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27 Oct 2024, 10:55
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Hi!
Today I gave my first mock, scoring 635 (Q80, V82, DI82) - I understand that'd be 690 for 10th Edition.
I have been prepping for like 3 or 4 months, used TTP for 2 months for Verbal + Quant. I bought Manhattan books and went through Verbal. I plan to finally open my brand-new OG books, so will get some OG reps as I found some of the question stems weird.
The thing is that my score is really... weird? I think it should be much lower, especially when I see what other people report... first of all, I had plenty of mistakes, including:
1. 6 mistakes in Quant
2. 8 mistakes in Verbal (7 of which in RC...)
3. 8 mistakes in DI
I expected more like 575 or something, was super stressed during the mock and panicked which led me to miss the whole RC at the very end (3/3 wrong)...
During my review, I was able to solve 5 of the 6 quant questions that I had gotten wrong on the first try (they were quite easy and would have like 75% average correct here on GMATClub), mostly the problem was silly mistakes really (I'm doing them TOO often! My cognitive capabilities just switch off when I start a test... so I had a square root of 8 as 2 to the power of 1/2 during the mock...). I was consistently scoring 100% Easy, 90-100% Medium and 75%+ on Hard during my TTP chapter tests, so was super surprised to get 66th Quant Percentile... looks like stress or too little practice? Maybe someone smarter could comment here.
Also, never studied for DI so that score is a really nice surprise... seems like this section will not take a lot of time on my end (unless that's just pure luck).
I am looking for any tips really, as I enter my last month of preps and want to get my score up a bit for a better shot at HSW. Also, my stress management is terrible and I usually just panic... even my mock was one of the most stressful situations during the last few years, despite having worked in IB/PE... so there's that (this explains why my first mock is only after I have been studying for a few months now...).
Today I gave my first mock, scoring 635 (Q80, V82, DI82) - I understand that'd be 690 for 10th Edition.
I have been prepping for like 3 or 4 months, used TTP for 2 months for Verbal + Quant. I bought Manhattan books and went through Verbal. I plan to finally open my brand-new OG books, so will get some OG reps as I found some of the question stems weird.
The thing is that my score is really... weird? I think it should be much lower, especially when I see what other people report... first of all, I had plenty of mistakes, including:
1. 6 mistakes in Quant
2. 8 mistakes in Verbal (7 of which in RC...)
3. 8 mistakes in DI
I expected more like 575 or something, was super stressed during the mock and panicked which led me to miss the whole RC at the very end (3/3 wrong)...
During my review, I was able to solve 5 of the 6 quant questions that I had gotten wrong on the first try (they were quite easy and would have like 75% average correct here on GMATClub), mostly the problem was silly mistakes really (I'm doing them TOO often! My cognitive capabilities just switch off when I start a test... so I had a square root of 8 as 2 to the power of 1/2 during the mock...). I was consistently scoring 100% Easy, 90-100% Medium and 75%+ on Hard during my TTP chapter tests, so was super surprised to get 66th Quant Percentile... looks like stress or too little practice? Maybe someone smarter could comment here.
Also, never studied for DI so that score is a really nice surprise... seems like this section will not take a lot of time on my end (unless that's just pure luck).
I am looking for any tips really, as I enter my last month of preps and want to get my score up a bit for a better shot at HSW. Also, my stress management is terrible and I usually just panic... even my mock was one of the most stressful situations during the last few years, despite having worked in IB/PE... so there's that (this explains why my first mock is only after I have been studying for a few months now...).
01 Nov 2024, 17:54
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Hi Kludialbi,
I'm glad to see that you used TTP! Regarding how to spend the last month, I think that topical practice is a great way to continue to find and address your weak areas. . Let's use quant as an example.
For example, let’s say you want to practice Number Properties. You can do so by answering 50 or more questions just from Number Properties: LCM, GCF, units digit patterns, divisibility, remainders, etc.
After each problem set, it's crucial to delve into the questions you answered incorrectly. For instance, if you stumbled on a remainder question, take a moment to reflect. Was it a careless error? Did you fail to apply the remainder formula correctly? Was there a concept in the question that eluded you? This analysis is key to your learning process.
By carefully analyzing your mistakes, you will be able to fix your weaknesses efficiently and, in turn, improve your GMAT quant skills. Number Properties is just one example; follow this process for all quant, verbal, and DI topics.
Feel free to reach out with any questions.
Good luck!
I'm glad to see that you used TTP! Regarding how to spend the last month, I think that topical practice is a great way to continue to find and address your weak areas. . Let's use quant as an example.
For example, let’s say you want to practice Number Properties. You can do so by answering 50 or more questions just from Number Properties: LCM, GCF, units digit patterns, divisibility, remainders, etc.
After each problem set, it's crucial to delve into the questions you answered incorrectly. For instance, if you stumbled on a remainder question, take a moment to reflect. Was it a careless error? Did you fail to apply the remainder formula correctly? Was there a concept in the question that eluded you? This analysis is key to your learning process.
By carefully analyzing your mistakes, you will be able to fix your weaknesses efficiently and, in turn, improve your GMAT quant skills. Number Properties is just one example; follow this process for all quant, verbal, and DI topics.
Feel free to reach out with any questions.
Good luck!
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02 Nov 2024, 13:47
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Scott,
Thanks a lot. That's what I'm doing now, especially on the most common Quant topics.
I want to start using OG questions as well, any advice how should I do it? I think that it makes most sense to just do the GMAT Club Forum Quiz... shall I use the books at all or just stomach this sunk cost and go with the quizes?
Thanks a lot. That's what I'm doing now, especially on the most common Quant topics.
I want to start using OG questions as well, any advice how should I do it? I think that it makes most sense to just do the GMAT Club Forum Quiz... shall I use the books at all or just stomach this sunk cost and go with the quizes?
