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01 Feb 2020, 15:37
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Dear Experts,
I have been studying for 1.5 years and want to achieve 730. Unfortunately I have to take a break from GMAT until July because of personal reasons.
For the past 3 months I have been studying only quant and got a good quant score with the second test.
I also managed to nearly complete all verbal questions on my 2nd try. On my 1st try I had 6 questions where I had to pick random answers because of time constraint. I consider first time GMAT verbal score as lucky.
It seems that CR and RC are my weaknesses. I want to hit 40 on verbal consistently. Right now my verbal score fluctuates a lot even in practice tests but my lowest scores are 34-35. Could you please advice me which study plans I should stick to since I get around 34-40 in GMAT practice tests.
I already completed e-gmat verbal and most probably know all the tricks that experts suggest.
I want to enroll in a verbal study plan like target test prep for quant.
EducationAisle
I have been studying for 1.5 years and want to achieve 730. Unfortunately I have to take a break from GMAT until July because of personal reasons.
For the past 3 months I have been studying only quant and got a good quant score with the second test.
I also managed to nearly complete all verbal questions on my 2nd try. On my 1st try I had 6 questions where I had to pick random answers because of time constraint. I consider first time GMAT verbal score as lucky.
It seems that CR and RC are my weaknesses. I want to hit 40 on verbal consistently. Right now my verbal score fluctuates a lot even in practice tests but my lowest scores are 34-35. Could you please advice me which study plans I should stick to since I get around 34-40 in GMAT practice tests.
I already completed e-gmat verbal and most probably know all the tricks that experts suggest.
I want to enroll in a verbal study plan like target test prep for quant.
EducationAisle
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01 Feb 2020, 18:48
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Hi Berk,
First off, both a 700/Q50 and a 690/Q48 are outstanding Scores, so you can comfortably apply to any Business Schools that interest you. As such, an additional retest might not be necessary. Depending on the Schools that you plan to apply to, you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile and plans. There's a Forum full of those Experts here:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/ask-admissio ... tants-124/
There's no harm in continuing to study, but if you're not going to be able to do so for another 5 months (until we get to July), then you will likely have to work on more than just your Verbal skills. GMAT skills tend to 'fade' over time - so it's possible that you will likely have to work on BOTH your Quant and Verbal skills at that point. Assuming that you choose to continue studying, then your first step in 5 months time should be to take a NEW, FULL-LENGTH CAT, so that we can get a sense of your current ability level at that point.
Before we get to the data in your ESRs, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
Studies:
1) For your second attempt, how many hours did you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used over the course of ALL of your studies? What 'brands' of practice CATs/mocks have you taken?
3) For your second attempt, on what 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)?
4) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
First off, both a 700/Q50 and a 690/Q48 are outstanding Scores, so you can comfortably apply to any Business Schools that interest you. As such, an additional retest might not be necessary. Depending on the Schools that you plan to apply to, you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile and plans. There's a Forum full of those Experts here:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/ask-admissio ... tants-124/
There's no harm in continuing to study, but if you're not going to be able to do so for another 5 months (until we get to July), then you will likely have to work on more than just your Verbal skills. GMAT skills tend to 'fade' over time - so it's possible that you will likely have to work on BOTH your Quant and Verbal skills at that point. Assuming that you choose to continue studying, then your first step in 5 months time should be to take a NEW, FULL-LENGTH CAT, so that we can get a sense of your current ability level at that point.
Before we get to the data in your ESRs, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
Studies:
1) For your second attempt, how many hours did you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used over the course of ALL of your studies? What 'brands' of practice CATs/mocks have you taken?
3) For your second attempt, on what 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)?
4) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
02 Feb 2020, 03:14
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1) 8 hours a week on quant. I havent solved any OG quant questions so for this 3 months I solved all OG questions and kept track of mistakes I made
2) Verbal - E-gmat, OG 2018, OG verbal 2018. Quant - TTP, OG 2018, OG quant 2018. I have also did all GMAT official CATS and took a re-test of them (12 in total)
3) I took 4 CATS before my second attempt. They were retest of my first attempt CATS. But i didn't remember most of the questions. I also like to take my CATS at night at around 9pm so I am more tired and it better stimulates real GMAT experience. However I was never stressed when taking these tests and made silly mistakes sometimes for quant. I would finish quant around 10 minutes earlier because I was already tired lol:
720 (Q49, V39), 740 (Q50, V40), 710 (Q48, V39), 680 (Q48, V36). I took 1 CAT a week before the exam. So on the exam week I didn't take any CATS.
I honestly think real GMAT is a completely different ball game and my true verbal skill is around 34-36. In my first attempt (the score I canceled) I was getting 49 quant on all practice tests but the real GMAT was much harder and I got like Quant 45 on the first attempt. I was also very stressed. Second time I got Q48 which I deserved because I didn't know how to answer many of the questions. What I did was solve all OG questions (I havent solved any OG quant questions) and put each question into a bucket and analyze what I did wrong.
4) I will apply to business schools around 3-4 years later. I am currently a first year analyst. I am planning to apply to M7 schools and LBS/Oxford. I started GMAT very early since validity of scores is 5 years.
I also might be able to squeeze in 2 hours of study per week for GMAT if I am not busy. I just need to start studying for CFA.
1) 8 hours a week on quant. I havent solved any OG quant questions so for this 3 months I solved all OG questions and kept track of mistakes I made
2) Verbal - E-gmat, OG 2018, OG verbal 2018. Quant - TTP, OG 2018, OG quant 2018. I have also did all GMAT official CATS and took a re-test of them (12 in total)
3) I took 4 CATS before my second attempt. They were retest of my first attempt CATS. But i didn't remember most of the questions. I also like to take my CATS at night at around 9pm so I am more tired and it better stimulates real GMAT experience. However I was never stressed when taking these tests and made silly mistakes sometimes for quant. I would finish quant around 10 minutes earlier because I was already tired lol:
720 (Q49, V39), 740 (Q50, V40), 710 (Q48, V39), 680 (Q48, V36). I took 1 CAT a week before the exam. So on the exam week I didn't take any CATS.
I honestly think real GMAT is a completely different ball game and my true verbal skill is around 34-36. In my first attempt (the score I canceled) I was getting 49 quant on all practice tests but the real GMAT was much harder and I got like Quant 45 on the first attempt. I was also very stressed. Second time I got Q48 which I deserved because I didn't know how to answer many of the questions. What I did was solve all OG questions (I havent solved any OG quant questions) and put each question into a bucket and analyze what I did wrong.
4) I will apply to business schools around 3-4 years later. I am currently a first year analyst. I am planning to apply to M7 schools and LBS/Oxford. I started GMAT very early since validity of scores is 5 years.
I also might be able to squeeze in 2 hours of study per week for GMAT if I am not busy. I just need to start studying for CFA.
