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FAlam
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Concentration: Finance, Entrepreneurship
Schools: Cornell AMBA'17 Goizueta 1YR '17 Insead July'17 Kellogg 1YR '17 Ivey '17 Oxford'17 Cranfield '17 Imperial '22 IE '22
GMAT Date: 05-31-2015
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23 Aug 2015, 00:39
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Hi Guys,
I have been studying for GMAT for like last 7 months with breaks. Just to let you guys know, I am an older candidate 32 years, and I have never ever written a CAT test before, I am a non native. I wish I could have studied in school with some interest and good grades at least for English and Quant
My target score is 700 or at least 680
here is what I have done till date - (sorry for the long post)
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1 Jan 2015: I purchased Cracking the GMAT by Princeton, sat on it for a week and then started to go through Quant basics from this book studying like 2-3 hours a week, by mid feb I finish all the Quant questions and the diagnostic test in this book. I was getting 70% question correct in Quant.
20 Feb : I got my hands on OG/Quant/Verbal Guides/ I started solving them. After doing around 80 PS and 70 DS I realized that now it getting difficult, and I am missing some thing. So based on the reviews on this forum I went for MGMAT books (complete set) until this time I was studying like 2-3 hours a week.
In March I started studying 2 hours on weekday and 4-5 hours on week ends, I started reading / marking MGMAT Quant books cover to cover and simultaneously started going through Verbal section. At the end of March when I had finished Algebra, Geometry, word problem and RC, I attempted GMAT prep test 1 and as expected my score was very low (470 Q 39 and V 19 some thing) although I was expecting it to be some where near 550 but nevertheless I concentrated on MGMAT thinking that once I finish my books, I will go to 600+ zone now I was realizing my mistake, timing my practice questions from OG and so on.
My the end of May I had almost finished all OG/Quant/Verbal Guides (with error log) all of MGMAT books. I attempted my second GMAT prep test, again my score was very low 540 (Q42 V 23) I was really demotivated by this, but I kept on studying I still had aroun 10% of official question left.
Around mid June I couldn't carry on studying and had to take a break (very bad thing to do I was feeling like on top of GMAT) and now I have started studying again from last 2 weeks, 2-3 hours on weekdays and 4-5 hours weekends, first two days I revised SC and Algebra did some questions and attempted a MGMAT CAT and got 540 V28 Q39 ( I noted my week areas CR was the worst in verbal and Algebra was the worst in Quant) I was happy to see the progress in verbal but quant was very bad again and I though lets revise every thing again, after a week when I had finished Algebra, Geometry, CR (50%), doing all the question from OG (with second error log) topic wise as per breakup given in MGMAT books ( I attempted my second MGMAT CAT and got 540 again same score,) now I had improved in CR but RC went down (but CR remain the worst section), I improved in Algebra but number properties went down. SC is still the same 60 accuracy
now I am planing to give another MGMAT Cat during this week, I have finished revising Algebra, Number Properties, Geometry, CR (almost), SC(almost).
Can I book my test on 21 Sept and get a 700 score with this plan, If I dont book a test I would have to go into another 2 week break as I am travelling on 21 evening on family vacation. Suggestion required for improvement. I want to book my test today, the only dates available right now is 14 and 21 Sept nothing in between and I am afraid these will not remain vacant for long. When last time check all the dates were available in Sept but now I don't have much choice please Help!!!!
Sorry for a long post
I have been studying for GMAT for like last 7 months with breaks. Just to let you guys know, I am an older candidate 32 years, and I have never ever written a CAT test before, I am a non native. I wish I could have studied in school with some interest and good grades at least for English and Quant
My target score is 700 or at least 680here is what I have done till date - (sorry for the long post)
Read all about GMAT
1 Jan 2015: I purchased Cracking the GMAT by Princeton, sat on it for a week and then started to go through Quant basics from this book studying like 2-3 hours a week, by mid feb I finish all the Quant questions and the diagnostic test in this book. I was getting 70% question correct in Quant.
20 Feb : I got my hands on OG/Quant/Verbal Guides/ I started solving them. After doing around 80 PS and 70 DS I realized that now it getting difficult, and I am missing some thing. So based on the reviews on this forum I went for MGMAT books (complete set) until this time I was studying like 2-3 hours a week.
In March I started studying 2 hours on weekday and 4-5 hours on week ends, I started reading / marking MGMAT Quant books cover to cover and simultaneously started going through Verbal section. At the end of March when I had finished Algebra, Geometry, word problem and RC, I attempted GMAT prep test 1 and as expected my score was very low (470 Q 39 and V 19 some thing) although I was expecting it to be some where near 550 but nevertheless I concentrated on MGMAT thinking that once I finish my books, I will go to 600+ zone now I was realizing my mistake, timing my practice questions from OG and so on.
My the end of May I had almost finished all OG/Quant/Verbal Guides (with error log) all of MGMAT books. I attempted my second GMAT prep test, again my score was very low 540 (Q42 V 23) I was really demotivated by this, but I kept on studying I still had aroun 10% of official question left.
Around mid June I couldn't carry on studying and had to take a break (very bad thing to do I was feeling like on top of GMAT) and now I have started studying again from last 2 weeks, 2-3 hours on weekdays and 4-5 hours weekends, first two days I revised SC and Algebra did some questions and attempted a MGMAT CAT and got 540 V28 Q39 ( I noted my week areas CR was the worst in verbal and Algebra was the worst in Quant) I was happy to see the progress in verbal but quant was very bad again and I though lets revise every thing again, after a week when I had finished Algebra, Geometry, CR (50%), doing all the question from OG (with second error log) topic wise as per breakup given in MGMAT books ( I attempted my second MGMAT CAT and got 540 again same score,) now I had improved in CR but RC went down (but CR remain the worst section), I improved in Algebra but number properties went down. SC is still the same 60 accuracy
now I am planing to give another MGMAT Cat during this week, I have finished revising Algebra, Number Properties, Geometry, CR (almost), SC(almost).
Can I book my test on 21 Sept and get a 700 score with this plan, If I dont book a test I would have to go into another 2 week break as I am travelling on 21 evening on family vacation. Suggestion required for improvement. I want to book my test today, the only dates available right now is 14 and 21 Sept nothing in between and I am afraid these will not remain vacant for long. When last time check all the dates were available in Sept but now I don't have much choice please Help!!!!
Sorry for a long post
23 Aug 2015, 11:54
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Hi FAlam,
If you have not taken a FULL-LENGTH CAT since June, then you should plan to take one soon - and you need to make it as realistic and test-like as possible (so you MUST take all the sections, at a location other than your home, under test-like conditions, etc.). Based on that score result, we'll have a much better idea about how prepared you are to hit your score goal in September.
While it's understandable that you would want to book your Test Date, if your next CAT score is in the 500s, then you will be unlikely to raise that score enough by September 21st to hit your score goal.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
If you have not taken a FULL-LENGTH CAT since June, then you should plan to take one soon - and you need to make it as realistic and test-like as possible (so you MUST take all the sections, at a location other than your home, under test-like conditions, etc.). Based on that score result, we'll have a much better idea about how prepared you are to hit your score goal in September.
While it's understandable that you would want to book your Test Date, if your next CAT score is in the 500s, then you will be unlikely to raise that score enough by September 21st to hit your score goal.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
FAlam
Joined: 31 Dec 2014
Last visit: 03 May 2021
Posts: 24
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Given Kudos: 26
Location: Saudi Arabia
Concentration: Finance, Entrepreneurship
Schools: Cornell AMBA'17 Goizueta 1YR '17 Insead July'17 Kellogg 1YR '17 Ivey '17 Oxford'17 Cranfield '17 Imperial '22 IE '22
GMAT Date: 05-31-2015
Schools: Cornell AMBA'17 Goizueta 1YR '17 Insead July'17 Kellogg 1YR '17 Ivey '17 Oxford'17 Cranfield '17 Imperial '22 IE '22
Posts: 24
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23 Aug 2015, 12:14
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EMPOWERgmatRichC
I have attempted two CATs one on 8 August (just after two days of restarting my studies) and secomd on 15 August. I got exact 540 on both attempts. Right now I am not attempting essay and IR.
