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Hi All,

I have given the GMAT a couple of times, and got a score of 720 each time. I'm gonna prepare for the focus edition now.
After a few diagnostic tests from TTP and other platforms, seems like I still have a knack for the questions (missing out on 1-2 quant questions due to silly calculation errors, almost perfect scores in verbal and having issues with time management in the DI section), so I feel like practicing problems and giving mock tests is the way forward for me.
Platforms such as TTP are quite exhaustive and do not serve my purpose since I am short on time, and an accelerated method would work better in my favour.
Should I just buy the official guides and practice from them (I reckon maybe around a month of preparation should be more than enough to target a 735+ score), or would that not suffice?

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Hi RachitBandale,

Just to be clear, you have taken a few official practice exams and have scored 725+ on each of them?
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Nope, I scored a 720 on the old GMAT (actual exam, 2 attempts). In the focus edition mocks, I scored around 675-685.
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Hi RachitBandale,

Just to be clear, you have taken a few official practice exams and have scored 725+ on each of them?
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Keeping track of the types of situations you make any repeated careless errors may help a bit. Perhaps, for example, you notice this happens usually when dealing with prime numbers and factorizing. For Data Insights, if you find yourself spending a lot of time on questions which have information spread across multiple tabs, try creating a quick info map before diving into the details.
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Thanks for the advice.
There aren't really any discernible patterns in my errors, the only thing is that I get distracted and lose focus too easily :). Been an issue with me since childhood.
However, what I want to know is if the OG would be sufficient for me to just practice questions and sharpen my blade, so to say, enough to target a 735+.
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Keeping track of the types of situations you make any repeated careless errors may help a bit. Perhaps, for example, you notice this happens usually when dealing with prime numbers and factorizing. For Data Insights, if you find yourself spending a lot of time on questions which have information spread across multiple tabs, try creating a quick info map before diving into the details.
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I think you can just proceed with the OG for now, but quickly work out whether it's working out for you. If not, you may need a change of strategy. Again, your issue is not lack of ability to solve a question but the lack of focus to target the accuracy you need.
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Thanks for the advice.
There aren't really any discernible patterns in my errors, the only thing is that I get distracted and lose focus too easily :). Been an issue with me since childhood.
However, what I want to know is if the OG would be sufficient for me to just practice questions and sharpen my blade, so to say, enough to target a 735+.
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missing out on 1-2 quant questions due to silly calculation errors, almost perfect scores in verbal and having issues with time management in the DI section

Keeping track of the types of situations you make any repeated careless errors may help a bit. Perhaps, for example, you notice this happens usually when dealing with prime numbers and factorizing. For Data Insights, if you find yourself spending a lot of time on questions which have information spread across multiple tabs, try creating a quick info map before diving into the details.
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Hi RachitBandale,

720 on the old GMAT would translate to 665-675 in GMAT Focus according to the Concordance Table. Your current mock scores are right above that range. And I'm assuming that you have not been 100% familiar with the new DI question types and sectional strategy yet. So it seems that there is indeed some room for improvement.

So yeah, I feel that OG should be your main prep resources now, as there is no better DI question banks out there than the OG, which is what you need the most. It's likely that your only gap now would be the new DI question types - G&T, MSR and TPA.

Most of the new DI question types (formerly IR question types), in my view, are just an overlay on Quant and Verbal skills, which you are already strong at. So the main thing you want to do is to familiarize yourself with way the questions are structured. Data Sufficiency questions are those used to be in the Quant section in old GMAT, but now with a more word-problem flavor and some new "logical DS" type of questions (some call it Verbal DS). These are also best practiced from the OG.

If you need, there is a GMAT Ninja DI playlist on GMAT Club Youtube channel that covers every question type in DI. May come in handy as an overview of strategy to each question type.

As for Quant and Verbal, I feel that you may be able to skip the Easy questions from OG and focus more on the Medium to Hard questions. If necessary, you can complement OG with some Hard questions from GMAT Club.

Just my two cents. Best of luck.

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Nope, I scored a 720 on the old GMAT (actual exam, 2 attempts). In the focus edition mocks, I scored around 675-685.
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Given your past performance, I think a few months may be overkill. You can recover your concepts in a few weeks and then you just need to get your test taking skills cranked back up and aligned to the Focus Edition.

We offer a FREE diagnostic session with a GMAT Performance Coach. (No selling. No obligation. No charges.). The insights always amaze test takers who take advantage of it.

Let me know if your intestested in a rapid restart to your GMAT prep.
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Hi Arvind,

That seems like exactly the thing I need. Would be really grateful if you could point me in the right direction :D.

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Given your past performance, I think a few months may be overkill. You can recover your concepts in a few weeks and then you just need to get your test taking skills cranked back up and aligned to the Focus Edition.

We offer a FREE diagnostic session with a GMAT Performance Coach. (No selling. No obligation. No charges.). The insights always amaze test takers who take advantage of it.

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Nope, I scored a 720 on the old GMAT (actual exam, 2 attempts). In the focus edition mocks, I scored around 675-685.
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Got it. So, while you could purchase and use the OG, I still think you may need some additional, more robust resources to hit your GMAT score goal.
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