SAK wrote:
Hi All,
Seeking advise for my next attempt.
Today after 6month of preparation, I bombed my test and scored 580 (Q44, V26). I don't know, why I panicked and messed up the Quant section,in which I have been scoring between 48-49.
Verbal has been my weak area which I have improved and was consistent with my prep where I scoring between 25-29.
Need your help to plan my prep for next attempt.
Thanks
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Hi SAK,
Sorry about how things went with your GMAT. You can definitely improve your score provided that you identify what went wrong in the previous attempt and work on your weak areas. Let me help you here.
The probable reason for scoring low:
I feel that you have focused more on learning the concepts and on practicing questions and missed out on the most important step in the process of preparation, which is learning the right methodology to solve questions.
GMAT mainly tests your application skills along with the conceptual knowledge. So, only after you are done learning these two, you have to move on to practicing questions. If not, you will probably repeat the same mistakes and your score will more likely remain stagnant.
The path ahead:
- The first thing to do would be to identify your weak areas. Because without identifying the cause, there's no point moving forward.
- Once you identify the topics in which you are weak, the next step is to identify if it's the concepts that you are struggling with the topic or the application part.
- If your accuracy is below 50% in any topic, it means that you are probably struggling with the concept of that topic
- If the accuracy is hovering between 50-80%, then it means that you are clear with the concept but are struggling with the methodology.
I think most of your struggle would be around the application part as your score suggests the same. So, the right thing would be to choose a resource which can help you to learn the right methodology and to work on your weak areas. The more you focus on the application part, the better your performance is going to be.
But before that,
I would like to have a detailed discussion with you regarding your study strategy, your weak areas and the way you solve questions. This additional information will help me understand your concerns and guide you in a better way. You can use the below link to get in touch with me.