This is a rather open-ended post...
My goal score is a 600 and I have taken 4 GMAT Prep CATs with the best being a 560 (Q31 V37). I am very close to craking 40's in verbal on a consistent basis but I am not improving much in Quant. After analyzing my practice tests, it seems that my problem is getting what I would consider "easy" problems wrong. Too many wrong in fact. The vast majority of the incorrect problems are ones that I should never miss.
So why is this happening? The cause is usually 1 of two 2 things:
1. I am committing careless errors
2. I am not comprehending the question/problem correctly or quickly enough
I have gone through all MGMAT Quant books including the Fundamentals of GMAT Math. I feel that my fundamentals are sound. I understand the concepts. I do practice problem after practice problem on all difficulty levels and usually don't have much trouble. But under simulated testing conditions, I become scatter-brained. After examining the aftermath I am kicking myself for leaving so many points on the table. I believe my 'true' ability lies somewhere in the 70th percentile range (650ish). But that means nothing if you can't demonstrate this on the test.
With 3 weeks out, I need to get it together. I am not expecting to "beat the GMAT" by any means. My goal score is both practicle and very possible for me. But it won't happen if I keep up this pattern of leaving points on the table.
Any thoughts?
My goal score is a 600 and I have taken 4 GMAT Prep CATs with the best being a 560 (Q31 V37). I am very close to craking 40's in verbal on a consistent basis but I am not improving much in Quant. After analyzing my practice tests, it seems that my problem is getting what I would consider "easy" problems wrong. Too many wrong in fact. The vast majority of the incorrect problems are ones that I should never miss.
So why is this happening? The cause is usually 1 of two 2 things:
1. I am committing careless errors
2. I am not comprehending the question/problem correctly or quickly enough
I have gone through all MGMAT Quant books including the Fundamentals of GMAT Math. I feel that my fundamentals are sound. I understand the concepts. I do practice problem after practice problem on all difficulty levels and usually don't have much trouble. But under simulated testing conditions, I become scatter-brained. After examining the aftermath I am kicking myself for leaving so many points on the table. I believe my 'true' ability lies somewhere in the 70th percentile range (650ish). But that means nothing if you can't demonstrate this on the test.
With 3 weeks out, I need to get it together. I am not expecting to "beat the GMAT" by any means. My goal score is both practicle and very possible for me. But it won't happen if I keep up this pattern of leaving points on the table.
Any thoughts?
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