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15 Aug 2011, 06:18
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I have been preparing GMAT since Feb, but still my score hasn't gone above 420 in GMAT prep tests.Trust me, I am not fooling around with GMAT. I have been working everyday.Sure, Work and family problems have come in way, but even I dont think I am this fundamentally stupid to NOT score more than what I am scoring now in mock tests. I aim a score of 750+.
After all these months, I am actually feeling very burnt out and interest has decreased but I am still trying to power through this by reading various de-briefs from forums and trying to keep that fire alive.Success stories like yours help a long way in this process.
I have already postponed my GMAT twice because I am not seeing anything close to my dream score in the mock tests.It just doesn't make any sense to take the GMAT.It's plain stupidity.
My GMAT preparation has gone to the dogs. It's been 6 months and I am still stuck in my 400s.I am not that bad a student but I just cant understand where exactly I am going wrong.
My worst area is Quant.I do not like it since I am not progressing at it at all.It's an irony that I am an engineer.More ironic is that I do well at my job(may be thats coz not much maths is required in my job).Anyways I am more confidant in Verbal.Though GMAT verbal is different, I feel at home doing verbal though I go wrong in quite a few questions.
I have taken 5 GMAT prep tests and all of them range in 300-400s.In my last test I have done better in verbal but quant performance pulled it down to 360.I have gone wrong in quant 5-6 questions in a row.
SC:
Compared to a couple of months back, my hit rate is around 60% in SC.Questions I have gone wrong are usually above 600, you know.. the ones which test modifiers, pronouns and parallelism together.
RC:
This thumped me down big time in my last test though I have become fairly better than a couple of months ago.I have gone wrong mostly in assumptions, special questions and primary purpose type of questions I think.close to 50% hit rate generally.
CR:
Okish.Mostly wrong in assumptions( I need to nail that Assumption negation technique), evaluate etc.
Quant:
My weakest link. I just cant gather my confidence for this section.I go wrong more in DS rather than PS.
Weak sections are coordinate geometry(slopes, intercepts etc), number properties( prime nos, questions with greater than less than n etc), permutations n combinations and Probability(my dreaded subject since school).
I am good in algebra, geometry and percentages in in general.
One more thing I have noticed that I go mostly wrong in Word translations type of questions especially which include arithmetic, percentages etc.
It's been 4 months and I am burnt out.I am starting to loose interest
Material:
Quant:
I started with MGMAT 4 months ago.I have forgot everything.
OG12
Quant review(still solving it)
SC:
OG 10
Verbal review
CR:
Powerscore LSAT concerned chapters(yet to do questions regarding Numbers and percentages)
VR
RC:
VR
Random passages on the gmat forums( did these during lunch hour in office)
I think my bad quant score is pulling my overall score down even if I do well in verbal comparatively.
All this time, I have been working in the office and putting 3-4 hrs at an average. Even after 6 months my performance is still pathetic.
I have opted to be out of my project and have taken free time during the day. But my mind starts frowning the moment I look at the books.
NEED YOUR HELP BADLY!! Need to get my focus, concentration and inspiration back.
Please ask any questions you have and advise me.
Thanks.
After all these months, I am actually feeling very burnt out and interest has decreased but I am still trying to power through this by reading various de-briefs from forums and trying to keep that fire alive.Success stories like yours help a long way in this process.
I have already postponed my GMAT twice because I am not seeing anything close to my dream score in the mock tests.It just doesn't make any sense to take the GMAT.It's plain stupidity.
My GMAT preparation has gone to the dogs. It's been 6 months and I am still stuck in my 400s.I am not that bad a student but I just cant understand where exactly I am going wrong.
My worst area is Quant.I do not like it since I am not progressing at it at all.It's an irony that I am an engineer.More ironic is that I do well at my job(may be thats coz not much maths is required in my job).Anyways I am more confidant in Verbal.Though GMAT verbal is different, I feel at home doing verbal though I go wrong in quite a few questions.
I have taken 5 GMAT prep tests and all of them range in 300-400s.In my last test I have done better in verbal but quant performance pulled it down to 360.I have gone wrong in quant 5-6 questions in a row.
SC:
Compared to a couple of months back, my hit rate is around 60% in SC.Questions I have gone wrong are usually above 600, you know.. the ones which test modifiers, pronouns and parallelism together.
RC:
This thumped me down big time in my last test though I have become fairly better than a couple of months ago.I have gone wrong mostly in assumptions, special questions and primary purpose type of questions I think.close to 50% hit rate generally.
CR:
Okish.Mostly wrong in assumptions( I need to nail that Assumption negation technique), evaluate etc.
Quant:
My weakest link. I just cant gather my confidence for this section.I go wrong more in DS rather than PS.
Weak sections are coordinate geometry(slopes, intercepts etc), number properties( prime nos, questions with greater than less than n etc), permutations n combinations and Probability(my dreaded subject since school).
I am good in algebra, geometry and percentages in in general.
One more thing I have noticed that I go mostly wrong in Word translations type of questions especially which include arithmetic, percentages etc.
It's been 4 months and I am burnt out.I am starting to loose interest
Material:
Quant:
I started with MGMAT 4 months ago.I have forgot everything.
OG12
Quant review(still solving it)
SC:
OG 10
Verbal review
CR:
Powerscore LSAT concerned chapters(yet to do questions regarding Numbers and percentages)
VR
RC:
VR
Random passages on the gmat forums( did these during lunch hour in office)
I think my bad quant score is pulling my overall score down even if I do well in verbal comparatively.
All this time, I have been working in the office and putting 3-4 hrs at an average. Even after 6 months my performance is still pathetic.
I have opted to be out of my project and have taken free time during the day. But my mind starts frowning the moment I look at the books.
NEED YOUR HELP BADLY!! Need to get my focus, concentration and inspiration back.
Please ask any questions you have and advise me.
Thanks.
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15 Aug 2011, 06:28
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Perhaps the way that you are studying is not optimal for you? Have you tried changing up your study methods? Perhaps you can try signing up to a course rather than continuing to self-study.
Also, for the Quant section, more so than the verbal, I think it is very important to understand the fundamentals. Doing more and more practice tests is not effective, because without a solid foundation, doing more questions won't really help you understand the materials such that you can answer all variations of questions. I think it would be best if you went back, reviewing MGMAT and re-learning all the concepts.
Best of luck. I admire your drive and efforts - I am sure they will pay off in the end!
Also, for the Quant section, more so than the verbal, I think it is very important to understand the fundamentals. Doing more and more practice tests is not effective, because without a solid foundation, doing more questions won't really help you understand the materials such that you can answer all variations of questions. I think it would be best if you went back, reviewing MGMAT and re-learning all the concepts.
Best of luck. I admire your drive and efforts - I am sure they will pay off in the end!
15 Aug 2011, 06:34
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wjdgusqls... I actually started my prep in Jan-Feb with a GMAT course.Let's just say that it catered to a student who already was at 500-600 level.The assumed that over the course of time I would reach this level and cross over to the score I aim at.But it hasn't happened sadly.
