710 in mocks. 650 in actual gmat. Debrief+ Need suggestions.

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Hi everyone, 
Thanks for taking the time to read this post. I will keep it short.

I have been preparing for the GMAT for the past 3 months. These are the following scores I have got:

May 10- Gmat mock 1: Q47 V31 - 640
June 1- Gmat mock 2: Q47 V34 - 660
June 21- Gmat mock 3: 710 Q49 V37
June 25- Gmat mock 4: 610 Q45 V29 (messed up on time; left many questions) 
June 27- Gmat mock 5: 690 Q48 V36
June 30 - Official GMAT 1 : 610 Q46 V28 (this was a shock; I cancelled the score )
July 14 -Gmat mock 6: 640 Q47 V33 
July 19 - Official GMAT 2 : 650 Q46 V34 (I found maths sums very hard; I accepted the score)

I have used the following resources:
All official books
All official mocks
Veritas 4 mocks
E-GMAT for 1 month ( I found their concepts videos good but their Scholaranium questions were very hard for me)
TTP-1 month (Concept modules and medium level questions from each topic)

Conclusion :  I am planning to give the GMAT again but I don't know how to improve my quant score. I have my basics strong since I took TTP for basics. But I found the actual GMAT has quant questions that are very hard in comparison to the mocks questions.

Any suggestions from GMAT experts?
Thanks in advance!

systemsav · Answer

Hey  Ashutosh786 ,

One suggestion would be to revisit your basics with MGMAT Foundation and MGMAT Advanced Math books. The Advanced book especially is an absolute delight. Clears your basics and elevates your thinking to solve advanced questions. You can then appear for MGMAT mock tests since they test advanced level Quant. This might help with the level adjustment in your final GMAT.
It would also help if you spend some time analyzing your scores before moving onto a new attempt- be it a mock or the actual exam.

All the best!

Saurav

kaladin123 · Answer

Hi Ashutosh, There is a lot of variation in your scores: For example, your quant scores are: {45, 45, 46, 46, 47, 47, 48, 49} -> Median=46.5 Your verbal scores are: {28, 29, 31, 33, 34, 34, 36, 37} -> Median=33.5 Your recent GMAT score was very close to your median scores. My recent GMAT score was also ~10 points lower than what I had been scoring on average in the official GMATPrep Mocks. This difference can be attributed to stress, or just plain bad luck.

I would recommend that you try to practice both quant & verbal. Your goal should be to improve your accuracy in the easy & medium level questions. Also, I think you should pick either TTP or Scholarium and complete the course, if you haven't already. All the best with your prep!

kaladin123 · Answer

As recommended by Saurav, you should definitely review mocks. It really helps to analyse response to questions & figure out alternate approaches, shortcuts, etc.
However, I would advise against reviewing the official GMATPrep mocks. Once you review the official GMATPrep questions, the next time you write the mock, you will get an inflated score.
It's fine if you try this with MGMAT or some other mock test, though.
Also, I can't recommend GMATClub Tests enough. You should definitely give them a try.

GMATaxe001 · Answer

I dont think completing just concepts and medium questions is a good idea. ideally you should not skip anything and follow the study plan. also, spend more time on reviewing and focus on quality questions rather than solving a lot of questions or mocks.

KalyanChamarthi · Answer

Your GMAT Mock 4 was 610 and Mock 5 was 690: did you do the analyses on what you did differently between these two mocks for the 80 points jump.

After the GMAT official 1, on June 30 - did you get the ESR and analyzed it, what exactly was the issue.

Further, your GMAT Mock 6 was 640, and you immediately gave the test and scored 650, which is actually 10 points more than your mock 6. But my question: what prompted you to give a test with just 19 days gap, particularly when your Mock 6 is still 640 ( which I am sure is not your target score)

The Quant Score across your Mocks was 47, except one time. Have you done any analysis of why only 47 throughout? - Q46 on the official exam indicates that your score is by and large a reflection of how you were performing on the Mocks.

More than practice on difficult questions - I feel you need the right test-taking strategy - for a Leap of another 50 - 80 points.

Focus on analysis: check what kind of mistakes you did in the mocks, what question types, and which questions, is there any specific pattern in the mistakes you are doing ? is there a particular type of questions you are going wrong? which questions you are spending time on? what is your time management strategy?

Hope this helps. If you want me to do a detailed analysis of both your exams, I will be more than happy to do so. Please email me your ESRs to [email protected]

In the meantime, please access our Visually Engaging and Conceptually Rich yet FREE Sentence Correction Sessions, and Quant sessions: https://scoreleap.in/store/SentenceCorrection

ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi Ashutosh786,

I'm pumped to see you are using TTP, but I would like to complete the course, in full, prior to taking your GMAT. If you can, there is no reason why you can't achieve an awesome GMAT quant score. Feel free to reach out with any questions.

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi Ashutosh786,

I'm sorry to hear that Test Day did not go as well as planned. When these types of score drops occur, the two likely "causes" involve either something that was unrealistic during practice or something that was surprising (or not accounted for) on Test Day. Before we discuss any of those potential issues though, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:

1) Over the last 3 months, how many hours did you typically study each week?
2) Were your 2 Official GMATs taken at a Test Center or through the At-home option?
3) What is your overall goal score?
4) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?

If you took either of your GMATs at a Test Center, then 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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