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01 Dec 2014, 00:24
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Request guidance and advice:
I am looking to improve my verbal score drastically (at least 12 points) and reach 50/51 consistently on quant (improve by 1/2 points). Outlining my current prep and schedule.
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Background: Working professional (45-50 hr work week - managerial level). Non native.
Target: 760+
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GMAT prep:
Duration 100 days. Today there are 40 days to go for my exam in the second week of Jan '15.
Only self study (enrolled for egmat SC today morning - not sure how it will pan out)
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Current status of scores:
I have given 3 mocks - (MGMAT1, GMAT Club 1, MGMAT 2 respectively)
Quant: 45, 49, 49 - I believe with more practice and focus I can get this up to 50/51
Verbal: 34, 32, 29 - Decreasing scores and all areas look weak
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Quant Prep:
I have a very exhaustive quant prep schedule.
Theory: All MGMAT quant guide only skimming, GMAT club theory book, some old notes
OG Diagnostic: Excellent/Above average
MGMAT quant guide: 77 incorrect (across all books) - errors logged - reviewed once - non timed
OG Quant review: Done - 43 incorrect - errors logged - reviewed once - timed (sub 110 sec average)
OG: Easy 100% accuracy, Medium 85%, Hard 80% - errors logged - but not reviewed - timed (sub 120 sec average)
MGMAT Advanced Math: 78% accuracy on 150 questions of workout sets - errors logged - but not reviewed - partly timed (over 120 sec on avg approx 210 sec)
Bunuel signature PS questions: Completed all - accuracy ranges from 50%-90% - errors logged - but not reviewed - timed (over 120 sec average)
Bunuel signature DS questions: Completed all - accuracy ranges from 10% - 90% - errors logged - but not reviewed - non timed and needs a lot improvement
I am doing only two things now:
1. Error log review
2. And, GMAT Club quant tests
That is all what I will do for quant.
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Verbal Prep:
Now comes the real problem. I am guilty of not putting in more hours in the preparation despite being aware that this is a weak area.
Theory:
SC: MGMAT SC - read it multiple times made notes and revised numerous times but not able to retain completely, therefore application is poor.
CR: Powerscore Bible - read multiple times, able to grasp quite well and when I am able to apply the concepts I get the question right. Sometimes I am not able to figure out the question itself. But I believe this can improve with some more practice.
RC: Skimmed through MGMAT book. Did not find it very useful. Accuracy rates in mocks is deplorable but in timed practice conditions its quite decent.
Diagnostic: None (actually some random quizzes to realize that I was average)
Problems:
OG Verbal review:
SC: Easy 81% accuracy, Med 87%, Hard 59% (timing 66,90,105 sec respectively)
CR: Easy 96% accuracy, Med 82%, Hard 60% (timing 78,102,120 sec respectively)
RC: 78% accuracy overall with 106 sec timing
OG (in progress):
SC: Easy 77% accuracy, Med 78%, Hard not attempted (timing 88,99 sec respectively)
CR: Easy 86% accuracy, Med 66%, Hard 56% (timing 81,109,122 sec respectively)
RC: In progress 95% accuracy overall with 65 sec timing (all easy questions as of now)
I plan to do:
1. Souvik's collection on SC, CR & RC
And, also have 77 sets of LSAT CR and 39 sets of LSAT RC. Would like to do some of these also
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The problems:
Verbal -
1. SC: I do not remember the theory after literally mugging things up. Application is poor. I feel I am solving questions with whatever little knowledge of English I have rather than the concepts I have learned. In the 3 mocks I have given I seem to be confused and re-reading things. Have very little confidence now. The path to a super score is not clear to me at the moment.
2. CR: I understand the question types and if I am able to pre-think/pre-phrase I get the questions correct. Have more confidence in this section but the mocks don't reflect that. What can I do to improve my accuracy here?
3. RC: I understand passages well even if they are difficult but lose out on questions like inferences and assumptions or the tone type of questions. I usually stumble on to two choices. This is a dangerous situation to be in. Again what could I do to improve for a 99%ile score
Quant -
I want to eliminate all silly mistakes which I see are at least half a dozen in my exams. I believe I need to be in touch with quant to be good at it, therefore have dedicated almost 5 hours to 7 hours a week to do practice sessions. How can I reach a 50/51 consistently?
Test date -
Should I push it further so that I can make the most out of the e-gmat for SC and improve my scores. Any feedback on the course is welcome. Do I have a sound game plan for test day?
____
I use a scratch pad and take AWA & IR for every test.
Thanks for your time to read through. I will be grateful if I can get some guidance.
I am looking to improve my verbal score drastically (at least 12 points) and reach 50/51 consistently on quant (improve by 1/2 points). Outlining my current prep and schedule.
____________________________________________________________________________________
Background: Working professional (45-50 hr work week - managerial level). Non native.
Target: 760+
----
GMAT prep:
Duration 100 days. Today there are 40 days to go for my exam in the second week of Jan '15.
Only self study (enrolled for egmat SC today morning - not sure how it will pan out)
----
Current status of scores:
I have given 3 mocks - (MGMAT1, GMAT Club 1, MGMAT 2 respectively)
Quant: 45, 49, 49 - I believe with more practice and focus I can get this up to 50/51
Verbal: 34, 32, 29 - Decreasing scores and all areas look weak
----
Quant Prep:
I have a very exhaustive quant prep schedule.
Theory: All MGMAT quant guide only skimming, GMAT club theory book, some old notes
OG Diagnostic: Excellent/Above average
MGMAT quant guide: 77 incorrect (across all books) - errors logged - reviewed once - non timed
OG Quant review: Done - 43 incorrect - errors logged - reviewed once - timed (sub 110 sec average)
OG: Easy 100% accuracy, Medium 85%, Hard 80% - errors logged - but not reviewed - timed (sub 120 sec average)
MGMAT Advanced Math: 78% accuracy on 150 questions of workout sets - errors logged - but not reviewed - partly timed (over 120 sec on avg approx 210 sec)
Bunuel signature PS questions: Completed all - accuracy ranges from 50%-90% - errors logged - but not reviewed - timed (over 120 sec average)
Bunuel signature DS questions: Completed all - accuracy ranges from 10% - 90% - errors logged - but not reviewed - non timed and needs a lot improvement
I am doing only two things now:
1. Error log review
2. And, GMAT Club quant tests
That is all what I will do for quant.
----
Verbal Prep:
Now comes the real problem. I am guilty of not putting in more hours in the preparation despite being aware that this is a weak area.
Theory:
SC: MGMAT SC - read it multiple times made notes and revised numerous times but not able to retain completely, therefore application is poor.
CR: Powerscore Bible - read multiple times, able to grasp quite well and when I am able to apply the concepts I get the question right. Sometimes I am not able to figure out the question itself. But I believe this can improve with some more practice.
RC: Skimmed through MGMAT book. Did not find it very useful. Accuracy rates in mocks is deplorable but in timed practice conditions its quite decent.
Diagnostic: None (actually some random quizzes to realize that I was average)
Problems:
OG Verbal review:
SC: Easy 81% accuracy, Med 87%, Hard 59% (timing 66,90,105 sec respectively)
CR: Easy 96% accuracy, Med 82%, Hard 60% (timing 78,102,120 sec respectively)
RC: 78% accuracy overall with 106 sec timing
OG (in progress):
SC: Easy 77% accuracy, Med 78%, Hard not attempted (timing 88,99 sec respectively)
CR: Easy 86% accuracy, Med 66%, Hard 56% (timing 81,109,122 sec respectively)
RC: In progress 95% accuracy overall with 65 sec timing (all easy questions as of now)
I plan to do:
1. Souvik's collection on SC, CR & RC
And, also have 77 sets of LSAT CR and 39 sets of LSAT RC. Would like to do some of these also
----
The problems:
Verbal -
1. SC: I do not remember the theory after literally mugging things up. Application is poor. I feel I am solving questions with whatever little knowledge of English I have rather than the concepts I have learned. In the 3 mocks I have given I seem to be confused and re-reading things. Have very little confidence now. The path to a super score is not clear to me at the moment.
2. CR: I understand the question types and if I am able to pre-think/pre-phrase I get the questions correct. Have more confidence in this section but the mocks don't reflect that. What can I do to improve my accuracy here?
3. RC: I understand passages well even if they are difficult but lose out on questions like inferences and assumptions or the tone type of questions. I usually stumble on to two choices. This is a dangerous situation to be in. Again what could I do to improve for a 99%ile score
Quant -
I want to eliminate all silly mistakes which I see are at least half a dozen in my exams. I believe I need to be in touch with quant to be good at it, therefore have dedicated almost 5 hours to 7 hours a week to do practice sessions. How can I reach a 50/51 consistently?
Test date -
Should I push it further so that I can make the most out of the e-gmat for SC and improve my scores. Any feedback on the course is welcome. Do I have a sound game plan for test day?
____
I use a scratch pad and take AWA & IR for every test.
Thanks for your time to read through. I will be grateful if I can get some guidance.
01 Dec 2014, 22:52
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I would add the following to your quant preparation:
1) Take one of the free official GMATPrep tests. https://www.mba.com/global/store/downloa ... tware.aspx
This would be the only way to find your real baseline and get a feel for what the real GMAT looks like. Based on your OG diagnostic performance, you are likely very strong on the quant, but the test results will further confirm that. Just make sure you make it to the end somehow, it will be hard.
2) Incorporate the remaining official CATs, the second GMATPrep test and Exam Pack 1 tests, in your study program. I hope Bunuel's signature question do not contain any questions from these tests, otherwise the scores will be inflated.
3) Do practice sets from the GMATPrep Question Pack 1.
Dabral
1) Take one of the free official GMATPrep tests. https://www.mba.com/global/store/downloa ... tware.aspx
This would be the only way to find your real baseline and get a feel for what the real GMAT looks like. Based on your OG diagnostic performance, you are likely very strong on the quant, but the test results will further confirm that. Just make sure you make it to the end somehow, it will be hard.
2) Incorporate the remaining official CATs, the second GMATPrep test and Exam Pack 1 tests, in your study program. I hope Bunuel's signature question do not contain any questions from these tests, otherwise the scores will be inflated.
3) Do practice sets from the GMATPrep Question Pack 1.
Dabral
06 Dec 2014, 01:00
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dabral
Hello Dabral,
Thanks for the inputs.
1. As advised I took the GMAT Prep 1. My scores were Q50 & V34, totaling to 700.
2. I am focusing completely on the official questions for verbal now.
3. I have just over a month to get a 10 point increase in verbal and it will be tough but not impossible.
4. Have to stop making careless errors in quant.
Have to focus now.
Thanks again.
