Joy660 wrote:
Just did my first official GMAT exam today and my results were pretty bad: 47Q, 35V and 660 overall...
I prepared for 2 weeks before the exam and honestly I barely studied math since I have an engineering background. The issue I faced in the exam was time: I had 1min per question for the last 10 questions in every section
I do not have a lot of time left. I used
magoosh to study during the last few weeks. I was wondering if there was any better source that I can use. I need to retake it within the next month but will be working full time during this time.
Please any help is really appreciated!
Hi Joy660,
First of all, sorry to hear about how things went with your GMAT. Seems like you have not focused on the right parameters during your preparation. An improvement is always possible. But before that it is important to understand what is actually tested on GMAT. This will help you focus on the right parameters. Let me help you here.
What is tested on GMAT?
GMAT is a test of application of concepts. So, just a conceptual understanding won't help you score well on GMAT. you need to use the right methodologies to solve questions. And struggling with time is just a symptom. The actual problem lies somewhere else. For example,
to solve DS questions, it is important to perform a certain pre-analysis on the question stem and then move to the individual statements. This will help you save a lot of time.
The path forward:
Looking at your score, I feel that there is a scope for improvement in both the modules. So, I suggest you to dedicate 60% of your time on Verbal and 40% on Quant. This time the focus has to be on learning the right methodology. If you are wondering what do I mean by the right methodology, let me explain it to you from SC stand-point.
There is a common misconception that knowing grammatical rules will help you solve SC questions. But SC questions on GMAT test your ability to convey the intended meaning without any ambiguity. So, it is important to approach SC questions from a meaning stand-point. Because you will often come across answer choices which are grammatically correct and convey a logical meaning but are indeed incorrect. So, it is important to understand the intended meaning the original sentence is trying to convey and then eliminate choices which do not convey the intended meaning or which are grammatically incorrect.
As you now understood the importance of learning the right methodology, it is also important to understand the use of a standard resource.
What qualifies a resource to be standard?
Way of teaching:
Even though, the concepts taught my most online courses are more or less the same, what differentiates them is the way they teach the concepts. There is a particular way of teaching concepts by which students learn the concepts along with the methodology required to solve the questions. And once they learn, it is important to apply that learning on a few GMAT like questions to solidify that learning.
Adaptability:
And not all students are capable of learning in one go. Students falter in a few topics and it is important to identify those areas and work on them. The course has to help students identify their weaker areas and provide a few improvement modules to work on them.
Study plan:
The most important thing that makes a course extra-ordinary is its ability to provide a personalized study plan. Students find it difficult to organize things and plan their studies accordingly. In their busy life, balancing work and studies becomes a hectic task. So, the course has to provide a proper study plan with clear deadlines so that students can focus just on finishing those weekly tasks assigned to them.
If you are open to suggestions, I would like you to take a check at the course of
GMATWhiz.
- It is one unique course which offers you the best quality content and employs an artificial intelligence driven learning.
- It offers you a personalized study plan which is integrated with the course. The concept booster and practice quizzes after every concept video help you solve GMAT like questions using the right methodology.
- It offers you real time improvement modules so that you can work on your weaker areas right away.
There are many more exciting features offered by the course. I would recommend you to check the free trial of
GMATWhiz before taking the decision.
But before that, it would be great if we can connect over a call and discuss things that are holding back your score. This way we can quickly narrow down things and make a note of things on which you should focus. You can schedule a free consultation call using the below link.
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10 Sep 2020, 18:22
