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19 Jun 2024, 09:38
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Hi everyone,
I have been preparing for gmat since last 2 months now alongside my job. In last one month I have given 2 mocks and scored below expectation (535 and 555). I am aiming for a 655+ and I have taken one month leave from work to focus entirely on this.
I am struggling with verbal prep as there is no pattern in my mistakes. I usually get 80% questions right during practice but on some days I even get 555+ level questions wrong. I also struggled with time management in both my mocks and had to guess 3-4 questions at the end. I have formed a good process of solving both CR and RC from GMAT ninja's videos and I diligently follow it in practice session but still struggle with some questions.I am feeling a little clueless on what my next few weeks of practice should look like which will take my score up.
In quant, I have weak basics so I struggle with questions but my mistakes have a pattern here and I feel I should do better in my next mock but any advice is highly appreciated for quant too.
I would be grateful for any shared experiences or advice on how I can make the most of the upcoming month to reach my goal score.
Thankyou!
GMATNinja
KarishmaB
bb
ScottTargetTestPrep
MartyMurray
Bunuel
I have been preparing for gmat since last 2 months now alongside my job. In last one month I have given 2 mocks and scored below expectation (535 and 555). I am aiming for a 655+ and I have taken one month leave from work to focus entirely on this.
I am struggling with verbal prep as there is no pattern in my mistakes. I usually get 80% questions right during practice but on some days I even get 555+ level questions wrong. I also struggled with time management in both my mocks and had to guess 3-4 questions at the end. I have formed a good process of solving both CR and RC from GMAT ninja's videos and I diligently follow it in practice session but still struggle with some questions.I am feeling a little clueless on what my next few weeks of practice should look like which will take my score up.
In quant, I have weak basics so I struggle with questions but my mistakes have a pattern here and I feel I should do better in my next mock but any advice is highly appreciated for quant too.
I would be grateful for any shared experiences or advice on how I can make the most of the upcoming month to reach my goal score.
Thankyou!
GMATNinja
KarishmaB
bb
ScottTargetTestPrep
MartyMurray
Bunuel
19 Jun 2024, 11:01
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Since your Verbal accuracy can fluctuate a lot, it sounds as if you have to improve your process for handling Verbal questions. In other words, incorrect choices are slipping through what you're doing to eliminate them.
I think, basically, you need to make your analysis of choices deeper and more sophisticated.
For insights into how to do that, see the following posts and video.
How to Prepare for GMAT Verbal
GMAT Critical Reasoning - Trap Choices Versus Correct Answers
I think, basically, you need to make your analysis of choices deeper and more sophisticated.
For insights into how to do that, see the following posts and video.
How to Prepare for GMAT Verbal
GMAT Critical Reasoning - Trap Choices Versus Correct Answers
19 Jun 2024, 18:16
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Hi as1998,
One important piece of advice is to ensure you are studying in a topical way. In other words, be sure you are focusing on just ONE quant, verbal, or DI topic at a time and practicing just that topic until you achieve mastery. If you can study in that way, I’m sure you will start to see incremental improvement.
For example, let’s say that 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, thoroughly analyze your incorrect questions. For example, if you got a remainder question wrong, ask yourself why. Did you make a careless mistake? Did you not properly apply the remainder formula? Was there a concept you did not understand in the question?
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.
The Best Way to Study for the GMAT
Feel free to reach out with any questions.
Good luck!
One important piece of advice is to ensure you are studying in a topical way. In other words, be sure you are focusing on just ONE quant, verbal, or DI topic at a time and practicing just that topic until you achieve mastery. If you can study in that way, I’m sure you will start to see incremental improvement.
For example, let’s say that 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, thoroughly analyze your incorrect questions. For example, if you got a remainder question wrong, ask yourself why. Did you make a careless mistake? Did you not properly apply the remainder formula? Was there a concept you did not understand in the question?
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.
The Best Way to Study for the GMAT
Feel free to reach out with any questions.
Good luck!
