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06 Jul 2017, 22:23
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Hey guys.
Did my first GMAT in March without any study and scored a 590 (Q31V38) 24th percentile and 85th percentile. I was pleasantly surprised by the score and decided that if i actually sat down and studied quant, I'd be able to crack 700.
I spent the last month studying the basics of quant (mainly from MGMAT and princeton review) and although I only managed to cover algebra, some ratio and probability and integers/fractions decimals, I decided to take a MGMAT practice test, confident that I could at least hit a 50 percentile in quant since the numbers didn't seem like random hieroglyphics anymore.
I ended up with a 620 (Q31V45) 24th percentile quant and 99th percentile in verbal
My quant score hadn't changed at all! While I had covered all the basics, and could answer a good portion of the drills in the MGMAT and princeton texts, I couldn't actually work out what the questions were asking during the prep test. It would take me like 2 minutes just to decipher a mid level question and even then i'd have no idea what the hell to do. Add to that the time limit, and I was bombing most of the basic questions as well.
My question is this: to do well in quant, do you just need to have 'it'? And by 'it' i mean a brain that is attuned to the frequency of all things 'mathy?'
I mean, I'm good at english. I write and read for pleasure so over the years I've developed a knack foe english. I managed a V45 without ever going through anything related to GMAT verbal. Do i need to have that same level of experience with math to score well in it? Hell, I don't even want to score that well, all I need (if i can keep my current verbal score) is a 50th percentile in math to get a 700 combined.
I've just signed up with Empowergmat and although Rich's videos are great, and I'm able to follow along and solve the questions that immediately follow his theory videos, I'm literally too afraid to open up the OG and try a random question on my own. Even glancing at a math question has my head swimming. Putting in a time limit is sure to induce a heart attack.
So long story short.
I SUCK at math, even after going through the basics.
Should I go back and go over all the basics again (Mgmat), or should I just keep banging my head against questions until they eventually start to make sense?
Thanks!
Did my first GMAT in March without any study and scored a 590 (Q31V38) 24th percentile and 85th percentile. I was pleasantly surprised by the score and decided that if i actually sat down and studied quant, I'd be able to crack 700.
I spent the last month studying the basics of quant (mainly from MGMAT and princeton review) and although I only managed to cover algebra, some ratio and probability and integers/fractions decimals, I decided to take a MGMAT practice test, confident that I could at least hit a 50 percentile in quant since the numbers didn't seem like random hieroglyphics anymore.
I ended up with a 620 (Q31V45) 24th percentile quant and 99th percentile in verbal
My quant score hadn't changed at all! While I had covered all the basics, and could answer a good portion of the drills in the MGMAT and princeton texts, I couldn't actually work out what the questions were asking during the prep test. It would take me like 2 minutes just to decipher a mid level question and even then i'd have no idea what the hell to do. Add to that the time limit, and I was bombing most of the basic questions as well.
My question is this: to do well in quant, do you just need to have 'it'? And by 'it' i mean a brain that is attuned to the frequency of all things 'mathy?'
I mean, I'm good at english. I write and read for pleasure so over the years I've developed a knack foe english. I managed a V45 without ever going through anything related to GMAT verbal. Do i need to have that same level of experience with math to score well in it? Hell, I don't even want to score that well, all I need (if i can keep my current verbal score) is a 50th percentile in math to get a 700 combined.
I've just signed up with Empowergmat and although Rich's videos are great, and I'm able to follow along and solve the questions that immediately follow his theory videos, I'm literally too afraid to open up the OG and try a random question on my own. Even glancing at a math question has my head swimming. Putting in a time limit is sure to induce a heart attack.
So long story short.
I SUCK at math, even after going through the basics.
Should I go back and go over all the basics again (Mgmat), or should I just keep banging my head against questions until they eventually start to make sense?
Thanks!
07 Jul 2017, 10:57
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As far as GMAT Math goes, it is definitely something that can be achieved by guided practice.
It is not something which you have to be at a high level when you begin to score well in.
As for methods to improve Quant score, the method which works for me is to have the concepts crystal clear.
Re-work on the concepts and follow it up with some timed practice(all the questions in the OG from that topic)
In case you are having a problem with any of these questions,
you can search on the forum and try and understand from the methods posted.
Also, Follow Bunuel and religiously solve every question he puts up on the forum.
Since you have a V45, my best bet would be to try and increase the score to a Q42-45
(which, is definitely achievable with some consistent and guided preparation)
This split will enable you to increase the overall score to 700-730!
Manhattan Quant is definitely on the tougher side when compared to the Math you are going to encounter on the GMAT.
I feel it would be better to take a GMATPrep(which will be a realistic indicator of your performance) and then take it from there.
Hope that helps you in some way.
It is not something which you have to be at a high level when you begin to score well in.
As for methods to improve Quant score, the method which works for me is to have the concepts crystal clear.
Re-work on the concepts and follow it up with some timed practice(all the questions in the OG from that topic)
In case you are having a problem with any of these questions,
you can search on the forum and try and understand from the methods posted.
Also, Follow Bunuel and religiously solve every question he puts up on the forum.
Since you have a V45, my best bet would be to try and increase the score to a Q42-45
(which, is definitely achievable with some consistent and guided preparation)
This split will enable you to increase the overall score to 700-730!
Manhattan Quant is definitely on the tougher side when compared to the Math you are going to encounter on the GMAT.
I feel it would be better to take a GMATPrep(which will be a realistic indicator of your performance) and then take it from there.
Hope that helps you in some way.
08 Jul 2017, 11:06
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Quote:
I spent the last month studying the basics of quant (mainly from MGMAT and princeton review) and although I only managed to cover algebra, some ratio and probability and integers/fractions decimals, I decided to take a MGMAT practice test, confident that I could at least hit a 50 percentile in quant since the numbers didn't seem like random hieroglyphics anymore.
There's part of your answer right there. It sounds like you still don't have a great grasp of the basics yet.
I would recommend going through the MGMAT math books to learn the concepts before going through all of the OG math problems (1-2 days per MGMAT book). Yes, go through the problems untimed to overcome anxiety. There are several hundred problems spread across the main OG book plus the supplemental quant book.
The Magoosh quant problems are also fairly good to go through, but I wouldn't spend too much time on them until you've exhausted the OG set of questions -- since you're only looking at a month's worth of time, just stick to the OG problems.
The MGMAT CATs are a waste of time in my opinion as you'll never see those kind of quant questions on a real exam and they're not really aimed at the Q45 level.
