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30 Aug 2010, 10:46
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Hello All,
I know that quite a few of you are uncertain about which GMAT course to sign up for (especially if you are a repeat GMAT taker like myself). Before Knewton, I took a Kaplan course and a few private tutoring sessions. So I started Knewton with an official score of 630(Q47/V30).
I took a 6 month break from studying and began with the Knewton Diagnostic:
Diagnostic GMAT 07/17/2010 at 11:48AM (Q:48 V:34 680)
I then signed up for the class. The first few Quant sessions were a bit slow for me since I have a good handle on the Quant basics. However, the early verbal classes were great. The classes really set a clear foundation. As for studying, I viewed the on-demand classes and I did the homework plus the extra practice problems.
Almost a month later after my Diagnostic, I have taken a CAT on a weekly basis (Saturday mornings). Here are the results.
Practice GMAT #1 08/14/2010 at 01:48PM (Q:43 V:34 640)
Practice GMAT #2 08/21/2010 at 01:53PM (Q: 42 V: 37 640)
Practice GMAT #3 08/29/2010 at 02:27PM (Q:45 V34 640)
According to Knewton's progress bars, I am fairly solid in Quant, but I need to improve my Sentence Correction and Critical Reasoning.
I have no idea why my CAT score dropped 40 points nor why I am scoring 640 evertime. In anycase, I have one more Knewton CAT to take this Saturday and my official exam is set for September 13th.
I would appreciate any advice for utilizing my final 14 days.
I hope my story helps
I know that quite a few of you are uncertain about which GMAT course to sign up for (especially if you are a repeat GMAT taker like myself). Before Knewton, I took a Kaplan course and a few private tutoring sessions. So I started Knewton with an official score of 630(Q47/V30).
I took a 6 month break from studying and began with the Knewton Diagnostic:
Diagnostic GMAT 07/17/2010 at 11:48AM (Q:48 V:34 680)
I then signed up for the class. The first few Quant sessions were a bit slow for me since I have a good handle on the Quant basics. However, the early verbal classes were great. The classes really set a clear foundation. As for studying, I viewed the on-demand classes and I did the homework plus the extra practice problems.
Almost a month later after my Diagnostic, I have taken a CAT on a weekly basis (Saturday mornings). Here are the results.
Practice GMAT #1 08/14/2010 at 01:48PM (Q:43 V:34 640)
Practice GMAT #2 08/21/2010 at 01:53PM (Q: 42 V: 37 640)
Practice GMAT #3 08/29/2010 at 02:27PM (Q:45 V34 640)
According to Knewton's progress bars, I am fairly solid in Quant, but I need to improve my Sentence Correction and Critical Reasoning.
I have no idea why my CAT score dropped 40 points nor why I am scoring 640 evertime. In anycase, I have one more Knewton CAT to take this Saturday and my official exam is set for September 13th.
I would appreciate any advice for utilizing my final 14 days.
I hope my story helps
30 Aug 2010, 11:00
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jo9el,
I think you should go ahead and take one of the GMAT prep tests to see where you are actually at. These tests are the best indicators of your scores on the real thing.
As for what you should do on the next 14 days here's some advice that I found on the net from Stacey Koprince, A MGMAT Instructor.
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Last two weeks are generally for review, not major new learning.
T - 2 weeks:
- make sure your pacing is solid
- review your educated guessing strategies
- do a thorough analysis of your strengths and weaknesses
- use that analysis to decide your priorities on the test, eg
... DO spend a little extra time, if necessary, on questions that are in your "strength" category
... Be quicker to pull the plug, when necessary, on questions that are in your "weakness" category
... DO NOT spend extra time on questions that are in your "weakness" category
... and so on
1 week to go: take your last practice test, trying to implement what you decided above
Spend the next 3 days going over that test and figuring out what you did well (so you can repeat that) and what you didn't do well (and how to fix that). Note that "how to fix" doesn't mean - I don't know how to do all of these problems so let's learn how now. You aren't going to learn much detail with only a few days to go. Instead, you should tell yourself "That's one of my weaknesses - I should have recognized that and let the problem go rather than wasting a lot of time on it" and "How should I make an educated guess here?"
Spend the last 3 days reviewing pacing, high-level strategies, and educated guessing. Adjust your "strengths and weaknesses" plan, if necessary, based upon your results on the last test.
Day before: no more than 60-90 minutes of high-level review. Relax that evening, have a good dinner, get a good night's sleep - all the obvious stuff.
The day of, about 30-60 minutes before the test, do some VERY easy practice problems in your area of strength (math or verbal). Just do some from the low numbers of the OG - and DON'T look at the answers (don't even bring them with you). You're just warming up your brain here, not trying to learn anything.
And plan something to do afterward, no matter what you get - meet friends or family for a drink or food. Just acknowledge that you accomplished something, even if you don't get the score you want that first time out.
Good luck!
_________________
Stacey Koprince
GMAT Instructor
Director of Online Community
Manhattan GMAT
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I think you should go ahead and take one of the GMAT prep tests to see where you are actually at. These tests are the best indicators of your scores on the real thing.
As for what you should do on the next 14 days here's some advice that I found on the net from Stacey Koprince, A MGMAT Instructor.
---------
Last two weeks are generally for review, not major new learning.
T - 2 weeks:
- make sure your pacing is solid
- review your educated guessing strategies
- do a thorough analysis of your strengths and weaknesses
- use that analysis to decide your priorities on the test, eg
... DO spend a little extra time, if necessary, on questions that are in your "strength" category
... Be quicker to pull the plug, when necessary, on questions that are in your "weakness" category
... DO NOT spend extra time on questions that are in your "weakness" category
... and so on
1 week to go: take your last practice test, trying to implement what you decided above
Spend the next 3 days going over that test and figuring out what you did well (so you can repeat that) and what you didn't do well (and how to fix that). Note that "how to fix" doesn't mean - I don't know how to do all of these problems so let's learn how now. You aren't going to learn much detail with only a few days to go. Instead, you should tell yourself "That's one of my weaknesses - I should have recognized that and let the problem go rather than wasting a lot of time on it" and "How should I make an educated guess here?"
Spend the last 3 days reviewing pacing, high-level strategies, and educated guessing. Adjust your "strengths and weaknesses" plan, if necessary, based upon your results on the last test.
Day before: no more than 60-90 minutes of high-level review. Relax that evening, have a good dinner, get a good night's sleep - all the obvious stuff.
The day of, about 30-60 minutes before the test, do some VERY easy practice problems in your area of strength (math or verbal). Just do some from the low numbers of the OG - and DON'T look at the answers (don't even bring them with you). You're just warming up your brain here, not trying to learn anything.
And plan something to do afterward, no matter what you get - meet friends or family for a drink or food. Just acknowledge that you accomplished something, even if you don't get the score you want that first time out.
Good luck!
_________________
Stacey Koprince
GMAT Instructor
Director of Online Community
Manhattan GMAT
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However Knewton, provides progress bars that show the areas of weakness. I will take the GMAC CAT this Saturday. I haven't taken a GMAC CAT in over 7 months so hopefully the questions will seem fresh to me.
