GMAT prep (one month)

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Hello everyone,

I find myself in a unique position. I studied for the GMAT Focus for about two months and ended up scoring 465. My school of choice has the minimum requirement of 515 and they have given me an extension until May 31 to retake it. Now, I know my weaknesses and I was wondering if anyone has any advice or tips and strategies on how I should prepare for my second try. I'm taking it on May 30. Any help/advice is appreciated. Thank you!

Archit3110 · Answer

Practice topics which you think is impacting your performance.. BTW which is your target school at 515 score

supremekai · Answer

Use GMATClub Forum Quiz for targeted practice, i.e, to practice the weak topics. Use the error-logs, revise the error-logs daily, watch out for common mistakes you happen to make. All the best it's definitely achievable.

mrfredrick · Answer

There is no substitute to hard work my friend. Systematically use the Error Logs - Generally people improve their scores by 20% using by using Error Logs. All the best !

GmatKnightTutor · Answer

Consider including/mentioning the weak areas you've identified. People may provide some specific suggestions. For CR assumption questions, for example, the negation technique may be helpful to check out.

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yc168 · Answer

Use GMAT Club question bank to drill your weak areas. Try to increase your accuracy in easy questions, and then move up to medium/hard questions.

NextstopISB · Answer

Could you share your score report, so you can work on wrak areas

ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi SherwinChris7ian,

A great way to move forward is to find your holes and fix those to help improve your score. Thus, engaging in topical practice is a great way to do so. Let's use quant as an example.

For example, let’s say you want to practice Number Properties. You can do so by answering 50 or more questions just from Number Properties: LCM, GCF, units digit patterns, divisibility, remainders, etc.

After each problem set, it's crucial to delve into the questions you answered incorrectly.

For instance, if you stumbled on a remainder question, take a moment to reflect. Was it a careless error? Did you fail to apply the remainder formula correctly? Was there a concept in the question that eluded you? This analysis is key to your learning process.

By carefully analyzing your mistakes, you will be able to fix your weaknesses efficiently and, in turn, improve your GMAT quant skills. Number Properties is just one example; follow this process for all quant, verbal, and DI topics.

Feel free to reach out with any questions.

Good luck!

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