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13 Jun 2018, 15:19
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Hello friends!
Well, I am on a long journey and definitely need your help.
Since the beginning of 2017 I have started to study for the GMAT. I studied from Jan-April/17, then I took my first exam, which was terrible (590), while the 2 CATs that I took before were above it (620/640). Therefore I took the exam again 1.5 month (~June/17) later and nothing great happened, only improved 20 points (610).
I did'n want to apply for BS last year, I was trying to take the GMAT out of the way earlier but could not do that. From June to November I was really busy at work and could not study. Than from December to May 2018 I back studied and realised that in 2017 I took a wrong strategy, doing a lot of question with little revision. Therefore I understand that in this time I improved my strategy. I took more 2 GMATPrep CATs and score 670/680, however on the exam I scored 660.
Feeling that I did not score my real potential I continued to study and scored 700 and 710 on the two last GMATPrep CATs. Then, 1 week ago I took my 4th GMAT. I was feeling nervous and it was my worst day ever. I scored 590! (AGAIN) And because of that I did not accepted my score.
Now, I have 3 more months to write essays and study again for the GMAT. But I did so many CATs and questions that I do not know how to approach this 5th time.
Could you please help me on this matter? I really need opinions on: (1) Material to use (2) Length of study (3) Strategies to improve.
I will write down some info that might help you all.
GMAT 1 (Apr/17): 590 Q44 V27
GMAT 2 (Jun/17): 610 Q47 V28
GMAT 3 (May/18): 660 Q48 V34
GMAT 4 (Jun/18): 590 (not accepted)
Background: I work on strategy consulting and graduated on production engineering at top university in Brazil. Therefore I do not have problems with Quant.
CATs: I used to study doing mini-CATs, which is doing only Quant and Verbal to test the exam on real timing and pressure. Of course I took full CATs along the way but my problem is that I took ALL CATs in order to test myself in real condition. In other words, I took all Veritas, Manhattan and GMATPrep CATs (sometime more than one time). Bellow are my last full CATs:
Princeton Review: 720 Q50 V37
GMATPrep 5 : 690 Q48 V37
Manhattan :700 Q49 V37
Kaplan : 710 Q49 V38
GMATPrep 6 : 710 Q49 V38
Hope that you guys can give clarity on how to approach this. Initially I am thinking to study ~4 weeks to not over burn my brain an have time to do my essays.
By the way, my goal is 730!
Thank you very much for your help!
Good luck to all!!
Well, I am on a long journey and definitely need your help.
Since the beginning of 2017 I have started to study for the GMAT. I studied from Jan-April/17, then I took my first exam, which was terrible (590), while the 2 CATs that I took before were above it (620/640). Therefore I took the exam again 1.5 month (~June/17) later and nothing great happened, only improved 20 points (610).
I did'n want to apply for BS last year, I was trying to take the GMAT out of the way earlier but could not do that. From June to November I was really busy at work and could not study. Than from December to May 2018 I back studied and realised that in 2017 I took a wrong strategy, doing a lot of question with little revision. Therefore I understand that in this time I improved my strategy. I took more 2 GMATPrep CATs and score 670/680, however on the exam I scored 660.
Feeling that I did not score my real potential I continued to study and scored 700 and 710 on the two last GMATPrep CATs. Then, 1 week ago I took my 4th GMAT. I was feeling nervous and it was my worst day ever. I scored 590! (AGAIN) And because of that I did not accepted my score.
Now, I have 3 more months to write essays and study again for the GMAT. But I did so many CATs and questions that I do not know how to approach this 5th time.
Could you please help me on this matter? I really need opinions on: (1) Material to use (2) Length of study (3) Strategies to improve.
I will write down some info that might help you all.
GMAT 1 (Apr/17): 590 Q44 V27
GMAT 2 (Jun/17): 610 Q47 V28
GMAT 3 (May/18): 660 Q48 V34
GMAT 4 (Jun/18): 590 (not accepted)
Background: I work on strategy consulting and graduated on production engineering at top university in Brazil. Therefore I do not have problems with Quant.
CATs: I used to study doing mini-CATs, which is doing only Quant and Verbal to test the exam on real timing and pressure. Of course I took full CATs along the way but my problem is that I took ALL CATs in order to test myself in real condition. In other words, I took all Veritas, Manhattan and GMATPrep CATs (sometime more than one time). Bellow are my last full CATs:
Princeton Review: 720 Q50 V37
GMATPrep 5 : 690 Q48 V37
Manhattan :700 Q49 V37
Kaplan : 710 Q49 V38
GMATPrep 6 : 710 Q49 V38
Hope that you guys can give clarity on how to approach this. Initially I am thinking to study ~4 weeks to not over burn my brain an have time to do my essays.
By the way, my goal is 730!
Thank you very much for your help!
Good luck to all!!
14 Jun 2018, 12:07
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Hi daranlima
Get the ESR for your last attempt, because it is important to understand where did you
make the mistakes leading to the low score. I feel that you might be around Q47-48 in
Quant and V30+ in Verbal. You should be looking at increasing your Quant score to
Q49-50 and your Verbal score to around V40 to get around the 730 mark that you are
looking for
To build the basic strategy to tackle GMAT, you could use the Manhattan Strategy Guides.
It makes sense to clear your concepts for every topic and then follow it up with some practice.
You could use the PowerScore CR bible in order to build concepts for CR.
Verbal Section Prep
For RC, you could refer to the below-given link
https://gmatclub.com/forum/gmat-club-s- ... 83101.html
For practice, you can find all the questions at GMATClub. You should use the Timer feature to
time yourself once you are familiar with the concepts.
Some links you might find useful
SC: https://gmatclub.com/forum/sentence-cor ... 29750.html
CR: https://gmatclub.com/forum/critical-rea ... 28861.html
RC: https://gmatclub.com/forum/reading-comp ... 29341.html
Quant Section Prep
Link to GMAT Quantitative Mega-Thread(beneficial in understanding concepts)
https://gmatclub.com/forum/ultimate-gma ... 44512.html
Use this link especially for the topics you are still weak in. This will help reinforce your
understanding of the concepts. Since you have not subscribed to the GMATClub Quant
tests, it will be a worthy addition to your list of materials as far as Quant is concerned.
Work on these problems and maintain an error log and go through the mistakes you
make from time to time. This retrospection will definitely help you improve your scores.
Last but not the least, go through the below-given post(improve Quant score to Q50)
https://gmatclub.com/forum/how-to-impro ... 41670.html
Hope this helps you
Get the ESR for your last attempt, because it is important to understand where did you
make the mistakes leading to the low score. I feel that you might be around Q47-48 in
Quant and V30+ in Verbal. You should be looking at increasing your Quant score to
Q49-50 and your Verbal score to around V40 to get around the 730 mark that you are
looking for
To build the basic strategy to tackle GMAT, you could use the Manhattan Strategy Guides.
It makes sense to clear your concepts for every topic and then follow it up with some practice.
You could use the PowerScore CR bible in order to build concepts for CR.
Verbal Section Prep
For RC, you could refer to the below-given link
https://gmatclub.com/forum/gmat-club-s- ... 83101.html
For practice, you can find all the questions at GMATClub. You should use the Timer feature to
time yourself once you are familiar with the concepts.
Some links you might find useful
SC: https://gmatclub.com/forum/sentence-cor ... 29750.html
CR: https://gmatclub.com/forum/critical-rea ... 28861.html
RC: https://gmatclub.com/forum/reading-comp ... 29341.html
Quant Section Prep
Link to GMAT Quantitative Mega-Thread(beneficial in understanding concepts)
https://gmatclub.com/forum/ultimate-gma ... 44512.html
Use this link especially for the topics you are still weak in. This will help reinforce your
understanding of the concepts. Since you have not subscribed to the GMATClub Quant
tests, it will be a worthy addition to your list of materials as far as Quant is concerned.
Work on these problems and maintain an error log and go through the mistakes you
make from time to time. This retrospection will definitely help you improve your scores.
Last but not the least, go through the below-given post(improve Quant score to Q50)
https://gmatclub.com/forum/how-to-impro ... 41670.html
Hope this helps you
