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28 Jan 2015, 14:29
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I've been preparing for the GMAT for 4 months now. By preparing, I mean just working on quant alone. My quant is weak and verbal is very strong. I've a natural affinity towards verbal and I haven't even touched it till now.
Since my quant was weak, before setting off, I went through the math foundations book and did the GMATPrep test to see what my baseline is.
My score (before prep) was 560. Quantitative 32, Verbal 34.
Then I prepared for 4 months with MGMAT books. Did the whole drill, error logs etc. Finally, having covered all the math, I decided to do GMATprep test again.
My score was 620. But the biggest problem is quant barely improved. My scores were Quantitative 34, Verbal 41.
I just don't understand it. I didn't even touch verbal and my verbal score jumped to 93rd percentile while quant on which I have devoted so many hours over the past 4 months is essentially the same.
Now I'm dejected, frustrated, exhausted and feeling pretty wrung out. Due to circumstances, I just have at max one more month to improve my quant score.
My question is, what would you guys suggest I can do in one month to boost my quant score to at least 45+.
Feeling pretty low today.
Since my quant was weak, before setting off, I went through the math foundations book and did the GMATPrep test to see what my baseline is.
My score (before prep) was 560. Quantitative 32, Verbal 34.
Then I prepared for 4 months with MGMAT books. Did the whole drill, error logs etc. Finally, having covered all the math, I decided to do GMATprep test again.
My score was 620. But the biggest problem is quant barely improved. My scores were Quantitative 34, Verbal 41.
I just don't understand it. I didn't even touch verbal and my verbal score jumped to 93rd percentile while quant on which I have devoted so many hours over the past 4 months is essentially the same.
Now I'm dejected, frustrated, exhausted and feeling pretty wrung out. Due to circumstances, I just have at max one more month to improve my quant score.
My question is, what would you guys suggest I can do in one month to boost my quant score to at least 45+.
Feeling pretty low today.
28 Jan 2015, 20:11
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Hi GhostA,
While there are certainly ways to help you improve your Quant Scaled Score to a Q45, you might not be able to properly incorporate them in 1 month's time. While I'm sure that you don't *want* to change your Test Date, I have to ask if you have the flexibility to do so? You can think of it this way: what's MORE important - taking the GMAT in a month or scoring a Q45?
Before we can talk about how to "fix" your problems, we have to define them all:
1) Test Takers who focus on a "book-heavy" approach almost always get stuck at a particular scoring level. By working in the way that you have, you've essentially trained yourself to take one part of a pencil and paper Test. Since the GMAT is a computer-adaptive Test, and you have to face the Essay and IR sections before you start the Quant, you're not properly trained for the Official format.
2) From what you've described, you waited the better part of 4 months before taking a second practice CAT. Without taking CATs on a regular basis, you have NO way of knowing if your approach is actually working (and no way to adapt your plan if it's not working). You may or may not know the content - but since your Quant Scaled Score didn't change much, we have no way to know how much you've actually learned (and retained).
3) There could likely be pacing and/or fatigue problems that might be occurring, but we don't have enough CAT-based data to know the extent of these problems.
4) There isn't an obvious explanation for why your Verbal Scaled Score would increase 7 points with no practice. Maybe your overall "thinking" is more organized and logical now than it was when you took your first CAT. Maybe you just got lucky. That type of "swing" in scores is often a sign of inconsistency; on Test Day, inconsistency is a bad thing.
To fix these problems, you need to shift your practice to computer-based resources and take CATs on a more regular basis (1 CAT/week). As such, you'll need to invest in some new resources. There are plenty to choose from, but you need to do more than just extra practice problems. You need new tactics and a product that will force you to use them. We actually have a Course that could help you, but you have likely developed a number of "bad habits" over these last 4 months...and you need to stop doing all of them. If you can quickly adjust, then there's a chance for you to hit your goal. If you can push back your Test, even a little bit, then that extra time would be quite helpful.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
While there are certainly ways to help you improve your Quant Scaled Score to a Q45, you might not be able to properly incorporate them in 1 month's time. While I'm sure that you don't *want* to change your Test Date, I have to ask if you have the flexibility to do so? You can think of it this way: what's MORE important - taking the GMAT in a month or scoring a Q45?
Before we can talk about how to "fix" your problems, we have to define them all:
1) Test Takers who focus on a "book-heavy" approach almost always get stuck at a particular scoring level. By working in the way that you have, you've essentially trained yourself to take one part of a pencil and paper Test. Since the GMAT is a computer-adaptive Test, and you have to face the Essay and IR sections before you start the Quant, you're not properly trained for the Official format.
2) From what you've described, you waited the better part of 4 months before taking a second practice CAT. Without taking CATs on a regular basis, you have NO way of knowing if your approach is actually working (and no way to adapt your plan if it's not working). You may or may not know the content - but since your Quant Scaled Score didn't change much, we have no way to know how much you've actually learned (and retained).
3) There could likely be pacing and/or fatigue problems that might be occurring, but we don't have enough CAT-based data to know the extent of these problems.
4) There isn't an obvious explanation for why your Verbal Scaled Score would increase 7 points with no practice. Maybe your overall "thinking" is more organized and logical now than it was when you took your first CAT. Maybe you just got lucky. That type of "swing" in scores is often a sign of inconsistency; on Test Day, inconsistency is a bad thing.
To fix these problems, you need to shift your practice to computer-based resources and take CATs on a more regular basis (1 CAT/week). As such, you'll need to invest in some new resources. There are plenty to choose from, but you need to do more than just extra practice problems. You need new tactics and a product that will force you to use them. We actually have a Course that could help you, but you have likely developed a number of "bad habits" over these last 4 months...and you need to stop doing all of them. If you can quickly adjust, then there's a chance for you to hit your goal. If you can push back your Test, even a little bit, then that extra time would be quite helpful.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
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