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13 Mar 2016, 15:29
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Hi Everybody!
I started studying for the GMAT in september last year, using Magoosh and following their 3 month study plan. For several reasons, I couldn't make much studying in december and january, but I continued in february, and I just ended their study plan (saw all the videos, but did around half the problems).
I have taken 5 MGMAT CATS and these were my scores:
530 - Q33 - V31 (25/10/2015)
520 - Q27 - V34 (15/11/2015)
590 - Q40 - V32 (21/11/2015)
600 - Q37 - V35 (13/2/2016)
600 - Q37 - V35 (28/2/2016)
Then I took two GMAT PREP CATs and these were my scores:
580 - Q34 - V35 (6/3/2016)
590 - Q36 - V35 (13/3/2016)
I am aiming to get at least a 650, and honestly I feel stuck, especially on the quant section, which is the one I struggle with the most (I'm a lawyer!). I'm pretty discouraged because of my GMAT PREP Cat results because I thought it was supposed to be easier than MGMAT (or so they say).
I want to take the real GMAT at May, and I feel stuck, frustrated and running out of time.
Anyway, does anyone have any suggestions that could help me improve?
Thanks a lot!
I started studying for the GMAT in september last year, using Magoosh and following their 3 month study plan. For several reasons, I couldn't make much studying in december and january, but I continued in february, and I just ended their study plan (saw all the videos, but did around half the problems).
I have taken 5 MGMAT CATS and these were my scores:
530 - Q33 - V31 (25/10/2015)
520 - Q27 - V34 (15/11/2015)
590 - Q40 - V32 (21/11/2015)
600 - Q37 - V35 (13/2/2016)
600 - Q37 - V35 (28/2/2016)
Then I took two GMAT PREP CATs and these were my scores:
580 - Q34 - V35 (6/3/2016)
590 - Q36 - V35 (13/3/2016)
I am aiming to get at least a 650, and honestly I feel stuck, especially on the quant section, which is the one I struggle with the most (I'm a lawyer!). I'm pretty discouraged because of my GMAT PREP Cat results because I thought it was supposed to be easier than MGMAT (or so they say).
I want to take the real GMAT at May, and I feel stuck, frustrated and running out of time.
Anyway, does anyone have any suggestions that could help me improve?
Thanks a lot!
13 Mar 2016, 18:19
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Hi matiasrbz,
Your last 4 CAT scores are remarkably consistent, which means that you're responding to your CATs in the same general ways every time you take one (you do certain things consistently well, but you make the same consistent mistakes). You're actually closer to your score goal than you probably realize and you could pick up the missing points that you're looking for in either the Quant section, the Verbal section or both. That last point having been said, Business Schools tend to prefer that applicants have higher Quant scores, so you can raise your GMAT score AND strengthen your overall application by raising your Quant Scaled Score.
I have a few questions about how you took your CATs:
1) Did you take the ENTIRE CAT (including the Essay and IR sections)?
2) Did you take them at home?
3) Did you take them at the same time of day as your Official GMAT?
4) Did you ever do ANYTHING during your CATs that you couldn't do on Test Day (pause the CAT, skip sections, take longer breaks, etc.)?
5) Did you ever take a CAT more than once?
6) Did you have trouble finishing the Quant section on time (and did you end up guessing on a bunch of questions?)?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Your last 4 CAT scores are remarkably consistent, which means that you're responding to your CATs in the same general ways every time you take one (you do certain things consistently well, but you make the same consistent mistakes). You're actually closer to your score goal than you probably realize and you could pick up the missing points that you're looking for in either the Quant section, the Verbal section or both. That last point having been said, Business Schools tend to prefer that applicants have higher Quant scores, so you can raise your GMAT score AND strengthen your overall application by raising your Quant Scaled Score.
I have a few questions about how you took your CATs:
1) Did you take the ENTIRE CAT (including the Essay and IR sections)?
2) Did you take them at home?
3) Did you take them at the same time of day as your Official GMAT?
4) Did you ever do ANYTHING during your CATs that you couldn't do on Test Day (pause the CAT, skip sections, take longer breaks, etc.)?
5) Did you ever take a CAT more than once?
6) Did you have trouble finishing the Quant section on time (and did you end up guessing on a bunch of questions?)?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
14 Mar 2016, 05:06
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Your best path forward it to take a two-part approach: content specific study and timed sets of OG problems. Since you took all those MGMAT CATs you now have a database of your abilities. You can generate a score assessment report that will show you your areas of weakness. In that report you need to look at each of the content areas and question types where you scored below 50% and study them again, in-depth, for a week or two. During that same 1-2 week period, you need to be working through the OG by taking timed sets, which in essence are mini-GMATs. Work in 10-20 minute sessions from both quant and verbal, making sure that you are using proper timing and are varying the question types (i.e. 5 DS & 5 PS). At the end of the 2 week period you should take another CAT and assess your progress. Run another assessment report to determine your new areas of weakness and repeat the process, over and over.
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