Average GMAT Score 550 - I NEED HELP AND ADVICE

Hi eelovee,

I'm sorry to hear that your first attempt did not turn out better. Many GMATers spend 3 months (or more) of consistent study time before they hit their 'peak' scores, so it's likely that you just have not put in enough time and effort to score higher yet. Unfortunately, the goal to raise your Score 150 points in just 4 days is not realistic; you should not lose sight of your REAL Goal though: to get into this particular Program. You might not be able to apply for an immediate application deadline, but with a couple of months of consistent, guided study, you should be able to earn the type of Score that you need so that you can apply later on.

There's no harm in retaking the GMAT in 4 days - and if you are looking for one piece of actionable advice to earn a 550, then it's worth noting that you do NOT need to correctly answer any questions that you think are too hard or too weird to earn that type of Score (so the best move you can make when facing those types of questions is to quickly guess and move on - that way, you will have more time to spend on all of the other 'gettable' questions).

Before I can offer you any additional advice for your studies, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:

Studies:
1) How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) On what dates (or approximate dates) did you take EACH of your practice CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?

Goals:
3) Is a 550 the 'minimum requirement' for the Program that you are interested in? Would that Score guarantee you entry to that Program (and how do you know that for sure?)?
4) What is the next application deadline after this upcoming deadline?

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

Contact Rich at: Rich.C@empowergmat.com