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17 Oct 2016, 03:02
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So i gave my gmat 2 weeks back and am planning to retake GMAT test and wanted help in regards to how i should go about my prep for retest which i'm planning to take in 2-3 months
My GMAT score:
Total - 660
Quant - 50
Verbal - 29
IR - 7
Books used for Prep:
1) Quant:
- MGMAT Guides
- Kaplan Premier 2016
- Official Guide (2015) and Quant Review (2016)
2) Verbal:
- MGMAT Guides
- GMAT Club Grammar
- Kaplan Premier
- Official Guide (2015) and Verbal Review (2016)
Practice Tests taken:
1) Offical GMAT prep test
2) 2 Kaplan tests
3) 1 MGMAT test
My GMAT score:
Total - 660
Quant - 50
Verbal - 29
IR - 7
Books used for Prep:
1) Quant:
- MGMAT Guides
- Kaplan Premier 2016
- Official Guide (2015) and Quant Review (2016)
2) Verbal:
- MGMAT Guides
- GMAT Club Grammar
- Kaplan Premier
- Official Guide (2015) and Verbal Review (2016)
Practice Tests taken:
1) Offical GMAT prep test
2) 2 Kaplan tests
3) 1 MGMAT test
17 Oct 2016, 10:40
Kudos
Bookmarks
Hi dRoguar.
I’d be happy to provide some advice on how to prep for a retake. Before doing so, it would be helpful to learn some more about your GMAT experience and MBA goals. I have a few questions:
1) What is your GMAT score goal?
2) Did you get your enhanced score report? If not, could you do so and share the score breakdown from your GMAT?
3) Can you provide the dates and score breakdowns or your official MBA.com exams? When you took the practice tests, did you take them under realistic conditions (e.g. in a quiet environment, no extended breaks)?
4) What is your study routine? For how many hours a day have you been studying and for how many total months?
5) For how many hours a day and for how many total months can you study for your retake?
6) What deadlines are you targeting?
Once you provide that information, I can give you some more tailored advice.
I’d be happy to provide some advice on how to prep for a retake. Before doing so, it would be helpful to learn some more about your GMAT experience and MBA goals. I have a few questions:
1) What is your GMAT score goal?
2) Did you get your enhanced score report? If not, could you do so and share the score breakdown from your GMAT?
3) Can you provide the dates and score breakdowns or your official MBA.com exams? When you took the practice tests, did you take them under realistic conditions (e.g. in a quiet environment, no extended breaks)?
4) What is your study routine? For how many hours a day have you been studying and for how many total months?
5) For how many hours a day and for how many total months can you study for your retake?
6) What deadlines are you targeting?
Once you provide that information, I can give you some more tailored advice.
17 Oct 2016, 13:45
Kudos
Bookmarks
Hi dRoguar,
First off, a 660/Q50 is a strong score (it's right around the 80th percentile overall), so it could be enough to get you into your first-choice School. As such, a retest might not be necessary. Depending on the Schools that you plan to apply to, you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile. There's a Forum full of them here:
ask-admission-consultants-124/
To raise this GMAT score, you'll clearly need to focus on improving your Verbal Skills. With a V29, you likely lost significant points in at least 2 of the 3 main Verbal categories (SC, RC and CR). Many Test Takers who use a 'book-heavy' study approach end up getting 'stuck' at a particular scoring level. Since you studied in that way, you would likely need to invest in some new, non-book resources that emphasize Verbal Tactics and patterns. Thankfully, the GMAT is a consistent, predictable Test, so you CAN train to score at a higher level (and you could conceivably retest in 1 month).
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
First off, a 660/Q50 is a strong score (it's right around the 80th percentile overall), so it could be enough to get you into your first-choice School. As such, a retest might not be necessary. Depending on the Schools that you plan to apply to, you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile. There's a Forum full of them here:
ask-admission-consultants-124/
To raise this GMAT score, you'll clearly need to focus on improving your Verbal Skills. With a V29, you likely lost significant points in at least 2 of the 3 main Verbal categories (SC, RC and CR). Many Test Takers who use a 'book-heavy' study approach end up getting 'stuck' at a particular scoring level. Since you studied in that way, you would likely need to invest in some new, non-book resources that emphasize Verbal Tactics and patterns. Thankfully, the GMAT is a consistent, predictable Test, so you CAN train to score at a higher level (and you could conceivably retest in 1 month).
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
