Not able to cross 600+ mark in GMAT

Question

Hey I have invested a lot of time in GMAT and not been able to get a good score , last year I gave gmat got 560 and this year gave gmat prep mock 1 got 610. I purchased Manhatten prep score
Mock 1 600 q43 v30 
mock 2 580 q 43 v28
Mock 3 580 q 44 v26

I have spend time in on 700+ sc question and increasing my speed in RC but nothing seems to work for me. It been more than 12 months and lot of amount spend. 
Is it time to let go GMAT and focus on developing other skill which can help me grow.

GmatKnightTutor · Answer

In case you continue, for RC, getting familiar with how INFERENCE questions work may be helpful. There's a downloadable idiom list on the GMAT Knight blog that may help Sentence Correction, too.

hrithikdas · Answer

Don't lose hope and give a fresh start. Maybe start with RC butler series for RC and ttp for SC and CR.

Hope it helps!!

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dushyant099 · Answer

Bunuel  any feedback would be appricated

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi dushyant099,

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 so far? What “brands” of CATs/mocks have you used?
3) How have you scored on EACH of your CATs (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?
3) On what dates (or approximate 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?
7) What Schools are you planning to apply to?

If you took your 2nd Official GMAT at a Test Center, then you might also choose to purchase the Enhanced Score Report. While the ESR doesn’t provide a lot of information, there are usually a few data points that we can use to define what went wrong on Test Day (and what you should work on to score higher). If you purchase the ESR, then I'll be happy to analyze it for you.

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

Contact Rich at: [email protected]

MartyTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi dushyant099.

You can score 700+ on the GMAT. The key is preparing effectively.

By doing effective topic-by-topic preparation for quant, you can increase your quant score to 48 or 49. Then, you can get the rest of the way to 700 by increasing your verbal score to 35 or 36, which isn't very far from where you are now.

For some tips regarding how to prepare for quant effectively, see this post.

How to Increase Your GMAT Quant Score: Top 25 Tips

For some tips on how to master GMAT verbal, see this one.

How to Score High on GMAT Verbal

ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

Try to hang in there. If you decide to give the GMAT another shot and would like some advice, feel free to reach out.

GMATWhizTeam · Answer

Hi  dushyant099

Sorry about how things went with your GMAT. The key to scoring well on GMAT is to focusing on the right aspects. If your score doesn't improve even after months of prep, then that means that there's something wrong with the preparation strategy. First let us understand the right way to prepare for GMAT.

How to prepare for GMAT in the right way?  
Before you start preparing for any test, it's important to understand the structure of the test, what is tested on it and then prepare accordingly. In this case, GMAT is a test which focuses on your application skills along with the conceptual knowledge. So, just learning the concepts and practicing questions without focusing on the right methodology will not do any good. So, I suggest you to first focus on the methodology to solve questions of a particular topic and only then move to practicing questions of that topic.

So, the right way to prepare would be to first

learn the concepts of a topic,  
 learn the right methodology to solve questions of that topic 
 practice a few questions of that topic to solidify your learning and then move to the nest topic 
 Repeat the process for all the topics

And working on weak areas is equally important. You move to the next topic only if you get a decent accuracy in the previous topic. If not, you revisit the concepts, fill the conceptual gaps and then move to the next topic only when you are 100% confident. There are a couple of articles which you might find helpful.

How to effectively plan your studies for GMAT

How to score 700+ on GMAT

How to start preparing for GMAT

And you can go through the recording below to understand how to strategize your GMAT prep in an effective way.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65n8_LIbPIM

What might have gone wrong?  
As we have understood the right way to prepare, now let's analyze what could have gone wrong with your previous attempt. You must have learnt the concepts of the topics and you must have practiced questions as well.  But did you focus on the methodology part? Did you focus on working your weak areas?

These two could be the major reasons for you not scoring well on GMAT. So, this time make sure you do your prep in the right way by focusing on all the above parameters. And regarding the resource, choose a resource which can help you with not only the concepts, but the methodology as well. And the questions to practice and their detailed solutions are equally important as the solutions help you understand where exactly you are making the mistake. And a study plan would be an added advantage as you will have clear deadlines.

You can check out the free trial of GMATWhiz online course if you are looking for one. Regarding pacing yourself on the test, you can go through the recording below to understand a few test taking strategies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9dZN-MHK0I

And regarding how to proceed further and the study strategy, I think it would be better if we can get in touch over a call and discuss the same as I would like to ask a few questions about your current preparation strategy and your weak areas. You can use the below link to get in touch with me.

Click here to schedule a call

dushyant099 · Answer

Hi Scott, I have tried target prep, please look through my course and let me know your feedback

MartyTargetTestPrep · Answer

You can contact us via the in-course chat, and we'll take a look.

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