I plan to apply to schools in round 2 and have spent the last 3 months preparing for the GMAT, so that I can achieve the score I want before the end of November. I initially prepared using EmpowerGMAT and got a great understanding of how the exam as a whole worked. After using Empower for about 6 weeks, my practice score went from 650(Q44, V35--gmac exam) to 680 (Q46 V37 gmac exam) & 680 (Q45 V37 manhattan exam) . I decided to begin using all the Manhattan GMAT material and signed up for a Manhattan GMAT in-person class. I started my Manhattan class 6 weeks ago, and it has been great. For the first time, I feel like I actually have a clear understanding of all the topics and strategies.
Right before I started my Manhattan class, I read all the Manhattan books and took another Manhattan CAT. I scored 670 (Q41 V40 lower than my previous 2 CATs). After spending another 6 weeks on the Manhattan syllabus and feeling even stronger, I took another Manhattan CAT yesterday and while taking the exam I felt for the first time like I might break 700. However, at the end I discovered that I scored a 670 again with the exact same score in verbal and quant as the last time (41 and 40 respectively). The only good news this time is that I seemed to get far fewer verbal questions wrong 8 this time versus 13 last time, so perhaps I made a slight improvement in my verbal.
My worry is that now that I feel good about my quant and my ability to solve problems the right way, my quant score seems to have fallen. Any chance someone has experienced something like this before? Considering that I am not applying until January, I want to take the GMAT how ever many times it takes me to get my goal score of 740. I will be taking it on September 18th for the first time, and I am hoping that I can lift my quant to a 47 by then, considering that I was at a 45 before I started using the Manhattan material. I attach my score summary from my CAT yesterday incase anyone has any insight based on what they see. Do you think I should focus heavily on the weak subjects in the attached summary? I am still waiting on feedback from Manhattan GMAT people, but I would love to hear from other experts on here as I am really unhappy to have worked so hard but to be seeing a worsening of performance. Thanks a lot in advance.
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