Last visit was: 25 Apr 2026, 16:54 It is currently 25 Apr 2026, 16:54
Close
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.

Customized
for You

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Track
Your Progress

every week, we’ll send you an estimated GMAT score based on your performance

Practice
Pays

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Close
Request Expert Reply
Confirm Cancel
avatar
Thaisfabrini
Joined: 08 May 2018
Last visit: 13 Jan 2019
Posts: 6
Own Kudos:
1
 [1]
Given Kudos: 2
Posts: 6
Kudos: 1
 [1]
1
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
avatar
bogran023
Joined: 18 May 2018
Last visit: 06 Oct 2018
Posts: 2
Own Kudos:
1
 [1]
Given Kudos: 13
Posts: 2
Kudos: 1
 [1]
1
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
User avatar
bb
User avatar
Founder
Joined: 04 Dec 2002
Last visit: 25 Apr 2026
Posts: 43,157
Own Kudos:
83,726
 [3]
Given Kudos: 24,680
Location: United States
GMAT 1: 750 Q49 V42
GPA: 3
Products:
Expert
Expert reply
Active GMAT Club Expert! Tag them with @ followed by their username for a faster response.
GMAT 1: 750 Q49 V42
Posts: 43,157
Kudos: 83,726
 [3]
2
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
avatar
Thaisfabrini
Joined: 08 May 2018
Last visit: 13 Jan 2019
Posts: 6
Own Kudos:
Given Kudos: 2
Posts: 6
Kudos: 1
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
bb
It sounds like you need to get your Quant and English up a notch before investing into any GMAT Prep since most courses assume a general familiarity with math/grammar concepts and good command of English.

There are a few books to help you there. Kaplan and MGMAT have one called GMAT Math Foundations and GMAT Verbal Foundations. I believe the MGMAT one is more refined and more recently updated. I would cover those to get yourself to perhaps a 500 level and then a course take you up to 700.


The thing is If I take my time to solve to questions I usually get it right, but I take too long to figure out what the problem is asking for (this is why I thought taking a course about strategies would help to work better on that).
I will look for these books! Thank you!

Posted from my mobile device
avatar
Thaisfabrini
Joined: 08 May 2018
Last visit: 13 Jan 2019
Posts: 6
Own Kudos:
Given Kudos: 2
Posts: 6
Kudos: 1
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
bogran023
I have mix feelings but I will tell you how I feel nevertheless. I bought veritas prep, and it is easy to follow and they really do provide you with many good strategies, but you are going to need more than the prep course to bump your score. I am not talking because I have gotten a great score by any means but I would highly recommend you getting the Official GMAT guide. Once you do come up with a practice package, I just recently discovered this new way of studying from a fellow gmat club member. The practice package consist of doing. I highly recommend that you time yourself.

30 Data Sufficiency (1-2 min)
30 Problem Solving (1-2 min)
20 Sentence Correction (less than a min)
20 Critical Reasoning (two min or less)
4 Passages (5 min each passage)


Nice! I will work on that!!
I already bought thr official guide but I was using only Magoosh, especially because they have the explenation videos.
I will work on that more before take Veritas prep.

Thank you!

Posted from my mobile device
User avatar
EMPOWERgmatRichC
User avatar
Major Poster
Joined: 19 Dec 2014
Last visit: 31 Dec 2023
Posts: 21,777
Own Kudos:
Given Kudos: 450
Status:GMAT Assassin/Co-Founder
Affiliations: EMPOWERgmat
Location: United States (CA)
GMAT 1: 800 Q51 V49
GRE 1: Q170 V170
Expert
Expert reply
GMAT 1: 800 Q51 V49
GRE 1: Q170 V170
Posts: 21,777
Kudos: 13,051
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Hi Thaisfabrini,

Before I can offer you the specific advice that you’re looking for, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:

1) In a prior post, you stated that your goal score was 650. Is that still your goal?
2) When are you planning to take the GMAT?
3) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
4) What Schools are you planning to apply to?
5) Going forward, how many hours do you think you can consistently study each week?

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
User avatar
Fauxvirgo
Joined: 01 May 2018
Last visit: 17 Jun 2018
Posts: 8
Own Kudos:
Given Kudos: 2
Posts: 8
Kudos: 2
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
If you can’t easily identify a strategy for how to solve a problem when you read it, but you can eventually solve it when untimed, it just sounds to me that you need more practice in actually performing those problems. Time yourself on problems in the guide, and notate which concepts take the longest. There are plenty of free you tube instructional videos to guide you through those concepts and online practice PDFs with answer keys you can review for additional practice. The more you practice, the quicker you can solve them, as the concepts will become much more natural to you.

Once you get your timing closer to the target with relatively good accuracy, it would be a good time to invest in paid training. That way you get the most bang for the buck, and it will be less frustrating too.


Sent from my iPhone using GMAT Club Forum mobile app
Moderators:
193 posts
General GMAT Forum Moderator
473 posts