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Hi guys

I need help from Gmat experts and everyone who experienced same confusion during their GMAT journey.

In Sept 2022 I had a accident and then eventually was recovering and then i decided to quit my job and prepare for GMAT ,I started with a online course in JAN mid and surprisingly, the prep classes was finished up before feb ended and thinking that this is how things go and I continued with my preparation and devoted avg 3-4 hrs daily till APRIL now, then gave first official mock and i scored a 620(V29,Q47),I m just disheartened with my score as I m targeting at-least 720-730.

I cant figure out where i m going wrong because my body was recovering as well in these months but there were days I gave 5-6 hrs also to my prep and I m confused as in which direction to move ahead from here.

I did my grad in 2011-2015, I m from engineering background but was away from studies for a long time but my aim is AUG 2023 before round 1 deadline starts.

Please help guys!

MartyTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi thedarkestgenre.

When you don't know why your prep hasn't worked, asking for ideas can be a great move.

Would you provide some detail on how you have prepared so far?

thedarkestgenre · Answer

Hi MartyTargetTestPrep

I attended the live classes with one of the platforms in India for 4 weeks

VERBAL-
1) It started with direct questions and answers discussion in which they discussed the ans of a pre work assigned before in classes
2) Next task was to attempt questions for the next class and this is how processed went 
3)After this they have dedicated forum where practice question were there but to be honest i was in acccuracy of 60% overall(Easy-95%,Medium -60%,Hard-25%)
I did around 20 SC,20CR,2 RC passage daily basis for sure and then reviewed why ans were wrong and from GMAT club as well
4) Struggling mainly to read long passages and analysis(my personal opinion)

Quants-
1) Course path was same as verbal 
2)After classes, I finished all my question given by the platform mostly OG questions 
3)struggling with timing here too and hard questions 
4) Currently preparing from Manhattan Advance quant book

Please do let me know if u need any other details.

MartyTargetTestPrep · Answer

It sounds as if you need to learn more Verbal concepts and strategies and practice Verbal a LOT more. You need to learn and practice until your Verbal accuracies are at E 95%, M 90%, H - 70%+.

For a detailed discussion of how to master GMAT Verbal, see this post.

How to Score High on GMAT Verbal

It sounds as if you need to do more topic-focused practice to master Quant. Also, for weaker topics, you may need to study fundamentals as well.

For some insights into how to practice for the GMAT for best results, see this post.

The Best GMAT Practice Methods

bb · Answer

Hi… sorry about the lack of progress and a week score. How did you feel your studying was going? I assume you were doing some kind of exercises and learning and all of those things. Did you make a lot of mistakes in your questions or not finish the course?

Do you have not taken any test before hand? How can you study for months and not measure your progress? 😬

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Do you have not taken any test before hand? How can you study for months and not measure your progress? 😬

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thedarkestgenre · Answer

Hi MartyTargetTestPrep

Do u think i need to revisit full GMAT fundamentals again or i should focus only on weak areas?

Should look for a new prep company or something I m missing from my side?

GmatKnightTutor · Answer

May be worth checking out some of the different Q/V combos that can hit your target. You're probably going to want someone thing close to V40.

Have suggested Manhattan-Prep's 6th Edition for SC and CR to students. If you're interested in working with a study buddy, there's a gmatclub to find one you can check out/sign up to. For time management, using time markers may also be helpful.

5 Verbal tips

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi thedarkestgenre,

Before I can offer you the specific advice that you’re looking for, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:

1) What study materials have you used so far? Have you taken any other CATs/mocks besides this one Official CAT?
2) If you took any other CATs/mocks, then on what dates (or approximate dates) did you do so and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?
3) What Schools are you planning to apply to?

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

Contact Rich at: [email protected]

thedarkestgenre · Answer

Hi EMPOWERgmatRichC

1) What study materials have you used so far? 
Ans: I have used OG and Prep company portal material only .
Have you taken any other CATs/mocks besides this one Official CAT?
Ans:NO
2) If you took any other CATs/mocks, then on what dates (or approximate dates) did you do so and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?
ANS:NA
3) What Schools are you planning to apply to?
Ans: Targetting Indian Schools like ISB

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi thedarkestgenre,

To start, since you are interested in at least one highly-competitive Program, you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile and plans. Those Experts should be able to answer your Admissions questions and help define the specific areas of your profile that could use some improvement (and the more time that you have to act on that advice, the better). There's a Forum full of those Experts here:

https://gmatclub.com/forum/ask-admissio ... tants-124/

I've also sent you a PM with some notes and additional questions.

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

Contact Rich at: [email protected]

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