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Hello! I'm new here. I took my official gmat test last week without preparation because I had to and scored a 690 (V38/Q47) and I need to prepare and score a 730-740 when I take it again by mid Feb. I don't know which course to join and what would be helpful in such a short time period. I need guidance regarding test taking and tackling certain question types rather than basics. It would be great if someone could shed some light on what options are there for me. Thank you!

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dee1pug1 · Answer

I suggest you hire a coach for 1-2-1 classes. What got you here, won't take you where you want to reach.

egmat · Answer

Hi Riniiiii

Thank you for reaching out.

I’d like to start by congratulating you for a 690! The fact that you managed a 690 without any preparation makes it even more commendable! To help you with your improvement plan, I have recorded a video for you. Please find it below.

Riniiiii | Personalised Plan - Watch Video

Here is the summary of the video:

To improve from a 690 to a 740, you need to follow a personalized and precise improvement plan. This means having different strategies for your weak and strong areas. A precise improvement plan will help you cut down your prep time by 40%.
The starting point would be to get the ESR (Enhanced Score Report) for your GMAT attempt. It would provide you with the sub-sectional ability scores in Verbal and Quant, which would help us create our own Personalised Study Plan. If, for some reason, you can’t get your ESR, you can take a SIGma-X mock. It will provide you with a detailed analysis of your Strengths and Weaknesses, in even more detail than an actual ESR would. Here is the link.
Quant – A Q47 score does suggest that some topics need work at a conceptual level. The Quant module, equipped with PACE architecture, in the e-GMAT GMAT Online course will allow you to target your weaknesses with surgical precision, helping you save time by leaving out, from your lesson plan, learning content you are already good at.
Verbal – Basis your sub-sectional scores in Verbal, we need to have a different strategy for each sub-section depending upon whether you need to start with the Basics, with Cementing, or with Test Readiness.

You can check out our free trial resources here. You can also get on a free One-to-one strategy session with one of our experts by reaching out to us at [email protected].

Here is a success story that can serve as motivation (as mentioned in the video). You can check out more success story debriefs on our YouTube Channel.

Hope this helps!

-Vaibhav

Kushchokhani · Answer

Hi  Riniiiii

There are 9 GMAT partners of GMAT Club, all of whom provide Free Trial. You can also have a look at the reviews of these 9 courses on this platform.

Choose wisely!

ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

Regarding prep courses, in addition to seeking advice in this thread, take a look at the GMAT Club reviews for the best quant and verbal courses, and also read through some GMAT success stories to see what materials have worked well for other test-takers.

Here is also a helpful article:

How to Improve Your GMAT Score

Here is also a helpful article:

How to Improve Your GMAT Score

GmatKnightTutor · Answer

Consider checking out the Share GMAT Experience. You can read about the various paths that have worked for others.

How to score high on the GMAT. Why solving approach is important.

CrackverbalGMAT · Answer

Hi Riniiiii
At the outset, congratulations on a great start!
690 with a Q47 and V38 is amazing as a start and reflects that your concepts are at place and you need improved skills in applying those on medium and hard questions.
You also need right test taking strategies.
Live group classes that span for atleast 2-3 months is not an appropriate option since you are planning for a Feb attempt.
For a Feb attempt, you should take the mock by Mid Feb and fine-tune on the mock to take the GMAT by Feb end.
Go for a one to one mentoring session after exploring your choices.

You can explore this verified story of Riddhi who moved the score from 640 to 720 in a month with personal one to one sessions here.
Once it makes sense, you can check our one to one programme here.
Make an informed decision after due research but once you take the call, just be at it. Chose a programme that you can trust and give in to the process.

Its doable in your case. Just plan strategically without losing momentum. You need to plan for a Q50 and a V40+ in the official mocks consistently and replicate the same on GMAT.

Wishing you the very best on this journey. Enjoy the process

Crackverbal Academics

GMAT01992 · Answer

Hi,
i would first congratulate you for a 690 score. I would advise you to go for e-GMAT to boost your verbal score.
You can try its trial version to discover their teaching style.

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi Riniiiii,

First off, a 690/Q47 is a strong Score, so depending on your Overall Profile, it could be enough to get you into your first-choice School. As such, a retest might not be necessary. Depending on the Schools that you plan to apply to, you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile and plans. Those Experts should be able to answer your Admissions questions and help define the specific areas of your profile that could use some improvement (and the more time that you have to act on that advice, the better). There's a Forum full of those Experts here:

https://gmatclub.com/forum/ask-admissio ... tants-124/

With a Q47/V38, you are clearly a strong overall critical-thinker - which is great - but since you did not put any significant study time in before taking the Official GMAT, it's not clear how representative this Official Score is of your actual "ability level" (meaning that you might have gotten a bit lucky or unlucky on Test Day - and you might be closer or farther from a 730+ than you currently think you are).

Before I can offer you the specific advice that you’re looking for, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on your timeline and your goals:

1) What study materials - if any - do you currently have access to?
2) Going forward, how many hours do you think you can consistently study each week?
3) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?

If you took your Official GMAT at a Test Center, then you might also choose to purchase the Enhanced Score Report. While the ESR doesn’t provide a lot of information, there are usually a few data points that we can use to define what went wrong on Test Day (and what you should work on to score higher). If you purchase the ESR, then I'll be happy to analyze it for you.

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

Contact Rich at: [email protected]

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