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11 Sep 2021, 12:58
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I Just gave my first Gmat official mock and got 650(v45 q34) I am planning to write Gmat on 5 oct and targeting 700+
In the exam i noticed that as far as the quants section is concerned i made a lot of silly mistakes( such as not noticing that in the prompt x is given positive or negative) which i usually don't make when i give gmat club sectional mocks. Not to mention there were a couple of questions which i although got them correct but took a lot of time because i made a silly mistake initially. So what can i do to stop these silly mistakes? In the mock i got 17 quants questions incorrect and 12 of them were due to silly mistakes( i was able to solve them in under 2mins after the mock). I was also struggling with time during the end of exam since i spend a lot more time in the questions in which i made a silly mistake but then correct it. Would giving more mocks will lower the amount of these mistakes and will also help in me better time management?
As for verbal i did a nice job in RC and CR( i only got 2 cr question wrong in which i made a very silly mistake in one of them) but the main problem was SC
i got overall 13 questions in verbal wrong and 7 of them were from SC, and even in the questions of SC i did got right, few of them were like i was able to eliminate 2-3 options and chose the one which i thought most directly conveys the meaning( I don't think that its a good strategy).
What should i do to improve my SC, I've already finished the OG2021 and the verbal review2021 and also some questions from the Gmat club( i am having most troubles in modifiers when different complicated phrases are shuffled across sentence) I also missed one question in the end( Did it drastically lowered my score?)
And lastly is it possible to improve my score by 50 points before 5 oct ( I can and will give around 8-10 hours a day)
In the exam i noticed that as far as the quants section is concerned i made a lot of silly mistakes( such as not noticing that in the prompt x is given positive or negative) which i usually don't make when i give gmat club sectional mocks. Not to mention there were a couple of questions which i although got them correct but took a lot of time because i made a silly mistake initially. So what can i do to stop these silly mistakes? In the mock i got 17 quants questions incorrect and 12 of them were due to silly mistakes( i was able to solve them in under 2mins after the mock). I was also struggling with time during the end of exam since i spend a lot more time in the questions in which i made a silly mistake but then correct it. Would giving more mocks will lower the amount of these mistakes and will also help in me better time management?
As for verbal i did a nice job in RC and CR( i only got 2 cr question wrong in which i made a very silly mistake in one of them) but the main problem was SC
i got overall 13 questions in verbal wrong and 7 of them were from SC, and even in the questions of SC i did got right, few of them were like i was able to eliminate 2-3 options and chose the one which i thought most directly conveys the meaning( I don't think that its a good strategy).
What should i do to improve my SC, I've already finished the OG2021 and the verbal review2021 and also some questions from the Gmat club( i am having most troubles in modifiers when different complicated phrases are shuffled across sentence) I also missed one question in the end( Did it drastically lowered my score?)
And lastly is it possible to improve my score by 50 points before 5 oct ( I can and will give around 8-10 hours a day)
11 Sep 2021, 17:24
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Hi sarthakaggarwal,
To start, a CAT is really a 'measuring device' - when used correctly, it will give you a realistic score and help define your strengths and weaknesses, but it will NOT help you to fix any of those weaknesses. To raise your scores, you have to learn the necessary Tactics and put in the proper practice and repetitions. The CAT will show you whether your studies are helping you to improve or not. In addition, the process of taking (and reviewing) a CAT requires a significant amount of energy and effort - and takes time to 'recover' from. This is one of the reasons why you typically shouldn't take more than 1 CAT per week - and your last CAT should be taken about 1 week before Test Day. Going forward, you really shouldn't take more than 1 FULL CAT per week.
In addition, you have to be careful about confusing "quantity" of study with "quality" of study. I've never asked anyone to study 30+ hours a week - and while it's great that you might have the available time to study that much, with that number of study hours, you would run the risk of 'burning out' before Test Day (and that is something that we want to avoid). If you are going to try to study that much, then I suggest that you take one hour "off" for every two hours of study. For example, you could study for 2 hours, then stop for an hour, then study for another 2 hours, then take an hour off, etc.
Silly mistakes can almost always be traced back to a lack of proper note-taking (re: you're trying to do too much work "in your head" and/or what you do choose to write down is disorganized or leaves you open to making a mistake). You might have the necessary knowledge and skills to earn a 700+ right now, but you're not doing the necessary work during the Exam to earn that type of result.
Before I can offer you any additional advice for your studies, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
1) How long have you studied? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used besides the books that you mentioned? What “brands” of CATs/mocks have you used?
3) On what dates (or approximate dates) did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?
4) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
To start, a CAT is really a 'measuring device' - when used correctly, it will give you a realistic score and help define your strengths and weaknesses, but it will NOT help you to fix any of those weaknesses. To raise your scores, you have to learn the necessary Tactics and put in the proper practice and repetitions. The CAT will show you whether your studies are helping you to improve or not. In addition, the process of taking (and reviewing) a CAT requires a significant amount of energy and effort - and takes time to 'recover' from. This is one of the reasons why you typically shouldn't take more than 1 CAT per week - and your last CAT should be taken about 1 week before Test Day. Going forward, you really shouldn't take more than 1 FULL CAT per week.
In addition, you have to be careful about confusing "quantity" of study with "quality" of study. I've never asked anyone to study 30+ hours a week - and while it's great that you might have the available time to study that much, with that number of study hours, you would run the risk of 'burning out' before Test Day (and that is something that we want to avoid). If you are going to try to study that much, then I suggest that you take one hour "off" for every two hours of study. For example, you could study for 2 hours, then stop for an hour, then study for another 2 hours, then take an hour off, etc.
Silly mistakes can almost always be traced back to a lack of proper note-taking (re: you're trying to do too much work "in your head" and/or what you do choose to write down is disorganized or leaves you open to making a mistake). You might have the necessary knowledge and skills to earn a 700+ right now, but you're not doing the necessary work during the Exam to earn that type of result.
Before I can offer you any additional advice for your studies, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
1) How long have you studied? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used besides the books that you mentioned? What “brands” of CATs/mocks have you used?
3) On what dates (or approximate dates) did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?
4) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
11 Sep 2021, 21:28
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To improve in SC, do careful, untimed practice, and learn to get all the way to understanding why one choice is correct and the others are not. If you don't train this way, you won't get all the way to the correct answer when taking the GMAT, and you'll be stuck using some vague reason to decide between the last two choices, as you have experienced. For more on this idea, see this post.
https://gmatclub.com/forum/the-most-com ... 368270.htm
Also, see this post for more insights into how to prepare for verbal in general.
How to Score High on GMAT Verbal
For some ideas on how to reduce careless errors and improve accuracy, see this post.
Improving Your Accuracy on the GMAT
https://gmatclub.com/forum/the-most-com ... 368270.htm
Also, see this post for more insights into how to prepare for verbal in general.
How to Score High on GMAT Verbal
For some ideas on how to reduce careless errors and improve accuracy, see this post.
Improving Your Accuracy on the GMAT
