dcummins
Hi,
This is embarrassing but the best way to get better is to learn and persevere. I am targeting to sit my GMAT at the end of July or early August 2017 for first round MBA applications in September.
Just sat the
MGMAT practice test 1 as a diagnostic and scored an appalling 430 (Q25/V26); did not do AWA.
Overall - I had little to no prior practice. I'm more of an analytical personality - really only feel comfortable/confident when I've at least dabbled in the subject matter of what I'm tested against.
Quant - felt hard from the start and knew I bombed it before finishing.
Verbal - got to Q35 and ran out of time
Study plan was 1-2 hours per day + Focus Saturday sessions (6+ hours) commencing today.
Resources I intended on utilsing were:
-
MGMAT books (potentially the online course also)
- Original Guide 2017
- Economist GMAT (if beneficial) or perhaps just the trial
Do you think I can improve my test scores dramatically over the next 154 days with full-time work?
Please help..
Dear
dcummins,
Welcome to GMATCLUB.

Here are a couple of things I want to suggest.
1. Your Verbal Score is a good one to start. You need to work religiously on Sentence correction, RC and CRs and try to make a habit of reading good quality books atleast 3-4 times a week.
2. Your Quant Score is really low. So, I would prefer working on more of quant practice(Almost 1-2 hours everyday).
3.
MGMAT is the best source to improve your score, so try to follow every other approach suggested. You will see a gradual improvement in your performance.
4. Make a note of every mistake you make and give it a revision on weekly basis.
5. Follow some study plans. This will help you stick towards your goal.
6. Have some target score in mind and work on reaching that score in your Mocks.
7. Finally, I would suggest you should take some time out of work and spend on GMAT.
Do let us know in case you need any other help.