EMPOWERgmatRichC
Hi tiktokbikbok,
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) How long have you studied? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used so far? What “brands” of CATs/mocks have you used?
3) On what dates (or approximate 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:
4) What is your overall goal score?
5) When is your Official Test Date?
6) 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
Contact Rich at: [email protected]www.empowergmat.com1) I have been studying for 5 weeks (since Sep 30). My goal is 2.5 hours a day but honestly, I am so obsessed with GMAT at this point that I'd reckon I'm doing at least 4 hours most days. I would actually like to do a bit less, go back to the gym and see if it improves my quant anxiety.
2) I studied with
Manhattan Prep All the Quant and All the Verbal as my main knowledge base and finished them in the first 2.5 weeks. Since then I have been using the OG Wiley question bank and gmatclub books/threads as reference/gap-fillers plus my Anki decks built with the ManPrep books.
3) Mocks
Free
Manhattan prep mock as diagnostic (Oct 7: Q39 V35, 620).
OG Mock 1 (Oct 21: Q47 V44, 740)
OG Mock 2 (Oct 28: Q45 V44, 720)
4) Goal: Q50 V44 760. Tbh I will be thrilled with 750+
5) Test date: Already booked at a centre for December 8. I can retake it at home the week after if I am close but not quite at my goal score.
6) Depends on the score. If I hit my goal, I will apply to a few top 10 MBA schools with deadlines at the beginning of this coming January. If I am far from it, I will regroup and try again next year.
I just want to maintain my verbal score (well, work on my CR weakness a bit more) and improve quant. I really don't trust the OG mock quant scores. I feel that I'm actually around Q42 so I need to make up about 8 points. I have a lot of anxiety around quant (I panic during the first 5 questions) but it's been improving with practice and some strategy tweaks.