ESR Analysis for the Preparation Strategy

[quote="EMPOWERgmatRichC"]Hi mynamegoeson,

First off, a 630/Q47 is a strong score (it's just a bit shy of the 80th percentile overall), so it could be enough to get you into your first-choice School. As such, a retest might not be necessary. Depending on the Schools you plan to apply to, you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile. There's a Forum full of them here:

https://gmatclub.com/forum/ask-admission ... tants-124/

Many Test Takers spend 3 months (or more) of consistent study time before they hit their 'peak' scores, so since you studied for just about 6-7 weeks, that might help to explain why you did not score higher. From what you have described, you took the GMAT at the end of February - and that was 5 months ago. Thus, while there is still some valuable information in this ESR, it might not be a great way to assess your current skills, strengths and weaknesses. As such, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:quote]

Hi Rich,
Thanks for your reply.
I took my GMAT on 17th July 2017
Studies:
1) How recently did you restart your studies? Started 2-3 days back. I took GMAT on 17th July, 2017
2) What study materials did you use for your first attempt? What study materials have you used since then? Manhattan SC, Powerscore CR, and OG17
3) Have you taken any recent practice CATs (and how have you scored - including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores)? Not Yet. Last exam was GMAT (Q47, V29)

Goals:
4) When are you planning to take the GMAT? Until mock scores are not in range of 37-42
5) When are you planning to apply to Business School? 2017-2018
6) What Schools are you planning to apply to? Tepper, Haas, Insead, LBS, Cornell

Could you post your latest GMATPrep scores, please? As for your quant, even though your score has remained the same (47), it seems that you are, or have become, very good at quant. I wouldn't expect zero mistakes in the first two sets otherwise. Focus on (a) managing your time better, so that you don't have to rush through questions at the end (as you had to this time) and (b) getting faster at solving questions. The first should be done as soon as possible, and the second needs to be worked on over time.

You've improved significantly in verbal in a relatively short period of time (6-7 weeks), so I would not advise you to completely change your strategy. Also, the fact that you're not able to identify your weak areas could just mean that you're improving in all of them. Nevertheless, you need deeper analysis to identify any patterns in your mistakes.

List down your target score and date, materials already used, and practice test scores. Also, keep in mind that the first attempt is almost never indicative of what you're actually capable of.

Thank you very much Sir for your comments.

I am planning to give my GMAT ~29 September. (2 more months). Although i have promised myself that i will not book the exam until i see a consistency in my Verbal Scores (>35)
Started the following
1. SC - I am going back to basics to learn relevant Grammar from "Grammar for Dummies" and in parallel keep solving official questions to keep the taste alive. Reading Few Good English Sources (Ayn Rand, Bestsellers, NYT). Keep Practicing and maintaining error logs. i felt that the real exam questions were significantly different than what i had practiced.
2. RC - Practice is the only key here. Trying to develop quick Reading and comprehending habit
3. CR - Weakest Area (Revise Powerscore, Start to practice targeted topic wise question to understand the patterns). Real exam nervous caught me in this section.

4. QUANT - Daily timed Practice

Target is Q50-51 V38-42

My latest GMATPrep Scores

Very informative thread indeed. On a side note, I took the GMAT yesterday and scored a 640 Q44V34 and feel that many insights from the experts here would be applicable in my case as well.

Luckisnoexcuse : After how many days will I get the option to purchase an ESR Report ?

mevicks
I think it is available after the exam . Try after 2-3 days if not.

I wonder why your verbal score is so different in those two tests. Did you see any questions that you were already familiar with? If not, you should already be capable of getting 35+ on verbal.

As for the material, I haven't seen the Dummies book, but NYT should be good from both an SC and an RC perspective.

Hello Bunuel bb GMATNinja ChiranjeevSingh AjiteshArun

Request experts/experienced test takers to help me decide my last month strategy (scheduled my exam for 13th Dec).

Current Plan:
1. SC
Finished ~500-600 official question..will do 200-300 more (QP1, GMAT Prep SC Collection)
Analyse all wrong questions using GMATClub workbook

2. CR
Finished all official questions on GMAT Club..will do 100-200 more (QP1, LSAT)

3. RC
Finished ~50 passages (apart from mocks) ; will do ~100 more (QP1, GMAT Prep RC Collection)

4. DS/PS
Solve all Questions by Bunuel Daily
Revise Quantitative Mega Thread once
Solve all GMAT Club Test Questions

Mocks: Planned A Schedule of Mocks (3 official mocks EP; 2 Veritas Mocks; 2 Official Repeat mocks EP1/2) till 10th December

Details of Mocks Given:

What is the meaning of QP1, QP2, EP1? Can u please explain.

Hi RK007,

QP1 is Question Pack 1
EP1 is Exam Pack 1
EP2 is Exam Pack 2

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