Preparation strategy - Help!

Hi ManSab,

To start, Test Day is a rather specific 'event' - the details are specific and they matter, so you have to train as best as you can for all of them. The more realistic you can make your CATs, the more likely the score results are to be accurate. The more you deviate, the more "inflated" your practice scores can become - and that's likely what has happened with most of your CATs. By skipping sections, you've been taking shorter Exams that required less effort and energy from you - so most of your scores are likely not completely accurate. If you did anything that was unrealistic, such as taking the CATs at home, taking them at different times of day, etc., then your scores might be more "off." This is meant to say that you should plan to be a bit more rigorous about how you take your future CATs.

If we assume that the 620 is accurate, then you're going to need to learn/practice some new Tactics in both Quant and Verbal. Given the 'book-heavy' study that you've done over the last 5 months, you would likely find it beneficial to invest in a GMAT Course of some kind (either Guided Self-Study or instructor-led). Most GMAT Companies offer some type of free materials (practice problems, Trial Accounts, videos, etc.) that you can use to 'test out' a product before you buy it. We have a variety of those resources at our site (www.empowergmat.com). I suggest that you take advantage of all of them then choose the one that best matches your personality, timeline and budget.

If you have any additional question, then you can feel free to contact me directly.

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

Hi Rich,
Thanks for your valuable inputs. I am in process of checking various tutor offerings. I already completed 1 hour empowergmat trial, like the quant videos:test-it and triage. However I couldn't get to check verbal in detail due to time constraint.
I am continuing my evaluation with other tutor offering before making any decision.

Thanks,
ManSab

Dear MSB,

What you have done in 5 Months sounds like an achievement to me. 60 Points of progress is good ( Slow progress is fine till you are moving forward).
I know that I am not an expert here to tell you this, but even I faced such a situation in the past and ended up scoring 700 in the real test (I started my journey with a 350)

Please do not measure yourself by the passing Months.
Please answer to yourself if you are putting good effort analyzing your mistakes from the past test and correcting them in the next test.

If you are already at 600+ range, your basics are in place. See if you have issues with time management or if you are repeating the same mistakes all over again?

From what I see, you can achieve your target score. Just focus more and be positive.
Cheers.

Anees Shaik.