Strategy to solve 700 plus level question

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Need support/Help in making strategy for,

I have been preparing for GMAT since last 6-8 month with various GMAT material,Like official Guide,verbal review and many others 
At start I was unable to solve SC,CR and RC in Range for sub 600 and 600-700 level,but since last 2 month I have been getting almost more than 90 percent accuracy with avg time of 2 min per question ranging from 600-700 level,
But not been able to perform with same accuracy in 700 + range question,here my accuracy goes to 30 percent and I always find eliminating 3 wrong option and in between remaining 2 always choosing the option which is not right.

And Here I am asking any one of the expert for how to go ahead as now after 6 month I am finding myself stuck with this level 
and Mock my score is not improving from 620 to 670 range

As I am 10 years of experience in Mechanical Maintenance field now,I thick getting score above 700 or 710 is bear minimum requirement.

Please support how I can go ahead.

thanks

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi anand123456,

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:

Studies:
1) How many hours do you typically study each week? Over the last 6 months, have you taken any "time off" from your studies?
2) What study materials have you used besides the Official Guide?
3) On what dates did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?

Goals:
4) When are you planning to take the GMAT?
5) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
6) What Schools are you planning to apply to?

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

anand123456 · Answer

Thanks For the reply,
here is the answer for your query,
Study

1)Studying for almost 15 hours a week(as my job schedule is machine maintenance so no particular timing for study time).
2)Besides official guide I have used KAPLAN guide,Manhattan sentence correction(where accuracy and speed is above 80 percent),Grail CR,GMAT club question set.
3)My score since 1 st mock from KAPLAN series.
630 Q48 V26
570 Q47 V19
650 Q49 V30
670 Q49 V33
550 Q43 V19.

Last 3 three is 7 days timing from 23 june to 30 june.before at start of prep.around Dec 2018 and Jan 2019.

in term of timing my average timing is around 2 min for SC,3 min for CR and around 8-9 min in RC.

Goal 
1)I am planning for GMAT on Nov-Dec 2019,Dates not taken yet.
2)Panning for Next year admissions.
3)I haven't decided it yet as I am thinking of getting a score and project myself accordingly for the school.
but yes targeting my score around 720 to 740.

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi anand123456,

The scoring algorithm on the Official GMAT is far more complicated than most people realize. Since that algorithm is proprietary, no GMAT company has an exact match for it, thus CAT scores can vary a bit based on the 'biases' involved in their respective designs. The most realistic CATs available are the 6 from GMAC, but the CATs from Kaplan, MGMAT and Veritas are all 'close enough' to the real thing that they will provide you with a relatively realistic score assessment (assuming that you correctly take the CAT in a realistic fashion). Since there have been some "swings" in your Kaplan CAT Scores, it would be a good idea to see how well you perform on one of the Official CATs.

As such, I strongly recommend that you take one of the Official GMAC CATs sometime soon (perhaps this weekend) and take it in a realistic fashion (take the FULL CAT - with the Essay and IR sections, take it away from your home, at the same time of day as when you'll take the Official GMAT, etc.). Once you have that score, you should report back here and we can discuss the results and how best to proceed.

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

ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi anand123456,

I’m happy to provide some advice, but first I’d like to learn more about your situation with the GMAT. Once you respond to the questions already asked, I can provide detailed advice.

anand123456 · Answer

thanks for reply,

I will be sharing my score by this week end as will be having my off day on next saturday.

anand123456 · Answer

As discussed I have taken my official GMAC Mock 1
My score are
IR 5
Quant 50(7 incorrect)
Verbal 21(17 incorrect)
score is 610

now after viewing my score I have found that my time management is ok I ended my test by 40 second remaining,but My verbal need a lot of improvement.

kindly suggest how to proceed now.

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi anand123456,

This initial CAT result shows that all of your Quant study has been effective. However, with a V21, you lost significant points in ALL 3 major Verbal categories (RC, SC and CR). Relative to your other Verbal Scaled Scores on your other CATs, it certainly seems as though you are 'winging it' in the Verbal section (meaning that you do not have a set series of Tactics/steps that you consistently use - and you're just handling each question on a case-by-case basis, often choosing an answer based on how it 'sounds'). With a Score Goal of 700+, you're going to have to spend the bulk of your study time going forward on developing those Verbal skills. Thankfully, you still have several months of study time available - which is good.

1) After reviewing this CAT, how many Verbal questions did you "narrow down to 2 choices" but still get wrong?

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

anand123456 · Answer

Yes thanks for reply

I narrow down to 2 option for almost 10-11 question.

Posted from my mobile device

anand123456 · Answer

I have reviewed all my question,
Herewith find the detail.
1.RC total 13 question 10 wrong 3 correct
2.CR toatl 10 question 3 wrong 7 correct
3.SC total 13 question 4 wrong 9 correct

Out of those wrong one,all CR and SC question where narrowed down to 2 option,
and in RC all word based where narrowed down to 2 option
and all main idea,inference and analogy based where wrong.
I have made my mind in RC not to spend much time not more than 7-8 minute,and that cost my accuracy but nevertheless that also worked to help me reduce my guesses at the end,and I could complete my exam with 30 second to spare.

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi anand123456,

While narrowing the answers down in the Verbal section is something that most GMATers do at some point on Test Day, the more often you approach questions in that way, the larger the potential 'swings' in your Verbal Score can be. On a 'good day', you'll get most of those questions correct - although you won't truly know why you got them correct. On a 'bad day' however, you'll get most of those questions wrong - and it will be because you ultimately were guessing far too often (instead of using the proper Tactics, taking the proper notes, etc. and KNOWING what the correct answer was).

Considering your Score Goal, continuing to approach the Verbal section in this way is too much of a gamble. From what you describe, you've been approaching this process with a lot of book-heavy study. However, even the best books are limited in what they can teach you; they also can't force you to approach questions in a certain way and their explanations are often one-sided. By extension, reading a few additional paragraphs about how to handle RC won't be enough to help you hit your Score Goal (you've studied long enough that if that approach was all you needed, then you'd be at that Score Level right now). Thankfully, the Verbal section is just as consistent and predictable as the Quant section is, so you CAN train to score at a higher level. With the proper focused, guided study, you could potentially hit your Goal Score in 1-2 months.

1) Going forward, how many hours do you think you can consistently study each week?

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

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