Unable to understand my Scoring pattern

Hi HariharanIyeer0,

GMAC has publicly stated that the Official Score that you earn on Test Day is within +/- 30 points of actual ability. Assuming a similar 'swing' in how your CATs function, your 4 CAT score results show that you essentially performed the same each time (+/- a few points). The consistency in these scores implies that you've gotten 'stuck' at this level - and it will take some significant time and effort to get 'unstuck.' From your post, it's not clear whether you're using a Course of if you're just studying from books, but if you are taking a 'book heavy' approach, then that would help to explain your current situation. Even the best books are limited in what they can teach you; they also can't force you to approach questions in a certain way and their explanations are often one-sided. This is meant to say that you might find it beneficial to invest in some new, non-book study materials.

Given your score goal, you're going to have to make some significant changes to how you handle BOTH the Quant and Verbal sections - and that work will likely take 2 months (or more) of consistent, guided study, which means that you might need to push back your Test Date.

1) What is the exact application deadline for the Program that you're interested in? What is the NEXT application deadline after the first one?
2) Going forward, how many hours do you think you can consistently study each week?

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