Growing up I was always "behind" in math relative to my peers. Or I've always thought. I find basic arithmetic more challenging, for instance if I needed to do a random calculation in my head (for ex., if I thought what's 8*17, I'll end up visualizing the math steps to get to 136). I did well in school everywhere else and went to a top-25 undergrad program with a degree in finance. I ended high school with 2nd-level algebra (did okay) and ended my freshman year in UG with a C- in calculus. So I've always felt "behind" compared to my peers.
I studied from 1/18 through 7/18, sometimes on/off due to work/life but studied for the last 3-months of the period quite hard. Started with the
MGMAT books then then practice problems with the
OG then online (
Magoosh/EmpowerGMAT). Took the test July 2018 and ended scoring Q/V/IR of 36 (29%), 29 (56%), 4 (28%) for a total of 550.
I took 6 practice tests that were not repeats and my quant range & mean score was 32-39; 35.8 and my verbal range & mean was 31-35, 32.8. So I scored right on top of my quant score and actually did worse in verbal (I know the exact 4/5-question long form reading section that I knew I got murdered on).
One lesson I learned was that my method of studying was ineffective. Just reading the
MGMAT books and doing the practice questions did no good. I noticed I kept getting the same types of quant problems wrong. I ended up realizing that I should have been keeping a detailed
error log. In the last 2-3 weeks before the test I did, and here's a summary of the results
https://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?fi ... 9617062326 (for those interested). Obviously it was a little too late to really make much improvement.
So now it's the beginning of 2019 and I'd like to take a better approach to re-take the test. I'm a cheap-o and thought I could save money and self study, rather than shell out $1,000-1,500 for an in-person class. I have a decent job so could afford it, so maybe I should bite the bullet. I could also lay out a plan where i give myself 6-9 months to study without burning myself out. I could do an hour/two a day, but doing 3-5 hours a few days a week didn't help last spring.
Or, now I'm thinking that I could try my hand at the GRE, which I know has an easier quant section. It sounds like pretty much any top-25 MBA program accepts the test anyways.
Hoping anyone could provide assistance or kind words.