GMAT is 2 months and bad quant scores

Question

My Gmat is in about 2 months( 9 weeks). My initial plan was to do quant for a month, verbal for a month and revise for the last month(+AWA/IR). I was working on my quant for the last 1 month using MGMAT guides. I was planing to start working on verbal few days ago and wanted to check on how I am doing math now ( I gave a veritas GMAT without any preparation before studying and score 580 ( Q44, V27). I was hoping my quant "might" be up a point or two. )

The last few days have been depressing given that my quant scores are way too low ( I took 3 gmat club tests and the scores are 35,38,44. These scores are not due to silly mistakes. I am not sure what I am missing here. I am using my time efficiently too ( around 2 minutes per Q)

TEST 3- SCORE 35 PERCENTILE 31 %. Correct: 15, Incorrect:16
TEST 2 -SCORE 38 PERCENTILE 38 % Correct: 13, Incorrect:18
TEST 1 -SCORE 44 PERCENTILE 54 % Correct: 18, Incorrect:13

How do I go about it? 
1. Do I have to reschedule the GMAT?

Available resources:
I have MGMAT(5th edition and 6 CATS available), OG 18 Guides and GMAT Club tests.

I can spend about 15 hours a week givem my hectic schedule. Could someone help me with a plan please? I am planning to apply for next year. So I do have time, However, My work is going to get worse as the year progresses so planning to give my test in the next 3-4 months.

davidsteven · Answer

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EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi sateesh611,

Many Test Takers spend 3 months (or more) of consistent study time before they hit their 'peak' scores, so it's likely that you just have not put in enough time and effort yet to have scored higher. That having been said, many Test Takers who use a 'book heavy' study approach end up getting 'stuck' at a particular score level (and since your studies have been book heavy so far, it's possible that this has happened to you as well).

Before I can offer you the specific advice that you’re looking for, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:

1) Have you taken any other CATs besides that initial CAT? How have you scored on EACH of your CATs (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?
2) What is your overall goal score?
3) What Business Schools are you planning to apply to?

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

sateesh611 · Answer

Thank you Rich for the response. I am kind of stuck on what needs to be done here. Below are the responses. I started taking gnat club math tests very recently (3 tests only) and its been a good learning experience. 
1. No. I did not take any other full length CAT because i hqvebt started working on verbal yet.
2. My goal is to score around 700
3. I am applying for foster school and probably Duke.

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EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi sateesh611,

Even though you have not studied much for the Verbal section so far, it's still important to take FULL-LENGTH CATs at regular intervals (since there are Test-taking skills that take time to develop, but that can really only be learned by taking CATs over time). In addition, some of the skills that you've developed during your Quant studies will apply to how you handle the Verbal section - and it's important to see how well you've honed your overall skills at this point. As such, I strongly recommend that you take one of the Official GMAT CATs and take it in a realistic fashion (take the FULL CAT - with the Essay and IR sections, take it away from your home, at the same time of day as when you'll take the Official GMAT, etc.). Once you have that score, you should report back here and we can discuss how best to proceed.

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

sateesh611 · Answer

EMPOWERgmatRichC: Thank you. Understood. I will take the full CAT this week and let you know. Appreciate the advice.

ColumbiaEMBA · Answer

Couldn't agree more with Rich. You could know all the concepts and do very well individually, but if you do not practice full CATs and train yourself to handle pressure, then you're doing yourself a disservice.

As far as the scores go, I think you're within the range that implies you need to brush up on concepts before putting too much time into repeat practice. There was a very good post series Rich (I think at least or was it Math Revolution?) once posted which outlines what you should brush up on if your quant scores are within 44-50 range or 35-40 range, etc. Search for those - it will be very helpful.

sateesh611 · Answer

Thank you. These are some topics I found ( posting here in case some one needs it) https://gmatclub.com/forum/how-to-impro ... 42810.html https://gmatclub.com/forum/a-way-to-inc ... 38750.html

Sajjad1994 · Answer

Best Books

For Concept Learning

Manhattan Quant Guides
Manhattan Verbal Guides
For CR: The Powerscore GMAT Critical Reasoning Bible
For RC: Aristotle RC Grail

For Practice

The Official Guide for GMAT 2015-18
The Official Guide for GMAT Quantitative Review 2015-18
The Official Guide for GMAT Verbal Review 2015-18

Strategies

You can start with Quant or Verbal which suits you. If you have started with Quant then Start with the Arithmetic but if started with verbal then start first with Sentence correction. One month for learning Quant concepts and one month for practicing question and same practice for Verbal. During you Practicing question don't forget to make an error log to track your weak areas after practice. Once you know your weak areas revise your Concepts related to those areas and do some more Practice. 6-8 CATs are enough for practice the real tests. Make your Stamina for sitting 3 hours in the test and don't study more than 2 hours in one sit and 4 hours per day

Top CATs for Practice

1. Official GMAC CATs
2. Manhattan CATs
3. Kaplan CATs
4. GMAT Club Quant CATs

Good Luck

akadiyan · Answer

sateesh611

I was also in same situation a while ago. I agree with all the valuable suggestions given by fellow members.

I would like to add couple of idea's that helped me.

1. Follow the quant expert's especially Bunuel's solutions. One can learn a great deal from his posts. Try to solve all the question's that bunuel post in quant forums.

2. GMAT Club CATs are one of the best and hardest for quant, so don't worry much if you score less in initial tests. But what important is proper review of the questions attempted.

3. There are few very good posts that are created specifically to get higher score's in quants such as  Quant megathread  by bunuel and  All you need for quant  pages. I have added those links in my signature and i visit these pages daily.

4. Check out the page 'Ultimate Q51 Guide' which has very good information about how to achieve Q51 in GMAT Quant.

All the best for your preparation

haobv · Answer

I also have the problem of short time for preparation. I have a full time job, also. Your post is extremely useful for me this time. Thank you

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