How to improve Quants from 48 to 51

Question

Hi,

I have been getting Q48, Q47 in Quants section for quite sometime. Any ideas/thoughts how can i improve my score to 51 or 50.
Earlier i was getting 42, 43 range then i just focused on the timer questions in GMATclub(Thanks to all the club members) and improved to 47,48 but its been almost 6 weeks and have not seen any improvements.

Until now i have been following gmatclub, e-gmat for my practice.

Thanks

GMATinsight · Answer

Hi  RS81

One requires a very high level of accuracy and understanding of computer-adaptive nature of exam to improve score to a level of 50-51

To have that flawless performance, you should be able to see a consistency in accuracy level of 90% among hard questions and 100% accuracy in easy to medium difficulty level questions.

Unless I know what is the result of your performance, it would be difficult for me to comment on way forward.

RS81 · Answer

GMATinsight  Thankyou for your reply.
What i have noticed in my quant section, i end up guessing quite few answers due to time limit.
on an average i end up 6 to 8 answers. Though i try to spread the guess.
Attached screenshot is from the gmatclub test where i guessed 6 answers (2 500 level correct, 2 500 level wrong & 2 700 level wrong)

Similarly in egmat test i guessed 7 answers (2 correct and 5 incorrect), Non guessed - 19 correct & 5 wrong. Manhattan mock test similar story.

PS - score is same in all - 48

Bunuel · Answer

We have several topics dedicated to that issue:

5. Strategies and Tactics To Increase Your Score 
  3 Tips for Handling a Low GMAT Quant Score 
 Improving from 30-35 to 40-44 
 Improving from 44 to 50 
 Improving from 48 to 51  (7 chapters)
 The Final Climb: Quest for Q 50+ from Q47/48 
 3 WAYS TO INCREASE YOUR GMAT SCORE TO A 760 
 GMAT TIP OF THE WEEK: YOUR 3 STEP PACING PLAN 
 How to Understand Your GMAT Practice Test Results and Score Higher Next Time

6. Strategies and Tactics To Speedd-Up 
 Want to speed up? Check this:  Timing Strategies on the GMAT 
 Follow This Strategy to Save Time on the GMAT 
 How to Improve Your Timing on the GMAT 
 HOW TO MANAGE YOUR TIME ON THE GMAT 
 Pacing - No one question matters unless you let it 
 The Importance of Timing on the GMAT 
 The Difference Between a 1-Minute Solution and a 4-Minute Solution 
 Determining How Much Time to Spend on GMAT Quant Questions 
 Timing is Everything on the GMAT: One Strategy to Help You Succeed 
 3 Ways to Improve Your Timing on the GMAT

For more check below:
 ALL YOU NEED FOR QUANT ! ! ! 
 Ultimate GMAT Quantitative Megathread

Hope it helps.

RS81 · Answer

thankyou  Bunuel .
all these are really good and helpful to plan ahead.

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi RS81,

One of the great aspects of GMAT questions is that they can almost always be approached in more than one way. Thus, you have to be careful about assuming that just because you correctly answered the question does not necessarily mean that there weren't some 'issues' with how you approached the prompt. The Quant section of the GMAT is NOT a 'math test'; it's a critical thinking test that requires lots of little calculations as you work through it. By extension, if you're doing lots of 'math' while working through the Quant section, then "your way" of answering questions might be the "long way" - and that's why you have a pacing issue. It's also possible that you do your work in a disorganized fashion and/or try to do too much work "in your head" - and both of those inefficiencies can cost you time and points.

Before I can offer you any additional advice for your studies, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:

Studies:
1) How long have you studied? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) On what dates did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?

Goals:
3) What is your overall goal score?
4) When are you planning to take the GMAT?
5) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

egmat · Answer

Hey RS81 If you are an e-GMAT student, please write to support@e-gmat.com. Our in-house GMAT Strategy Team will be happy to help you. Deepak e-GMAT Strategy Expert

ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi RS81,

Q48 is a very nice start! To improve your GMAT score even further, you have to go through GMAT quant carefully to find your exact weaknesses, fill gaps in your knowledge, and strengthen your skills. The overall process will be to learn all about how to answer question types with which you currently aren't very comfortable and do dozens of practice questions category by category, basically driving up your score point by point.

For example, if you find that you are not strong in answering Number Properties questions, then carefully review the conceptual underpinnings of how to answer Number Properties questions and practice by answering 50 or more questions just from Number Properties: LCM, GCF, units digit patterns, divisibility, remainders, etc. When you are working on learning to answer questions of a particular type, start off taking your time, and then seek to speed up as you get more comfortable answering questions of that type. As you do such practice, do a thorough analysis of each question that you don't get right. If you got a remainder question wrong, ask yourself why. Did you make a careless mistake? Did you not properly apply the remainder formula? Was there a concept you did not understand in the question? By carefully analyzing your mistakes, you will be able to efficiently fix your weaknesses and in turn improve your GMAT quant skills. Number Properties is just one example; follow this process for all quant topics.

Each time you strengthen your understanding of a topic and your skill in answering questions of a particular type, you increase your odds of hitting your score goal. You know that there are types of questions that you are happy to see and types that you would rather not see, and types of questions that you take a long time to answer correctly. Learn to more effectively answer the types of questions that you would rather not see, and make them into your favorite types. Learn to correctly answer in two minutes or less questions that you currently take five minutes to answer. By finding, say, a dozen weaker quant areas and turning them into strong areas, you will make great progress toward hitting your quant score goal. If a dozen areas turn out not to be enough, strengthen some more areas.

So, work on accuracy and generally finding correct answers, work on specific weaker areas one by one to make them strong areas, and when you take a practice GMAT or the real thing, take all the time per question available to do your absolute best to get right answers consistently. The GMAT is essentially a game of seeing how many right answers you can get in the time allotted. Approach the test with that conception in mind, and focus intently on the question in front of you with one goal in mind: getting a CORRECT answer.

Feel free to reach out with further questions.

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