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09 Jun 2017, 20:09
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Hi guys
I need your wise advice, I was preparing during 2 months and a half with some private clases and on my own. 2 days ago I sat to the Gmat and got 650 (Q50 V27 IR6). I need to retake the gmat and increase this score to 700 at least, in one month.
My preparation was with the books of Manhattan (sc, cr, rc, foundations), and OG 2016 (review and verbal review), some simulations (Gmatprep 1,2,3, Veritas free test, Manhattan 4 tests). The last simulations I got scores from 630 to 670. In Quant Im Ok I got 50 in the last simulations and in the exam.
I think Im ok with the verbal theory, I read some times each book, but in the exam I had to rush the last 5 questions.
- RC: I spent lot of time in reading, some parts of the parragraph I didnt understand.
- CR: I was slow understanding the context of medium/hard questions, and in
- SC: I was slow and not sure about how to relate some medium/hard questions with the theory.
I appreciate your wise comments.
I need your wise advice, I was preparing during 2 months and a half with some private clases and on my own. 2 days ago I sat to the Gmat and got 650 (Q50 V27 IR6). I need to retake the gmat and increase this score to 700 at least, in one month.
My preparation was with the books of Manhattan (sc, cr, rc, foundations), and OG 2016 (review and verbal review), some simulations (Gmatprep 1,2,3, Veritas free test, Manhattan 4 tests). The last simulations I got scores from 630 to 670. In Quant Im Ok I got 50 in the last simulations and in the exam.
I think Im ok with the verbal theory, I read some times each book, but in the exam I had to rush the last 5 questions.
- RC: I spent lot of time in reading, some parts of the parragraph I didnt understand.
- CR: I was slow understanding the context of medium/hard questions, and in
- SC: I was slow and not sure about how to relate some medium/hard questions with the theory.
I appreciate your wise comments.
10 Jun 2017, 12:00
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Hi JimPayments,
First off, a 650/Q50 is a strong score (it's right around 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 that 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/
If you do plan to retest, with the goal of scoring 700+, then you're going to have to make some significant adjustments to how you 'see' the Verbal section. A V27 means that you likely lost significant points in all 3 major Verbal categories (SC, RC and CR) and those losses were NOT due to "hard" questions. Since your studies were 'book heavy', I don't doubt that you worked through lots of practice material, but there are clearly questions about HOW you worked through that material (the Tactics you used, the type of notes that you took, how well you know the various question types and common wrong answers, how well you really know the grammar/idioms that are tested, etc.).
Thankfully, with the proper consistent, guided study, you could potentially hit your score goal in a month, but you will have to make a concerted effort to learn and practice the proper Tactics.
1) Going forward, how many hours do you think you can consistently study each week?
2) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
3) What Schools are you planning to apply to?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
First off, a 650/Q50 is a strong score (it's right around 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 that 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/
If you do plan to retest, with the goal of scoring 700+, then you're going to have to make some significant adjustments to how you 'see' the Verbal section. A V27 means that you likely lost significant points in all 3 major Verbal categories (SC, RC and CR) and those losses were NOT due to "hard" questions. Since your studies were 'book heavy', I don't doubt that you worked through lots of practice material, but there are clearly questions about HOW you worked through that material (the Tactics you used, the type of notes that you took, how well you know the various question types and common wrong answers, how well you really know the grammar/idioms that are tested, etc.).
Thankfully, with the proper consistent, guided study, you could potentially hit your score goal in a month, but you will have to make a concerted effort to learn and practice the proper Tactics.
1) Going forward, how many hours do you think you can consistently study each week?
2) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
3) What Schools are you planning to apply to?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
10 Jun 2017, 12:44
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Hi JimPayments,
Did you used an error log?
Thats a good way to learn because that will help you zero down the concepts you are weak in. 650 is a good score which means you are weak in some areas and not all. Its important to identify those areas and work towards them.
Use an error log or consolidate the questions you have attempted on an excel sheet and try to analyze where you are going wrong.
Did you used an error log?
Thats a good way to learn because that will help you zero down the concepts you are weak in. 650 is a good score which means you are weak in some areas and not all. Its important to identify those areas and work towards them.
Use an error log or consolidate the questions you have attempted on an excel sheet and try to analyze where you are going wrong.
