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To anyone willing to read this post...it is much appreciated!
A little background:
The past 4 months of studying has all been done using the MGMAT curriculum. I finished taking the full classes back in June and took around 2 months to work on odds and ends as well as to take 1 CAT test per week up until the date of my test. The last 2 weeks were done with AWA essays.
My scores varied
7/5 CAT I - 480 (28Q, 29V)
7/31 CAT II - 640 (44Q, 33V - I think I guessed well)
8/7 CAT III - 590 (42Q, 31V)
8/13 CAT IV - 490 (30Q, 28V - I might have had a little to much fun the night before)
8/20 CAT V - Did not take timed
8/27 CAT VI - 580 (42Q, 31V)
8/30 Official GMAT - 590 (42Q, 30V) - I am not suprised by this score considering the previous CAT that I took. I had the same feeling during this test as the 8/27 test. No test taking anxieties or anything like that either.
I realize that verbal is an issue and I am not to fond of my timing on Math. I can still get caught up in being on a problem for longer than I should be. Anyway, the real reason I am writing this is that I simply dot not know how to handle my study strategy going forward. I am looking for a very optimistic 700 score (or somewhere in the vicinity). I work 10 - 11 hour days and try to complete 1 - 2 hours /night with the majority of studying on the weekends 4 - 6 hours a day.
My real focus the last month was on these tests as well as reviewing my weak areas which in Quant are WT and Geometry. Verbal - SC I thought was strong, CR/RC are both very weak ( I read avidly during the day newspapers online articles) now I think I am weak in all areas. I cannot lie, my weekday focus has not been spent heavily in Verbal, if at all. This is obviously the reason for the lack of increase in my score. I am not demoralized but I need a refocusing/suggestions on how I should PROPERLY attempt fixing verbal (improving math would be good too! ha)
Do I need anymore resources? I have seen the GMATClub tests. How should these be utilized so I can improve besides just taking/reviewing them...If I set a goal of retaking this test on 10/4 would it be realistic, with my work schedule, to accomplish a 100 pt increase? If I push the test forward another month and miss the 11/15 B school deadline of Round 1 will applying Round 2 with hopefully a 700 score be detrimental?
If these thoughts are not organized, please forgive me, I am just a little all over the place with what to do next.
Thank You for any help offered
UPDATE:
10/16: GMAT Prep II : 540 (35Q, 29V) - Very Frustrating. Good news was that I got 1 out of 17 wrong of SC on Verbal but totally blew one of the RC's. Im sure this imbalance through off my score this way. As for math, maybe the testing pressure is effecting me?
10/23/10 Official GMAT II - 580 (39Q,31V) - Ok so now I am bugging out. I spent the last month working hard, only to go down 10 points. I cant break this barrier for some reason. For the last month I really hammered down Sentence Correction and tried using DIAGRAMMING for my CR. I suppose I neglected RC and Quant a little bit in the process. I am extremely frustrated now. I just booked one more test for Middle Decembet which gives me 2 months to get this score up 100 points.
I am clearly hitting a wall. What to do!?
A little background:
The past 4 months of studying has all been done using the MGMAT curriculum. I finished taking the full classes back in June and took around 2 months to work on odds and ends as well as to take 1 CAT test per week up until the date of my test. The last 2 weeks were done with AWA essays.
My scores varied
7/5 CAT I - 480 (28Q, 29V)
7/31 CAT II - 640 (44Q, 33V - I think I guessed well)
8/7 CAT III - 590 (42Q, 31V)
8/13 CAT IV - 490 (30Q, 28V - I might have had a little to much fun the night before)
8/20 CAT V - Did not take timed
8/27 CAT VI - 580 (42Q, 31V)
8/30 Official GMAT - 590 (42Q, 30V) - I am not suprised by this score considering the previous CAT that I took. I had the same feeling during this test as the 8/27 test. No test taking anxieties or anything like that either.
I realize that verbal is an issue and I am not to fond of my timing on Math. I can still get caught up in being on a problem for longer than I should be. Anyway, the real reason I am writing this is that I simply dot not know how to handle my study strategy going forward. I am looking for a very optimistic 700 score (or somewhere in the vicinity). I work 10 - 11 hour days and try to complete 1 - 2 hours /night with the majority of studying on the weekends 4 - 6 hours a day.
My real focus the last month was on these tests as well as reviewing my weak areas which in Quant are WT and Geometry. Verbal - SC I thought was strong, CR/RC are both very weak ( I read avidly during the day newspapers online articles) now I think I am weak in all areas. I cannot lie, my weekday focus has not been spent heavily in Verbal, if at all. This is obviously the reason for the lack of increase in my score. I am not demoralized but I need a refocusing/suggestions on how I should PROPERLY attempt fixing verbal (improving math would be good too! ha)
Do I need anymore resources? I have seen the GMATClub tests. How should these be utilized so I can improve besides just taking/reviewing them...If I set a goal of retaking this test on 10/4 would it be realistic, with my work schedule, to accomplish a 100 pt increase? If I push the test forward another month and miss the 11/15 B school deadline of Round 1 will applying Round 2 with hopefully a 700 score be detrimental?
If these thoughts are not organized, please forgive me, I am just a little all over the place with what to do next.
Thank You for any help offered
UPDATE:
10/16: GMAT Prep II : 540 (35Q, 29V) - Very Frustrating. Good news was that I got 1 out of 17 wrong of SC on Verbal but totally blew one of the RC's. Im sure this imbalance through off my score this way. As for math, maybe the testing pressure is effecting me?
10/23/10 Official GMAT II - 580 (39Q,31V) - Ok so now I am bugging out. I spent the last month working hard, only to go down 10 points. I cant break this barrier for some reason. For the last month I really hammered down Sentence Correction and tried using DIAGRAMMING for my CR. I suppose I neglected RC and Quant a little bit in the process. I am extremely frustrated now. I just booked one more test for Middle Decembet which gives me 2 months to get this score up 100 points.
I am clearly hitting a wall. What to do!?
31 Aug 2010, 20:49
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So, it looks like your practice test scores are very much aligned with your final gmat result.
I guess the question for you is, what GMAT score do you need and what score are you wiling to work for? Your verbal score looks low - are you a non-native speaker? Which do you prefer more, verbal or quant?
I guess the question for you is, what GMAT score do you need and what score are you wiling to work for? Your verbal score looks low - are you a non-native speaker? Which do you prefer more, verbal or quant?
31 Aug 2010, 20:57
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My target school GMAT score average is a 700/710 i believe. I need a 690/700 and yes I am very much willing to work for this. I want to do this the RIGHT way and not spend time doing things that I think are helping but ultimately are not. . Seems I would need to shake up my study strategy somehow.
As mentioned, the past month has been strictly taking tests and reviewing. I usually write down on paper all the questions I get wrong or made a careless misstake with. I have booklets of these notes per test.
I am a native speaker. Born and bred. I suppose I prefer verbal. What score increase would I benefit the most from? The only issue with quant is that I do not feel very fluent with it if that makes sense. I still get shaken up with topics that I should know
Yes it is good that my practice scores have been accurate, I can rely on them much more...
As mentioned, the past month has been strictly taking tests and reviewing. I usually write down on paper all the questions I get wrong or made a careless misstake with. I have booklets of these notes per test.
I am a native speaker. Born and bred. I suppose I prefer verbal. What score increase would I benefit the most from? The only issue with quant is that I do not feel very fluent with it if that makes sense. I still get shaken up with topics that I should know
Yes it is good that my practice scores have been accurate, I can rely on them much more...
Most people work even more and after work they do 2-3 hours of extensive preparation. 
