How to score 700+

Question

I gave the GMAT almost a month back and scored 660

Quant 45
Verbal 36
Ir 5

I want to attempt it again to get a 700+... Can anyone tell me what kind of preparation/study I should make in order to achieve this in a month's time?

Should I spend more time practicing 700 level questions?

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EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi ansarose,

To start, a 660/Q45 is a solid Score - and it could be enough to get you into your first-choice School. That having been said, you have a great opportunity to pick up points in both the Quant and Verbal sections, so continuing to study and retesting makes sense.

Before I can offer you the specific advice that you’re looking for, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:

1) How long have you studied in total (including the time you spent studying back in 2019)? For this 2nd attempt, how many hours did you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used over the course of ALL of your studies? What "brands" of CATs/mocks have you used?
3) For your 2nd attempt, on what dates (or approximate dates) did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?
4) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?

If you took your GMAT at a Test Center, then you might also choose to purchase the Enhanced Score Report. While the ESR doesn’t provide a lot of information, there are usually a few data points that we can use to define what went wrong on Test Day (and what you should work on to score higher). If you purchase the ESR, then I'll be happy to analyze it for you.

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

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Saransh123 · Answer

gmatclubtests are best tools for reaching your desired goal, you are just 40 points away so one month of hard work without distraction is enough for reaching your goal, mocks are included

GmatKnightTutor · Answer

It may help to check out a scoring grid to see what an ideal score combo would be for your target score. It may be easier to improve your Quant than your Verbal, for example.

CrackverbalGMAT · Answer

Hi  ansarose

At the outset, we must appreciate the score that you have secured already. You mention that you want to take it one level up with 700+ in a month time.

The following pointers can guide you to a prep in the right direction and if executed well and precisely, you shall stand at a very confident level to score a 700+

(1)Internalize the concepts with timer based concepts. Make sure that your "strong" areas are prepared very well without any loose ends. When you come across topics that you are not very comfortable with, assess their weightage in a GMAT paper and accordingly invest your time in them. In preparing such topics have a well blended mix of 650-700+ questions and practice them under a timer.

(2)Analyze your errors in og and ensure that on encountering any similar question, you shall not repeat a mistake. Increase the advanced level questions in your prep(though do not take it to an extreme count).

(3)Always experience simulated tests before the original to analyze your test taking strategies as well. Take mock tests and analyze your score. Ensure that the feedback is executed and loose ends are sealed.

(4)Take daily quizzes and expose our thinking to a diversity of questions under timed attempts.

(5)Do not take revision lightly. Keep at least a day in a week for revising and practice 670-700+ questions on the day of revision from the topics you prepared in a week.(Minimum 10-20 questions)

(6)Allocate time to read newspapers/columns/editorials and create a habit of designing a quick mental synopsis of the topic read.This will enhance your reading and analyzing skills.

(7)Do not guess in a row. This will increase your chances of errors in a row and that is heavily penalized. Instead, if you have to guess to keep up the pace, have the guesswork distributed throughout instead of taking them all at the end and losing your score.

(8)Take professional help if needed. Sometimes we need that assistance to locate our issues and that will only help you to seal them better and quicker, saving your time, money and attempt as an investment for a full attempt in which you also invest your commitment and confidence.

That said, we wish you a fantastic journey throughout for the GMAT prep.

We wish you the very best, so you may clear it with your envisioned score and take admission in your coveted B-school.

You can always contact us for any assistance in the prep and we shall be happy to help.

Thanking You
Team CrackVerbal

MathRevolution · Answer

Hello ansarose,

GMAT club is one of the great platforms to get information about the GMAT official test, Study plan, Section wise instructions, and many more.

Your current score is good!

A score of 660 in the GMAT tells the entire story about how well prepared you are for the next GMAT attempt and how to change the gear now to meet the desired score.

You can schedule a comprehensive counseling session for 30 mins with one of our experts:https://calendly.com/mathrevolution/1-on-1-session for detailed advice on your current study plans.

Since we are a math expert, we will recommend you go through our post on the GMAT club: Breakdown of GMAT math questions and types: https://gmatclub.com/forum/overview-of- ... l#p1641411

We recommend that you must learn the Variable Approach for solving DS questions and the IVY approach for solving PS questions in order to improve your accuracy and save time while solving the question types.

Register with MathRevolution https://www.mathrevolution.com/member/signup to get access to our 7-day full on-demand course (27 topics, 490 subtopics, and 1,500 questions) for free trial lessons.

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GMATWhizTeam · Answer

Hi ansarose,

Practicing 700 level questions doesn't help you to improve your score to 700+. You need to identify what's holding your score back and work on that. In your case, it's the application clearly. Let me help you here.

Your Quant score is decent but you need to work on the application part. I would suggest you to analyze all the quizzes and mocks you have taken till now, identify the topics in which you have made the mistakes. f your accuracy is below 50% in any topic, go through the concept once again. If the accuracy is somewhere between 50-80%, then analyze the solutions in depth and learn the right approach.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvMTiv8GCbs

You can do the same with Verbal as well. V36 indicates that you are probably doing well in two of the three modules but are struggling with the other one. If that's the case, focus more on that module.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOFbOXjw2wY

With the information you have given, I can only give you a general advice. To suggest you in a better way, I would like to a little more about   how you prepared till now,  
 your weak areas and  
 the approach you use to solve questions.

This will help me understand your concerns and I can guide you in a better way. You can write back to me here or a better way would be to get in touch over a call and have a detailed discussion on the same. You can use the below link to get in touch with me.

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ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi ansarose,

660 is a great start! To improve your GMAT score to a higher level, you need to go through GMAT quant and verbal carefully to find your exact weaknesses, fill gaps in your knowledge, and strengthen your skills. The overall process will be to learn all about how to answer question types with which you currently aren't very comfortable, and do dozens of practice questions category by category, basically driving up your score point by point. For example, if you find that you are not strong in answering Number Properties questions, then carefully review the conceptual underpinnings of how to answer Number Properties questions and practice by answering 50 or more questions just from Number Properties: LCM, GCF, units digit patterns, divisibility, remainders, etc. When you are working on learning to answer questions of a particular type, start off taking your time, and then seek to speed up as you get more comfortable answering questions of that type. As you do such practice, do a thorough analysis of each question that you don't get right. 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 efficiently fix your weaknesses and in turn improve your GMAT quant skills. Number Properties is just one example; follow this process for all quant topics.

Each time you strengthen your understanding of a topic and your skill in answering questions of a particular type, you increase your odds of hitting your score goal. You know that there are types of questions that you are happy to see, types that you would rather not see, and types that you take a long time to answer correctly. Learn to more effectively answer the types of questions that you would rather not see, and make them into your favorite types. Learn to correctly answer in two minutes or less questions that you currently take five minutes to answer. By finding, say, a dozen weaker quant areas and turning them into strong areas, you will make great progress toward hitting your quant score goal. If a dozen areas turn out not to be enough, strengthen some more areas.

You can work on verbal in a similar manner. Let’s say you are reviewing Critical Reasoning. Be sure that you practice a large number of Critical Reasoning questions: Strengthen and Weaken the Argument, Resolve the Paradox, find the Conclusion, Must be True, etc. As you go through the questions, do a thorough analysis of each question that you don't get correct. If you missed a Weaken question, ask yourself why. Did you make a careless mistake? Did you not recognize what the question was asking? Did you skip over a key detail in an answer choice? Getting GMAT verbal questions right is a matter of what you know, what you see, and what you do. So, any time that you don't get one right, you can seek to identify what you had to know to get the right answer, what you had to see that you didn't see, and what you could have done differently to arrive at the correct answer.

So, work on accuracy and generally finding correct answers, work on specific weaker areas one by one to make them strong areas, and when you take a practice GMAT or the real thing, take all the time per question available to do your absolute best to get right answers consistently. The GMAT is essentially a game of seeing how many right answers you can get in the time allotted. Approach the test with that conception in mind, and focus intently on the question in front of you with one goal in mind: getting a CORRECT answer.

In order to follow the path described above, you may need some new verbal and quant materials, so take a look at the GMAT Club reviews for the  best quant  and  verbal courses .

You also may find my article with more information regarding  how to score a 700+ on the GMAT  helpful.

Feel free to reach out with any further questions.

Good luck!

vamshikaithi · Answer

Hi ansarose, If you have an ESR, you can analyze your weak areas and work on them. But, it's definitely not practicing 700 level questions. Quant has a lot of scope for improvement. See what you can do there. It's probably the application of the concepts you are struggling in quant. So, focus on that. And for Verbal, it depends on which module you are struggling with. Get in touch with a mentor if possible. Because with the information you have given, it's difficult to suggest you anything. Regarding the study strategy, you can go through my debrief to understand my approach towards GMAT. Debrief of my journey from 570 to 680 to 720: https://gmatclub.com/forum/my-journey-f ... l#p2648110 You can get in touch with me if you need any more help. All the best

RetaketheGMAT · Answer

Hi ansarose

The key to creating focus in your final month of study is answering the WHY question (you already know the answer to the WHAT question).

Answer keys from practice exams and ESRs from actual tests will answer the WHAT question (what topics, what types of questions (PS or DS), what difficulty levels etc).

The harder to answer question is WHY you're getting them wrong. And it's the most critical information for focusing your retake prep.

Our free 90 minute diagnostic with a GMAT performance coach (live online) is the best way to answer the WHY question: identify your gaps and generate an actionable, energizing and quick plan to boost your test performance. Given your short time frame, you need to have a complete diagnostic of your current processes / strategies / skills so you can have a laser focus during your remaining prep time.

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