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30 Dec 2019, 02:11
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Hello Guys,
After a month of prep, I could score only a low 620 (V 40, Q 35, IR 6) on the actual GMAT. Due to the nature of my job, which involves some travelling, I was not able to put in as much effort as I wanted.
Any guidance on the following points would be appreciated:
1) Recommended sources for Quant
2) Recommended sources for SC
Time management was also an issue, since I guessed around last 6 questions in Quant
(a possible reason for the pathetic quant score)
Thank you!!
After a month of prep, I could score only a low 620 (V 40, Q 35, IR 6) on the actual GMAT. Due to the nature of my job, which involves some travelling, I was not able to put in as much effort as I wanted.
Any guidance on the following points would be appreciated:
1) Recommended sources for Quant
2) Recommended sources for SC
Time management was also an issue, since I guessed around last 6 questions in Quant
(a possible reason for the pathetic quant score)Thank you!!
30 Dec 2019, 02:38
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nitboi - I am sorry that your GMAT score did not meet your expectations. It is a common phenomenon among test-takers to rush through the last few questions and ultimately getting them all wrong, resulting in a steep score drop. You should always focus on getting the last 3-4 questions correct; typically, these questions are easy on both the section and reward test-takers who have ample amount of time to solve those questions successfully and finish the test strong.
I believe you have taken too much time in the initial few questions and therefore had to rush, resulting in a string of incorrect answers. By the time you reached the last quarter, your score had already dropped and therefore you got easy questions. You clearly have pacing issues and therefore must follow a robust time strategy. In other words, you have to keep a check on the clock at regular intervals, maybe after 5 or 10 questions. A number of GMAT test prep companies have various timing strategy - go through them and try to model them. Search the forum to find a few valuable posts on the GMAT timing strategy. Trust me I was in the same situation during my initial stages of preparation.
I personally follow the below timing strategy - please adjust as per the reduced number of questions in each section.
GMATPrepNow Pacing Strategy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWrUiBT83PQ
I believe you have taken too much time in the initial few questions and therefore had to rush, resulting in a string of incorrect answers. By the time you reached the last quarter, your score had already dropped and therefore you got easy questions. You clearly have pacing issues and therefore must follow a robust time strategy. In other words, you have to keep a check on the clock at regular intervals, maybe after 5 or 10 questions. A number of GMAT test prep companies have various timing strategy - go through them and try to model them. Search the forum to find a few valuable posts on the GMAT timing strategy. Trust me I was in the same situation during my initial stages of preparation.
I personally follow the below timing strategy - please adjust as per the reduced number of questions in each section.
GMATPrepNow Pacing Strategy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWrUiBT83PQ
30 Dec 2019, 13:53
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nitboi
Hello Guys,
After a month of prep, I could score only a low 620 (V 40, Q 35, IR 6) on the actual GMAT. Due to the nature of my job, which involves some travelling, I was not able to put in as much effort as I wanted.
Any guidance on the following points would be appreciated:
1) Recommended sources for Quant
2) Recommended sources for SC
Time management was also an issue, since I guessed around last 6 questions in Quant (a possible reason for the pathetic quant score)
Thank you!!
After a month of prep, I could score only a low 620 (V 40, Q 35, IR 6) on the actual GMAT. Due to the nature of my job, which involves some travelling, I was not able to put in as much effort as I wanted.
Any guidance on the following points would be appreciated:
1) Recommended sources for Quant
2) Recommended sources for SC
Time management was also an issue, since I guessed around last 6 questions in Quant
(a possible reason for the pathetic quant score)Thank you!!
'How to study' is a huge question, but I'm glad you're turning your attention to studying efficiently! Here's something I wrote about studying for the GMAT earlier this year. Some of it will be irrelevant to you since you've presumably already done your first practice test, gotten familiar with the format, etc. But a lot of the advice in this article will still apply to you: https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/blog ... -the-gmat/
