Help to regain confidence to take GMAT again

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Hi Guys ,

I have been preparing GMAT since 4months 
I scored 555 Q80V77DI76

I am devasted by the score since my target score was 645

i took official GMAT mocks
on 24/11/2024 - 655 (mock 4) Q84V82DI81
20/11/2024 - 635 (mock 3) Q84 V80 DI 80

18/10/2024 - 595 (mock 2) Q81V80DI78

10/10/2024 (mock 1)

I am planning to retake again as soon

can u guys suggest what should i do???

can anybody suggest any coaching ???? if yes y ??

egmat   ttp   gmatwhiz   bb   KarishmaB   GMATNinja   MartyMurray  can u review my score and weak areas?

GmatKnightTutor · Answer

Including/mentioning what you feel is holding you back could be helpful (e.g. CR, time management, etc.). If you can, consider sharing your score report as well. You can also check out posted debriefs in the Share GMAT Experience subforum to see what others have done/used to successfully improve their scores during their prep journeys. Perhaps, for example, there are some tips for Verbal or DI you find helpful.

How to score high on the GMAT. Why solving approach is important.

ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi Themightyknight,

The good news is that your practice exam scores show that you can score much higher than 555 on the GMAT. So, it's quite possible that you had a bad day, and with a retake, you will improve your score. However, to be safe, you should engage in topical practice to find and fix any remaining weak areas before your next attempt.

For example, let’s say that you want to practice Number Properties. You can do so by answering 50 or more questions just from Number Properties: LCM, GCF, units digit patterns, divisibility, remainders, etc.

After each problem set, thoroughly analyze your incorrect questions. For example, if you got a remainder question wrong, ask yourself why. Did you make a careless mistake? Did you not properly apply the remainder formula? Was there a concept you did not understand in the question?

By carefully analyzing your mistakes, you will be able to fix your weaknesses efficiently and, in turn, improve your GMAT quant skills. Number Properties is just one example; follow this process for all quant, verbal, and DI topics.

For some more advice, here is a great article you can check out:

How to Improve Your GMAT Score

Feel free to reach out with any questions.

Themightyknight · Answer

KarishmaB   AjiteshArun  can u review my ESR ?

KarishmaB · Answer

Verbal - CR needs a complete overhaul and it is something that improves very quickly so that's something you could focus on since you have limited time.
How was your CR performance in mocks? Were you familiar with the mock CR questions before taking those tests? That could explain the higher score in the mocks. Or were you extremely anxious or sick during the test? That could explain your lower score in the test. Otherwise Mock CR is quite indicative of actual CR.

Have you covered the concepts of non-Math related questions? Using diagrams for arrangements, basics of calendars, comparing by arranging etc.? Improving in that is a fairly quick process too.

In Quant, your performance is similar in all topics but actually one cannot say much because the sample set of questions in the actual test is very small. You may want to spend some time in strengthening your conceptual understanding of the various Quant topics. That will improve your Math related DI too.

I am taking a free webinar today on number properties - how the relations between squares, roots, reciprocal etc vary in the various sections of the number line. You can join me in the webinar (details in the signature). That is the kind of conceptual understanding you will require for each topic.

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