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12 Dec 2017, 08:57
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I gave my first attempt on 2nd december and got a score of 450. however i was prepared but i ended up panicking a lot and i couldn't complete my questions which made me guess randomly towards the end. After seeing the score i was heartbroken and my confidence was broken. however i decided to give a second attempt as i was still in the studying mode. My next attempt is on 21st December which is in a weeks time. today i gave a gmat prep and got a 580 score. 46 in Quants and 24 in verbal. i have a weeks time and i wish to give it my best. is it possible for me to touch 630+ in my next attempt and if yes what should i do for this one week. should i give mocks everyday? and also how can i improve my verbal and quants. Please do help as my confidence is still less but i wish to tackle this gmat attempt with a positive mindset. Any tips would be appreciated. thanks in advance.
12 Dec 2017, 12:16
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Hi Tussar,
To start, it's important to remember that taking lots of CATs will NOT make you a better Test Taker. A CAT is really a 'measuring device' - when used correctly, it will give you a realistic score and help define your strengths and weaknesses, but it will NOT help you to fix any of those weaknesses. To raise your scores, you have to put in the necessary practice and repetitions. The CAT will show you whether your studies are helping you to improve or not. As such, you really shouldn't take more than 1 FULL CAT per week.
Before we can discuss what you should be doing next, I have a few questions about how you took your CATs and your timeline/goals:
When you took your CATs:
1) Did you take the ENTIRE CAT each time (including the Essay and IR sections)?
2) Did you take them at home?
3) Did you take them at the same time of day as when you plan to take your Official GMAT?
4) Did you ever do ANYTHING during your CATs that you couldn't do on Test Day (pause the CAT, skip sections, take longer breaks, etc.)?
5) Did you ever take a CAT more than once? Had you seen any of the questions BEFORE (re: in an online forum or in a practice set)?
Goals:
6) What is your goal score?
7) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
8) What Schools are you planning to apply to?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
To start, it's important to remember that taking lots of CATs will NOT make you a better Test Taker. A CAT is really a 'measuring device' - when used correctly, it will give you a realistic score and help define your strengths and weaknesses, but it will NOT help you to fix any of those weaknesses. To raise your scores, you have to put in the necessary practice and repetitions. The CAT will show you whether your studies are helping you to improve or not. As such, you really shouldn't take more than 1 FULL CAT per week.
Before we can discuss what you should be doing next, I have a few questions about how you took your CATs and your timeline/goals:
When you took your CATs:
1) Did you take the ENTIRE CAT each time (including the Essay and IR sections)?
2) Did you take them at home?
3) Did you take them at the same time of day as when you plan to take your Official GMAT?
4) Did you ever do ANYTHING during your CATs that you couldn't do on Test Day (pause the CAT, skip sections, take longer breaks, etc.)?
5) Did you ever take a CAT more than once? Had you seen any of the questions BEFORE (re: in an online forum or in a practice set)?
Goals:
6) What is your goal score?
7) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
8) What Schools are you planning to apply to?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
12 Dec 2017, 12:16
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Tussar
Hi Tussar ,
Solving more problems is not going to help you achieve the desired score your looking forward to. Since you have very less time in your hand i would suggest that you analyse the questions which you did wrong in the GMAT Prep questions in which you scored 580 and brush up your fundamentals in which you have scored less. Also what matters the most is the day of the exam so please do go with a positive mindset
Most of us have got our desired score in 3-4 attempts ( I am still waiting to get mine .. since i will be attempting my second GMAT Test as well ) 
