IntroHello everyone, I took my GMAT yesterday (08.09.2021) and completely bombed it. Managed to score only a 590(Q36V35). I am planning to retake the test. Since I come from a over represented region(India), I am aiming for 700+ and apply to top 10 MiM schools for Sept 2021 intake.
Journey till dateI have been preparing for roughly 6 months now, the first mock I gave got me a 430 (I don't remember the split). I did not even know what a subject is and even had to look up pronouns. I have done a great deal of work to score a V35. For quant, I brushed my concepts from
MGMAT books and quantitative mega-thread. I did make a
error log as I solved many questions, but I realized I never went through the
error log seriously and just had a "brief look" over my errors. I have done all my practice via the GMAT club question bank. I did not touch the GMAT prep questions until I was done with all my mocks so as not to artificially inflate my score.
Below are my scores for each mock I gave (I have purchased the official mock tests)
31.06.2021 - 570 Q41V27 (guessed last - 8 questions on V, 6 on Q)
7.08.2021 - Q45V23 (guessed last - 7 questions on V)
17.08.2021 - 680 Q48V34(repeated)
21.08.2021 - 640 Q41V36(fresh)
26.08.2021 - 710 Q50V36(repeated mock)
02.09.2021 - 650 Q44V35(fresh)
I repeat, all are official mocks. I have exhausted Practice test 3 & 4. I still have 1 attempt left in each practice test 5 & 6. And well unlimited attempts for test 1&2 (not really as the questions start to repeat a lot more).
Practice regime Since about two months, I have been solving 20SCs, 3RCs and 15Crs/day and about 20-30 Quant questions/day(equal number of PS and DS). Verbal routine has immensely helped me to maintain a V35. I practice from the gmatclub's practice question bank, I generally select a 600-700 tag and solve questions from Official sources and Manhattan. I have exhausted almost every official question in this tag and when I try to solve the incorrect questions again, I notice that my thinking clouds up because I already remember the answer and it does not help me work on my concepts.
Plan for retakeI am open to buying new courses(preferably cheap courses as I am on a tight budget) that can help me cross the 700 barrier. Since I am consistent with a V35/36, I want to take my verbal score up a notch and cross V40. I am considering getting the
E-gmat course but it is a bit expensive so looking for alternatives, if any. I am also considering getting the
MGMAT mocks as I have only 2 official mock tests left, and as
MGMAT has a tougher quant section (or so I've read in the reviews) that could help me improve in quant. Also, Should I purchase a question bank to supplement my practice?
weak areas in Quant - Geometry, Coordinate geometry, Inequalitites
weak area in verbal would be RC and 700+ SC and CR. I am very comfortable with 600-700 level SC and CR
I have to give my GMAT before 3rd November (as LBS MiM closes its second round intake on 3rd Nov).I do not have a job and hence can devote 8-10hrs/day(more if needed)
PLEASE HELP ME MAKE A PLAN!!!
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08 Sep 2021, 22:39
