by my own!!

to make the long story short, I went over the 3 OG books, Kaplan, the PowerScore CR & SC..

I took Kaplan test in March and scored 410 and took the gmat prep in March as well and scored 310...
took the real gmat in May and scored 330...

today i took the gmat prep and scored 440

ok guys, dont ran away, Im not stupid, but English is my third language and the last math course I did was in 2000 :S :S

so I'm thinking about changing my strategy.
I'm weak in both sections, but more in the verbal one.
In the next 5 weeks, I'm planning to focus more on math because I think it will be easier to improve my score in it.

what if I do a practice test every Saturday and I spend the rest of the week going over my mistakes. for example, if I do a mistake in algebra, so I study algebra on Monday...etc

please note that the university asks for min 550...so if I get between 550-600, it would be perfect...

Please let me know what you think about my strategy

Thanks, :)
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Your strategy to concentrate on math is good. what are your math scores like right now?
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Your strategy to concentrate on math is good. what are your math scores like right now?
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for the real gmat in march, it was Q=22, V=14 -score 330
For the gmat prep i did today, it was Q = 29 V = 21 - score 440
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It sounds like you have made some progress - you have improved, and don't dismiss that small "victory"
Having English as a second/third language puts you at a disadvantage of course - that may be the MAIN issue and unfortunately if you are not great with it, you will have a poor GMAT experience. By the way, don't worry about your scores - many have demonstrated (both high and low scorers) that GMAT has notthing to do with intelligence. Look at me for example, I have GMAT 750, and what do I do? Type text into the internet at 2 AM in the morning :lol:

Anyway, get a calendar or some kind of a planner and write your plan out for the next 5 weeks. With english proficiency, Math may be your best strategy.
The second best option may be either CR or SC, depending on which you are more interested in.

For math, you may want to get either Kaplan Math Workbook or Kaplan math Foundations (if you need a LOT of help).

One other issue is that you have been preparing for so long - most are sick of GMAT after just a few months, so don't let this get to you. Keep it going in high gear for the next 5 weeks - put in as much time as you can and stay focused. use a calendar, plan it out, and stay on schedule.

Link to a calendar by Topher: please-evaluate-my-study-schedule-79588.html
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Hi MontrealLady,

Going along with what bb posted, remember not to stagger on your strengths when you try to improve on your weaknesses.

You need to score well in both sections to score high. I know someone who got a 51 in verbal, but crashed and burned on quant and ended up with a 550.

I had the same issue with not knowing HOW to study. Once I resolved that, I saw a definite increase in both my score, and my confidence on higher ranked problems.
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I am having a similar problem, as in i am relatively good at verbal but really poor in maths. i took the gmat prep without studing and got 480. I bought OG12 took the diagnostic test and scored above average in the verbal doing better at RC than CR and Sc. ( i did not take the math diagnostic as i know i am well below par there and will instead spend some time focusing on math foundations before i even attempt it). i also got the Manhattan SC and Powerscore CR to work on my verbal. i have not set a date as yet for the test even though i know i must take it between now and november, thing is i won't set a date until i have built up my knowledege of math foundations and i am scoring in the 600s-700s on Gmat prep.

What am i saying with all this? i know i can get in the 30s to 40s on the Verbal ( my strenght) and i intend to put enough focus on this area with the hope of scoring about 51, but i am aware that to get a decent overall score i will also need to do realtively well at the Quant. so for now most of my effort will be to increase my knowledege of maths, but in no way can i ignore verbal as this is where i intent to excel. i am hoping this approach will put me in the 700 club.

I would suggest you take a similar approach.
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