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25 Aug 2015, 02:48
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Hi Everyone
I am only 19 days away from my test date (14th Sep) and unsure of what approach and strategies do I use in these last few days to get an optimal 650-670 score (Can't think of 700+ even in my dreams!)
I have taken 2 GMAT prep tests so far -
Aug 13th: Test 1, 530 Q38,V25 and
Aug 25th: Test 2, 550 Q47,V20
I have been preparing from July this year mainly through self study using material from OG and MGMAT and recently bought eGMAT. While practising OG questions, I had an accuracy of about 70-80% in Quant section but in the tests, DS is taking much longer to solve than PS and also that my approach on few of the DS questions is quite lengthy.
I also realise that my Verbal is quite poor and even during preparation, I could only get 50%-60% accuracy. RC is my weakest and i think CR and SC are nearly the same level of weakness. I have bought eGmat in the hope to correct my thinking and strategy while solving SC and CR but I am scared and unsure if this is going to help me scale up to at least a score between 30-35 in Verbal to get me near 650 atleast.
I would really like to hear from the experts and people in the club to advise if there are any tips or approaches I can use to utilise in these days to perform better on the D-Day and feel confident.
I am only 19 days away from my test date (14th Sep) and unsure of what approach and strategies do I use in these last few days to get an optimal 650-670 score (Can't think of 700+ even in my dreams!)
I have taken 2 GMAT prep tests so far -
Aug 13th: Test 1, 530 Q38,V25 and
Aug 25th: Test 2, 550 Q47,V20
I have been preparing from July this year mainly through self study using material from OG and MGMAT and recently bought eGMAT. While practising OG questions, I had an accuracy of about 70-80% in Quant section but in the tests, DS is taking much longer to solve than PS and also that my approach on few of the DS questions is quite lengthy.
I also realise that my Verbal is quite poor and even during preparation, I could only get 50%-60% accuracy. RC is my weakest and i think CR and SC are nearly the same level of weakness. I have bought eGmat in the hope to correct my thinking and strategy while solving SC and CR but I am scared and unsure if this is going to help me scale up to at least a score between 30-35 in Verbal to get me near 650 atleast.
I would really like to hear from the experts and people in the club to advise if there are any tips or approaches I can use to utilise in these days to perform better on the D-Day and feel confident.
25 Aug 2015, 09:03
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Hi magneto,
Using these practice CAT scores as a reference, and considering your score goals, raising your scores 100+ points in less than 3 weeks is not realistic (it's not impossible, but it will be difficult). As such, you should consider pushing back your Test Date. While I understand that you probably don't *want* to do that, if you take the GMAT on September 14th the likely outcome is that you will probably not hit your goals and you'll end up having to retake the GMAT later. By pushing back your Test Date, you can continue to study, increase your practice scores before taking the Test and save some money.
1) You say that you've been studying since July, but does that mean that you've been studying for 1 month or 2 months (or some time 'in between')?
2) On these CATs, did you have to rush to finish the Verbal sections (and guess on a bunch of questions)?
3) Did you take the ENTIRE CAT each time (including the Essay and IR sections)?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Using these practice CAT scores as a reference, and considering your score goals, raising your scores 100+ points in less than 3 weeks is not realistic (it's not impossible, but it will be difficult). As such, you should consider pushing back your Test Date. While I understand that you probably don't *want* to do that, if you take the GMAT on September 14th the likely outcome is that you will probably not hit your goals and you'll end up having to retake the GMAT later. By pushing back your Test Date, you can continue to study, increase your practice scores before taking the Test and save some money.
1) You say that you've been studying since July, but does that mean that you've been studying for 1 month or 2 months (or some time 'in between')?
2) On these CATs, did you have to rush to finish the Verbal sections (and guess on a bunch of questions)?
3) Did you take the ENTIRE CAT each time (including the Essay and IR sections)?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
25 Aug 2015, 18:18
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Hi Rich
Thank you so much for your honest feedback and responses. Please find my answers below.
1) You say that you've been studying since July, but does that mean that you've been studying for 1 month or 2 months (or some time 'in between')?
I first started on 6th March, studying at least 7 hours a week and went through the concepts for Quant and Verbal and POE techniques and practised OG. Initially my plan with this study was to write the GMAT in end of June but unfortunately, I fell terribly sick during end of May and was on bed rest for a month which was up till early July. I had lost hope of doing GMAT due to this more than a month break. Anyway, I then decided to start again on 22nd July and its been a month so far.
2) On these CATs, did you have to rush to finish the Verbal sections (and guess on a bunch of questions)?
Yes, I did have to rush.
RC is getting me nowhere so I am only focussing on the first passage I get and then, I read the 2nd one roughly to answer some of the questions with only 50% certainty that it could be correct and in the last passage, i only skim through and guess most of the answers.
In SC some of it I get and im able to identify errors correctly but not all and in CR I think my weakest areas are the weaken and assumption question types. CR overall is not as bad as RC but some better techniques both in SC and CR will certainly help with time.
The pace I am aiming for is:
Quant - 15 questions in first 40 mins; Next 15 in 33mins and the remaining 7 guessing randomly in the last 2 mins.
Verbal - 18 questions in first 40mins; Next 17 in 33mins and the last 6 guessing randomly in last 2 mins.
At present, in Quant, I am falling behind of this timing in the second batch near about Q26-30 leaving me with less time to finish and about 10 qstns instead of 7 to guess.
In Verbal, its taking me hell lot of time from the start itself leaving me with about 10-11 questions to just mark in the last <2 mins! Guess its because of my lack of good understanding of the techniques and approaches to use in this section. So, to manage this section after hearing good reviews from many people, I started with eGMAT Verbal online on Aug 23rd and I am aiming to complete all its modules as early as possible.
3) Did you take the ENTIRE CAT each time (including the Essay and IR sections)?
Yes, I took these CATs under the same test time constrains as in the real GMAT and with IR and AWA sections. My IR was 2 percentile in the first and 4 in the second.
Thank you so much for your honest feedback and responses. Please find my answers below.
1) You say that you've been studying since July, but does that mean that you've been studying for 1 month or 2 months (or some time 'in between')?
I first started on 6th March, studying at least 7 hours a week and went through the concepts for Quant and Verbal and POE techniques and practised OG. Initially my plan with this study was to write the GMAT in end of June but unfortunately, I fell terribly sick during end of May and was on bed rest for a month which was up till early July. I had lost hope of doing GMAT due to this more than a month break. Anyway, I then decided to start again on 22nd July and its been a month so far.
2) On these CATs, did you have to rush to finish the Verbal sections (and guess on a bunch of questions)?
Yes, I did have to rush.
RC is getting me nowhere so I am only focussing on the first passage I get and then, I read the 2nd one roughly to answer some of the questions with only 50% certainty that it could be correct and in the last passage, i only skim through and guess most of the answers.
In SC some of it I get and im able to identify errors correctly but not all and in CR I think my weakest areas are the weaken and assumption question types. CR overall is not as bad as RC but some better techniques both in SC and CR will certainly help with time.
The pace I am aiming for is:
Quant - 15 questions in first 40 mins; Next 15 in 33mins and the remaining 7 guessing randomly in the last 2 mins.
Verbal - 18 questions in first 40mins; Next 17 in 33mins and the last 6 guessing randomly in last 2 mins.
At present, in Quant, I am falling behind of this timing in the second batch near about Q26-30 leaving me with less time to finish and about 10 qstns instead of 7 to guess.
In Verbal, its taking me hell lot of time from the start itself leaving me with about 10-11 questions to just mark in the last <2 mins! Guess its because of my lack of good understanding of the techniques and approaches to use in this section. So, to manage this section after hearing good reviews from many people, I started with eGMAT Verbal online on Aug 23rd and I am aiming to complete all its modules as early as possible.
3) Did you take the ENTIRE CAT each time (including the Essay and IR sections)?
Yes, I took these CATs under the same test time constrains as in the real GMAT and with IR and AWA sections. My IR was 2 percentile in the first and 4 in the second.
