Low GMAT score and no improvement even after 3 months of study and TTP

Question

Hello everyone,

I have been studying for the GMAT since June but have seen no improvements in my score - I have been scoring on official mocks as follows:

June: 620 (Q39, V35, IR8)
July: 570 (Q35, V34, IR7)
August: (Q37, V39, IR5)

I'm that the first month or two were spent studying inefficiently as I didn't know what I was doing. I've been using TTP for three weeks but haven't finished it yet (around 15%). I see the four-point improvement in verbal, but I struggle with Quant, make careless errors, and feel like I lack foundations.

I see that I am weak in number properties and geometry (haven't done these topics in TTP yet) as well as solving quadratic and linear equations, I often fall for trap answers too.

In Verbal, my errors are made up of 50% RC questions I didn't understand and guessed incorrectly and 50% SC questions where even as I am reviewing now, I don't necessarily see why I got them wrong.

I really need help to get my score on track - I have around a month left and I am starting to panic. What should I do now?

Thank you for your answers!

pintukr · Answer

Use Forum Quiz, and practice topic-wise to ascertain the strengths and weaknesses.

All the Best.

BrentTargetTestPrep · Answer

I can understand your frustration. 
If you're only 15% through the TTP program, keep at it. 
In the meantime, I suggest you don't take any more official practice tests until you've completed the course. Afterall, there are only 6 of those practice tests.

I also think you might like this article:  The Phases of Preparing for the GMAT

GmatKnightTutor · Answer

For RC, becoming familiar with how INFERENCE questions work could be helpful. For SC, cutting out the fluff to better check whether the core of a sentence grammatically holds could be useful as well. You could also check out/memorize commonly tested idioms that appears on GMAT SC.

RC tips

ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi lenasei,

As Brent said, keep cranking through TTP! If you need any additional advice, feel free to reach out to us on live chat.

lenasei · Answer

Update to this, something curious happened - I took the first official GMAT today and ended it with a 610, but reversed scores - suddenly, my verbal was much weaker than my quant (Q42, V31). Can anyone help me understand what happened here, and how I can get to the 700 score that I need? I did focus more on quant for the past month, but don't understand how the verbal dropped so much.

All your insights are greatly appreciated!

All your insights are greatly appreciated!

Low GMAT score and no improvement even after 3 months of study and TTP

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