Q29

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Hi people I started my Gmat preparation in late october. I started with Quant practice and finished Manhattan Quant and Practiced Og question. I took Gmat club Cat test i got Q19 which really depressed me today I took veritas test and got Q29, 420 overall. Note that i haven't started verbal yet.
What should I do to improve quant its so depressing

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ccooley · Answer

Sorry to hear about the score. It helps to think of it like a scientist would. You don't get sad and angry when your hypothesis isn't right (or at least you shouldn't!). Instead, you treat it as data - by taking (and analyzing) the practice test, you learn a lot about what you know, what you don't know, what your strengths and weaknesses are, what your test-taking habits are, etc. To that effect, you should start by analyzing at least one of your practice tests: https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/blog ... ts-part-1/ You should also do a comprehensive review of the Quant basics. You used MPrep for Quant - did you use the book 'Foundations of GMAT Math'? If not, you should start there. It might seem like you already know a lot of the material in it, but it's one thing to know something, and another to be able to use it in the heat of the moment while taking a test. You'll find that you need to continue studying topics even after you understand them, so you can use them without even needing to think about it.

Iqraaa · Answer

Thankyou it would help alot

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ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi Iqraaa,

I’m sorry to hear how things have been going with your GMAT prep, but hang in there, my friend. Things can improve, OK?

Since you are at a Q29, it’s clear that you lack some of the GMAT quant fundamentals necessary for a high score, right? So, you need to adjust your study plan such that you can circle back and learn the foundations of each quant topic prior to moving on to more advanced concepts. By taking a methodical and structured approach, you will ensure that you learn each topic individually and that no stone is left unturned.

For example, if you are learning about Number Properties, you should develop as much conceptual knowledge about Number Properties as possible. In other words, your goal will be to completely understand properties of factorials, perfect squares, quadratic patterns, LCM, GCF, units digit patterns, divisibility, and remainders, to name a few concepts. After carefully reviewing the conceptual underpinnings of how to answer Number Properties questions, practice by answering 50 or more questions just from Number Properties. When you are working on learning to answer questions of a particular type, start off taking your time, and then seek to speed up as you get more comfortable answering questions of that type. When you do dozens of questions of the same type one after the other, you learn just what it takes to get questions of that type correct consistently. If you aren't getting close to 90 percent of questions of a certain type correct, go back and seek to better understand how that type of question works, and then do more questions of that type until you get to around at least 90 percent accuracy in your training. If you get 100 percent of some sets correct, even better. Number Properties is just one example; follow this process for all quant topics.
 
As you do such practice, do a thorough analysis of each question that you don't get right. If you got a remainder question wrong, ask yourself why. Did you make a careless mistake? Did you not properly apply the remainder formula? Was there a concept you did not understand in the question? By carefully analyzing your mistakes, you will be able to efficiently fix your weaknesses and in turn improve your GMAT quant skills.

Each time you strengthen your understanding of a topic and your skill in answering questions of a particular type, you increase your odds of hitting your score goal. You know that there are types of questions that you are happy to see and types that you would rather not see, and types of questions that you take a long time to answer correctly. Learn to more effectively answer the types of questions that you would rather not see, and make them into your favorite types. Learn to correctly answer in two minutes or less questions that you currently take five minutes to answer. By finding, say, a dozen weaker quant areas and turning them into strong areas, you will make great progress toward hitting your quant score goal. If a dozen areas turn out not to be enough, strengthen some more areas.

So, work on accuracy and generally finding correct answers, work on specific weaker areas one by one to make them strong areas, and when you take a practice GMAT or the real thing, take all the time per question available to do your absolute best to get right answers consistently. The GMAT is essentially a game of seeing how many right answers you can get in the time allotted. Approach the test with that conception in mind, and focus intently on the question in front of you with one goal in mind: getting a CORRECT answer.

In order to follow the path described above, you may need some new quant materials, so take a look at the GMAT Club reviews for the  best quant courses .

You also may find it helpful to read this article about  how to improve your GMAT quant score .

Feel free to reach out with further questions.

Good luck!

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