chomomo wrote:
Hi everyone, I am new to this forum and I seriously need some help from you guys.
I am very frustrated that I scored 440 on my first GMAT test last week.
32 on Quant and 18 on Verbal which is really bad.
I spent about a month to study for the test and decided to give it a shot to see where I stand.
I did most problems in the
OG (I answered most questions correctly but I did not time them)and took one timed CAT test from
MGMAT with results of 520.
I was very nervous the night before the test and I could not sleep at all. And in the test, I was actually running out of time for both Quant and Verbal. Especially for the Verbal part, I had 7 more questions when I had only 7 mins left on the test. Wonder if anyone could share some time-management strategy and tips on improving both parts?
1) I am planning to retake the test in about 8 weeks. Is there enough time?
2) Is it possible for me to score higher?
3) How much time should I spend on studying the materials? (I am planning to study at least 6 hours a day, will it be too much?)
4) What material is the best?
I wish I found this forum earlier and could have asked all these questions. The result of my first test was really frustrating.
Any help is much appreciated.
no need for those kind of smiles, buddy
1) depends on by how much you want to improve your score.
2) of course you can improve it. in fact, it is really easy to improve your score when it is 440.
btw, my first score was lower than yours: 400 something....but after a thorough preparation I was able to break into 700+ club.
3) again, it depends on how fast you can process the material. It took me more than 8 weeks
4) the hardest - gmatclub challenges are great for quant. i liked manhattan. also, be sure to download the offical gmat software from gmat.com