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12 Mar 2016, 05:54
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Hi Guys,
I am just back from my first GMAT attempt. I got 630 (IR – 7 (81%), Quant – 47 (68%), Verbal – 30 (50%), total percentile – 70%). Background: 28, non-native, master degree in economics, work in finance.
Target GMAT – 730 in next 2 month.
I spent approximately 2 month of preparation: quant by some general book with standard gmat book overview, verbal – Magoosh. From 26 March I am starting E-Gmat verbal live prep course to get some overall improvement in verbal.
So some concerns / questions to experts:
1) In Quant I feel that I can do better, my main problem on the test were 600+ and 700+ questions. When I saw them I understand that it will take for me 10 or more minutes to calculate it so several times I skipped them. Can you recommend what to do to handle better complex quant problems?
2) Aprox. 1/3 of verbal it was just guessing, I don’t really have time to analyze. But I believe that egmat will help me.
3) My core strategy is to get Quant to maximum (90-95%) and improve verbal as much as possible (believe in 70-80%).
So I will be happy if you share some thoughts with me.
Thank you
I am just back from my first GMAT attempt. I got 630 (IR – 7 (81%), Quant – 47 (68%), Verbal – 30 (50%), total percentile – 70%). Background: 28, non-native, master degree in economics, work in finance.
Target GMAT – 730 in next 2 month.
I spent approximately 2 month of preparation: quant by some general book with standard gmat book overview, verbal – Magoosh. From 26 March I am starting E-Gmat verbal live prep course to get some overall improvement in verbal.
So some concerns / questions to experts:
1) In Quant I feel that I can do better, my main problem on the test were 600+ and 700+ questions. When I saw them I understand that it will take for me 10 or more minutes to calculate it so several times I skipped them. Can you recommend what to do to handle better complex quant problems?
2) Aprox. 1/3 of verbal it was just guessing, I don’t really have time to analyze. But I believe that egmat will help me.
3) My core strategy is to get Quant to maximum (90-95%) and improve verbal as much as possible (believe in 70-80%).
So I will be happy if you share some thoughts with me.
Thank you
12 Mar 2016, 14:54
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Hi nechaef,
To start, a 630 is a solid score, so it might be enough to help you get into your first choice Business School.
1) What Schools are you planning to apply to?
2) When are you planning to apply?
Many Test Takers spend 3 months (or more) of consistent study time before they hit their 'peak' scores, so you likely just haven't put in enough time and effort yet to score 730+. That having been said, you're going to have to make some significant adjustments to how you handle BOTH the Quant and Verbal sections. With a Q47, you're likely great at most of the 'math' questions that you face, but you're missing out on lots of 'strategy' points (and if a question takes you 10 minutes to answer, then "your way" of approaching it is the 'long' way).
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
To start, a 630 is a solid score, so it might be enough to help you get into your first choice Business School.
1) What Schools are you planning to apply to?
2) When are you planning to apply?
Many Test Takers spend 3 months (or more) of consistent study time before they hit their 'peak' scores, so you likely just haven't put in enough time and effort yet to score 730+. That having been said, you're going to have to make some significant adjustments to how you handle BOTH the Quant and Verbal sections. With a Q47, you're likely great at most of the 'math' questions that you face, but you're missing out on lots of 'strategy' points (and if a question takes you 10 minutes to answer, then "your way" of approaching it is the 'long' way).
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
12 Mar 2016, 20:24
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nechaef
1. The first suggestion would be to not to skip questions while you are analyzing your mistakes. However long it takes, make sure you understand the problem thoroughly. It does not matter how many questions you have solved. What matters is the how well you understand the questions. And if you have to score above 700, you will see some questions on the GMAT which are at 700+ level.
2. This again shows that you did not time yourself while taking mock CATs. Again, if you have to improve you will have to take out time to analyae your mistakes. The best way to keep a record is to prepare an error log and note down all the mistakes along with the lessons that you learnt from those mistakes.
