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23 Sep 2025, 21:52
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Hi experts and fellow top scorers,
I gave my GMAT Focus yesterday and ended up at 635 (Q85, V84, D75). Here's the score report from the same :
(https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s9EGRz ... sp=sharing)
This is where I’m struggling:
In sectionals on GMAT Club, I was consistently around Q86–90, V80–84, D79–83.
In official and GMAT Club full-length mocks, my scores were Q86–90, V79–83, D75–83, with overall range 645–685.
On the real test, Quant came out a little lower than expected (85), on inspection I see that I have probably made calculation blunders/ was being hasty and probably missed sense check on a few easy questions. Verbal was surprisingly the higher end of my range (84), but DI dropped to 75, which was at the lower end of my mocks.
I took the test in Q > V > D order. Honestly, the verbal felt smoother than usual, and quant felt easy as well except one question. But in DI, I just didn’t perform to my practice level.
This has been a very long journey already, and I’m about 70 points away from my target of 705. I’ve exhausted all official and GMAT Club mocks, so I’m not sure how to practice effectively from here.
My question to experts and high scorers in DI:
I would really appreciate structured advice on what to do next, because at this stage I need a focused plan. Attaching my scorecard with subsection percentiles for context.
Thanks a ton in advance!
I gave my GMAT Focus yesterday and ended up at 635 (Q85, V84, D75). Here's the score report from the same :
This is where I’m struggling:
In sectionals on GMAT Club, I was consistently around Q86–90, V80–84, D79–83.
In official and GMAT Club full-length mocks, my scores were Q86–90, V79–83, D75–83, with overall range 645–685.
On the real test, Quant came out a little lower than expected (85), on inspection I see that I have probably made calculation blunders/ was being hasty and probably missed sense check on a few easy questions. Verbal was surprisingly the higher end of my range (84), but DI dropped to 75, which was at the lower end of my mocks.
I took the test in Q > V > D order. Honestly, the verbal felt smoother than usual, and quant felt easy as well except one question. But in DI, I just didn’t perform to my practice level.
This has been a very long journey already, and I’m about 70 points away from my target of 705. I’ve exhausted all official and GMAT Club mocks, so I’m not sure how to practice effectively from here.
My question to experts and high scorers in DI:
- How do I specifically push DI from 75 → 82+ on the actual test?
- What should I change in my study plan given I’ve already used up all mocks?
- Any strategies for building test-day consistency in DI?
I would really appreciate structured advice on what to do next, because at this stage I need a focused plan. Attaching my scorecard with subsection percentiles for context.
Thanks a ton in advance!
24 Sep 2025, 07:16
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If, for example, you've taken each of the official mocks only once, consider retaking them. On exam day, consider doing some questions beforehand as well (i.e. not letting the first questions you see on the day be those of the actual exam). Including working with a study buddy who is really strong on the types of DI questions you find challenging could also be helpful. You could offer to help with areas of the GMAT you're strong on in exchange. There's a study buddy thread on gmatclub you could check out/sign up to.
Hi. What was your DI on practice tests? Do you have an issue with the DI or did you have an unpredictable score?
P.S. Watched the video - I see you have 4 in a row wrong on the DI which sucks and then I see quite a bit of time was used up on one DI question that was right and one that was wrong at the end, which it seems caused a few more to be wrong at the end.
My question would be - do you know what contributed to those 4 wrong in a row?
And your timing is horrendous - I don't think you need advice. you need to fix your timing where you don't spend 4 mins per question, by basically skipping and guessing questions. Fix this first.
P.S. Watched the video - I see you have 4 in a row wrong on the DI which sucks and then I see quite a bit of time was used up on one DI question that was right and one that was wrong at the end, which it seems caused a few more to be wrong at the end.
My question would be - do you know what contributed to those 4 wrong in a row?
And your timing is horrendous - I don't think you need advice. you need to fix your timing where you don't spend 4 mins per question, by basically skipping and guessing questions. Fix this first.
