Stuck in a Never-ending Loop- GMAT 600~ HELP!!!!!!

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Hello everyone! I have taken the GMAT twice. Attempt 1: 590 Q43 V28- JUNE 2023

Attempt 2: 610 Q47 V27- AUG 2023

I have put in almost 7-8 months for the preparation and used courses such as EGMAT, TOP One Percent, and Magoosh. I was getting good scores in the Mock tests (GMATPREP) of about 690-710 and I scored around 44 every time in GMATCLUB Quant tests. I also took the Manhattan mocks (1-5) and scored between 590-620 in all of them with Q40-41 and V32-34. I feel like I am just moving in the wrong direction and it is a neverending loop. I have made and maintained an error log but most of the time, the concepts seem new to me. I am not able to understand how should I improve my test scores as I want to break the 700 barrier and apply to B Schools in India. I have spent a lot of money and time on this journey without any result. I have my two ESRs with me. I feel like I am stuck badly and I have no direction. I really want to apply this year in the 2nd round of admissions.

Any direction to improve will be deeply appreciated!

yipmewmew · Answer

Hello, can you post the esr so that experts can see the same?

Posted from my mobile device

Gmatlearnerpromax · Answer

Hello.

I don't want to post the ESR publicly with my info. I will share it with any expert that decides to help!

GmatKnightTutor · Answer

Person below went from a V31 to a V40 on a retake. Although they took some tutoring (6hrs), they mention a variety of free resources/quick tips you could check out. In case you haven't already, fair to say including Official questions (for example, from the Official-Guide 2022) into your prep path would be a solid choice. You can get e-versions of the 2022 guides from the MBA website.

https://gmatclub.com/forum/gmat-online- ... 68599.html

-contact: gmatknight site | gmatclub dm

Gmatlearnerpromax · Answer

Thankyou for the article. I think I have incorporated most of the free resources available into my study plan but nothing is helping. Also the private tutoring is not affordable for me at this moment

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi Gmatlearnerpromax,

To start, since you are interested in some highly-competitive Schools, you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile and plans. Those Experts should be able to answer your Admissions questions and help define the specific areas of your profile that could use some improvement (and the more time that you have to implement those suggestions, the better). There's a Forum full of those Experts here:

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

I'm sorry to hear that your 2nd attempt didn't go as well as hoped. When these types of score drops occur, the two likely "causes" involve either something that was unrealistic during practice or something that was surprising (or not accounted for) on Test Day. Before we discuss any of those potential issues though, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:

Studies:
1) On what dates did you take your 2 Official GMATs?
2) What type of study routine have you followed over the last 8 months? How many hours did you typically study each week?
3) Have you used any other study materials besides the courses that you listed (and how long did you use each of those courses)?
4) On what dates (or approximate 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)?

While the ESR doesn’t provide a lot of information, there are usually a few data points that we can use to define what went wrong on Test Day (and what you should work on to score higher). If you purchases the ESRs for your two Exams, then I'll be happy to analyze it for you (and you can feel free to PM or email them directly to me if you prefer).

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

Contact Rich at: [email protected]
www.empowergmat.com

ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi Gmatlearnerpromax,

Since verbal seems to be your main issue, here is a great article you can check out:

How to Score High on GMAT Verbal

Feel free to reach out with any questions.

Gmatlearnerpromax · Answer

Hi Rich, We are already talking on emails. 
Yesterday I mailed you again. Kindly check.

Thank you so much.

Gmatlearnerpromax · Answer

Thank you Scott,

I just the article and it was helpful.

BrentTargetTestPrep · Answer

There are several possible reasons why your scores are not improving. You will find it beneficial to determine the root cause before continuing with your studies.

To that end, you may find this article helpful:  Why Is My GMAT Score Not Improving?

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