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23 Jun 2017, 05:39
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Hi all,
I need some advice. I have been studying for the past month, working on my fundamentals in math and verbal. I finished the quant review and verbal review and gave the first mock last week and got a score of 600 (Q44, V28). After that I did all the verbal questions in the OG under timed conditions and got a pretty good accuracy on all three types of questions. However, when I gave the second test a couple of days ago, I got a 510 (Q34, V26). Needless to say, I was disheartened. I have scheduled my GMAT for the first week of August and am aiming for 700+.
Could you please help in how I should go forward from here? Any tips would be welcome, thank you
I need some advice. I have been studying for the past month, working on my fundamentals in math and verbal. I finished the quant review and verbal review and gave the first mock last week and got a score of 600 (Q44, V28). After that I did all the verbal questions in the OG under timed conditions and got a pretty good accuracy on all three types of questions. However, when I gave the second test a couple of days ago, I got a 510 (Q34, V26). Needless to say, I was disheartened. I have scheduled my GMAT for the first week of August and am aiming for 700+.
Could you please help in how I should go forward from here? Any tips would be welcome, thank you
23 Jun 2017, 10:22
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ad0201
There are various factors that can negatively affect your score:
1. Did you complete the test?
2. Was there a string of wrong questions?
I would recommend you to appear for another test and see how you fare.
I had a few follow up questions for you.
How are you preparing for the GMAT?
What preparatory course/book are you following?
Have you solved the OG?
You need to build the concepts/fundamentals before you jump in solving the problems. You can do so by choosing one of the following ways:
1. In person classes/private tutoring
2. Online classes
3. Self paced online preparatory course
4. Book heavy approach
Whatever you choose, make sure that you choose one. Because GMAT tests you on some concepts and fundamentals that you can learn from a course. Most of the preparatory companies including ours offer a free trial of our course. You can take the trial and see if the course suits your needs.
In addition to the preparatory material, buy the Official Guides(both the Official Guide and the Verbal Review), Question Pack 1 and the 4 official mock CATs. They should be an indispensable part of your preparation.
You need close to 3 months to prepare well for the GMAT.
1. Understand the concepts and fundamentals before jumping into problem solving
2. Solve full length CATs including AWA and IR. You can get two free GMAT Prep mock CATs and can purchase two more from mba.com
3. Make sure you solve the official questions from the Official Guide
23 Jun 2017, 15:09
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Hi ad0201,
You've come to realize that there's a big difference between doing well on focused 'sets' of practice questions out of a book and performing at a consistently high level over the course of a full practice CAT. After taking each CAT, it's important to do a full review of your performance, with the goal of trying to define WHY you got questions wrong. For example, after reviewing each section, how many questions did you get wrong....
1) Because of a silly/little mistake?
2) Because there was some math/verbal that you just could not remember how to do?
3) Because the question was too hard?
4) Because you were low on time and had to guess?
Based on the score drop that you described, I suspect that you missed a bunch of questions due to silly/little mistakes. Assuming that this second Exam was more of a 'bad day' than anything else, then raising a 600 to a 700+ will require that you make some significant improvements to how you handle BOTH the Quant and Verbal sections. That work will likely take at least another 2 months of consistent, guided study. Taking the GMAT in early August might not give you enough time to make all of those improvements, so you might need to consider pushing back your Test Date.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
You've come to realize that there's a big difference between doing well on focused 'sets' of practice questions out of a book and performing at a consistently high level over the course of a full practice CAT. After taking each CAT, it's important to do a full review of your performance, with the goal of trying to define WHY you got questions wrong. For example, after reviewing each section, how many questions did you get wrong....
1) Because of a silly/little mistake?
2) Because there was some math/verbal that you just could not remember how to do?
3) Because the question was too hard?
4) Because you were low on time and had to guess?
Based on the score drop that you described, I suspect that you missed a bunch of questions due to silly/little mistakes. Assuming that this second Exam was more of a 'bad day' than anything else, then raising a 600 to a 700+ will require that you make some significant improvements to how you handle BOTH the Quant and Verbal sections. That work will likely take at least another 2 months of consistent, guided study. Taking the GMAT in early August might not give you enough time to make all of those improvements, so you might need to consider pushing back your Test Date.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
