EMPOWERgmatRichC wrote:
Hi cemmy,
To start, a 580 is a solid initial CAT Score (the average score on the Official GMAT hovers around 540-550 most years). If this really was the first work you've done to prepare for the Official GMAT, I have a few questions 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 when you plan to take your Official GMAT?
4) Did you do ANYTHING during this CAT that you can't do on Test Day (pause the CAT, skip sections, take longer breaks, etc.)?
5) Did you take this CAT before? Had you seen any of the questions BEFORE (re: in an online forum or in a practice set)?
Nobody here knows you well enough to know what you are truly capable of, but the goal to raise this score 90+ points in just 3 weeks might be too difficult to be considered realistic. You would have a much better chance to hit your Score Goal if you spent another 2 months of consistent, guided study on this process.
1) Is there a reason why you're thinking about limiting your studies to just 3 week?
2) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
3) What Schools are you planning to apply to?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Hi EMPOWERgmatRichC,
Thank you for your answer!
1) Yes I also wrote the essay and did the IR section (scored 5) to make it as realistic as possible.
2) I took it at home.
3) I took it in the afternoon but my plan to is to do it in the morning.
4) No, i tried to keep it as realistic as possible.
5) No, I just bought the
OG and in there it said it would be a good way to start preparation by doing the GMATprep test so that is what i did. I had not looked at any gmat questions before this.
The reason why i am giving myself only three weeks for studying is that I want to apply as soon as possible since the longer I wait the smaller the chance of a successful application will become. I could potentially wait a bit longer but the upper limit would for doing the test would be mid March.
I am planning to apply for a few European Business schools. By speaking to their admission departments i learned that they are looking for scores around 650 or more. That is why I am aiming for 670.