Sudden Drop-Off in Practice Scores and Looking for Advice

Hi Classof15USA,

Here are some things to consider as you continue to study:

1) It's important to remember that taking lots of CATs will NOT make you a better Test Taker. A CAT is really a 'measuring device' - when used correctly, it will give you a realistic score and help define your strengths and weaknesses, but it will NOT help you to fix any of those weaknesses. To raise your scores, you have to put in the necessary practice and repetitions. The CAT will show you whether your studies are helping you to improve or not.
2) Silly/little mistakes tend to 'kill' many Test Takers. If you know how to correctly answer a question, but you don't end up doing so, then you really have to focus on the 'precision' in your work to eliminate those errors and score higher. As such, you have to be definitive about why you're getting questions wrong. On this last CAT, how many of those wrong answers were on questions that you COULD have gotten correct?

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