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Cathal93
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GMAT 1: 680 Q42 V40
GMAT 2: 720 Q49 V41
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30 Jan 2022, 14:36
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Hi there! This is my second time posting after receiving a lot of wonderful PMs after my first post. My GMAT is this Saturday, February 5 and I'm looking for some advice to maintain (or improve) my most recent practice test of 710. I want to strike the balance of staying on top of concepts with questions, while also remaining fresh for my exam.
I've come quite a long way. I completed a very blind diagnostic in August and received a 440. In my following practice exams, I began a steady incline:
8/25/2021 GMAT Official #1 V24 Q29 440
10/16/2021 GMAT Official #2 V35 Q40 620
10/30/2021 GMAT Official #3 V36 Q42 640
10/21/2021 GMAT Official #4 V42 Q38 660
I started to realize I was getting a little stuck on quant and was worried I had reached my maximum score. After my October assessment, I began to really focus on quant, completing all the Manhattan guides (including its online test banks), more GMAT club questions, on top of focussing on my error log. I completed my fifth assessment in January and was thrilled with my quant score, but my verbal slipped:
1/8/2022 GMAT Official #5 V32 Q48 650
After that point, I reached out to the forum and received countless recommendations to view the GMATNinja YouTube series. These videos are incredible and really helped me in tackling reading comprehension and critical reasoning. Sentence Correction can still be a hit and miss, but today I sat my final practice test before next week's real thing and I got a 710:
1/30/2022 GMAT Official #6 V38 Q49 710
I'm particularly happy with this because I've been able to maintain my quant score (or slightly raise it, rather) while also really improve my verbal. I only got one question wrong across all reading comprehension questions and only two wrong on critical reasoning (the rest of the 5 incorrect came on sentence correction).
I would be very happy if I received this score next week. My question to the forum is, what should I do this week to help maintain this score and what shouldn't I do that could negatively impact my performance next Saturday?
I've come quite a long way. I completed a very blind diagnostic in August and received a 440. In my following practice exams, I began a steady incline:
8/25/2021 GMAT Official #1 V24 Q29 440
10/16/2021 GMAT Official #2 V35 Q40 620
10/30/2021 GMAT Official #3 V36 Q42 640
10/21/2021 GMAT Official #4 V42 Q38 660
I started to realize I was getting a little stuck on quant and was worried I had reached my maximum score. After my October assessment, I began to really focus on quant, completing all the Manhattan guides (including its online test banks), more GMAT club questions, on top of focussing on my error log. I completed my fifth assessment in January and was thrilled with my quant score, but my verbal slipped:
1/8/2022 GMAT Official #5 V32 Q48 650
After that point, I reached out to the forum and received countless recommendations to view the GMATNinja YouTube series. These videos are incredible and really helped me in tackling reading comprehension and critical reasoning. Sentence Correction can still be a hit and miss, but today I sat my final practice test before next week's real thing and I got a 710:
1/30/2022 GMAT Official #6 V38 Q49 710
I'm particularly happy with this because I've been able to maintain my quant score (or slightly raise it, rather) while also really improve my verbal. I only got one question wrong across all reading comprehension questions and only two wrong on critical reasoning (the rest of the 5 incorrect came on sentence correction).
I would be very happy if I received this score next week. My question to the forum is, what should I do this week to help maintain this score and what shouldn't I do that could negatively impact my performance next Saturday?
30 Jan 2022, 23:23
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Hi Cathal93,
Your CAT results show a nice improvement over time, so assuming that this recent result is an accurate assessment of your current 'ability level', then you should be thinking in terms of light maintenance (and not trying to do too much studying - and inadvertently "burning out" before your Exam). Since you're now less than 6 days from your Official Test Date, your focus should be on general practice and light review (NO CATs and NO 'cramming') - and in the final few days before your Exam, you would be better served by getting some extra rest so that you can go into Test Day calm, clear-headed and ready to work.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Your CAT results show a nice improvement over time, so assuming that this recent result is an accurate assessment of your current 'ability level', then you should be thinking in terms of light maintenance (and not trying to do too much studying - and inadvertently "burning out" before your Exam). Since you're now less than 6 days from your Official Test Date, your focus should be on general practice and light review (NO CATs and NO 'cramming') - and in the final few days before your Exam, you would be better served by getting some extra rest so that you can go into Test Day calm, clear-headed and ready to work.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
31 Jan 2022, 04:48
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All the best with your exam. If you are giving it online consider preparing the requirements from now (i.e. your work station, your whiteboard and markers, etc.). Consider taking some precautions so no one accidently enters your room on Saturday during your exam by mistake.
Do share your experience here. 
