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Hello Guys! 
This is my first post on GMAT club. I started my GMAT journey a couple of months back. I started with working on my weaker areas by taking an online course from e-gmat. I have completed the syllabus and have started attempting questions but I do not see any improvement. I am stuck. 
I have been trying a lot of questions but still no growth. I still am where I started from. I tried reading many replies on similar posts but i don't seem to find an answer.
PLEASE HELP!

poojakhanduja3017 · Answer

Hey,

Once you have done the basics, I'd plan by practicing questions from question banks/GmatClub and go by difficult levels. Go by 500-600/600-700 questions first and see the accuracy in all topics. Once you have figured out strengths and weaknesses, take other sources of revising the concepts around your weaknesses. For your strengths, try 700-800 questions and master those as they'll really help to achieve your target score.

Another very interesting this is the GC club tests specially for Quant. You can try those as well.

Let me know if you find this helpful.

AndrewN · Answer

Yes, I agree with what has already been written. You do, in fact, want to start from the ground up, working from easier questions until those are mastered—at least a 90 percent proficiency will do if you are shooting for a 700-level score. A word of caution, though: GMAT Club difficulty ratings may differ from official categorizations of questions, simply because they are each based on user input, and I suspect that most Clubbers have a leg up on many test-takers at large. For instance, I have seen a Hard question from the OG rated as Medium or even Easy on this site, so take the difficulty level of a question on this site with a grain of salt, or you might beat yourself up. Once you have increased your proficiency on Easy questions to a desirable level, you can progress to Medium questions, those in the 600-700 range. The point is, if you work on mixed sets of questions from the OG or any source without some sort of logical pathway or progression in place, then you might be doing little more than exhausting valuable resources, gaining less from the process than you could be.

In addition, you will need to spend some time singling out your particular weaknesses. In CR, for example, you might be quite strong at  boldface  questions but weak at evaluation-of-a-plan questions; in RC, you might do well on detail questions in science passages but perform horribly on inference questions from historical passages. The more information you have in hand, the more you are aware of, the keener an eye you can develop for the next round of practice.

Finally, if you have not figured this out already, stop focusing on the correct answer to a question and work on understanding what is  incorrect  about each of the other answer choices instead. If you can spot the same sorts of errors and traps across different questions, then you are much less likely to fall into choosing trick answers; if you study just the correct answers in a given set, then you might not know how to approach a similar question when cosmetic changes may disguise its similarity to an earlier question.

I wish you the best in your preparation. Make sure you always work from a place of comfort before you tackle harder questions to maintain a positive momentum.

- Andrew

Businessconquerer · Answer

Your GMAT Score depends on your IQ, and your mind's flexibility.
I don't see any specificity in your posts so I will assume you are scoring below 650.

To score well on the GMAT, you need to follow official resources to prepare. I mean the official guides, the review guides, the practice questions, the paper tests etc
As the material is very limited you need to plan your studies accordingly. Fortunately I started this service for everyone in the current situation.

GMAT is not about solving too many questions. Most of the test prep companies fail miserably to mimic GMAT official questions and eventually lead their tot into failure.

Anyhow, when you solve each question, try to keep an error log of the set. By that I mean, try to keep a record of - A. the reason you marked the option B. the reason you didn't mark the other options and then seeing if that indeed is the real reason given in the solution. This will avoid the wrong guessing.

I think this Article can help you more  https://gmatclub.com/forum/beginner-to-advanced-strategy-that-worked-v31-to-v38-to-v40-300070.html#p2313182 . If you need more help, feel free to reach out

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi AT7123,

Many GMATers find studying for the GMAT to be challenging - so you're not alone. Thankfully, the GMAT is a consistent, predictable Exam, so you CAN train to score at a higher level. 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:

Studies:
1) How long have you studied? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used besides the course the you mentioned? 
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)?

Goals:
4) What is your overall goal score?
5) When are you planning to take the GMAT?
6) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?

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

AT7123 · Answer

I will try to be more specific:

Studies:
1. I started my preparation around March end. I try to study atleast 4 hours/day as I am not working full time currently
2. Apart from e-gmat questions I am solving OG
3. Once at the start of my preparation, I scored a 420 (Q29, V20) and recently I took a mock scoring 430 (Q33, V17)

Goals:
1. I hope to score >730
2. I have to take it by July so that I can start with the application process
3. I am planning Sept 2021 intake

Here's one more question- 
I have 2.5 years of experience. What are chances that if i apply to schools such as INSEAD, I'll be considered considering the years of exp I have?

AT7123 · Answer

Your GMAT Score depends on your IQ, and your mind's flexibility.
I don't see any specificity in your posts so I will assume you are scoring below 650.

To score well on the GMAT, you need to follow official resources to prepare. I mean the official guides, the review guides, the practice questions, the paper tests etc
As the material is very limited you need to plan your studies accordingly. Fortunately I started this service for everyone in the current situation.

GMAT is not about solving too many questions. Most of the test prep companies fail miserably to mimic GMAT official questions and eventually lead their tot into failure.

Anyhow, when you solve each question, try to keep an error log of the set. By that I mean, try to keep a record of - A. the reason you marked the option B. the reason you didn't mark the other options and then seeing if that indeed is the real reason given in the solution. This will avoid the wrong guessing.

Hey, thanks for this answer. I will follow and hopefully it will be helpful.

egmat · Answer

Hey AT7123 If you are an e-GMAT student, please mail to support@e-gmat.com Our in-house strategy team would love to help you reach your target score. e-GMAT Strategy expert

ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi AT7123,

By chance have you taken any practice exams to get an updated score? Also, what is your score goal?

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi AT7123,

Since you are interested in at least one highly-competitive Program, you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile and plans. Those Experts should be able to answer your Admissions questions and help define the specific areas of your profile that could use some improvement.

There's a Forum full of those Experts here:

https://gmatclub.com/forum/ask-admissio ... tants-124/

GMAC has publicly stated that the Official Score that you earn on Test Day is within +/- 30 points of actual ability. Assuming a similar 'swing' in how your CATs function, your 2 CAT score results show that you essentially performed the same each time (about 430 +/- a few Scaled Score points) - while you've taken just two CATs, there's a reasonable chance that you have gotten 'stuck' at that particular Score level. You handle certain aspects of the GMAT consistently well, but you also make certain consistent mistakes. Raising a 430 to the point that you can consistently score 730+ will likely require at least another 3 months of consistent, guided study - and you'll have to make significant improvements to how you handle BOTH the Quant and Verbal sections. Thankfully, the GMAT is a consistent, predictable Exam, so you CAN train to score at a higher level. While I understand why you want to take the GMAT by the end of July, the type of Score improvement that you're after in such a short period of time is likely too difficult to be considered realistic. If you ultimately "need" that type of Score to get into your first-choice School, then that Score Goal has to take priority over trying to get everything done by a particular date.

1) Assuming that you would need to study for at least another 3 months, do you think that you would be able to continue with your current study routine?

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

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