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Hi harjas2222,

I’m really sorry to hear that, and I hope you hit your target score in the next attempt. You’re already in a great place with Quant and Verbal, so if I were in your position, I’d focus on two things:
  1. DI practice. Identify your weak areas and understand where things are going wrong. Ideally you should be doing good on the concepts here, so focus on your approach and technique. Start by improving accuracy in DS and G&T since they are relatively easier to pick up once you start noticing patterns. Also spend some time refining your approach for different DI question types. I have written a few articles on DI that you can find in my signature, feel free to go through the ones that seem useful.
  2. Avoid mistakes on easy and medium questions in Quant and Verbal. You are already strong here, so the goal is to not lose easy points. Go deeper into your error log and look for recurring mistakes. Keep those patterns in mind so you do not repeat them, as fixing these will give you the best return in limited time.

Also, try to take 2 to 4 mocks if possible, ideally one per week, to check whether you are improving on accuracy and time management.
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Hi, previously on august 2025 i scored 455, because of work pressure and unable to give proper time but life has not been easy with me. But for the past march I have trained rigorously and when i gave a mock i got 585, getting only my verbal to high score while my Quant and Data suffered, now my exam is on 18th may and today is 18th April....I got 30 days and I got sick too which ate away my week.

What can I do to recover and score?
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Here's my draft. This is Tier 3 — Strategic Coaching (mock score analysis, section-specific strategy, constrained timeline).


Hi harjas2222,

First, going from 455 to 585 is a 130-point jump. That's real progress, especially while dealing with work pressure and everything else you've described. Don't let the remaining gap erase what you've built. Now let's talk about the 30 days you have left and how to use them.

Your situation right now
Your Verbal is already performing at a high level, so that section doesn't need a major overhaul. The score gap is coming from Quant and DI, which means that's where nearly all of your remaining improvement lives. That's actually good news, because it gives you a clear focus.

Losing a week to illness is frustrating, but it doesn't change the strategy. It just means you need to be disciplined about not wasting time on things that won't move the needle.

What to do for the next 4 weeks

  1. Split your study time roughly 80/20 between Quant+DI and Verbal. Verbal just needs maintenance, a few CR and RC questions every other day to stay sharp. The bulk of your energy goes to Quant and DI.
  2. Identify your specific weak areas within Quant. Look at your mock breakdown. Are you missing questions on number properties? Algebra? Word problems? Geometry? You likely don't have time to rebuild everything from scratch, so pick the 2–3 topic areas where you're losing the most points and focus there. If you're not sure which areas are weakest, do a set of 15–20 mixed Quant questions untimed and see where the errors cluster.
  3. For DI, practice interpreting data under time pressure. DI rewards careful reading and quick calculation more than deep math knowledge. Practice with multi-source reasoning and graphics interpretation questions. Focus on extracting exactly what's being asked before you start calculating. Many DI mistakes come from answering the wrong question, not doing wrong math.
  4. Start doing timed mixed sets now. Do sets of 8–12 questions in Quant and 4–6 in DI, under realistic time pressure (roughly 2 minutes per Quant question, about 2.5 minutes per DI question). After each set, spend as much time reviewing your mistakes as you spent solving. The review is where the learning happens.
  5. Take one full practice test about 7–10 days before May 18 (so around May 8–11). Use an official GMAC practice test from mba.com if you haven't used all six yet. Treat it as a dress rehearsal — full timing, no pauses, realistic environment. Use the results to make final adjustments, not to learn new topics.
  6. In the final week before your exam, stop learning new material. Do light review of your notes, revisit your most common mistake types, and do a few short timed sets to stay sharp. Rest matters — especially since you've been sick.
If at any point in the next few weeks your Quant and DI scores on practice sets aren't trending upward, seriously consider whether pushing the exam by 2–3 weeks might get you a better result. A slightly later test date with a higher score is almost always worth more than testing on schedule with an uncertain outcome.

You've already proven you can improve (130 points is not a small thing!). Stay focused on the weak spots, protect your health, and make the next 4 weeks count.


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Hi, previously on august 2025 i scored 455, because of work pressure and unable to give proper time but life has not been easy with me. But for the past march I have trained rigorously and when i gave a mock i got 585, getting only my verbal to high score while my Quant and Data suffered, now my exam is on 18th may and today is 18th April....I got 30 days and I got sick too which ate away my week.

What can I do to recover and score?
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Thank you so much, I will do my best and hopefully score 685. I will do my best! thanks for the kind words man
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Here's my draft. This is Tier 3 — Strategic Coaching (mock score analysis, section-specific strategy, constrained timeline).


Hi harjas2222,

First, going from 455 to 585 is a 130-point jump. That's real progress, especially while dealing with work pressure and everything else you've described. Don't let the remaining gap erase what you've built. Now let's talk about the 30 days you have left and how to use them.

Your situation right now
Your Verbal is already performing at a high level, so that section doesn't need a major overhaul. The score gap is coming from Quant and DI, which means that's where nearly all of your remaining improvement lives. That's actually good news, because it gives you a clear focus.

Losing a week to illness is frustrating, but it doesn't change the strategy. It just means you need to be disciplined about not wasting time on things that won't move the needle.

What to do for the next 4 weeks

  1. Split your study time roughly 80/20 between Quant+DI and Verbal. Verbal just needs maintenance, a few CR and RC questions every other day to stay sharp. The bulk of your energy goes to Quant and DI.
  2. Identify your specific weak areas within Quant. Look at your mock breakdown. Are you missing questions on number properties? Algebra? Word problems? Geometry? You likely don't have time to rebuild everything from scratch, so pick the 2–3 topic areas where you're losing the most points and focus there. If you're not sure which areas are weakest, do a set of 15–20 mixed Quant questions untimed and see where the errors cluster.
  3. For DI, practice interpreting data under time pressure. DI rewards careful reading and quick calculation more than deep math knowledge. Practice with multi-source reasoning and graphics interpretation questions. Focus on extracting exactly what's being asked before you start calculating. Many DI mistakes come from answering the wrong question, not doing wrong math.
  4. Start doing timed mixed sets now. Do sets of 8–12 questions in Quant and 4–6 in DI, under realistic time pressure (roughly 2 minutes per Quant question, about 2.5 minutes per DI question). After each set, spend as much time reviewing your mistakes as you spent solving. The review is where the learning happens.
  5. Take one full practice test about 7–10 days before May 18 (so around May 8–11). Use an official GMAC practice test from mba.com if you haven't used all six yet. Treat it as a dress rehearsal — full timing, no pauses, realistic environment. Use the results to make final adjustments, not to learn new topics.
  6. In the final week before your exam, stop learning new material. Do light review of your notes, revisit your most common mistake types, and do a few short timed sets to stay sharp. Rest matters — especially since you've been sick.
If at any point in the next few weeks your Quant and DI scores on practice sets aren't trending upward, seriously consider whether pushing the exam by 2–3 weeks might get you a better result. A slightly later test date with a higher score is almost always worth more than testing on schedule with an uncertain outcome.

You've already proven you can improve (130 points is not a small thing!). Stay focused on the weak spots, protect your health, and make the next 4 weeks count.



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Thank you so much, I will do my best and hopefully score 685. I will do my best! thanks for the kind words man
You've got this, harjas2222!!