All,
I've studied my ass off all summer for this test but I've recently lost some confidence and I'm now questioning pretty much everything. Just looking for some advice and/or perspective. My exam is this Saturday, 9/19.
A quick summary of where I stand:
Initially I started GMAT prep in Summer 2014. I took a GMAT Prep cold and scored a
620 (Q32, V44). I never really got that serious about studying before deciding to focus on work for another year and apply for the subsequent year. But it was clear: I would need to really focus on my quant to achieve a 700+.
Fast forward to May 2015 and I start the prep again. I complete Manhattan's Quant guides and the
OG. On July 26, 2015 I took the second GMATPrep Exam and scored a
660 (Q37, V44). I didn't due the AWA or IR on this mock. For every subsequent exam, however, I have.
I was relatively encouraged with the Quant increase and started to feel very confident in my Verbal, which I really have not done any dedicated studying for aside from reading through
MGMAT's SC book.
August I study my ass off, focusing exclusively on quant. August 30 i re-set the GMATPrep software and re-take Exam 2 scoring a
700 (Q43, V42). Note that I only saw one repeat per section, both of which I missed (!), so I don't consider this score tainted.
I continue studying my ass off and on September 7 I take GMAT Prep Exam 1 (which technically I had taken over a year prior on a different computer, but I don't remember any questions from that exam and I didn't recognize any on 9/7, so I don't think the score was tainted). I score a
730 (Q45, V46). I miss 2 SC and 2 LR.
But....
Yesterday I installed the GMAT Prep Exam pack and scored a
690 (Q44, V41). I was pleased with Quant; though it was lower than my 45 scored the weekend prior, I wasn't guessing as much and never felt overwhelmed like the week prior. But what happened to my verbal!?! I missed 10 questions! Of the 10, 8 were sentence correction! It's really shaken my confidence and approach!
So what should I concentrate on this week? How do I spend these last few days preparing? That 730 had me feeling fantastic and I kept the intensity of my prep up, and I'd admit this 690 (particuarly the verbal score) has really shaken my confidence. My mindset all summer has been that if I can just reach Q44, my Verbal will ensure I break 700. Now I'm questioning that.
It almost seems like the more exposure I have to SC, the worse I get. I'm just frustrated and a bit scared, almost wishing I could re-set my brain. The first few GMAT Preps I did I would finish with 15 minutes left and, I don't know, it just feels like I'm regressing. Please help!