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Rookie282b
04 Oct 2021, 13:43
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Hi everyone!
I am having a hard time increasing my Quant score, the past 4 official mocks that I have taken the scores were 35-46-40-36 respectively. Besides the strange fluctuations in my score, what I am finding strange is that when I review my incorrect questions after the test, I can easily answer them, with no hesitation. I am wondering if this is happening to anyone else? My first guess was that my nerves are sabotaging me during the Official Mock, but there must be something more than that...Does anyone know if this is a concept problem, tactic problem, timing problem or something else? I have been keeping an Error Log but this keeps happening and so far I couldnt diagnose what the problem is.
I have my Exam in 3 weeks (had to reschedule it once already) and need to understand what the problem is so I can work on it.
Any help would be appreciated! If you had the same problem, how did you tackle it?
Thanks!
I am having a hard time increasing my Quant score, the past 4 official mocks that I have taken the scores were 35-46-40-36 respectively. Besides the strange fluctuations in my score, what I am finding strange is that when I review my incorrect questions after the test, I can easily answer them, with no hesitation. I am wondering if this is happening to anyone else? My first guess was that my nerves are sabotaging me during the Official Mock, but there must be something more than that...Does anyone know if this is a concept problem, tactic problem, timing problem or something else? I have been keeping an Error Log but this keeps happening and so far I couldnt diagnose what the problem is.
I have my Exam in 3 weeks (had to reschedule it once already) and need to understand what the problem is so I can work on it.
Any help would be appreciated! If you had the same problem, how did you tackle it?
Thanks!
04 Oct 2021, 15:08
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Hi Rookie282b,
To start, most GMAT questions are written so that they can be approached in more than one way, meaning that "your way" of approaching the Quant section might leave you open to making certain types of mistakes (and many silly mistakes can be traced back to a lack of proper note-taking and/or disorganized work). In addition, there are a variety of factors that can impact your performance on an individual Exam, including the type of Exam that you're using, the time of day that you start the Exam, the testing conditions, how well-rested you are, etc. Considering the 'swings' in these 4 Quant Scaled Scores, if you're interested in scoring at a high overall level, then you might need to consider pushing back your Test Date (so that we can properly diagnose - and fix - all of these issues).
Before I can offer you any additional advice for your studies, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
Studies:
1) How long have you studied? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used so far? What “brands” of CATs/mocks have you used?
3) On what dates (or approximate dates) did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?
Goals:
4) What is your overall goal score?
5) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
To start, most GMAT questions are written so that they can be approached in more than one way, meaning that "your way" of approaching the Quant section might leave you open to making certain types of mistakes (and many silly mistakes can be traced back to a lack of proper note-taking and/or disorganized work). In addition, there are a variety of factors that can impact your performance on an individual Exam, including the type of Exam that you're using, the time of day that you start the Exam, the testing conditions, how well-rested you are, etc. Considering the 'swings' in these 4 Quant Scaled Scores, if you're interested in scoring at a high overall level, then you might need to consider pushing back your Test Date (so that we can properly diagnose - and fix - all of these issues).
Before I can offer you any additional advice for your studies, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
Studies:
1) How long have you studied? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used so far? What “brands” of CATs/mocks have you used?
3) On what dates (or approximate dates) did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?
Goals:
4) What is your overall goal score?
5) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Rookie282b
04 Oct 2021, 15:31
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EMPOWERgmatRichC
Hi EMPOWERgmatRichC
Thank your for your response!
To answer your questions,
1) I started preparing for the GMAT in June, this is my first time ever taking the GMAT so I started with GMAT Official Guide concepts and questions, and practiced and finished all the questions in official guide. During summer, I typically studied 3-4 hours on the weekends, and on average 1 hour a day during the week (I couldnt study everyday because of work). I didnt study in August. And for the past 2 weeks I have been studying 3 hours on average daily, and 4 hours on each day of the weekend.
2) I have only used Official Mock, the 2 free ones and I purchased another 2. I have also purchased Practice Set 1 and Advanced questions, I havent finished these yet.
3) These are my Official Mock Scores:
1st Mock (Aug 2nd): 610 Q35 V39 IR2
2nd Mock (Sep 5th): 690 Q46 V40 IR 5
3rd Mock (Sep 11th): 600 Q40 V33 IR 5
4th Mock (Oct 2nd): 620 Q36 V39 IR 3
4) My target score is 750 and above. (and I am so far from it)
5) I am not going to immediately apply for Business School, probably will do so in 2 years.
