How to get a better quant score?

If you want a high GMAT score, your study plan MUST include 4 components/ingredients:

1) Learning the concepts and techniques tested on the GMAT (e.g., circle properties, divisibility rules, past perfect tense, equation solving, etc.)
2) Mastering GMAT-specific strategies (e.g., testing the answer choices, rephrasing the target question, isolating the subject and verb in a sentence, etc.)
3) Understanding the many different ways the test-makers can test your knowledge of each concept
4) Honing your test-taking skills (e.g., endurance, time management, guessing strategies, etc.)

Many students make the mistake of limiting their preparation to item #1 (and perhaps item #2). So, once they fully grasp a concept and successfully answer one or two related questions, they move on to the next topic.

The problem with this strategy is that the test-makers can take ANY concept, no matter how simple, and create tons of wildly different questions, each requiring a different approach.

Take, for example, the concept of EVEN and ODD integers. The test-makers can create super easy questions and super difficult questions, both of which test the concept of evens and odds.

So, to achieve a great score, you need to tackle A LOT of related practice questions, so you can understand the many different ways a particular concept can be tested.

To find tons practice questions related to a certain concept, you can use GMAT Club's question-tagging tool (search.php?view=search_tags). Alternatively, our free GMAT course (https://www.gmatprepnow.com) is arranged so that students can fully explore a certain concept. For example, on our video lesson page for mean, median and mode (https://www.gmatprepnow.com/module/gmat ... /video/800), we have links to dozens of questions related to these concepts. This format lets you fully explore the ins and outs of each concept.

Finally, your study plan should include several full-length practice tests. Keep in mind that the GMAT is a test of your math and verbal skills AND it's a test of your test-taking skills. So, 700-level math/verbal skills combined with 600-level test-taking skills will likely result in a score that's closer to 600 than to 700.

Cheers,
Brent