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20 Jun 2025, 06:57
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Hello there,
I recently took my GMAT Focus this week. I was able to get a score of 645. However, I need to get a minimum of 715 or more to get into my target school. I need to do this within one month of time. I appreciate any useful advice.
Quick Background about my GMAT prep so far:
1. I have done almost 80% of GMAT OG questions 2024. Also, completed nearly 40% of questions in GMAT OG Verbal Review and GMAT OG DI Review, and almost 80% of questions in Quant Review.
2. Quant is my stronger section. I'm fairly good at CR, but, struggling with RC. However, my weakest section is DI. I take too much time to process the data and still make silly mistakes at times.
So I want to understand:
1. How can I improve my accuracy in DI, while also managing the time efficiently?
2. I'm currently scoring around 81-82 in Verbal, what can I do to improve it to 84-85?
3. Also, what other sources can be used to practice questions for DI other than OG materials? Will it help to refer the previous years OG materials?
Thank you very much for your advice!
I recently took my GMAT Focus this week. I was able to get a score of 645. However, I need to get a minimum of 715 or more to get into my target school. I need to do this within one month of time. I appreciate any useful advice.
Quick Background about my GMAT prep so far:
1. I have done almost 80% of GMAT OG questions 2024. Also, completed nearly 40% of questions in GMAT OG Verbal Review and GMAT OG DI Review, and almost 80% of questions in Quant Review.
2. Quant is my stronger section. I'm fairly good at CR, but, struggling with RC. However, my weakest section is DI. I take too much time to process the data and still make silly mistakes at times.
So I want to understand:
1. How can I improve my accuracy in DI, while also managing the time efficiently?
2. I'm currently scoring around 81-82 in Verbal, what can I do to improve it to 84-85?
3. Also, what other sources can be used to practice questions for DI other than OG materials? Will it help to refer the previous years OG materials?
Thank you very much for your advice!
20 Jun 2025, 12:54
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Hi SamCodes,
So, the good news is that you are in a pretty nice spot!
That said, you do need to continue to find your holes and fix those to help improve your score. Thus, engaging in topical practice is a great way to do so. Let's use quant as an example.
For example, let’s say 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, it's crucial to delve into the questions you answered incorrectly.
For instance, if you stumbled on a remainder question, take a moment to reflect. Was it a careless error? Did you fail to apply the remainder formula correctly? Was there a concept in the question that eluded you? This analysis is key to your learning process.
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.
Feel free to reach out with any questions.
Good luck!
So, the good news is that you are in a pretty nice spot!
That said, you do need to continue to find your holes and fix those to help improve your score. Thus, engaging in topical practice is a great way to do so. Let's use quant as an example.
For example, let’s say 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, it's crucial to delve into the questions you answered incorrectly.
For instance, if you stumbled on a remainder question, take a moment to reflect. Was it a careless error? Did you fail to apply the remainder formula correctly? Was there a concept in the question that eluded you? This analysis is key to your learning process.
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.
Feel free to reach out with any questions.
Good luck!
21 Jun 2025, 04:30
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Hi SamCodes
- Since you said that you are good in Quant, my question is, are you getting a score of 90 in Quant? If the answer is NO then that's where you should start working from.
- For DI, only limit yourself to Official source as most other sources are not as good as required for the practice purpose. And same is also applicable for Verbal section. Recent experience is that good understanding of section with good command on Quant can help you get to 85 and I have seen it happening with my students getting such scores. To finish DI in time with good accuracy, break it down to the 5 types of questions, understand how many questions are out of your comfort zone and if out of comfort zne questions are ≤ 5 out of 20 then just work on your strong suits in DI
- Yes, Previous years' OG can help with DI and Verbal both
- To improve 3-4 points in Verbal, you must consider taking professional help.
- Since you said that you are good in Quant, my question is, are you getting a score of 90 in Quant? If the answer is NO then that's where you should start working from.
- For DI, only limit yourself to Official source as most other sources are not as good as required for the practice purpose. And same is also applicable for Verbal section. Recent experience is that good understanding of section with good command on Quant can help you get to 85 and I have seen it happening with my students getting such scores. To finish DI in time with good accuracy, break it down to the 5 types of questions, understand how many questions are out of your comfort zone and if out of comfort zne questions are ≤ 5 out of 20 then just work on your strong suits in DI
- Yes, Previous years' OG can help with DI and Verbal both
- To improve 3-4 points in Verbal, you must consider taking professional help.
SamCodes
