CaPage wrote:
Hi GMAT experts,
I am taking my gmat in 16 days. I need to score in the 600's. I have been consistently studying for a 1.5 months now. Diagnostic test score before any prep was 470 (V31, Q25). Took another practice test after about 3 weeks and scored 450 (ran out of time on both secs)
. I was so bummed. Most recent practice test score was 540 (Q32, V 35). I recently started following the
Magoosh 1- month study plan. Is there any hope that I might be able to score in the 600's on the real exam if I devote 10h/day? I tend to get extremely nervous on the practice test (even though I know its not real). If I am doing just a practice set of questions (e.g a set of 35 quant question (timed)) I tend to get 60 correct but on the practice it drops drastically. Moreover for the verbal section, in the
OG I have gotten almost all SC questions correct every time! and for CR maybe about 80%. But it doesnt reflect on the practice exam. I feel like my mind just closes up and I cant think straight! Moreover, I have this feeling the whole time that I am getting every question wrong and I just want it to be over. For example, when I did the practice test today I thought I had gotten each of the first 3 quant questions wrong. In fact I had these all correct but I almost gave up halfway. Sorry for the long post but please provide some guidance. Rescheduling the test is currently not an option. My backup plan is to take the GRE if I dont do well on the gmat.
Thanks,
Page
Q32 shows that you might not have good grasp of the concepts in quant now. You should completely focus on learning the concepts in quant for now. What is accuracy while solving questions in
Magoosh?
Make sure that you don't include "Very Hard" questions from
Magoosh in your practice sicne they might blow your confidence. Please revise all its lessons again. Since your target score is 600, you might consider skipping certain questions on the test and try to devote more time to the rest number of questions for now.
GRE is definitely an option but you should not be thinkinh about it unless you are done with your GMAT.