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09 Feb 2021, 11:09
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Hello guys,
First some background:
My Goal was a score of 600+ and I started preparing full-time for the GMAT in November 2020 with the OG Book. After a week of getting familiar with the concepts, I did a mock test, which was 570 (Q41 V28). From then on I prepared myself with questions from the OG Online Question bank (Wiley), wrote a summary for theory and solving most quant problems, watched some youtube videos on strategies and focused on the areas which where not working that good. End of December 2020 I took another mock test and it was 660 (Q46 V34). Therefore I thought i was ready and took the GMAT Online Test beginning of January. The Quant section was really bad and i remember guessing a lot and i was not able to finish because i was running out of time. For the verbal section I had a good feeling.
After a week the results came: 370 (Q6 and V33) !!! I was devastated and thought what happend there, i mean that shows i got basically every single question on quant wrong!!
Afterwards I took a break from studying for about a month until now, because I had to do a lot of other things.
Now i decided to give it another try to score above 600, but the latest available date for the GMAT Online in February is the 17th (I cannot take a date in march because of the application deadline of the University). I was thinking that I most likely got a horrible day on last test day and that this does not show adequately my quant skills, which i think should be sufficient according to the mock test.
I wanted to do one full week of power prepping the quant section and then hopefully be able to score above 600. For the verbal section i will only practise a bit, because 33 should be sufficient to reach 600 when i am able to reach atleast 39 in quant.
My question is: What do you think I did wrong last time and what advice can you give me for this week?
I was planning to continue doing easy+med quant questions from the OG Online Question Bank until I am faster at them (i can solve most of them but it takes me sometimes a lot more than 2 minutes) and solve more of them right.
Are there any must-watch videos which could boost my score or show me new efficient strategies? I am aware that this is not a lot of time and ofc not enough time to rewatch every quant chapter in detail, I just want to reach safely the quant level i reached in the mock tests...
I sometimes saw that paid courses are advertising with unique strategies, are they worth it for my level or more suited for people scoring 700+ ?
I am open to all tipps in general regarding my goal.
I hope you can help me a bit, thank you already a lot!
First some background:
My Goal was a score of 600+ and I started preparing full-time for the GMAT in November 2020 with the OG Book. After a week of getting familiar with the concepts, I did a mock test, which was 570 (Q41 V28). From then on I prepared myself with questions from the OG Online Question bank (Wiley), wrote a summary for theory and solving most quant problems, watched some youtube videos on strategies and focused on the areas which where not working that good. End of December 2020 I took another mock test and it was 660 (Q46 V34). Therefore I thought i was ready and took the GMAT Online Test beginning of January. The Quant section was really bad and i remember guessing a lot and i was not able to finish because i was running out of time. For the verbal section I had a good feeling.
After a week the results came: 370 (Q6 and V33) !!! I was devastated and thought what happend there, i mean that shows i got basically every single question on quant wrong!!
Afterwards I took a break from studying for about a month until now, because I had to do a lot of other things.
Now i decided to give it another try to score above 600, but the latest available date for the GMAT Online in February is the 17th (I cannot take a date in march because of the application deadline of the University). I was thinking that I most likely got a horrible day on last test day and that this does not show adequately my quant skills, which i think should be sufficient according to the mock test.
I wanted to do one full week of power prepping the quant section and then hopefully be able to score above 600. For the verbal section i will only practise a bit, because 33 should be sufficient to reach 600 when i am able to reach atleast 39 in quant.
My question is: What do you think I did wrong last time and what advice can you give me for this week?
I was planning to continue doing easy+med quant questions from the OG Online Question Bank until I am faster at them (i can solve most of them but it takes me sometimes a lot more than 2 minutes) and solve more of them right.
Are there any must-watch videos which could boost my score or show me new efficient strategies? I am aware that this is not a lot of time and ofc not enough time to rewatch every quant chapter in detail, I just want to reach safely the quant level i reached in the mock tests...
I sometimes saw that paid courses are advertising with unique strategies, are they worth it for my level or more suited for people scoring 700+ ?
I am open to all tipps in general regarding my goal.
I hope you can help me a bit, thank you already a lot!
10 Feb 2021, 19:57
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Well, at first , it will take some serious efforts to reach to quant from 6--39 in a week time.
1.TRY TO TAKE ONE OFFICIAL MOCK AGAIN AND CHECK WHAT QUANT SCORE ARE YOU GETTING??
2. Make a topic wise list and check how many questions you got in mock related to that topic and how many were you able to solve correctly. This will give you idea of the topics you need to work on.
3. Suggestion :- You should focus on (Number Properties) Mid+High Level questions, (Work-Rate) Mid+High Level questions , Set theory,and Min-Max type questions. Such questions have a greater number in exam(cross validate from mock exams that you gave)
However, I will suggest you reconsider your test taking date. Instead of spending more dollars, and getting the same result again, better you plan your strategy of preparing quant for 1 month.
Happy learning !
1.TRY TO TAKE ONE OFFICIAL MOCK AGAIN AND CHECK WHAT QUANT SCORE ARE YOU GETTING??
2. Make a topic wise list and check how many questions you got in mock related to that topic and how many were you able to solve correctly. This will give you idea of the topics you need to work on.
3. Suggestion :- You should focus on (Number Properties) Mid+High Level questions, (Work-Rate) Mid+High Level questions , Set theory,and Min-Max type questions. Such questions have a greater number in exam(cross validate from mock exams that you gave)
However, I will suggest you reconsider your test taking date. Instead of spending more dollars, and getting the same result again, better you plan your strategy of preparing quant for 1 month.
Happy learning !
10 Feb 2021, 20:02
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razah - Welcome to the GMAT Club forum. I am sorry to hear that you could not achieve your target GMAT score. However, as much support as we want to be, I would say that it is practically impossible to raise your GMAT score from 370 to 660+ in one week. A 300-point increase is impossible even if you enroll in the best online course or leverage the best tutors. My best advice would be to have a plan B: perhaps apply in the next round. At this point in time, you need a full 3-month of dedicated study to reach a 660+ level.
