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09 Nov 2016, 21:00
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Hey people, I was not going to post on this but now I feel like I have to.
So, my exam is in a week.
I have been studying for a month (only!). My first CAT was at 490, ok that was the benchmark to start.
After I focused on understanding the content and solving hard topic questions.
CAT 2 was 510. Again, I spend each day revising topics even deeper.
CAT 3 was 490. I am so close to give up.
I feel like I'm doing something wrong with my strategy.
I'm a week away from my exam and I NEED A 650.
I'm determined to do anything for it.
ANYONE HELP? I'm a strong academic student, it frustrates me to see such low scores!
So, my exam is in a week.
I have been studying for a month (only!). My first CAT was at 490, ok that was the benchmark to start.
After I focused on understanding the content and solving hard topic questions.
CAT 2 was 510. Again, I spend each day revising topics even deeper.
CAT 3 was 490. I am so close to give up.
I feel like I'm doing something wrong with my strategy.
I'm a week away from my exam and I NEED A 650.
I'm determined to do anything for it.
ANYONE HELP? I'm a strong academic student, it frustrates me to see such low scores!
09 Nov 2016, 22:05
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I think you are correctly evaluating your performance and something is not working. It is good you are freaking out, that means you are looking for a solution. I hope the stress and impeding failure will help you look for other options/opportunities to improve your score.
Here are some ideas/questions to get you thinking:
1. This should not have been a surprise. People often don't take full CAT's but they have a sense of how they are doing through target practice. Have you been taking quizzes/questions? were you answering them all correctly?
2. With only 3 weeks of studying, it is quite possible you only covered 20-25% of the material and that's not sufficient to bump up your score
3. Are you following strategies?
4. How is your timing?
Here are some ideas/questions to get you thinking:
1. This should not have been a surprise. People often don't take full CAT's but they have a sense of how they are doing through target practice. Have you been taking quizzes/questions? were you answering them all correctly?
2. With only 3 weeks of studying, it is quite possible you only covered 20-25% of the material and that's not sufficient to bump up your score
3. Are you following strategies?
4. How is your timing?
09 Nov 2016, 22:17
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I think you are correctly evaluating your performance and something is not working. It is good you are freaking out, that means you are looking for a solution. I hope the stress and impeding failure will help you look for other options/opportunities to improve your score.
Here are some ideas/questions to get you thinking:
1. This should not have been a surprise. People often don't take full CAT's but they have a sense of how they are doing through target practice. Have you been taking quizzes/questions? were you answering them all correctly?
2. With only 3 weeks of studying, it is quite possible you only covered 20-25% of the material and that's not sufficient to bump up your score
3. Are you following strategies?
4. How is your timing?
Here are some ideas/questions to get you thinking:
1. This should not have been a surprise. People often don't take full CAT's but they have a sense of how they are doing through target practice. Have you been taking quizzes/questions? were you answering them all correctly?
2. With only 3 weeks of studying, it is quite possible you only covered 20-25% of the material and that's not sufficient to bump up your score
3. Are you following strategies?
4. How is your timing?
Thanks for your response.
1. No I haven't really. Just maybe 3-4 questions of each topic and wouldn't get them correct. I'm building up quizzes for my performance at the moment, chapter by chapter.
2. I believe I have covered the syllabus since I'm using the Manhattan Prep books and read everything, plus additional reading from this forum
3. I think this is my biggest mistake, I'm not. I decided that 2 days I will try to learn strategies, instead of solving over and over again since it leads to nowhere.
4. My timing is extremely good which worries me and its because I'm not following the strategies (especially at Verbal).
Wait for my success story very soon!
I AM VERY DETERMINED TO ACE THIS EXAM.
