Improve 700 score

Question

Hi guys, I took my gmat exam in April and scored 700 (Q44, V41). I retook it 2 more times and scored 690 and 680; I didn’t really have a solid study plan.

I want to score 720+. Honestly, I’ve already applied to some business schools so I won’t be using the score; it’s just something I want to achieve.

My main weakness is the quant part. I’ve already done many gmatclub tests and questions from the question bank but I guess they didn’t help because I didn’t keep a good error log. There are many resources out there and I’m leaning towards empowergmat.

What do you think?

Thanks,

ArpitAgarwal · Answer

As you clearly mentioned the Quant side, simple improvement and your score can sore as high as 740.
I would suggest making sure, you don't go wrong in the first 10 questions. second, focus on 600 -700 level questions and unless you reach an accuracy of 95%+, do not move anywhere.

zhanbo · Answer

You definitely wanna focus on improving your Quant score. 
Do you run out of time at the end of Quant section? If so, improve on time management. For extremely hard questions, it may be a good idea to guess and proceed. 
While the first 10 questions are important, I have to say that all questions are important. 
In my GMAT test, I got 2 questions wrong in the first 8 questions (and another question wrong in the next 7-8 questions). Yet, because I only made one mistake in the 2nd half, I still got 50. And I frankly did not see any super-hard 800-level question probably because of mistakes upfront, but that is not necessarily bad thing if you are not aiming for 51. (I still had 10 minutes at the very end. So I should have been more careful in the first 10 questions. But just do not slow down too much at the beginning. )

Good luck!

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi jmac90,
 
First off, a 700/Q44 is a fantastic Score, so it could be enough to get you into your first-choice School. The Q44 - while a solid performance - won't "impress" anyone though, so retesting (with the goal of scoring higher in the Quant section) makes a certain amount of sense.

GMAC has publicly stated that the Official Score that you earn on Test Day is within +/- 30 points of actual ability. Your 3 Official Scores show that you essentially performed the same each time (about 690 +/- a few points).You handle certain aspects of the GMAT consistently well, but you also make certain consistent mistakes. You're actually closer to a 720+ than you probably realize (and if your Verbal Scores are consistently this strong, then you could potentially score well into the mid-700s or higher).

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:
 
Studies:
1) On what dates did you take your 3 Official GMATs and what were the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for each?
2) How long did you study before each attempt? How many hours do you typically study each week?
3) What study materials have you used so far?
4) 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)?
 
Goals:
5) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
6) What Schools are you planning to apply to?

You might also choose to purchase the Enhanced Score Report. While the ESR doesn’t provide a lot of information, there are usually a few data points that we can use to define what went wrong on Test Day (and what you should work on to score higher). If you purchase the ESR, then I'll be happy to analyze it for you.

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Rich

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