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15 Sep 2025, 21:49
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So I took my first official mock today and scored a 595, I have been preparing on and off for a couple of months. My target is a 700+ and my exam is scheduled for the first week of November. Any tips regarding how I can improve my score?
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15 Sep 2025, 22:30
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Congrats on taking your first official mock — 595 is a solid starting point, and with ~6 weeks to go, 700+ is definitely achievable with focused prep.
A - Identify weak areas :
1) For example: In Quant, note whether mistakes are from careless errors, timing, or specific topics etc.
B - Targeted practice with error log:
[*]Keep a simple error log: question → what went wrong → how to avoid next time.
[*]Review this daily — this is what drives improvement.
C - Time yourself on every question.
- Data Insights: ~2.5 minutes
- Quant: ~2 minutes
- Verbal: ~90 seconds
[*]D - Mocks are not optional.
Take them regularly — but more importantly, review your mistakes. GMAT isn’t just about solving questions, it’s about solving them in the given time frame.
Good luck — you’ve got this!
15 Sep 2025, 22:48
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Hi devadiv,
The first thing you should focus on is figuring out the path to your target score. Let's say you are aiming for 705, then your sectional scores should add up to 255, and one way to achieve this is to get Q85, V85, D85. Next you need to understand how far are you from your target breakdown score, and then put in relevant effort in that section to reach to your desired score. This is just one example, you can also aim for let's say Q80, V90, D85, so the idea here is to figure out your strengths and weaknesses and work accordingly. You can find more details on planning here - https://gmatclub.com/forum/gmat-study-plan-217827.html
As per your current sectional scores, you are already quite strong in Verbal, so I would advice you to put a bit more effort on Quant as that's also the section which some schools closely analysis and the one which gives maximum return with limited targeted practice. I believe that once you pull up your Quant, you should also start seeing good improvements in your DI score as lot of those questions overlap with your Quant concepts.
The first thing you should focus on is figuring out the path to your target score. Let's say you are aiming for 705, then your sectional scores should add up to 255, and one way to achieve this is to get Q85, V85, D85. Next you need to understand how far are you from your target breakdown score, and then put in relevant effort in that section to reach to your desired score. This is just one example, you can also aim for let's say Q80, V90, D85, so the idea here is to figure out your strengths and weaknesses and work accordingly. You can find more details on planning here - https://gmatclub.com/forum/gmat-study-plan-217827.html
As per your current sectional scores, you are already quite strong in Verbal, so I would advice you to put a bit more effort on Quant as that's also the section which some schools closely analysis and the one which gives maximum return with limited targeted practice. I believe that once you pull up your Quant, you should also start seeing good improvements in your DI score as lot of those questions overlap with your Quant concepts.
devadiv
