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Bombardeiro
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Location: United States
Concentration: Finance, Social Entrepreneurship
GMAT 1: 720 Q47 V42
GPA: 3.81
WE:Investment Banking (Finance: Investment Banking)
21 Jun 2015, 12:18
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Hi, I have read the discussions about improving Quant from 45 to 49 and I have been studying from the MGMAT guides, OG, Magoosh and GMAT Pill.
My scores:
GMAT PREP:
Feb 20, before studying: 500 (31Q, 28V)
Apr 10, after studying: 690 (44Q, 40V)
GMAT OFFICIAL:
Apr 27: 700 (44Q, 41V)
44 Q is 58% so after some thinking and talking with some consultants I decided to retake the GMAT, scheduled for July 7th. I am aiming for the Top 3 so I need a good quant.
I began restudying the second week of May, focused on Quant and I took the 6 CATs from MGMAT, ONLY the Quant section and scored between 42-45 raw.
I agree that those are more difficult than the real GMAT, yesterday I bought the Exam Pack 1 and Questions for $70 and today I took my 3rd GMAT PREP:
710 (44Q, 42V). I am worried and sad, just a 44 Q, the same as my official, and without studying Verbal I got a better score.
I can see that my problem lies in Problem Solving and Word Problems to be more specific. I get the basic DRT problems right but with multiple travelers or with VICs I bomb.
I have few days to improve my Quant, I will be satisfied with a 46-47Q.
What do you recommend? Leave the Verbal for this two weeks and focus just on Quant? What approach?:
1)Review all my mistakes from the Tests and OG (finished OG 13). Shall I buy OG 2016 and Verbal/Quant review?
2)Buy the GMAT Club Tests, I have read they are really difficult and a good practice.
3)Buy the Advanced Quant book from Manhattan?
4)Re-read the fundamental guides? I really do not think this could work.
5)Re-schedule my GMAT and pay the fee (don't have enough money)
I have one hour daily from Monday to Friday and on weekends I could do 4 hours each day (difficult but doable). I also have the 4th GMAT Prep, when should I take it?
I appreciate your help.
My scores:
GMAT PREP:
Feb 20, before studying: 500 (31Q, 28V)
Apr 10, after studying: 690 (44Q, 40V)
GMAT OFFICIAL:
Apr 27: 700 (44Q, 41V)
44 Q is 58% so after some thinking and talking with some consultants I decided to retake the GMAT, scheduled for July 7th. I am aiming for the Top 3 so I need a good quant.
I began restudying the second week of May, focused on Quant and I took the 6 CATs from MGMAT, ONLY the Quant section and scored between 42-45 raw.
I agree that those are more difficult than the real GMAT, yesterday I bought the Exam Pack 1 and Questions for $70 and today I took my 3rd GMAT PREP:
710 (44Q, 42V). I am worried and sad, just a 44 Q, the same as my official, and without studying Verbal I got a better score.
I can see that my problem lies in Problem Solving and Word Problems to be more specific. I get the basic DRT problems right but with multiple travelers or with VICs I bomb.
I have few days to improve my Quant, I will be satisfied with a 46-47Q.
What do you recommend? Leave the Verbal for this two weeks and focus just on Quant? What approach?:
1)Review all my mistakes from the Tests and OG (finished OG 13). Shall I buy OG 2016 and Verbal/Quant review?
2)Buy the GMAT Club Tests, I have read they are really difficult and a good practice.
3)Buy the Advanced Quant book from Manhattan?
4)Re-read the fundamental guides? I really do not think this could work.
5)Re-schedule my GMAT and pay the fee (don't have enough money)
I have one hour daily from Monday to Friday and on weekends I could do 4 hours each day (difficult but doable). I also have the 4th GMAT Prep, when should I take it?
I appreciate your help.
21 Jun 2015, 17:43
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Hi Bombardeiro,
With this series of Q44s, you're likely strong on the straight-forward "math" questions that you see on your CATs (and on the GMAT), but you're missing out on a lot of the 'strategy'-based points that are available (including a bunch of DS questions). You're also likely making a few little mistakes on other 'gettable' questions throughout the section.
Since you've been studying a certain way for several months now, you've likely developed a series of 'habits' that impact how you 'see' (and respond to) GMAT Quant questions. It would likely take some serious time (and effort on your part) to change these habits in such a short period of time.
Do you have the flexibility to push your Test Date back (even a few weeks)? That extra time could be used to learn/practice some new tactics and potentially increase your Quant Scaled Score.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
With this series of Q44s, you're likely strong on the straight-forward "math" questions that you see on your CATs (and on the GMAT), but you're missing out on a lot of the 'strategy'-based points that are available (including a bunch of DS questions). You're also likely making a few little mistakes on other 'gettable' questions throughout the section.
Since you've been studying a certain way for several months now, you've likely developed a series of 'habits' that impact how you 'see' (and respond to) GMAT Quant questions. It would likely take some serious time (and effort on your part) to change these habits in such a short period of time.
Do you have the flexibility to push your Test Date back (even a few weeks)? That extra time could be used to learn/practice some new tactics and potentially increase your Quant Scaled Score.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
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