675 on Actual GMAT (Target: 735-755) | Need Roadmap for Retake

Question

Hey GMAT Club community,

Tagging some experts whose insights I've always found invaluable — @annaprep,  Bunuel ,  MartyMurray ,  ScottTargetTestPrep  — would really appreciate your thoughts. 
 
  My Mock History (Official Mocks only, ignoring Mock 1 & 2 as they skew easier - had 675, 685, 725, 695):  
    Mock  
  Score  
  Q  
  V  
  DI  
 
   Mock 3 Take 1  
  655  
  82  
  82  
  83  
 
   Mock 3 Take 2  
  695  
  89  
  82  
  82  
 
   Mock 4 Take 1  
  685  
  83  
  86  
  83  
 
   Mock 4 Take 2  
  735  
  88  
  87  
  84  
 
    Actual Exam   
   675   
   86   
   83   
   81

Note: Mock 4 Take 2 had 4 repeated questions in DI specifically, so the DI and overall scores in the same are slightly inflated. 
 
  What went wrong on test day:  
 
 Verbal (V83 — my worst in a month):  
 
  5 wrong in RC, 3 wrong in CR
   
  DI (D81):  
 
  First 16 questions: only 2 wrong — solid start  
  Last 4 questions: 0/4 — encountered extremely difficult Graph questions; what made this particularly frustrating is that in my official mocks I had close to 100% accuracy on Graph questions — the actual exam difficulty level on Graphs was a league apart from what the mocks had thrown at me
   
  Quant (Q86):  
 
  Got 2 wrong after self-correcting 1 question at the end — frustrating but manageable

Context: 
Overrepresented Indian male applicant with a weak CGPA. I need to hit 735-755 to maximize scholarship chances and make my profile competitive. I'm 100% committed to a retake. 
  My questions for the community:  
 
  Any brutally honest feedback on where I should focus for a meaningful 60-80 point improvement on the retake?  
  How much time should I give it before my next attempt? I work full time in a pretty hectic job, so bandwidth for prep is genuinely limited.
   
 Any and all input is welcome. Thanks in advance.

I have used an LLM to structure my thoughts - please forgive any absence of human errors

MartyMurray · Answer

Streaks method practice with 705+ questions could help you become more consistent and score higher on every section. Since you're shooting for a super high score, shooting for streaks of at least 25 correct in a row probably makes sense.

How to Ace the GMAT Using the Streaks Method

Another tip is to drop the word "frustrating" from your vocabulary. There's nothing to be frustrated about. You have to be constantly in problem-solving and success mode. If anything, you could use the word "motivating" instead.

You may get some inspiration from this  post  as well.

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My Rewards

Mock	Score	Q	V	DI
Mock 3 Take 1	655	82	82	83
Mock 3 Take 2	695	89	82	82
Mock 4 Take 1	685	83	86	83
Mock 4 Take 2	735	88	87	84
Actual Exam	675	86	83	81