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26 Oct 2016, 12:28
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Hi experts,
My first GMAT was a 570, my second 530 and now I am studying for my third attempt. My 530 score was mainly because of annoying staff at the test center who were extremely loud + I had a lot of stress with finishing a thesis, moving to a different city the day before the test &&&. So I wouldn't take this one as representative.
Now 4 months later I am back in the game and still aiming for anything between 600-650. I have studied for 1.75 months now, but I still have problems answering a high percentage of 600-700PS & DS questions correctly (about 40% correctly). With sub600 I do really well (85%+). So my question is, if it would be OK for me to focus on 600-700 only or if I also need to tackle the 700+ questions. (Talking about Gmatclub forum questions). With Verbal I am doing best on CR (60-75%) of the 600-700. SC is similar to Quant, but there I see more improvements. I haven't started RC so far, as this section was not a major problem for me in the past.
My study plan looks the following:
GMAT prep with 6h a day and weekend a little bit less like 3h. (Not working at the moment and concentrating on the GMAT only)
3h Q + 3h V. --> For Quant I also study the strategy posts
Questions:
1. Do you see some misstake in my study plan?
2. Should I focus only on the 600-700 gmatclub questions?
3. Should I get a private tutor, for example for a couple of hours who could analyze my problems?
Thank you so much!
My first GMAT was a 570, my second 530 and now I am studying for my third attempt. My 530 score was mainly because of annoying staff at the test center who were extremely loud + I had a lot of stress with finishing a thesis, moving to a different city the day before the test &&&. So I wouldn't take this one as representative.
Now 4 months later I am back in the game and still aiming for anything between 600-650. I have studied for 1.75 months now, but I still have problems answering a high percentage of 600-700PS & DS questions correctly (about 40% correctly). With sub600 I do really well (85%+). So my question is, if it would be OK for me to focus on 600-700 only or if I also need to tackle the 700+ questions. (Talking about Gmatclub forum questions). With Verbal I am doing best on CR (60-75%) of the 600-700. SC is similar to Quant, but there I see more improvements. I haven't started RC so far, as this section was not a major problem for me in the past.
My study plan looks the following:
GMAT prep with 6h a day and weekend a little bit less like 3h. (Not working at the moment and concentrating on the GMAT only)
3h Q + 3h V. --> For Quant I also study the strategy posts
Questions:
1. Do you see some misstake in my study plan?
2. Should I focus only on the 600-700 gmatclub questions?
3. Should I get a private tutor, for example for a couple of hours who could analyze my problems?
Thank you so much!
26 Oct 2016, 14:30
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Hi AK125,
With a score goal of 600+, you don't have to correctly answer ANY questions on the GMAT that you think are too hard or too weird, but you do have to properly handle all of the 'gettable' questions. As such, you should NOT be focused on "700 level" questions at all (and many of the the "600-700 level" questions shouldn't concern you either.
1) When was the last time you took a FULL-LENGTH CAT and how did you score (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores)?
2) When are you planning to retake the GMAT?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
With a score goal of 600+, you don't have to correctly answer ANY questions on the GMAT that you think are too hard or too weird, but you do have to properly handle all of the 'gettable' questions. As such, you should NOT be focused on "700 level" questions at all (and many of the the "600-700 level" questions shouldn't concern you either.
1) When was the last time you took a FULL-LENGTH CAT and how did you score (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores)?
2) When are you planning to retake the GMAT?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
27 Oct 2016, 01:54
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Hi Rich,
I have no concrete day scheduled yet. I want to be ready to achieve the 600 before I re-take.
Today I did the Target Test Prep Quant Diagnostic Test in the mid-section. (https://gmat.targettestprep.com/free_diagnostic)
My score was 72% (LEVEL OF PREPAREDNESS: Medium). I definitely know my weak spots (probability mainly, combinatorics).
My last full CAT is 4 months ago and was a 640 next day I failed the real GMAT so heavily.
Thy
I have no concrete day scheduled yet. I want to be ready to achieve the 600 before I re-take.
Today I did the Target Test Prep Quant Diagnostic Test in the mid-section. (https://gmat.targettestprep.com/free_diagnostic)
My score was 72% (LEVEL OF PREPAREDNESS: Medium). I definitely know my weak spots (probability mainly, combinatorics).
My last full CAT is 4 months ago and was a 640 next day I failed the real GMAT so heavily.
Thy
