Shooting for 780: next steps?

Hi chencchris,

First off 740 is a great start! Regarding GMAT quant materials, as has been mentioned TTP would be a great resource for you as we are the top-rated quant course here on GMAT Club. In fact, you may find it helpful to check out the following debrief of a TTP student who improved from Q47 to Q51.

https://gmatclub.com/forum/second-gmat- ... 05617.html

If you have any questions regarding TTP, feel free to reach out.

Hi chencchris

First off, a 740/Q48 is an outstanding Score so you can comfortably apply to any Business Schools that interest you. As such, a retest is probably not be necessary. By extension, your time might be better spent working on other aspects of your profile (instead of spending additional time trying to raise a Score that is already an elite performance). Depending on the Schools that you plan to apply to, you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile. Those Experts should be able to answer your Admissions questions and help define the specific areas of your profile that could use some improvement.

There's a Forum full of those Experts here:

https://gmatclub.com/forum/ask-admissio ... tants-124/

If you do choose to retest though with a Score Goal of 780+, then you'll almost certainly need to improve in BOTH the Quant and Verbal sections. With a Q48/V42, you don't have any big "weak spots", so 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 potential inefficiencies in your performance and what you should work on to score higher. If you purchase the ESR, then I'll be happy to analyze it for you.

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

Thank you all for your awesome feedback.

MentorTutoring LeoN88: I've (re)started my studies incorporating your suggestions.

ScottTargetTestPrep: I'll be giving your course a try and will let you know if I have any questions.

EMPOWERgmatRichC: thanks for your offer in taking a look at my ESR score. I do have the score: not sure what the best way is to share the info, so I'll post the summary here for now:

• Your Verbal score of 42 is higher than 96% of GMAT Exam scores recorded in the past three years. The mean score
for this section is 27.08.
• Your performance on Critical Reasoning questions was equivalent to a score of 42, which is better than 91% of GMAT
Exam scores recorded in the past three years. The mean score for this sub-section is 27.57.
◦ Your performance of 75% on Analysis/Critique questions is considered Above Average.
◦ Your performance of 75% on Construction/Plan questions is considered Above Average.
• Your performance on Reading Comprehension questions was equivalent to a score of 51, which is better than 95% of
GMAT Exam scores recorded in the past three years. The mean score for this sub-section is 27.24.
◦ Your performance of 100% on Identify Inferred Idea questions is considered Very Strong.
◦ Your performance of 100% on Identify Stated Idea questions is considered Very Strong.
• Your performance on Sentence Correction questions was equivalent to a score of 42, which is better than 94% of
GMAT Exam scores recorded in the past three years. The mean score for this sub-section is 27.27.
◦ Your performance of 83% on Grammar questions is considered Strong.
◦ Your performance of 83% on Communication questions is considered Strong.
• You completed 36 questions in the Verbal section.
• You responded correctly to 88% of the first set of questions, 71% of the second set of questions, 86% of the third set of
questions and 100% of the final set of questions.
• The average difficulty of questions presented to you in the first set of questions was Medium, the average for the
second set of questions was Medium , the average for the third set of questions was Medium and was Medium High for
the final set of questions.
• The average time it took you to respond to the first set of questions presented was 1:45, the average time for the
second set of questions was 1:58, the average time for the third set of questions was 1:17 and 2:08 for the final set of
questions.
• Please Note: If you sat for the GMAT exam prior to April 16, 2018 this section contained 41 questions, on or after April
16, 2018 the section consists of 36 questions.

Your Quantitative score of 48 is higher than 67% of GMAT Exam scores recorded in the past three years. The mean
score for this section is 40.2.
• Your performance on Problem Solving questions was equivalent to a score of 49. Your score is better than 73% of all
sub-section scores recorded in the past three years. The mean for all test takers is 40.2.
• Your performance on Data Sufficiency questions was equivalent to a score of 47. Your score is better than 57% of all
sub-section scores recorded in the past three years. The mean for all test takers is 40.17.
• Your performance on Arithmetic questions was equivalent to a score of 50. Your score is better than 83% of all subsection
scores recorded in the past three years. The mean for all test takers is 40.33.
• Your performance on Algebra/Geometry questions was equivalent to a score of 47. Your score is better than 59% of all
sub-section scores recorded in the past three years. The mean for all test takers is 40.1.
• Your performance of 100% on Geometry questions is considered Very Strong.
• Your performance of 66% on Rates/Ratio/Percent questions is considered Above Average.
• Your performance of 50% on Value/Order/Factors questions is considered Weak.
• Your performance of 75% on Equal./Inequal./Alg. questions is considered Above Average.
• Your performance of 100% on Counting/Sets/Series questions is considered Very Strong.
• You completed 31 questions in the Quantitative section.
• You responded correctly to 100% of the first set of questions, 57% of the second set of questions, 57% of the third set
of questions and 71% of the final set of questions..
• The average difficulty of questions presented to you in the first set of questions was Medium, the average for the
second set of questions was Medium High, the average for the third set of questions was Medium High and was
Medium High for the final set of questions.
• The average time it took you to respond to the first set of questions presented was 2:17, the average time for the
second set of questions was 1:32, the average time for the third set of questions was 2:23 and 1:10 for the final set of
questions.
• Please Note: If you sat for the GMAT exam prior to April 16, 2018 this section contained 37 questions, on or after April
16, 2018 the section consists of 31 questions.

Sure thing, chencchris. This is a community that wants to help you succeed, plain and simple. If you have any questions along the way, feel free to reach out. (My clients who have used Target Test Prep have all said they found it beneficial.)

Good luck with your studies.

- Andrew

Hi chencchris

Before you can include attachments with your posts/PMs, you need to have at least 5 posts in the forums (right now, you have just 2 posts). If you would rather not go through those extra steps right now, then you can feel free to email me your ESR directly (to Rich.C@empowergmat.com).

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

I don’t think the difference between 740 and 780 is as big as you think. Once you’ve achieved an acceptable score, your profile is going to be what gets you in.

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EMPOWERgmatRichC thanks again for the offer. I got my post count up to 5, so now I'm able to attach documents.

Please see attached for the ESR (name and test info removed for privacy).

Thanks for any insight you and everyone can provide.

Hi chencchris

I've sent you a PM with an analysis of your ESR and some additional notes and questions.

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

Awesome! I'm here if you need me.

ScottTargetTestPrep I've started the course, and gotta say, I wish I found this course sooner. Will let you know how it is and if I have any questions. Cheers.

Love it!! Feel free to reach out to me directly wtih any questions.

This is certainly a high bar to reach, but I wish you all the best. I am looking forward to following your progression.

Thanks very much! Will let you know how it goes.

Saw your post that you're looking to retake soon also: happy to exchange thoughts as I'm studying to retake around the same as well.