Retaking GMAT - Strategies and help needed !!

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Hello everyone,

I am a bit stuck in my GMAT journey and need your valuable advice to get me out of this tricky moment. I started studying for the GMAT beginning of May focusing mostly on Quantitative as my diagnostic test highlighted an important imbalance (Q39 and V38 -640). I used Math Revolution to review the basics and their strategies while doing a bunch of practice questions everyday from GMAT Club, Math Revolution and the Official Guide. I was working on the GMAT around 6-7 hours a day with no day off during a month and I took multiple mock exams (2 Veritas Prep, 1 Manhattan Prep and the 2 free GMAC tests), consistently scoring 640 (Q39 and V38) with no improvements which was really mentally challenging. I kept an error log and followed the numerous advice given on this amazing website. My last mock exam before taking the actual test, I scored 690 (Q41 and V41) which I was quite happy with even though there were still room for improvement in Quant.

However, I took the GMAT end of May (29th) and I totally failed scoring 600 with Q39 and V34 (IR 5 and AWA 6). I took a break to recharge and now I am back to step 1 and don't really know where to begin. I know that I need to improve my quantitative skills but it seems that my method was not the right one. 
I would like to retake the GMAT in 2-3 weeks and score high 600 (I am targeting LBS, HSG, ESSEC, HEC and RSM for a MiM or MSc in Strategy as a French 21-year old with a BCOM from McGill with 3.7/4 GPA, As in quant-related subjects like statistics and math, and many extracurriculars).

Do you have any particular advice to help me achieve my goal and gain confidence in Quant ? Private tutoring vs Quant prep online ? Which prep are most suited to my profile/needs ?
Do you think 2-3 weeks is enough or I should delay my GMAT journey as I have quite some time before applications open.

Thank you very much in advance for your responses and advice that will provide me with some clarity over the next steps.

Russ19 · Answer

Hi,

I went through a few paid online platforms and found one the best as it covered everything excellently. You might love the course too: https://gmatquantum.com/gmat-course/

If you even explore the free video solutions to OG problems, you will see how a tutor explains even hard OG problems in 2 minutes timeframe.

Best Wishes!

MathRevolution · Answer

Hello nines,

A score of 600 is decent and the target score of 600+ is achievable.

You can schedule a Comprehensive counseling session for 30 mins with one of our experts: https://calendly.com/mathrevolution for detailed advice on your study plans.

We appreciate your time and patience in reading this reply.

Should you need any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected].

Success is within your reach.
Good luck!

Math Revolution Team

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi nines,

Many GMATers spend 3 months (or more) of consistent study time before they hit their 'peak' scores, so if you studied for only about 4 weeks, then it's likely that you just have not put in enough time and effort to consistently score at that higher level yet.

In addition, you have to be careful about confusing "quantity" of study with "quality" of study. I've never asked anyone to study 30+ hours a week - and while it's great that you might have the available time to study that much, with that number of study hours, you would run the risk of 'burning out' before Test Day (and that is something that may have already happened - and that we want to avoid in the future). If you are going to try to study that much, then I suggest that you take one hour "off" for every two hours of study. For example, you could study for 2 hours, then stop for an hour, then study for another 2 hours, then take an hour off, etc.

Before I can offer you the specific advice that you’re looking for, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:

1) On what dates (or approximate dates) did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?
2) What is your overall goal score?
3) When are you planning to apply to Business School?

If you took your Official GMAT at a Test Center, then you might also choose to purchase the Enhanced Score Report. While the ESR doesn’t provide a lot of information, there are usually a few data points that we can use to define what went wrong on Test Day (and what you should work on to score higher). If you purchase the ESR, then I'll be happy to analyze it for you.

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Rich

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