rukhsora89 wrote:
HI All,
I need your help. I have been preparing for GMAT for almost a year, but do not see any improvement. I am not sure whether I am doing something wrong or not on a right path? or I am not that smart to get even the average score.
Here is the background.
Last year, on September I took the GMAT and got 370. In December, I completed the course of Economist GMAT then after a couple month, I completed
Manhattan GMAT. In general, I spent more than 200 hours on preparations.
This year, on November 30, after long preparation, I took it again and got 440. I was really disappointed, the reason is, a most recent GMATPrep test that I took, I got between 530-600. I was thinking to get at least 550.
If you have experienced the same situation, please share your ideas/feedbacks
Hi rukhsora89,
Do not be disheartened. GMAT does test your perseverance. It's not about how long You have studied but your approach. It's a good thing you have taken your GMAT. You now know your weaknesses and work on them. If you are willing to study dedicatedly for Three months, you are sure to achieve your goal. I believe you may benefit from taking a GMATPREP course. If you are willing, there are some great GMAT prep companies that can help you with your preparation. Although
MGMAT is good, you should also look at other online companies for your preparation.
In order to make an informed decision I would highly encourage you to go to their websites and try on their free trial and decide for yourself which one do you like better. You try out free access to EmpowerGMAT,
Magoosh and Optimus Prep as they have great reviews on GMATCLUB.
I must add that if you are particularly looking to discover and improve on your weak areas in quant; a subscription to
GMATCLUB tests is the best way to do that. They are indeed phenomenal and will not only pinpoint your weak areas but also help you improve on them.
Further taking multiple mocks might help. Apart from the GMATPREP,
Manhattan GMAT tests and Veritas Prep Tests in my experience have good verbal and Quant section and will certainly help you point out and improve your weak areas.
Further another advantage of taking many mocks is to build up your stamina. Apart from the GMATPREP tests, taking practise tests of any major GMATPREP company ought to do that.
I would also encourage you practice all the questions twice from the latest version of
OG and the verbal review. Here is a link that will help you with your decision.
https://gmatclub.com/forum/best-gmat-ve ... 68383.htmlLastly, you can check out a very interesting article by Mike McGarry from
Magoosh detailing a 3 month study plan
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/3-month-g ... -students/. You will find it very helpful as it gives out a study plan as per your needs.
Hope this helps. All the best.