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GMATprep mocks all over- 660,710, 710 down to 640 11 days before test

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GMATprep mocks all over- 660,710, 710 down to 640 11 days before test [#permalink] New post   13 Jul 2020, 14:18
Hello all. This is my first post, but I've been an avid reader of gmatclub during my prep.

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I've been prepping for nearly 4 months now (averaging 5-6 hours a day), completely finished TTP (incl. the beta section on verbal) and having been doing RC & CR practice questions from the OG. I've also done no IR review besides the practice tests.

I'm posting because I just completed my 4th GMATPrep practice test and my score has dropped significantly to 640 so I'm pretty concerned about my actual performance come test day on July 24th (like most I'm shooting for >700). The quant this time did feel very difficult compared to the last mocks with some question types I had not seen before. None of my mistakes were from careless mistakes. I was also fairly well rested and feeling confident.

How concerned should I be? Is there anything specific I should be doing these last 11 days to improve myself? I'm planning taking one more practice test on July 19.

GMATPrep practice scores are as follows:

June 23- 660 Q48, V34, IR5
June 29- 710 Q44, V42, IR5
July 06- 710 Q49, V38, IR4
July 13 (today) - 640 Q41, V36, IR4


My plan this week is to finish all the Verbal part of the OG before the next practice test, really hit the math I struggled on the quant section hard this time, and actually do some practice IR questions.
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Re: GMATprep mocks all over- 660,710, 710 down to 640 11 days before test [#permalink] New post   13 Jul 2020, 21:33
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Hello all. This is my first post, but I've been an avid reader of gmatclub during my prep.

Background:
I've been prepping for nearly 4 months now (averaging 5-6 hours a day), completely finished TTP (incl. the beta section on verbal) and having been doing RC & CR practice questions from the OG. I've also done no IR review besides the practice tests.

I'm posting because I just completed my 4th GMATPrep practice test and my score has dropped significantly to 640 so I'm pretty concerned about my actual performance come test day on July 24th (like most I'm shooting for >700). The quant this time did feel very difficult compared to the last mocks with some question types I had not seen before. None of my mistakes were from careless mistakes. I was also fairly well rested and feeling confident.

How concerned should I be? Is there anything specific I should be doing these last 11 days to improve myself? I'm planning taking one more practice test on July 19.

GMATPrep practice scores are as follows:

June 23- 660 Q48, V34, IR5
June 29- 710 Q44, V42, IR5
July 06- 710 Q49, V38, IR4
July 13 (today) - 640 Q41, V36, IR4


My plan this week is to finish all the Verbal part of the OG before the next practice test, really hit the math I struggled on the quant section hard this time, and actually do some practice IR questions.


I would recommend to begin with reflecting upon ur mistakes and localizing the exact are u r weak at. This strategy works wonders. Please review and work upon ur weak section-> and then take up ur next gmat
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Re: GMATprep mocks all over- 660,710, 710 down to 640 11 days before test [#permalink] New post   14 Jul 2020, 17:54
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Hi tzt,

That score does seem to be a bit of an anomaly. After reflecting on that test and reviewing your wrong answers, do you feel as though you made a number of careless errors?
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GMATprep mocks all over- 660,710, 710 down to 640 11 days before test [#permalink] New post   14 Jul 2020, 18:01
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tzt thoroughly compare the mocks tests in which you scored above 700 against the mocks tests in which you scored less than your target score to see what works for you and what doesn't, and on the basis of your analysis, form a strategy for revision and GMAT.

Feel free to discuss anything else.
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GMATprep mocks all over- 660,710, 710 down to 640 11 days before test [#permalink] New post   14 Jul 2020, 19:34
Hey guys thanks for the advice.

Here's my detailed reflection on what happened:

I got posed this question for the #1 on the quant section (which for me was pretty hard):

An integer n between 1 and 99, inclusive, is to be chosen at random. What is the probability that n(n + 1) will be divisible by 3 ?

Well I looked at this question and it was something unlike anything I'd ever seen before, BUT in my head I kept thinking about a GMATninja video explaining GMAT scoring, which came to the conclusion that if you don't get the first 2 questions right at the start of quant or verbal you can lose 70-80 points off your score just like that, so I took probably 4 minutes to on this question before making an educated guess and moving on.

After going through the rest of the quant it looks like I made most of my errors because I got peppered with a disproportionate amount of properties of numbers questions that I pretty much guessed on. These questions have been and continue to be my biggest weakness since the start. I actually did all the chapter tests twice already on that section in TTP, but that was back in April so it looks like I forgot material. Will be reviewing this hardcore.

In quant I also got a few questions I should have gotten right, but got wrong, because I needed a little bit more time to figure them out. Upon reflection anytime I hit over 2min on these questions I felt like I had to just choose an answer and move on instead of taking the extra 30s-1min to figure it out, ending in me doing the work quickly and inaccurately, not getting an answer listed and choosing something close to what I calculated. I believe I need to focus on skipping questions I know I won't be able to figure out so I have more time to actually do the ones I know.

Looks like I got steamrolled in Verbal too because I got two sets of 3 questions wrong in a row and I made a lot more SC mistakes than usual.
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