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18 Jun 2007, 04:17
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Hi,
Since I'm planning to retake the GMAT in a month's time and I'm assuming there are some other folks here who are either planning to retake the GMAT or have already done so, it'll be great if we could share some prep strategies.
I studied for 3 mo's, did great in practice tests (mostly 700+) and messed up in the real exam big time (620). Now I'm at a little confused about what I should do to improve my score. I'm considering the following:
- Doing SC/RC/CR/PS/DS 1000: mainly to improve my timing
- Downloading and working on GMAT Challenges: to improve my comfort level w/ difficult questions, understanding of concepts and my overall quant. score
- Maintaining an error log: Never did this the first time.
Any other ideas/strategies will be much appreciated.
Since I'm planning to retake the GMAT in a month's time and I'm assuming there are some other folks here who are either planning to retake the GMAT or have already done so, it'll be great if we could share some prep strategies.
I studied for 3 mo's, did great in practice tests (mostly 700+) and messed up in the real exam big time (620). Now I'm at a little confused about what I should do to improve my score. I'm considering the following:
- Doing SC/RC/CR/PS/DS 1000: mainly to improve my timing
- Downloading and working on GMAT Challenges: to improve my comfort level w/ difficult questions, understanding of concepts and my overall quant. score
- Maintaining an error log: Never did this the first time.
Any other ideas/strategies will be much appreciated.
18 Jun 2007, 08:01
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I'm in the same boat as you... my GMAT Prep scores ranged from 700-720 and I got a 670 on the actual. My verbal score was inline the my practice, but I really screwed up the quant.
It's most important for you right now to discern why exactly you did so poor. For me, it was the fact that I rushed thru the first 10 questions in quant to get a good pace going. I blew three really easy questions, and wasn't able to recover.
Contrary to what people say here, I don't think an error log is that effective. I mean, the questions you see on test day are going to be completely different that any questions you do in prep. What's more important is that you identify your weak areas and focus on strengthening them.
Doing the 1000 series isn't really going to help much... you need to pinpoint areas to work on, not take as general an approach as you did prior to your first exam.
It's most important for you right now to discern why exactly you did so poor. For me, it was the fact that I rushed thru the first 10 questions in quant to get a good pace going. I blew three really easy questions, and wasn't able to recover.
Contrary to what people say here, I don't think an error log is that effective. I mean, the questions you see on test day are going to be completely different that any questions you do in prep. What's more important is that you identify your weak areas and focus on strengthening them.
Doing the 1000 series isn't really going to help much... you need to pinpoint areas to work on, not take as general an approach as you did prior to your first exam.
20 Jun 2007, 03:29
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Thanks for the comments/advice baer. Yes, I figured that the 1000 series is not going to be of much help to me at this point.
I think I did poor on the quant. because I spent too much time on a few questions in the beginning of the test. I also panicked upon seeing a few questions which I hadn't come across before. The combination of the two resulted in a mess; I didn't pace and I guessed blindly on the last 8-10 questions just to get my answers marked.
On the verbal, I think that I wasn't critical enough of my answer choices. I did not double check any of them and actually felt pretty confident that I was doing alright. Overconfidence killed me I suppose.
Moving forward, I am planning to start doing the GMAT challenges to improve my comfort level with all question types and improve my understanding of concepts. I'm going to maintain an error log for the next 2 weeks and see how that works out for me.
What are you doing differently/additionally this time? 670 is a respectable score but of course, 700+ would be better right?
I think I did poor on the quant. because I spent too much time on a few questions in the beginning of the test. I also panicked upon seeing a few questions which I hadn't come across before. The combination of the two resulted in a mess; I didn't pace and I guessed blindly on the last 8-10 questions just to get my answers marked.
On the verbal, I think that I wasn't critical enough of my answer choices. I did not double check any of them and actually felt pretty confident that I was doing alright. Overconfidence killed me I suppose.
Moving forward, I am planning to start doing the GMAT challenges to improve my comfort level with all question types and improve my understanding of concepts. I'm going to maintain an error log for the next 2 weeks and see how that works out for me.
What are you doing differently/additionally this time? 670 is a respectable score but of course, 700+ would be better right?
