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Re: GMAT Study Plan- extra prep materials?
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26 Sep 2020, 18:01
Hi piyush10613,
To start, you will likely receive more responses if you start a new post-thread (instead of piggy-backing on this old one).
Taking an individual section of the GMAT - outside of the context of taking the FULL Exam under realistic testing conditions that match up with the parameters that you will face when taking the Official GMAT - is not a great way to measure your GMAT skills (and how you might perform on the Official GMAT). There are a variety of factors that can impact your performance, including the type of Exam that you're using, the time of day that you start the Exam, how well-rested your are, the order in which you take the sections, the testing environment, etc. If you take just one section of the Exam, then you're not really training to deal with ALL of those factors.
From your question, I assume that you're looking to assess your current Verbal skills - and that's completely understandable. Each CAT is really a 'measuring device' - when used correctly, it will give you a realistic score and help define your strengths and weaknesses, but it will NOT help you to fix any of those weaknesses. To raise your scores, you have to learn the necessary Tactics and put in the proper practice and repetitions. The CAT will show you whether your studies are helping you to improve or not. As such, you really shouldn't take more than 1 FULL CAT per week.
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 long have you studied? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used so far?
3) On what dates did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?
Goals:
4) What is your overall goal score?
5) When are you planning to take the GMAT?
6) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?
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