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01 Jan 2017, 05:40
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Hi Experts,
I had two unsuccessful GMAT attempts in 2016 ( 1: Q38, V38 ( Total : 630 ) (2: Q 46, V30 ( Total 620 ) and now I have exhausted all my GMAT Preps so i don't have any valuable indicator of progress. Please suggest practice tests that i can take once per week to analyze my weak areas .
Thanks,
Harsh
I had two unsuccessful GMAT attempts in 2016 ( 1: Q38, V38 ( Total : 630 ) (2: Q 46, V30 ( Total 620 ) and now I have exhausted all my GMAT Preps so i don't have any valuable indicator of progress. Please suggest practice tests that i can take once per week to analyze my weak areas .
Thanks,
Harsh
01 Jan 2017, 11:33
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Hi Harsh,
Considering the 'swings' in the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores on your two Official GMATs, at this point you might want to take your practice CATs LESS frequently than once a week. It's important to remember that taking lots of CATs will NOT make you a better Test Taker. A CAT is really a 'measuring device' - when used correctly, it will give you a realistic score and help define your strengths and weaknesses, but it will NOT help you to fix any of those weaknesses. To raise your scores, you have to put in the necessary practice and repetitions. The CAT will show you whether your studies are helping you to improve or not.
Before we discuss how best for you to improve, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
Studies:
1) How long did you study before each attempt at the GMAT?
2) What study materials did you use for each attempt?
3) How have you scored on each of your CATs (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores)?
Goals:
4) What is your goal score?
5) When are you planning to retake the GMAT?
6) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
7) What Schools are you planning to apply to?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Considering the 'swings' in the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores on your two Official GMATs, at this point you might want to take your practice CATs LESS frequently than once a week. It's important to remember that taking lots of CATs will NOT make you a better Test Taker. A CAT is really a 'measuring device' - when used correctly, it will give you a realistic score and help define your strengths and weaknesses, but it will NOT help you to fix any of those weaknesses. To raise your scores, you have to put in the necessary practice and repetitions. The CAT will show you whether your studies are helping you to improve or not.
Before we discuss how best for you to improve, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
Studies:
1) How long did you study before each attempt at the GMAT?
2) What study materials did you use for each attempt?
3) How have you scored on each of your CATs (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores)?
Goals:
4) What is your goal score?
5) When are you planning to retake the GMAT?
6) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
7) What Schools are you planning to apply to?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
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01 Jan 2017, 12:18
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Hi Rich,
I gave 1.5 months before each actual exam and in all my GMAT Preps I scored between 680-750. The ones in which is scored >720 had repeated questions.
Q38 V38
In both my actual exams, my struggle was with time. In the exam where i scored Q 38 , i lost track of time and spent 40 minutes in questions 11-20 ( 4 mins each ) and that left me with less than one minute each for remaining 17 questions( 90 % wrong) and that led to serial mistakes that cost me heavily .
Q46 V30
The same scenario repeated partially in Quant in my second test wherein I had only 8 minutes for last 8 questions. In the verbal section on my second test I encountered a really tough RC as my 9th question and while trying to really understand the RC I ended up spending 15 minutes on 1 RC passage and that cost me heavily as I had less than 10 minutes for last 12 questions( 90 % wrong)( 1 short RC included) .
In both my tests I failed executing my time strategy miserably.
I am targeting 700+ score.
I gave 1.5 months before each actual exam and in all my GMAT Preps I scored between 680-750. The ones in which is scored >720 had repeated questions.
Q38 V38
In both my actual exams, my struggle was with time. In the exam where i scored Q 38 , i lost track of time and spent 40 minutes in questions 11-20 ( 4 mins each ) and that left me with less than one minute each for remaining 17 questions( 90 % wrong) and that led to serial mistakes that cost me heavily .
Q46 V30
The same scenario repeated partially in Quant in my second test wherein I had only 8 minutes for last 8 questions. In the verbal section on my second test I encountered a really tough RC as my 9th question and while trying to really understand the RC I ended up spending 15 minutes on 1 RC passage and that cost me heavily as I had less than 10 minutes for last 12 questions( 90 % wrong)( 1 short RC included) .
In both my tests I failed executing my time strategy miserably.
I am targeting 700+ score.
