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19 Nov 2016, 13:33
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Hello everyone,
As the title says, I need some advice on how to improve in my last week before GMAT (I have the exam on the 29th of November). I started seriously preparing for the GMAT two weeks ago, I know it's late, but that's also when I started applying for the MBAs.
I did the first simulation with GMATPrep today and I got 620, but I know I can do a lot better. Here are my weaknesses right now:
1. Time strategy: I love taking the time to solve a problem, that's how I was taught in school. I know the theories with POE, Plug in, etc. but my instict sometimes takes over and I find myself indulging in a problem for 4-5 minutes. I ended up answering the last 10 questions in less than 10 minutes.
2. Data Sufficiency: for me, if I can answer the question with the option given, it's sufficient, even if the answer contains multiple numbers (ie. x can be 3 or 4). I know both, so I know what x is. I need to switch this to x can be only one value to be sufficient I guess.
3. I'm making too many mistakes in a row, which brings my score down and then I need to work my way up again.
4. I still need to revisit some old friends: slope, interest, probabilities.
5. I hate passages: I lose my patience and my focus with them, I read some techniques about the first line in each paragraph being the one that matters, didn't work for the test.
6. Sentence correction: I naturally construct complex sentences in English (more than needed sometimes), so I don't always go for the easiest answer.
7. What is the author assuming: I got a bunch of this kind, instead of strengthening, was surprised because I haven't seen them before.
So what I was thinking was to focus on the math I need to revisit, then exercise Data Sufficiency, passages and SC mostly, with a bit of the others in between. I was also thinking of buying the Manhattan Advanced Quant and the SC from them, is it worth it for one week? Until now I have been working with online resources mainly, but I feel the need of something more structured.
One more thing worth mentioning: I've been accepted to one of the schools I am applying to and the other one told me last week they will give me a conditional offer (had the interview with them), when I take the GMAT and they get the score I am basically in. Their average is 650, but I would love to do more than that (my secret goal is 700).
Thank you for reading and I am hoping I will get some advice from someone.
Regards,
Andrei
As the title says, I need some advice on how to improve in my last week before GMAT (I have the exam on the 29th of November). I started seriously preparing for the GMAT two weeks ago, I know it's late, but that's also when I started applying for the MBAs.
I did the first simulation with GMATPrep today and I got 620, but I know I can do a lot better. Here are my weaknesses right now:
1. Time strategy: I love taking the time to solve a problem, that's how I was taught in school. I know the theories with POE, Plug in, etc. but my instict sometimes takes over and I find myself indulging in a problem for 4-5 minutes. I ended up answering the last 10 questions in less than 10 minutes.
2. Data Sufficiency: for me, if I can answer the question with the option given, it's sufficient, even if the answer contains multiple numbers (ie. x can be 3 or 4). I know both, so I know what x is. I need to switch this to x can be only one value to be sufficient I guess.
3. I'm making too many mistakes in a row, which brings my score down and then I need to work my way up again.
4. I still need to revisit some old friends: slope, interest, probabilities.
5. I hate passages: I lose my patience and my focus with them, I read some techniques about the first line in each paragraph being the one that matters, didn't work for the test.
6. Sentence correction: I naturally construct complex sentences in English (more than needed sometimes), so I don't always go for the easiest answer.
7. What is the author assuming: I got a bunch of this kind, instead of strengthening, was surprised because I haven't seen them before.
So what I was thinking was to focus on the math I need to revisit, then exercise Data Sufficiency, passages and SC mostly, with a bit of the others in between. I was also thinking of buying the Manhattan Advanced Quant and the SC from them, is it worth it for one week? Until now I have been working with online resources mainly, but I feel the need of something more structured.
One more thing worth mentioning: I've been accepted to one of the schools I am applying to and the other one told me last week they will give me a conditional offer (had the interview with them), when I take the GMAT and they get the score I am basically in. Their average is 650, but I would love to do more than that (my secret goal is 700).
Thank you for reading and I am hoping I will get some advice from someone.
Regards,
Andrei
19 Nov 2016, 14:11
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Hi Andrei,
To start, a 620 is a strong initial CAT score (the average score on the Official GMAT hovers around 540-550 most years). However, you have not given yourself much time to improve, so you have to be really efficient about these last 10 days of study. If you can push your Test Date back (even if it's just for a couple of weeks), then the additional study time could significantly improve your chances of hitting your score goal.
Before we talk about how best to proceed, I'd like to know a bit more about how you took this CAT:
1) Did you take the ENTIRE CAT (including the Essay and IR sections)?
2) Did you take it at home?
3) Did you take it at the same time of day as your Official GMAT?
4) Did you ever do ANYTHING during this CAT that you couldn't do on Test Day (pause the CAT, skip sections, take longer breaks, etc.)?
5) Did you ever take this CAT before? Had you seen any of the questions BEFORE?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
To start, a 620 is a strong initial CAT score (the average score on the Official GMAT hovers around 540-550 most years). However, you have not given yourself much time to improve, so you have to be really efficient about these last 10 days of study. If you can push your Test Date back (even if it's just for a couple of weeks), then the additional study time could significantly improve your chances of hitting your score goal.
Before we talk about how best to proceed, I'd like to know a bit more about how you took this CAT:
1) Did you take the ENTIRE CAT (including the Essay and IR sections)?
2) Did you take it at home?
3) Did you take it at the same time of day as your Official GMAT?
4) Did you ever do ANYTHING during this CAT that you couldn't do on Test Day (pause the CAT, skip sections, take longer breaks, etc.)?
5) Did you ever take this CAT before? Had you seen any of the questions BEFORE?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
19 Nov 2016, 14:31
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Hi Rich,
Thank you for your fast reply! Unfortunately, can't push the test more than that, the deadline for the application is 2nd of December for one of the MBAs and they already told metheey want it as soon as possible. I know that more time would help, right now I am juggling with so much information that some of it is definitely falling through the cracks.
Back to your questions:
1. I did the full simulation with the GMATPrep software, including Essay and IR.
2. I did it at home, tried to simulate the exam as much as possible: no phone, no water during sessions, 8 minutes breaks.
3. I took the exam at 12 p.m., the official one is at 10:00.
4. I paused the exam two times, once to get some quiet (have two small kids) and once to plug in the power for my laptop.
5. Haven't taken this one before, nor have I seen the questions before.
Thanks,
Andrei
