|
|
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.
Customized
for You
Track
Your Progress
Practice
Pays
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
20 Nov 2017, 08:42
Kudos
Bookmarks
Hello everyone,
I'm going to take the GMAT in the 18th of December (little less than a month from now), and I'd like to understand what strategies would be most helpful to get me 770+.
I started my preparation 2 months ago, and already went through the OG, the Verbal and the Quant review. My progression looks something like this:
September
CAT 1 - Veritas: 680 (baseline)
Quant Review overall accuracy: 85%+ (70% on the harder questions)
Verbal Review overall accuracy: 90%+ (similar across all sections)
October
CAT 2 - MGMAT 710 (Q46 V39)
CAT 3 - MGMAT 620 (Q39 V36)
CAT 4 - MGMAT 640 (Q42 V36)
CAT 5 - MGMAT 680 (Q46 V36)
OG Quant accuracy: 90%+ (~85% on the harder ones)
OG Verbal accuracy: 90%+
November
CAT 6 - GMAT Prep 760 (Q50 V42)
CAT 7 - MGMAT 690 (Q45 V37)
GMAT Club Quant CATs: 48, 41, 48, 45
GMAT Quiz accuracy (same difficulty as CATs, on average): 80%
My scores are all over the place and I seem to be getting much better results in non-timed exercises than on actual CATs. Also, I'm being completely destroyed on MGMAT and GMAT club CATs.
My plan for this last month is to focus on the following:
-GMAT Club CATs (weeks 1-4)
-Manhattan advanced quant (weeks 1-2)
-Manhattan SC (weeks 1-2)
-Going through mistakes from all material on week 4
And I'd like to know your opinion about:
- Given my numbers, am I being a little bit too ambitious when aiming for 770?
- How are your experiences with GMAT Club CATs and Manhattan? They're breaking my confidence, and I don't seem to be coping well under timed conditions when doing these
- What material would increase my chances of getting Q51?
- How can I bring Verbal to a consistent 99%?
I'm willing to put in as many hours as needed, I really want that 770!
Thank you
I'm going to take the GMAT in the 18th of December (little less than a month from now), and I'd like to understand what strategies would be most helpful to get me 770+.
I started my preparation 2 months ago, and already went through the OG, the Verbal and the Quant review. My progression looks something like this:
September
CAT 1 - Veritas: 680 (baseline)
Quant Review overall accuracy: 85%+ (70% on the harder questions)
Verbal Review overall accuracy: 90%+ (similar across all sections)
October
CAT 2 - MGMAT 710 (Q46 V39)
CAT 3 - MGMAT 620 (Q39 V36)
CAT 4 - MGMAT 640 (Q42 V36)
CAT 5 - MGMAT 680 (Q46 V36)
OG Quant accuracy: 90%+ (~85% on the harder ones)
OG Verbal accuracy: 90%+
November
CAT 6 - GMAT Prep 760 (Q50 V42)
CAT 7 - MGMAT 690 (Q45 V37)
GMAT Club Quant CATs: 48, 41, 48, 45
GMAT Quiz accuracy (same difficulty as CATs, on average): 80%
My scores are all over the place and I seem to be getting much better results in non-timed exercises than on actual CATs. Also, I'm being completely destroyed on MGMAT and GMAT club CATs.
My plan for this last month is to focus on the following:
-GMAT Club CATs (weeks 1-4)
-Manhattan advanced quant (weeks 1-2)
-Manhattan SC (weeks 1-2)
-Going through mistakes from all material on week 4
And I'd like to know your opinion about:
- Given my numbers, am I being a little bit too ambitious when aiming for 770?
- How are your experiences with GMAT Club CATs and Manhattan? They're breaking my confidence, and I don't seem to be coping well under timed conditions when doing these
- What material would increase my chances of getting Q51?
- How can I bring Verbal to a consistent 99%?
I'm willing to put in as many hours as needed, I really want that 770!
Thank you
20 Nov 2017, 19:24
Kudos
Bookmarks
antonK
1. Aiming high is not necessarily a bad thing, but do realize that very, very few people are able to score above 750. a 760 is in the top 2500 in the world, a 770 is probably top 1500 or less.
That is a very excusive bunch. I would treat anything above a 730 as a very elite score.
2. Gmat club math is pretty difficult, and manhattan is definitely regarded as more difficult than the real test. That being said, these tests are NOT the real deal, and the questions are a bit different. Manhattan and gmat club will require more steps, be a little more ..."calculatey"...but don't underestimate the gmat. It is loaded with traps and if you are too focused on just grinding out answers it will catch you off guard.
3.There is a q51 guide in the math section, and general consistency is required. One or two slight mistakes will ensure you do not get to that 51.
4. Nothing will ensure this. There is always a bit of luck involved with the test, as you never know if you face topics that lie along your strengths or your weaknesses.
20 Nov 2017, 20:09
Kudos
Bookmarks
antonK
It seems you've taken only one GMATPrep (the 760). If that is the case, I strongly suggest that you focus on doing more of those tests in the last month (you have a total of 6 GMATPreps, free and paid). If you didn't already know some of the questions in that test, you're in a good position to get a 770. Something you'll have to keep in mind however, is that when you're aiming for a very high score, it's usually counterproductive to be overly fixated on that score. Use the 770 number as a target, but don't let it sap too much of your mental energy during the actual exam.
