Looking for Tips to Improve SC & Quant. Urgently!

Intro- I am a 29 years old qualified Chartered Accountant (India) with 6 years of work-ex.

Current Status- I have been preparing for GMAT on & off since last October.

Goal- Target is to score 730+ and intend to sit for the exams latest by end of September.

Ask-

1. I am clearly struggling with SC & Quant in particular. Looking for advice as to ways to improve on these two areas:

- Should I use some other paid tutoring platform
- Buy reading material other than OG?
- Take private tutoring
- Or links to content that would help me do self-study better & improve in the above-mentioned areas.

2. Given my age (hitting 30 soon) am I too late for MBA (Target schools- Insead/LBS) given that I am still studying for GMAT and have not appeared for the exams in even once?

Would really appreciate to get suggestion/feedback from experts or people who have been in a similar position and how did they improve?

For Sc you should try Egmat or Gmatwhiz.
And for Quant Target test prep .

Hello sartorial,

A score of 650 in the recent mock test is decent and a target score of 720+ seems realistic.

Also, with my GMAT tutoring, guidance, and counseling experience, we have to accept a fact with a pinch of salt that diagnostic/ mock test scores are above then what one should expect in a real test. There is often dropping in the score. It is one of the realities, and your preparation should not sideline this fact.

A couple of things that can be a noticeable barrier to your scores would be some or all of the below.

• Inefficiency by using time-consuming Conventional method to tackle DS and PS questions still
• No expert support (maybe) who can tutor, analyze, and guide you during your learning especially on hard-level questions while stably hitting middle-level questions.
• Lack of many updated questions and practice in the recent exam trend
• Not well aligned with time to solve questions.

We would recommend you make a note of various possible combinations of your target score. The possible scores will help you track your performance after taking the mock or practice test. It will also help you maintain balance in both the sections, and you will always be in a great position to allot the study hours to a specific area accordingly.

The possible score combinations for 700 or 700+: Q should be Q 46, 47, 48, and V should be V38, 39, 40.

You can try our free diagnostic test(Quant only) and receive a comprehensive study guide by topic. This test will clearly help you understand your weak areas.

You can schedule a Free counseling session for 20 mins with one of our experts:https://calendly.com/mathrevolution/1-on-1-session for detailed advice on your current study plans.

You must schedule your day smartly to revise the topics and also practice more questions. We would suggest you register with MathRevolution https://www.mathrevolution.com/member/signup to get access to our 7-days on-demand course for free trial lessons. 700+ level questions https://www.mathrevolution.com/gmat/questionbank are separately available, too.

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

Regular tests will reflect the positive change in the score, and hence, your confidence will boost up. Gradually, with the help of mock tests, you will be able to compete with time and hence will be able to learn time management.

We appreciate your time and patience in reading this reply.

Should you need any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us at info@mathrevolution.com

Success is within your reach.
Good luck!

Math Revolution Team
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Hi sartorial,

To start, since you are interested in some highly-competitive Schools, you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile and plans. Those Experts should be able to answer your Admissions questions and help define the specific areas of your profile that could use some improvement. There's a Forum full of those Experts here:

https://gmatclub.com/forum/ask-admissio ... tants-124/

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) Since you've been studying on-and-off, how long have you been consistently studying (re: how long has it been since you were 'off' from your studies?)? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) From your post, I assume that you plan to apply to School sometime soon. What specific application deadlines are you facing?
3) Are you planning to take the At-home GMAT or are you planning to take your GMAT at a Test Facility?
4) Going forward, how many hours do you think you can consistently study each week?

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