NEED HELP,Exam in 3 weeks.Gave gmat prep scored v-30,q-44

i have studied for 15-20 days ,on and off but now from the past 2 days i am giving 10-11 hours.I gave gmat around 1 year back,scored q-48 v-23.My exact test date is 29th september,goal score being 760.



also the last exam i gave,i gave with a preparation of 10 days,i just solved OG questions without reviewing and maintaining an error log.

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ambitious goal. After hearing you already got Q48 then i think you can get Q50 with some serious prep. Maybe another 3-4 weeks serious prep. For verbal, that's going to be the toughest part. I get the feeling that you have a math background if so the verbal is going to be a real pain to improve in such a short period of time. Q30 --> Q40 can take from atleast a month of serious prep to 6 months depending on ability and dedication.

For Quant: Get the Question pack 1 and practice from gmatclub tests. For verbal i'd recommend getting e-gmat or go over all of Thursdays with Ron Videos (free on MGMAT website). Recommended by a lot of 760 scorers.

Thanks for the valuable advice,will do,i am struggling a bit with verb,lets see what happens

Hi zuhaib1991

First Read manhattan quant books advance section.
Second read GMAT Club quant book to clear your concepts.
Third, try GMAT CLUB quant tests , the best in the industry.

I raised my score to Q50 using these tests only. took 2 weeks to reach this level.

KIndly give ADVICE FOR THE VERBAL TOO

Hi zuhaib1991,

Based on everything that you've described, there are a couple of different issues to discuss:

First, a GMAT score from 1 year ago isn't really relevant right now. Since you just just scored Q44/V30 on a practice CAT, THAT is the score that we have to work from. Raising that score to a 760+ (essentially Q50+ and V41+) will take a significant amount of work - and you'll have to make big improvements to how you handle BOTH the Quant and Verbal sections. All of that training will likely take at least another 2-3 months of consistent, guided study. Thus, the goal to hit that score in just 3 weeks is not realistic and you might want to consider pushing back your Test Date.

That all having been said, NO Business School requires a GMAT Score that high, so the score that you "want" and the score that you "need" are probably not the same thing. You didn't answer all of my earlier questions - and those answers are relevant to what we're discussing.

1) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
2) What Schools are you planning to apply to?

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

hey guys,
so i gave gmat prep a week back,scored 680 q-46 v-37. and gave one gmat prep today scored 710 q-48 v-39,i am planning to give gmat in the next 10 days:

1)what do you guys think is a realistic score that i should expect?
2)i am weak in inequalities,number properties and CR ,so kindly give your valuable input...
3)also i graduated my engineering in 5 years from VIT Vellore and i have 2 and half years of IT & Banking sales experience [cause nobody would offer me a job and also i always thought i was good at selling ]so,i just want to know even if i max out my score(which i dont expect to be more than 720) will i stil have a chance of getting into colleges like ISB (in india) or INSEAD,KELLOGS AND "HARVARD" abroad.[i know its a stupid question but i just had to ask]

Hi zuhaib1991,

So my first guess, you are an engineer .. Though I might be wrong. So, You have GMAT within 3 weeks from now. Firstly congratulations you have taken the first step & booked the test. Now these 3 weeks are the most crucial time in which you can improve exponentially due to the exam pressure.

So,
0. Feel happy that you are scoring at least V - 30 & Q-44 as of now. Feel happy about your confidence to get 50-51 in quant. Let answer your question point by point now.

1. Timing in Verbal : So, if you are feeling that you would not be able to complete the whole paper basically you will have to save time in most of the RC & CR while reading the passage also in SC while thinking about the answer and not reading same thing again and again. So, how will this happen. Surely this is difficult and take time. SO what can you do in these 3 weeks. I would recommend you to solve 2 RCs, 5 CR and 5 SC daily on gmatclub with timer. This will help you a lot to improve. If you can't do this. Atleast solve 2 RCs daily and questions of the day provided by gmatclub in your workbook on daily basis. It is surely going to improve your score upto V-35

2. If you feel you can score upto 50-51 in quant, you know all the concepts but you are surely silly mistakes while solving the problem. What you need to do now. Just solve the OG again in next 15 days. 30 questions a day with timer. And on the exam day, try to give more time in the first 10-15 questions, it will surely improve your score.

3. Strategy provided in point 1.

Hope that helps....