Last Month - Weak areas and Reviews

Hi zzarur,

Test Day is a rather specific 'event' - the details are specific and they matter, so you have to train as best as you can for all of them. The more realistic you can make your CATs, the more likely the score results are to be accurate. The more you deviate, the more "inflated" your practice scores can become - and that's likely what happened here. By skipping the Essay section, you took a shorter Exam that requires less effort and energy than the Official GMAT will require, so this score result is likely not accurate. In addition, if you did anything else that isn't realistic, such as taking the CATs at home, taking them at different times of day, pausing the Exam, etc., then the score is likely even more inflated. As such, you have to be more specific about how you take your CATs in the future.

That having been said, raising a 590 to a 700+ will likely take at least another 2-3 months of consistent, guided study. This is meant to say that a June Test Date might not be a practical choice with your current score goal. Since it's been almost 3 weeks since your last CAT, I suggest that you take a new FULL-LENGTH CAT sometime soon (perhaps this weekend). Once you have that score, you should report back here and we can discuss how best to proceed.

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

Thank you very much Rich!

will be taking a FULL Test today, hopefully I'm going to be able to improve my score!

EMPOWERgmatRichC

I have just gone through my test

and had the same Score

590 - (45Q/27V) with IR and AWA.

I have no doubt that I need to work on Verbal to achieve my target.
Specially SC. From 15 wrong questions
9 - SC
2 - CR
4 - RC( Which also really bad)

Should I just forget about Quant for now? and work only in Verbal?

What would be the best approach for a study plan?


Thank you!

Hi zzarur,

Given the similarity of these recent CAT scores, and the length of time that you've been studying, it's possible that you're 'stuck' at this particular score level. To score at a significantly higher level, you're going to have to change how you "see" (and respond to) the GMAT - and it doesn't seem that your current study materials are helping you to do that. From what you've described, it sounds like you really want to apply to Business School this Fall. If you want to stick with that timeframe, then you're going to have to make some significant changes now, so that you don't 'waste' the next couple of months studying in a way that might not lead to improvement. Since you'll need to improve in BOTH the Quant and Verbal sections to hit your goal, you should be studying some Quant and some Verbal each week, with an emphasis on learning and practicing the proper Tactics.

1) Going forward, how many hours do you think you can consistently study each week?

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

Hi

Best approach also depends upon your temperament, Only adopt only that approach in which you learn more effectively and efficiently
Its doesn't matter what to learn first quant or verbal

Focus on areas you are performing bad
Review all of your practice with more time than you solve them
practice only OG questions
Take some CATs and work to meet the pace of The test

Good Luck
Cheers

EMPOWERgmatRichC

about 2 - 3 hours a day.

Hi zzarur,

Based on your needs in both the Quant and Verbal sections, and your potential study time, I think that you would find the EMPOWERgmat Total Score Booster to be quite helpful. Most of our clients complete that Study Plan in under 2 months, so the time commitment wouldn't be that bad. We have a variety of free resources on our site (www.empowergmat.com), so you can 'test out' the Course before setting up an Account.

If you have any additional questions, then you can feel free to contact me directly.

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