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30 Sep 2016, 23:10
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Hello,
I posted couple of weeks ago a thread where I had 12 days left to take the GMAT exam and was stuck around 450 on practice tests. Last week before the exam, I practiced a lot and my scores improved a lot in practice tests as sees below in Manhattan CAT exams:
CAT EXAM #6 Completed 09/27/2016 Score: 580
CAT EXAM #5 Completed 09/27/2016 Score: 540
CAT EXAM #4 Completed 09/26/2016 Score: 520
CAT EXAM #3 Completed 09/25/2016 Score: 550
CAT EXAM #2 Completed 09/17/2016 Score: 450
CAT EXAM #1 Completed 09/08/2016 Score: 430
450 to 580 in only 10 days; however, this was not enough to help me on my real GMAT. I ended up with 510, when I was targeting 580. Luckily, school extended my gmat score submission till Oct 23rd (deadline was Oct 1st) and now I have 3 weeks to retake the exam and get a minimum of 580.
I have been studying for a month now using the Manhattan books, took 6 Manhattan CAT exam and 2 GMAT Prep while also practicing in the GMAT study guide book. My only regret was that I've been practicing CAT exams without doing essays and IR which affected my score on the real test. This is my score for the official GMAT:
Scaled Score Percentile
IR 1 0
Quan 41 45
Verbal 20 23
Total 510 32
I guessed through IR to save my energy for Quan and verbal. By the time I have reached the verbal, I was drained that it affected my verbal.
Now, I'm putting this behind me and thankfully the school gave me an extension to submit my scores. I'm scheduling an exam 3 weeks from now, and although that's not enough but I have no other choice and I believe this should be sufficient to get my targeted score of 580. so what do you think I should do? Revisit Manhattan material? Read another Prep provider? I'm finding myself struggling the most in Data sufficiency and Critical reasoning (and sometimes reading comprehension)
I appreciate your feedback
thanks!
I posted couple of weeks ago a thread where I had 12 days left to take the GMAT exam and was stuck around 450 on practice tests. Last week before the exam, I practiced a lot and my scores improved a lot in practice tests as sees below in Manhattan CAT exams:
CAT EXAM #6 Completed 09/27/2016 Score: 580
CAT EXAM #5 Completed 09/27/2016 Score: 540
CAT EXAM #4 Completed 09/26/2016 Score: 520
CAT EXAM #3 Completed 09/25/2016 Score: 550
CAT EXAM #2 Completed 09/17/2016 Score: 450
CAT EXAM #1 Completed 09/08/2016 Score: 430
450 to 580 in only 10 days; however, this was not enough to help me on my real GMAT. I ended up with 510, when I was targeting 580. Luckily, school extended my gmat score submission till Oct 23rd (deadline was Oct 1st) and now I have 3 weeks to retake the exam and get a minimum of 580.
I have been studying for a month now using the Manhattan books, took 6 Manhattan CAT exam and 2 GMAT Prep while also practicing in the GMAT study guide book. My only regret was that I've been practicing CAT exams without doing essays and IR which affected my score on the real test. This is my score for the official GMAT:
Scaled Score Percentile
IR 1 0
Quan 41 45
Verbal 20 23
Total 510 32
I guessed through IR to save my energy for Quan and verbal. By the time I have reached the verbal, I was drained that it affected my verbal.
Now, I'm putting this behind me and thankfully the school gave me an extension to submit my scores. I'm scheduling an exam 3 weeks from now, and although that's not enough but I have no other choice and I believe this should be sufficient to get my targeted score of 580. so what do you think I should do? Revisit Manhattan material? Read another Prep provider? I'm finding myself struggling the most in Data sufficiency and Critical reasoning (and sometimes reading comprehension)
I appreciate your feedback
thanks!
01 Oct 2016, 15:57
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Hi karimelchami,
You have the potential to pick up some serious points in BOTH the Quant and Verbal sections, but you don't have the time needed to make big improvements to how you handle both sections. With a V20, you have a variety of different ways to pick up the 70 points that you're looking for (assuming that you can score at a the Q41+ level again), so I suggest that you focus your studies on the Verbal section for the next 3 weeks (with a little time set aside for Quant - so that you can maintain those current skills). You should also plan to take 1 FULL-LENGTH CAT (with the Essay and IR sections) per week.
Given your limited timeframe, I think that you would find the EMPOWERgmat Verbal Score Booster to be quite helpful. Most of our clients finish that Study Plan in under a month, so you might be able to properly work through it in 3 weeks. During that time, you'll also be able to access any of the Quant resources that interest you. We have a variety of free resources on our site (www.empowergmat.com), so you can 'test out' the Course before setting up an account.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
You have the potential to pick up some serious points in BOTH the Quant and Verbal sections, but you don't have the time needed to make big improvements to how you handle both sections. With a V20, you have a variety of different ways to pick up the 70 points that you're looking for (assuming that you can score at a the Q41+ level again), so I suggest that you focus your studies on the Verbal section for the next 3 weeks (with a little time set aside for Quant - so that you can maintain those current skills). You should also plan to take 1 FULL-LENGTH CAT (with the Essay and IR sections) per week.
Given your limited timeframe, I think that you would find the EMPOWERgmat Verbal Score Booster to be quite helpful. Most of our clients finish that Study Plan in under a month, so you might be able to properly work through it in 3 weeks. During that time, you'll also be able to access any of the Quant resources that interest you. We have a variety of free resources on our site (www.empowergmat.com), so you can 'test out' the Course before setting up an account.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Updated on: 03 Nov 2016, 18:00
Originally posted by ScottTargetTestPrep on 02 Oct 2016, 17:52.
Last edited by ScottTargetTestPrep on 03 Nov 2016, 18:00, edited 1 time in total.
Last edited by ScottTargetTestPrep on 03 Nov 2016, 18:00, edited 1 time in total.
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Hi karimelchami,
As I’m sure you know, 3 weeks is not a ton of time to study for the GMAT. However, if you really push yourself over those 3 weeks and study “smart,” it’s possible that you can improve your GMAT score in that amount of time.
I see you took 6 MGMAT cats between 9/8 and 9/27; did you take any official MBA.com practice exams as well?
Since your latest score shows that you still have some gaps in your GMAT knowledge, you may consider a regimen of focused review and practice over the next 3 weeks; thus, you need to find and fix your weaknesses. For instance, when reviewing percents, start by reviewing your notes/flashcards on percents to ensure that you are up to speed with that topic. Following your review, practice a significant number of percent questions that cover the various concepts from that topic: percent less than, percent greater than, variable percents, percent profit, percent change, etc. Once complete, analyze your mistakes and figure out remedies for them.
Follow a similar routine for verbal; practice one section at a time: reading comprehension, sentence correction, or critical reasoning. For example, when practicing critical reasoning be sure to practice all concepts from that section: strengthen and weaken the conclusion, resolve the paradox, find the conclusion, must be true, etc. As above, once complete, analyze your mistakes and figure out remedies for them.
If you would like some further quant practice, I also welcome you to take my free 37-question quant diagnostic. When selecting the diagnostic test, be sure to take the “average” test, since that diagnostic best corresponds to your score goal. After completing the diagnostic, you’ll be provided with a detailed analysis of your proficiency level on all GMAT quant topics as well as an opportunity to discuss your diagnostic results and GMAT plan with me or another TTP instructor/coach.
Finally, once you feel you have improved your quant and verbal weaknesses, resume taking practice exams. After each practice exam analyze your wrong answers to determine remaining weaknesses and spend some time fixing those issues. Unless you have already exhausted them, take practice exams from MBA.com. When taking those exams be sure to emulate the test day experience as much as possible: take the test in a quiet environment, only take the allotted breaks, complete all the sections.
Feel free to send an update during next 3 weeks to let us know how things are coming along.
Good luck!
As I’m sure you know, 3 weeks is not a ton of time to study for the GMAT. However, if you really push yourself over those 3 weeks and study “smart,” it’s possible that you can improve your GMAT score in that amount of time.
I see you took 6 MGMAT cats between 9/8 and 9/27; did you take any official MBA.com practice exams as well?
Since your latest score shows that you still have some gaps in your GMAT knowledge, you may consider a regimen of focused review and practice over the next 3 weeks; thus, you need to find and fix your weaknesses. For instance, when reviewing percents, start by reviewing your notes/flashcards on percents to ensure that you are up to speed with that topic. Following your review, practice a significant number of percent questions that cover the various concepts from that topic: percent less than, percent greater than, variable percents, percent profit, percent change, etc. Once complete, analyze your mistakes and figure out remedies for them.
Follow a similar routine for verbal; practice one section at a time: reading comprehension, sentence correction, or critical reasoning. For example, when practicing critical reasoning be sure to practice all concepts from that section: strengthen and weaken the conclusion, resolve the paradox, find the conclusion, must be true, etc. As above, once complete, analyze your mistakes and figure out remedies for them.
If you would like some further quant practice, I also welcome you to take my free 37-question quant diagnostic. When selecting the diagnostic test, be sure to take the “average” test, since that diagnostic best corresponds to your score goal. After completing the diagnostic, you’ll be provided with a detailed analysis of your proficiency level on all GMAT quant topics as well as an opportunity to discuss your diagnostic results and GMAT plan with me or another TTP instructor/coach.
Finally, once you feel you have improved your quant and verbal weaknesses, resume taking practice exams. After each practice exam analyze your wrong answers to determine remaining weaknesses and spend some time fixing those issues. Unless you have already exhausted them, take practice exams from MBA.com. When taking those exams be sure to emulate the test day experience as much as possible: take the test in a quiet environment, only take the allotted breaks, complete all the sections.
Feel free to send an update during next 3 weeks to let us know how things are coming along.
Good luck!
