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15 Apr 2020, 14:37
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Hello all.
I have read through the relevant forum posts and have a few questions specific to my situation so thought I would make my own post to not only draw on the wisdom / generosity here but also in case this might help anyone else.
My prep so far: I did Kaplan's math fundamentals course and have been doing questions from their adaptive question bank for 1.5-2 weeks or so (maybe 100 questions total, about 60-70% :medium" and the rest "hard" by Kaplan's ranking).
I just did CAT 1 on the GMAT wesbite and scored a 750 (please excuse the clickbait title as I know that the CAT is meant to illustrate test content rather than predict one's score), but got 12/30 wrong on the math section.
I would like to score 780 by improving my math score. I actually majored in math and have done a refresher on the core concepts and understand them (aside from a few points I need to tighten up on medians). I want to get this done as soon as they re-open testing centers. I could start doing problems until the cows come home but just wondering what experience dictates is the strongest path forward here. I think I will take the GMAT club free CAT to see the analytics by section tomorrow. Just want to see what people say before sinking hours into MGMAT.
In general, there are so many different links and articles that seem to provide fragments of the information needed to do well on the math section. Is there a book / compilation of materials somewhere that is <500 pages that one can work through and reliably score 50 give or take 2 on the math? That is pretty much what I am after.
Thank you so much for all your help.
I have read through the relevant forum posts and have a few questions specific to my situation so thought I would make my own post to not only draw on the wisdom / generosity here but also in case this might help anyone else.
My prep so far: I did Kaplan's math fundamentals course and have been doing questions from their adaptive question bank for 1.5-2 weeks or so (maybe 100 questions total, about 60-70% :medium" and the rest "hard" by Kaplan's ranking).
I just did CAT 1 on the GMAT wesbite and scored a 750 (please excuse the clickbait title as I know that the CAT is meant to illustrate test content rather than predict one's score), but got 12/30 wrong on the math section.
I would like to score 780 by improving my math score. I actually majored in math and have done a refresher on the core concepts and understand them (aside from a few points I need to tighten up on medians). I want to get this done as soon as they re-open testing centers. I could start doing problems until the cows come home but just wondering what experience dictates is the strongest path forward here. I think I will take the GMAT club free CAT to see the analytics by section tomorrow. Just want to see what people say before sinking hours into MGMAT.
In general, there are so many different links and articles that seem to provide fragments of the information needed to do well on the math section. Is there a book / compilation of materials somewhere that is <500 pages that one can work through and reliably score 50 give or take 2 on the math? That is pretty much what I am after.
Thank you so much for all your help.
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15 Apr 2020, 15:57
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What was your individual section score?
What do you think was the major issue?
Was it concept or was it lack of striking at the time of problem solving or was it timing?
Because if it was striking, trust me you are prepared, you never know what will appear on the actual GMAT quant and it might not strike you
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Hi alinaseer
As far as I know there is no comprehensive source (book/website) for those targeting a 750+ score. I personally bought the Kaplan GMAT800 book when I was studying for the test and was highly disappointed (it doesnt really give many ground breaking tips and is full of mistakes)
I think the best method is to build your own bank of rules/shortcuts/pitfalls to avoid/etc. Every time I made a mistake on a practice question I would document it and make a flashcard out of it. I would then regularly review the flashcards until they were ingrained in my memory. When it comes to practice it's more about quality than quantity. If you're around 750 now it means you have the ability to get higher but just need to learn the ~50 tricks that would allow you to cover the very hard questions (and manage your time of course!)
Hope this helps
As far as I know there is no comprehensive source (book/website) for those targeting a 750+ score. I personally bought the Kaplan GMAT800 book when I was studying for the test and was highly disappointed (it doesnt really give many ground breaking tips and is full of mistakes)
I think the best method is to build your own bank of rules/shortcuts/pitfalls to avoid/etc. Every time I made a mistake on a practice question I would document it and make a flashcard out of it. I would then regularly review the flashcards until they were ingrained in my memory. When it comes to practice it's more about quality than quantity. If you're around 750 now it means you have the ability to get higher but just need to learn the ~50 tricks that would allow you to cover the very hard questions (and manage your time of course!)
Hope this helps
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