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01 Jun 2012, 10:53
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I'll start by giving a little bit of a background on myself. I've worked at a big four accounting firm for the past 2 years and would like to go back to grad school to change careers. I started studying for the GMAT in January while trying to balance work(50+ hour work weeks +travel). I was aiming to take the test in July.
I've purchased all of the Manhattan and Kaplan materials and have been studying on and off since then.(1 hour per week night,4-6 hours on the weekend). I didn't want to take the diagnostic test right away because I had to brush up on the material. My first plan was to go through all of the manhattan and kaplan books to review the material. I dedicated 1-3 weeks for each Manhattan book while reviewing a couple of the kaplan books on the same material.
I started in the 2nd week of May to go through the Manhattan Verbal and Math review books and have been keeping an error log of the type of problems I am missing. I have not completed all of the books but I have about 30+ problems completed for each type of question and have scored about a 75% of DS, 90% of PS, 93% SC, 78% of CR correct,and 80% on RC.
I started to take actual practice exams on 6/1. I scored a 410 on my first practice exam(GMATPrep Exam 1). I ran out of time with about 10 problems left on the Quant section. The verbal section I barely finished on time. I got a total of 15/37 correct on Quant and 26/41 correct on the verbal section. Needless to say, I am completely crushed by this first practice exam score since most people score considerably higher than this without any preparation. Does anyone have any suggestions or strategies they recommend me taking? I almost feel like giving up.
I've purchased all of the Manhattan and Kaplan materials and have been studying on and off since then.(1 hour per week night,4-6 hours on the weekend). I didn't want to take the diagnostic test right away because I had to brush up on the material. My first plan was to go through all of the manhattan and kaplan books to review the material. I dedicated 1-3 weeks for each Manhattan book while reviewing a couple of the kaplan books on the same material.
I started in the 2nd week of May to go through the Manhattan Verbal and Math review books and have been keeping an error log of the type of problems I am missing. I have not completed all of the books but I have about 30+ problems completed for each type of question and have scored about a 75% of DS, 90% of PS, 93% SC, 78% of CR correct,and 80% on RC.
I started to take actual practice exams on 6/1. I scored a 410 on my first practice exam(GMATPrep Exam 1). I ran out of time with about 10 problems left on the Quant section. The verbal section I barely finished on time. I got a total of 15/37 correct on Quant and 26/41 correct on the verbal section. Needless to say, I am completely crushed by this first practice exam score since most people score considerably higher than this without any preparation. Does anyone have any suggestions or strategies they recommend me taking? I almost feel like giving up.
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02 Jun 2012, 00:24
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definitely not the end of the world.. take a few days off and take another practice test if you are really THAT worried about it. If you do decide to take another prac CAT, I would recommend staying aware of your timing (so you finish/come closer to finishing all the questions).
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First off, 6 months is too long to study! We recommend 3-4 months maximum of intensive study to help you reach your potential. 6 months is too long to stretch it out, and things you studied months ago would not be fresh in your mind. Also, the 10 questions at the end of the quant section will CRUSH your score. You get penalized for getting the problems wrong, AND there is an extra pentalty for leaving questions unanswered. That could have cost you 200-300 pts alone compared to getting all 10 correct. So don't lose hope! Take another practice test, and consider timing. Make sure not to spend more than 3 minutes NO MATTER WHAT on any question, and make sure to atleast guess on the questions before the timer runs out. A 410 is not even close to what you deserved. Try again, gain some momentum, increase the intesity of your studying, and read this post to create a more intesive study plan: gmat-study-plan-start-your-gmat-journey-80727.html?fl=menu
Good luck!
Good luck!
