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mattisweb
Joined: 30 Jul 2024
Last visit: 06 Feb 2026
Posts: 33
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Given Kudos: 14
Location: Germany
Concentration: General Management, Operations
Schools: Sloan (MIT) (D)
GMAT Focus 1: 745 Q88 V87 DI86 
GPA: 4.0
WE:Supply Chain Management (Student)
03 Dec 2025, 06:32
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Hello dear friends,
I am currently also preparing for the masters application.
I am planning to book a relatively spontaneous slot for next week, roughly.
In testing with the official mock exams, I am encountering a certain issue regarding my consistency.
I struggle always with one section. Sadly, the section itself is not constant (as in, sometimes the problem section is data insights, sometimes quant, and sometimes even verbal).
To put it in numbers: I have already reached 99%th percentile in all three sections (allbeit data insights the least often), but the scores usually look something like. 90+x percentile, 90+x percentile, 60+x (50+x) percentile.
This *always* puts me in the 675 range, and even a slight increase in percentile in the faulty category would easily get me above 700.
I am testing with the official mocks, I have exam 5 and 6 left untouched.
Any recommendations? I also struggle a lot with the time, funnily enough mostly on data insights and verbal.
My current order is Data Insights, Verbal, Quant. I feel the verbal break in between has improved my score, although I am unsure whether to put Quant or Data Insights first.
I can also share analytics from all the questions I have done, about 4000, if wished for.
Kind regards
Mattis
I am currently also preparing for the masters application.
I am planning to book a relatively spontaneous slot for next week, roughly.
In testing with the official mock exams, I am encountering a certain issue regarding my consistency.
I struggle always with one section. Sadly, the section itself is not constant (as in, sometimes the problem section is data insights, sometimes quant, and sometimes even verbal).
To put it in numbers: I have already reached 99%th percentile in all three sections (allbeit data insights the least often), but the scores usually look something like. 90+x percentile, 90+x percentile, 60+x (50+x) percentile.
This *always* puts me in the 675 range, and even a slight increase in percentile in the faulty category would easily get me above 700.
I am testing with the official mocks, I have exam 5 and 6 left untouched.
Any recommendations? I also struggle a lot with the time, funnily enough mostly on data insights and verbal.
My current order is Data Insights, Verbal, Quant. I feel the verbal break in between has improved my score, although I am unsure whether to put Quant or Data Insights first.
I can also share analytics from all the questions I have done, about 4000, if wished for.
Kind regards
Mattis
03 Dec 2025, 09:01
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mattisweb
Have you identified any relationships between section order and the section you do poorly on?
If the answer is no, then your only move is to identify and strengthen all remaining areas of weakness.
So, be sure to thoroughly analyze your practice tests and practice sessions to identify those weaknesses. Then, for each area of weakness:
- Carefully review all of the properties, formulas, techniques and strategies related to that topic
- Locate and answer dozens of questions that test that topic.
For each question you answer incorrectly, ask yourself:
- Did I make a careless mistake?
- Did I incorrectly apply a related formula/property/technique?
- Did I fall for a trap answer? If so, what was the trap exactly?
- Was there a concept I did not understand in the question?
By carefully analyzing your mistakes, you will be able to fix your weaknesses efficiently and, in turn, improve your skills. This process has been proven to be effective for all topics.
For more tips, check out these articles:
- Developing the Proper Mindset For GMAT Success
- How to Increase Your GMAT Quant Score: Top 20 Tips
- How to Score High on GMAT Verbal on the Focus Edition
- How to Prepare for GMAT Data Insights
mattisweb
Joined: 30 Jul 2024
Last visit: 06 Feb 2026
Posts: 33
Own Kudos:
Given Kudos: 14
Location: Germany
Concentration: General Management, Operations
Schools: Sloan (MIT) (D)
GMAT Focus 1: 745 Q88 V87 DI86
GPA: 4.0
WE:Supply Chain Management (Student)
04 Dec 2025, 01:14
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Hi Scott, thanks for your answer.
I have not identified any relation between the section order and the scores, sadly.
There is also no common source of mistakes, as in, a concept that I have missed. However, a few observations:
Sometimes I have these super high variations in time per question. Usually my average is well in line with what it should be, but then one question of e.g. 5 minutes (where I usually struggle and try to hard-solve the problem) gets me into trouble.
Often times, this is during formula modification (not solving, but for example: If you add x to the expression and then transform it to express the ratio of y and z), or during sequences (where I usually work with putting in values).
EDIT: Also, one question, I faintly remember pure geometry questions not playing a part for some time now? Is that true? (Stuff like properties of certain triangles etc.)
I have not identified any relation between the section order and the scores, sadly.
There is also no common source of mistakes, as in, a concept that I have missed. However, a few observations:
Sometimes I have these super high variations in time per question. Usually my average is well in line with what it should be, but then one question of e.g. 5 minutes (where I usually struggle and try to hard-solve the problem) gets me into trouble.
Often times, this is during formula modification (not solving, but for example: If you add x to the expression and then transform it to express the ratio of y and z), or during sequences (where I usually work with putting in values).
EDIT: Also, one question, I faintly remember pure geometry questions not playing a part for some time now? Is that true? (Stuff like properties of certain triangles etc.)
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