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01 Mar 2015, 06:44
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Hello all,
first of all sorry if I picked the wrong section or made some mistake, I'm new. Anyway, I'm going to have the test in a couple of weeks (I have yet to book it, but it's not going to be after the 16th or 17th), doing only quant and verbal. My maths is very, very rusty, as it has always been my weakest area even in high school, and after that I pretty much never had to deal with geometry, problems and the like of that again. I've started preparing slightly more than a couple weeks ago, first with the Economist Tutor (doing only quant), then following the one-month study schedule made by Magoosh, and I am today in the first day of the third week, having done both maths and verbal. In my prep tests, at least those after the very first (which was not even a CAT), I always had a better score on verbal, so I tried to focus my prep on quant, but the results have been pretty curious:
-over three weeks ago, with The Economist Tutor, a 530 (can't recall the actual scores, like 30 percentile in Q and 60/70 V);
-in the Kaplan test, around two weeks ago, I got a 590 (Q30th percentile, V94th);
-in the GMATPrep, last Sunday, I got a 690 (Q42 57th percentile, V41 93rd percentile);
-in the ManhattanPrep, yesterday, after another math-intensive week, I got a 680 (Q37, 40th; V45, 99th).
I understand Manhattan features a harder math than the actual test, but still improving in the area I practice the least and getting worse in the one I work hard on is confusing.
My target is to break 700, after that it's all bonus. Do you guys think I have a good shot at it? Can you help me figure out how to spend these last 2 weeks? Should I keep following the whole schedule, dump verbal for more maths, or change schedule altogether? On a sidenote, if I were to score exactly like the Manhattan prep, would univerities view in any particular way the fact my score is twice as good on V than on Q? I heard usually it's the opposite.
Thanks in advance
first of all sorry if I picked the wrong section or made some mistake, I'm new. Anyway, I'm going to have the test in a couple of weeks (I have yet to book it, but it's not going to be after the 16th or 17th), doing only quant and verbal. My maths is very, very rusty, as it has always been my weakest area even in high school, and after that I pretty much never had to deal with geometry, problems and the like of that again. I've started preparing slightly more than a couple weeks ago, first with the Economist Tutor (doing only quant), then following the one-month study schedule made by Magoosh, and I am today in the first day of the third week, having done both maths and verbal. In my prep tests, at least those after the very first (which was not even a CAT), I always had a better score on verbal, so I tried to focus my prep on quant, but the results have been pretty curious:
-over three weeks ago, with The Economist Tutor, a 530 (can't recall the actual scores, like 30 percentile in Q and 60/70 V);
-in the Kaplan test, around two weeks ago, I got a 590 (Q30th percentile, V94th);
-in the GMATPrep, last Sunday, I got a 690 (Q42 57th percentile, V41 93rd percentile);
-in the ManhattanPrep, yesterday, after another math-intensive week, I got a 680 (Q37, 40th; V45, 99th).
I understand Manhattan features a harder math than the actual test, but still improving in the area I practice the least and getting worse in the one I work hard on is confusing.
My target is to break 700, after that it's all bonus. Do you guys think I have a good shot at it? Can you help me figure out how to spend these last 2 weeks? Should I keep following the whole schedule, dump verbal for more maths, or change schedule altogether? On a sidenote, if I were to score exactly like the Manhattan prep, would univerities view in any particular way the fact my score is twice as good on V than on Q? I heard usually it's the opposite.
Thanks in advance
03 Mar 2015, 14:43
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Spend the time to actually learn from the mistakes you've made. You've taken lots of practice tests and you seem more concerned about the number you see afterwards -- rather than the lessons that should be learned in the process.
Focus first on GMATPrep tests and OG questions -- then use the others as supplemental. When going through OG, we recommend following along our video explanations here: www.gmatpill.com/official-guide-gmat/
Focus first on GMATPrep tests and OG questions -- then use the others as supplemental. When going through OG, we recommend following along our video explanations here: www.gmatpill.com/official-guide-gmat/
03 Mar 2015, 16:33
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If you are just looking to get to 700 this is definitely attainable. Given your impressive scores on Verbal you would really only need to bump up quant a little bit. Based on the percentile rank of your quant scores you may want to focus on building a solid foundation.
I would try to make a strong effort to go through your past exams and truly understand why you get each quant question wrong. What are the key takeaways? Where did you go wrong? Following this type of process will allow you to identify the main weaknesses (maybe you are particularly weak in circles within geometry). You definitely want to identify the main weak areas so you can hone in and strengthen them over the next two weeks.
Definitely do not ignore your verbal. You want to make sure you are still looking at a few things to stay fresh even though that doesn't seem to be an issue for you.
In terms of scheduling the test, I would not wait much longer. Many test facilities get full and you want to make sure you are taking your practice CATs at the same time as your actual exam.
From what people have said, many schools like to see a balanced score. I think your case is more unique since your verbal score is much higher than your quant score. With that said, I think this is why you will want to spend even more time boosting your quant score. I wouldn't worry as much about reaching 700 (I definitely think that is possible), but quant is really where you will see your score improve.
I would try to make a strong effort to go through your past exams and truly understand why you get each quant question wrong. What are the key takeaways? Where did you go wrong? Following this type of process will allow you to identify the main weaknesses (maybe you are particularly weak in circles within geometry). You definitely want to identify the main weak areas so you can hone in and strengthen them over the next two weeks.
Definitely do not ignore your verbal. You want to make sure you are still looking at a few things to stay fresh even though that doesn't seem to be an issue for you.
In terms of scheduling the test, I would not wait much longer. Many test facilities get full and you want to make sure you are taking your practice CATs at the same time as your actual exam.
From what people have said, many schools like to see a balanced score. I think your case is more unique since your verbal score is much higher than your quant score. With that said, I think this is why you will want to spend even more time boosting your quant score. I wouldn't worry as much about reaching 700 (I definitely think that is possible), but quant is really where you will see your score improve.
