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04 Jan 2021, 09:53
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Good morning,
I would like to start off by saying that I really appreciate all the members of this forum. A little bit about my background and GMAT journey. I am an undergraduate student in my senior year at the University of Alabama.
I am not a native English speak however, I have decent spoken English and made an A in ENG 101 and 102 in college. I started studying in June 2020 where the first month was spent just getting to familiarize myself with what the exam entailed. I bought the Magoosh course and 5-6 hours were spent watching videos and making notes. I took the first CAT and made a 350. At this point, I was not too worried as I know I get a better hold on concepts when I practice. So I spent the month of July and two weeks of August (5-6 hours )practicing questions. I practiced more than 1000 questions. I took the CAT at the end of July and had an improved score of 409. I continued to practice all I could as I thought this could eventually raise my score to a 700 which is my target score. However, another two weeks of practice only brought my score up by 10 points. Now I had no time left to study for GMAT as the fall semester had started. I took the GMAT on 24th November and got a score of 430. I canceled my score right away and begin to study again for the GMAT. After studying for two weeks in December 2020 I realized my score was beginning to get stagnant. I was stuck between 400 -450. (My verbal has always been worse than my quant especially the reading comprehension) At this point, I have realized there are loopholes in the fundamental conceptual knowledge. So now I am not sure how to proceed I only have about 3 months left.
What material should I use ( books, prep courses, or private tutors) for building solid conceptual knowledge?
What would be a good study plan?
If anyone has a good study plan for my situation that would certainly be appropriated.
What would speed up the process of increasing my score the most?
What are some different ways you could learn the concepts really well (Flashcards, notes, doing questions with notes)
If anyone has created a study guide for themselves and is willing to share that would be really helpful too.
If there is someone in the same boat as me or starting out on this road I would love to talk and maybe create a study group so we can all help each other through this.
This forum has always provided me with the knowledge and motivation one requires to get through the journey of taking the GMAT.
Thanks
Alishba
I would like to start off by saying that I really appreciate all the members of this forum. A little bit about my background and GMAT journey. I am an undergraduate student in my senior year at the University of Alabama.
I am not a native English speak however, I have decent spoken English and made an A in ENG 101 and 102 in college. I started studying in June 2020 where the first month was spent just getting to familiarize myself with what the exam entailed. I bought the Magoosh course and 5-6 hours were spent watching videos and making notes. I took the first CAT and made a 350. At this point, I was not too worried as I know I get a better hold on concepts when I practice. So I spent the month of July and two weeks of August (5-6 hours )practicing questions. I practiced more than 1000 questions. I took the CAT at the end of July and had an improved score of 409. I continued to practice all I could as I thought this could eventually raise my score to a 700 which is my target score. However, another two weeks of practice only brought my score up by 10 points. Now I had no time left to study for GMAT as the fall semester had started. I took the GMAT on 24th November and got a score of 430. I canceled my score right away and begin to study again for the GMAT. After studying for two weeks in December 2020 I realized my score was beginning to get stagnant. I was stuck between 400 -450. (My verbal has always been worse than my quant especially the reading comprehension) At this point, I have realized there are loopholes in the fundamental conceptual knowledge. So now I am not sure how to proceed I only have about 3 months left.
What material should I use ( books, prep courses, or private tutors) for building solid conceptual knowledge?
What would be a good study plan?
If anyone has a good study plan for my situation that would certainly be appropriated.
What would speed up the process of increasing my score the most?
What are some different ways you could learn the concepts really well (Flashcards, notes, doing questions with notes)
If anyone has created a study guide for themselves and is willing to share that would be really helpful too.
If there is someone in the same boat as me or starting out on this road I would love to talk and maybe create a study group so we can all help each other through this.
This forum has always provided me with the knowledge and motivation one requires to get through the journey of taking the GMAT.
Thanks
Alishba
04 Jan 2021, 17:12
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What are your verbal and quant scores?
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04 Jan 2021, 22:00
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Hi Alishba,
I'm sorry to hear that your Official GMAT did not turn out better. Statistically-speaking, raising a 450 to the point that you can consistently score 700+ will likely require that you commit to AT LEAST another 3 months of consistent, guided study - and you will have to make significant improvements to how you handle BOTH the Quant and Verbal sections. Thankfully, the GMAT is a consistent, predictable Exam, so you CAN train to score at a higher level. That having been said, if you have been scoring in the 400-450 range since last July, then you likely developed some 'bad habits' that are keeping you from scoring higher (meaning that it might take some time to define and fix those bad habits (and ultimately replace them with new 'good habits').
Before I can offer you the specific advice that you’re looking for, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
1) Over the last 3 months, what type of study routine have you been following? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) Have you used any other study materials besides the course that you mentioned?
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)?
4) 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
I'm sorry to hear that your Official GMAT did not turn out better. Statistically-speaking, raising a 450 to the point that you can consistently score 700+ will likely require that you commit to AT LEAST another 3 months of consistent, guided study - and you will have to make significant improvements to how you handle BOTH the Quant and Verbal sections. Thankfully, the GMAT is a consistent, predictable Exam, so you CAN train to score at a higher level. That having been said, if you have been scoring in the 400-450 range since last July, then you likely developed some 'bad habits' that are keeping you from scoring higher (meaning that it might take some time to define and fix those bad habits (and ultimately replace them with new 'good habits').
Before I can offer you the specific advice that you’re looking for, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
1) Over the last 3 months, what type of study routine have you been following? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) Have you used any other study materials besides the course that you mentioned?
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)?
4) 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
