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24 Aug 2016, 08:21
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Hi, I have been studying for GMAT since a long time.
In my first attempt I scored 690 and I want to write the Test again.
I undertook MGMAT mocks recently... Consistently I scored 690 in 2 tests but unable to break the 700 barrier.
I took GMAT prep tests 710 and 700 each but I feel the questions are repeating and hence not writing them again.
Please help me break the barrier.
1. For Timing, I am following BB's suggestion of dividing PS through 60 - 7Q, 45 - 14Q and so on.. Same goes for Verbal and I somehow overcame Timing problem but still I need improvement.
2. Quant I am scoring 49 . Thorough with problem solving. For DS, I follow BD/ACE approach.
3. Verbal is my biggest weakness..36..
Critical reasoning: followed MGMAT books. I first attack question stem and then try to answer.
RC: I make notes but a lot of them. Careful at buzzwords..Still I seem to go really badly in this section. Need help
SC: Averagely well with splits...I am too weak in Idioms...I can't simply remember the Idioms at all.
4. IR is the worst I ever face.
Please help me as I have only a week left and I need to break 700 barrier at any cost.
Thank you soo much for any advice.
PS: I have taken the tests in ideal conditions.
In my first attempt I scored 690 and I want to write the Test again.
I undertook MGMAT mocks recently... Consistently I scored 690 in 2 tests but unable to break the 700 barrier.
I took GMAT prep tests 710 and 700 each but I feel the questions are repeating and hence not writing them again.
Please help me break the barrier.
1. For Timing, I am following BB's suggestion of dividing PS through 60 - 7Q, 45 - 14Q and so on.. Same goes for Verbal and I somehow overcame Timing problem but still I need improvement.
2. Quant I am scoring 49 . Thorough with problem solving. For DS, I follow BD/ACE approach.
3. Verbal is my biggest weakness..36..
Critical reasoning: followed MGMAT books. I first attack question stem and then try to answer.
RC: I make notes but a lot of them. Careful at buzzwords..Still I seem to go really badly in this section. Need help
SC: Averagely well with splits...I am too weak in Idioms...I can't simply remember the Idioms at all.
4. IR is the worst I ever face.
Please help me as I have only a week left and I need to break 700 barrier at any cost.
Thank you soo much for any advice.
PS: I have taken the tests in ideal conditions.
24 Aug 2016, 11:54
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Hi mkarthik1,
GMAC has publicly stated that the Official Score that you earn on Test Day is within +/- 30 points of actual ability. Assuming a similar 'swing' in how your practice CATs function, these Scores all point to a general ability right around 700. This is meant to say that you could have very easily scored 700+ on the Official GMAT. However, at this scoring level, the GMAT becomes really 'sensitive' to little mistakes - if you make too many, then a 700+ score simply becomes impossible to achieve. To that end, when you review your CATs, you really have to 'nitpick' WHY you get questions wrong. How often is it because of a silly/little mistake and how often is it because the question was too hard?
With a week to go, you're likely not going to be able to make any big changes to how you handle the Test, but you have pointed out an area that you could conceivably improve on relatively quickly: SC grammar and idioms. So, I'd suggest that you put some extra time into those areas.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
GMAC has publicly stated that the Official Score that you earn on Test Day is within +/- 30 points of actual ability. Assuming a similar 'swing' in how your practice CATs function, these Scores all point to a general ability right around 700. This is meant to say that you could have very easily scored 700+ on the Official GMAT. However, at this scoring level, the GMAT becomes really 'sensitive' to little mistakes - if you make too many, then a 700+ score simply becomes impossible to achieve. To that end, when you review your CATs, you really have to 'nitpick' WHY you get questions wrong. How often is it because of a silly/little mistake and how often is it because the question was too hard?
With a week to go, you're likely not going to be able to make any big changes to how you handle the Test, but you have pointed out an area that you could conceivably improve on relatively quickly: SC grammar and idioms. So, I'd suggest that you put some extra time into those areas.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
26 Aug 2016, 04:23
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Hi mkarthik1,
Since you only have 1 week left before your GMAT and have scored within your desired score range on practice exams, you may not want to do anything drastic in your prep the week leading up to your exam. After many months of preparation, your skill set is probably fixed. Trying to cram in new topics without sufficient practice time would probably hurt more than it would help. Rather, at this stage you want to affirm that no “rust” has accumulated on the topics that you have studied.
One great way to determine where you are rusty, is to take 1 or 2 more official MBA.com exams. However, rather than repeating the two free exams, purchase and take the exams from exam pack 1. After finishing each exam, spend some time reviewing your wrong answers. Do some deep analysis of why your responses were incorrect, reviewing, if necessary, your notes concerning your weakest topics.
Also, I welcome you to read an article that has some more detailed advice on how to spend your final week leading up to your GMAT.
Let us know how things go with your exam. Good luck!
Since you only have 1 week left before your GMAT and have scored within your desired score range on practice exams, you may not want to do anything drastic in your prep the week leading up to your exam. After many months of preparation, your skill set is probably fixed. Trying to cram in new topics without sufficient practice time would probably hurt more than it would help. Rather, at this stage you want to affirm that no “rust” has accumulated on the topics that you have studied.
One great way to determine where you are rusty, is to take 1 or 2 more official MBA.com exams. However, rather than repeating the two free exams, purchase and take the exams from exam pack 1. After finishing each exam, spend some time reviewing your wrong answers. Do some deep analysis of why your responses were incorrect, reviewing, if necessary, your notes concerning your weakest topics.
Also, I welcome you to read an article that has some more detailed advice on how to spend your final week leading up to your GMAT.
Let us know how things go with your exam. Good luck!
