Need help with Quant strategy

Hi Rinng0,

Many Test Takers become too fixated on the 'implied level' of the questions that they're working on - instead of what really matters: defining WHY they're getting questions wrong and becoming more efficient at approaching the overall Exam. It's also worth noting that just because a 3rd party describes a question as "700 level" does not necessarily make it so. Most GMAT questions can be solved in more than one way, so if "your way" takes longer than faster, more-strategic approaches, then that might help to explain the pacing issue that you faced on this CAT.

Beyond that, the scoring algorithm on the Official GMAT is far more complicated than most people realize. Since that algorithm is proprietary, no GMAT company has an exact match for it, thus CAT scores can vary a bit based on the 'biases' involved in their respective designs. The MGMAT CATs are generally regarded as being a bit tougher than the real thing, but they're close enough to give you a reasonably accurate assessment of your current skills. By extension, a Q45 Score on an MGMAT CAT isn't necessarily anything to be worried about.

Before I can offer you the specific advice that you’re looking for, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:

1) How long have you studied? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used so far?
3) On what dates did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?
4) What is your overall goal score?
5) When are you planning to take the GMAT?

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