Dear Gmat Experts,
After 5 month full-time self study gmat, take 4 attempts with consecutive scores of 650 – 580 – 680 – 620, I feel exhausted and don’t know how to improve my score to 700.
I need your help, I need your advice, please help me. Whether I have any chance to improve the score?
My story is simple, I leave my job, think that if I invest enough time and effort, there will be a chance for me to get a 700 score. On average, I study intensively for 7-8 hours/day, 6 days/week for almost 5 months. My study materials and practice performance are below:
First gmat prep free with no study: 520 (Q47, V17)
I. First try in Jan 15, 2016
- This try, I studied for about 1,5 month, materials included (1) Kaplan Premier 2016, (2) Bible CR, (3) Manhattan SC, (4) RC 99, (5)
OG 2016, (6) Verbal Review 2016
For Bible CR & Manhattan SC, I could only studied a half of the content then rush to the test. I did about 30 passages in RC99 before decide that it is not much Gmat like and move next.
My mock test this try: Gmat Prep Free 1, Free 2 with score 660, 640.
Manhattan Mock: 600, 600
GMAT Score 1: 650 (Q49, V28)
II. Second try in March 22, 2016
- This try, I studied for about 1.5 months (disturbed 2 weeks).
- Materiels included (1)
OG 2016 & Verbal review 2 again, (2) CR Bible again, (3) SC Manhattan again, (4) RC Manhattan, (5) a third of Comprehension packs (CR, SC, RC).
- My mock test record:
(All mock test record are listed by order Total - Quant - Verbal; some mocks I skip quant and practice only Verbal)
1 2/22/2016 GMAT Prep #1 670 51 28
2 2/23/2016 GMAT Prep #2 720 50 38
3 3/4/2016 MAN Cat 1 (#5) 680 47 35
4 3/5/2016 MAN Cat 2 (#6) 650 51 31
5 3/6/2016 GMATPrep #3 690 50 32
6 3/8/2016 MAN Cat 3 (#1) 710 51 36
7 3/9/2016 MAN Cat 4 (#2) 690 51 34
8 3/10/2016 MAN Cat 5 (#3) 660 51 32
9 3/11/2016 MAN Cat 6 (#4) 700 47 38
10 3/12/2016 MAN Cat 7 (#5) 630 50 28
11 3/13/2016 MAN Cat 8 (#6) 650 49 31
12 3/14/2016 KAP 1 690 50 35
13 3/14/2016 KAP 2 700 50 36
14 3/15/2016 KAP 3 630 50 27
15 3/15/2016 KAP 4 680 49 34
16 3/16/2016 KAP 5 680 49 34
17 3/16/2016 Veritas 1 650 47 32
18 3/17/2016 Veritas 2 29
19 3/18/2016 Veritas 3 630 49 29
20 3/19/2016 GMAT#4 680 50 31
21 3/20/2016 GMAT Reset#1 750 51 40
GMAT Score 2: 580 (Q50, V19)
III. Third try in April 28, 2016
- This try, I studied for about 1 months
- Materiels included (1) the rest of Comprehension packs; (2) Question Pack 1; (3) Thursday with Ron (all verbal videos). The rest of time I focus on improving weakness area in SC, CR by practicing in Gmatclub Question bank
- My mock test record:
1 EP1#3 2/4/2016 710 50 35
2 EP1#4 9/4/2016 730 50 38
3 EP2#5 15/4/2016 730 50 38
4 EP2#6 22/4/2016 690 51 30
5 EP1#3 Reset 23/4/2016 37
6 EP1#4 Reset 25/4/2016 28
7 EP2#6 Reset 26/4/2016 40
(EP = Exampack)
GMAT Score 3: 680 (Q51, V28)
IV. Fourth try in May 23, 2016
- This try, I studied for about 20 days
- Materiels included (1) questions comprehension collection & gmatclub question banks, just official questions. (2) Gmat 117 RC passages (found in gmatclub)
- My mock test record:
8 EP1#3 Reset 2 13/5/2016 740 51 39
9 EP1#4 Reset 2 16/5/2016 730 50 38
10 GP#1 Reset 4 17/5/2016 700 51 33
11 GP#2 Reset 4 19/5/2016 760 51 42
12 EP2#5 Reset 2 20/5/2016 770 51 44
GMAT Score 4: 620 (Q51, V22)
Experts, please advice me, what should I do to prepare for my last try this year (as maximum attempts each year is 5 times, I tried 4).
Should I attend an online course?
Please help me.
Thank you in advcance.
John Ng