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02 Feb 2018, 07:32
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I've been studying for about 3 months now, half of which studying approx. 30 hours per week. Taken the exam 4 times already.
1st: 490 (cancelled) V49 Q12 --> 3 weeks of study
2nd: 550 (cancelled) V42 Q 20 --> 2 weeks later + study
3rd: 590 Accepted - V35 Q35 --> 4 months later & 3 weeks of study
4th: 500 (cancelled) - V38 Q24 --> 1 month later...very little study
So you can see a regression, though personal matters definitely weighed in on me my 3rd and 4th attempt. At first, I thought I was simply missing fundamental Math concepts, and while my Quant did improve after learning, it still hasn't jumped nearly high enough for bothering to apply for grad school. My last take I took waaaay too much time per question and ended up guessing the last 12 Quant questions. Might be the reason why my score was lower (I took phenylpiracetam thinking it would enhance my Quant score, but I think it made me too focused to think about timing).
I've used Magoosh and ManhattanGMAT at this point. Practiced almost every Magoosh quant question (700) and all the lessons. All the MGMAT problems in the books. I don't have a job now, so I can't afford a tutor. I want to start grad school in the Fall. Have lots of time now that I'm mostly freelancing to really study this test out.
The one thing I haven't really done is thoroughly practiced OG problems. I've done maybe about 100 problems from the book + 80 from the online official software. There's a lot more I can do and I own OG books from 2015-18. Perhaps I'm on the precipice of a fantastic score and I just need to go through every GMAT problem?
One thing I keep on doing is making assumptions while reading & answering questions. I'm a fairly slow reader so I speed myself up and glance at info to meet GMAT timing. In reading so fast, I'll often make assumptions on the question subconsciously. I won't even realize it. If I reread the question I'll still read it wrong. Only when pointed out will I realize my mistake. I do this a lot on standardized exams (same problem I had with the SAT). Maybe it is slight dyslexia. idk
So that's my story. I just don't know what to do. I feel like I've studied sufficiently to get to around 640-660 minimum and yet I'm still pretty far away. The final deadlines are coming up end of Feb so I have 4 weeks of study left before truly calling quits. Am I just crap at this test and give up? Should I focus on the GRE instead (got a 305 from a practice test without studying...don't know if that's good or bad)? Maybe I'm just too dumb to go to grad school?
Do you guys think I should keep going for 1 more month giving the GMAT the attention of a full-time job or just give up?
1st: 490 (cancelled) V49 Q12 --> 3 weeks of study
2nd: 550 (cancelled) V42 Q 20 --> 2 weeks later + study
3rd: 590 Accepted - V35 Q35 --> 4 months later & 3 weeks of study
4th: 500 (cancelled) - V38 Q24 --> 1 month later...very little study
So you can see a regression, though personal matters definitely weighed in on me my 3rd and 4th attempt. At first, I thought I was simply missing fundamental Math concepts, and while my Quant did improve after learning, it still hasn't jumped nearly high enough for bothering to apply for grad school. My last take I took waaaay too much time per question and ended up guessing the last 12 Quant questions. Might be the reason why my score was lower (I took phenylpiracetam thinking it would enhance my Quant score, but I think it made me too focused to think about timing).
I've used Magoosh and ManhattanGMAT at this point. Practiced almost every Magoosh quant question (700) and all the lessons. All the MGMAT problems in the books. I don't have a job now, so I can't afford a tutor. I want to start grad school in the Fall. Have lots of time now that I'm mostly freelancing to really study this test out.
The one thing I haven't really done is thoroughly practiced OG problems. I've done maybe about 100 problems from the book + 80 from the online official software. There's a lot more I can do and I own OG books from 2015-18. Perhaps I'm on the precipice of a fantastic score and I just need to go through every GMAT problem?
One thing I keep on doing is making assumptions while reading & answering questions. I'm a fairly slow reader so I speed myself up and glance at info to meet GMAT timing. In reading so fast, I'll often make assumptions on the question subconsciously. I won't even realize it. If I reread the question I'll still read it wrong. Only when pointed out will I realize my mistake. I do this a lot on standardized exams (same problem I had with the SAT). Maybe it is slight dyslexia. idk
So that's my story. I just don't know what to do. I feel like I've studied sufficiently to get to around 640-660 minimum and yet I'm still pretty far away. The final deadlines are coming up end of Feb so I have 4 weeks of study left before truly calling quits. Am I just crap at this test and give up? Should I focus on the GRE instead (got a 305 from a practice test without studying...don't know if that's good or bad)? Maybe I'm just too dumb to go to grad school?
Do you guys think I should keep going for 1 more month giving the GMAT the attention of a full-time job or just give up?
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13 Feb 2018, 11:56
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It seems like you are just attempting problems but not necessarily working on strategy or approach. The GMAT isn't about what you know as much as it is how you apply it.
It seems to me like you need to take an online course to give you some structure. EmpowerGMAT is a good one and reasonably priced.
It seems to me like you need to take an online course to give you some structure. EmpowerGMAT is a good one and reasonably priced.
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