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I dont know what to do in the mean time. I have one last chance left (application deadline is April 30th, so I just need to write GMAT before then).
Well, you have a solid 4 months, why not give it one last shot!?
Do you know the specific areas you are struggling with? Is it time or the concepts? Have you been practicing under timed conditions?
Also, what is your strong area? Focus on your strongest area and make it perfect. For example, in verbal my strongest area is reading comp. I'm working on making this area perfect to offset my weaknesses with the SC section.
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So far, I went through the ENTIRE
OG 11 Book (EVERY QUESTION ANSWERED) and the
OG Verbal Review.
That's great you answered all the questions! That means you probably understand the basics. However, you may not be using the most efficient methods for solving the problems. You have to work on increasing your speed.
Your scores are pretty sporadic. I'm not expert, but it seems to me that that you need to work on your test taking skills. Are you performing sets when you practice from the
OG? In other words, time yourself and practice questions in sets of 37. You need to build up your mental stamina. Answering questions is one thing, but answering them in sets under timed conditions is another. From now on, you need to mimic the test conditions as much as possible. Are you finishing the test?
Download the
GMAT timer at the top of the forum. This is a great tool. It will show you just how long you're taking per question. Further, you can look at the questions that took up the most time and begin to find trends. "Do I get stuck on probability problems", "Am I taking too much time on number property questions", and sometimes "Am I being too stubborn and not knowing when to just guess and move on". Personally, my goal is that I must be able to set up a problem in one minute. If it's taking me more than a minute to set up the problem, I need to guess and move on. If you encounter a question you don’t know how to do on the test, there are guessing strategies you can incorporate.
If this happens during my prep time then this tells me I do not know the fundamentals well enough. But the important thing is you don't want to waste too much time on one question during the actual test. That will really throw you off. Are you answering all the questions on the test or are you leaving some blank?
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Thank you for your kind words. I used to consider myself a woman of faith, but I feel as if lately, there's no hope in anything anymore.
There's always hope!
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