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13 Jun 2020, 07:00
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Hello,
I always thought my Quant was strong. I completed my OG with a few question wrong here and there, but I never timed those practice session(big mistake!).
About a month ago I bought a Veritas prep test series of 7 mock tests and I started with score of Q44V29 on my first test (I took this test after 1.5 month of initial preparation), after analyzing my results I gave another test from the series after 2 weeks of study and scored Q44V30 and after another 2 weeks of prep I gave my third test and I scored Q43V30. For QUANT specifically, I have been carefully reviewing all the questions and studying on my weak areas diligently but I don't see any improvement on my mock test scores. I need some advice from the people on this forum on how should I take these tests, as in, should I only use these tests to identify what my weak areas are and not be bothered about poor overall score? The reason I ask this is because I have noticed on the last two tests that the questions marked "500 level" on Vertias tests are marked "600-700 level" on this forum and the ones marked"600-650 level" on the Veritas tests are marked "700-above" on this forum. On the first test in QUANT section I was able to see a few 700 level questions but for the past two mock tests I am not able to go beyond 650 level question. I am not able to get a good impression of my performance from these tests. The questions are good, no doubt, its just that I think I get 700 level question disguised as a 600 or 650.
What should I do ? How should I review these results from the Veritas test? What score on Veritas prep test would be a good indicator of an equivalent official score (+-10 to 20 points). I am planning to write GMAT during the first week of Aug and targeting a 740. Right now the results don't look good at all(and 740 seems impossible) and after giving so much time and energy on the preparation looking at these numbers is so demotivating. Please Help!
Thank you,
Shrey
I always thought my Quant was strong. I completed my OG with a few question wrong here and there, but I never timed those practice session(big mistake!).
About a month ago I bought a Veritas prep test series of 7 mock tests and I started with score of Q44V29 on my first test (I took this test after 1.5 month of initial preparation), after analyzing my results I gave another test from the series after 2 weeks of study and scored Q44V30 and after another 2 weeks of prep I gave my third test and I scored Q43V30. For QUANT specifically, I have been carefully reviewing all the questions and studying on my weak areas diligently but I don't see any improvement on my mock test scores. I need some advice from the people on this forum on how should I take these tests, as in, should I only use these tests to identify what my weak areas are and not be bothered about poor overall score? The reason I ask this is because I have noticed on the last two tests that the questions marked "500 level" on Vertias tests are marked "600-700 level" on this forum and the ones marked"600-650 level" on the Veritas tests are marked "700-above" on this forum. On the first test in QUANT section I was able to see a few 700 level questions but for the past two mock tests I am not able to go beyond 650 level question. I am not able to get a good impression of my performance from these tests. The questions are good, no doubt, its just that I think I get 700 level question disguised as a 600 or 650.
What should I do ? How should I review these results from the Veritas test? What score on Veritas prep test would be a good indicator of an equivalent official score (+-10 to 20 points). I am planning to write GMAT during the first week of Aug and targeting a 740. Right now the results don't look good at all(and 740 seems impossible) and after giving so much time and energy on the preparation looking at these numbers is so demotivating. Please Help!
Thank you,
Shrey
14 Jun 2020, 16:15
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Hi Shrey.
Have you taken any official practice tests?
If not, taking one would be your best next move.
If you have not taken any official practice tests, then, for all you know, your score on the actual GMAT would be significantly higher than your scores on the practice tests that you have been taking.
On another note, if you have truly been strengthening your weaker areas, then you should be becoming pretty skilled overall. Just be sure that you are truly strengthening your weaker areas by learning them from the ground up. Sometimes people work on weaker areas without ever fully understanding the concepts involved in those areas and, therefore, don't really develop the knowledge and skills that they need to develop in order to experience significant score increases.
You could get some more ideas on how to increase your quant score from the following post.
How To Increase Your GMAT Quant Score
For some more insights into how to increase your overall score, you could read this post.
How to Score a 700+ on the GMAT — A Mini Guide for Success
Have you taken any official practice tests?
If not, taking one would be your best next move.
If you have not taken any official practice tests, then, for all you know, your score on the actual GMAT would be significantly higher than your scores on the practice tests that you have been taking.
On another note, if you have truly been strengthening your weaker areas, then you should be becoming pretty skilled overall. Just be sure that you are truly strengthening your weaker areas by learning them from the ground up. Sometimes people work on weaker areas without ever fully understanding the concepts involved in those areas and, therefore, don't really develop the knowledge and skills that they need to develop in order to experience significant score increases.
You could get some more ideas on how to increase your quant score from the following post.
How To Increase Your GMAT Quant Score
For some more insights into how to increase your overall score, you could read this post.
How to Score a 700+ on the GMAT — A Mini Guide for Success
15 Jun 2020, 06:42
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Hi Marty,
Thank you for your response.
I have taken 1 official mock test before I started my preparation in March where I score a 590(Q44 V28). Then, my approach wasn't organised/systematic. After studying for a month using various study materials I realized that there is a big difference in the way I look at the questions, the decision points, the traps. I am making fewer guesses now than earlier, but no improvement on these mock tests.
Thank you for sharing the links I'll definitely go through them.
I'll also take another Official practice test this weekend and see where I stand.
Thanks
Shrey.
Thank you for your response.
I have taken 1 official mock test before I started my preparation in March where I score a 590(Q44 V28). Then, my approach wasn't organised/systematic. After studying for a month using various study materials I realized that there is a big difference in the way I look at the questions, the decision points, the traps. I am making fewer guesses now than earlier, but no improvement on these mock tests.
Thank you for sharing the links I'll definitely go through them.
I'll also take another Official practice test this weekend and see where I stand.
Thanks
Shrey.
