Summary of my 4 attempts
1st attempt was in 2003 without much studying, I scored 470 (can't recall the break up)
2nd attempt was in 2009 with more studying(but very inconsistent), I scored 440 (I scored better in verbal than Quant. but still both low scores)
3rd attempt was in May 2012, studied everyday from Dec. 2011 to May 2012 (was unemployed at the time) and scored 530 (Q 27, V 35)
For my 4th attempt, I studied continuously (everyday) from Sep. until date of the exam which was this past Jan. 19th and focused a lot on Quant. (got help from a tutor), I went into the exam with a headache and without taking any medicine before the exam; I could not really focus well in Verbal. I scored 490 (Q 32, V 25). I knew I was doing bad in Quant. when I found my self left with 5 minutes and 11 questions to answer. However for verbal, I did not expect the very low score.
My background:
I am 35 years old, non native speaker and I am applying to a few master of international business programs in the US and Canada. My objective is to score in the 600-650 range. I have scored between 570 and 640 in the last 3 CAT GMAT tests that I used to practice before my last exam. To prepare for the exam, I have used OG 12TH, verbal review and quantitative review guides, MGMAT books and CAT tests, GMAT Prep and Magoosh GMAT.
Here are what I think are my problems:
I have a real timing problem in Quant. because I am slow in mathematics and can not keep a good pace. I was never able to finish a Quant. section in time. The error that I think I was making is whenever I practiced Quant. problems, I would do most of the time one problem at a time and check the answer right after each problem and go over what I did wrong and note things that I should do differently in the future. I never did 15 or 20 quantitative problems in a row except when I took the MGMAT CAT tests. I will start doing at least 15 or 20 problems consecutively when I start studying again.
For Verbal, I usually do better in SC than in CR and RC. I am weak in CR and re-reviewing CR books and practicing does not seem to improve my score so I am not really sure what else to do.
My Plan:
Study 2 or 3 hours everyday (more on Saturdays) for 4 or 5 weeks and retake the GMAT. I think I should give equal time to both Quant. and Verbal. In Quant., I will focus more on the subjects that are common in the GMAT and in which I am either very slow at solving or solve incorrectly the majority of the time. In Verbal, I am not really sure what to do.
Any suggestions are very much appreciated!
1st attempt was in 2003 without much studying, I scored 470 (can't recall the break up)
2nd attempt was in 2009 with more studying(but very inconsistent), I scored 440 (I scored better in verbal than Quant. but still both low scores)
3rd attempt was in May 2012, studied everyday from Dec. 2011 to May 2012 (was unemployed at the time) and scored 530 (Q 27, V 35)
For my 4th attempt, I studied continuously (everyday) from Sep. until date of the exam which was this past Jan. 19th and focused a lot on Quant. (got help from a tutor), I went into the exam with a headache and without taking any medicine before the exam; I could not really focus well in Verbal. I scored 490 (Q 32, V 25). I knew I was doing bad in Quant. when I found my self left with 5 minutes and 11 questions to answer. However for verbal, I did not expect the very low score.
My background:
I am 35 years old, non native speaker and I am applying to a few master of international business programs in the US and Canada. My objective is to score in the 600-650 range. I have scored between 570 and 640 in the last 3 CAT GMAT tests that I used to practice before my last exam. To prepare for the exam, I have used OG 12TH, verbal review and quantitative review guides, MGMAT books and CAT tests, GMAT Prep and Magoosh GMAT.
Here are what I think are my problems:
I have a real timing problem in Quant. because I am slow in mathematics and can not keep a good pace. I was never able to finish a Quant. section in time. The error that I think I was making is whenever I practiced Quant. problems, I would do most of the time one problem at a time and check the answer right after each problem and go over what I did wrong and note things that I should do differently in the future. I never did 15 or 20 quantitative problems in a row except when I took the MGMAT CAT tests. I will start doing at least 15 or 20 problems consecutively when I start studying again.
For Verbal, I usually do better in SC than in CR and RC. I am weak in CR and re-reviewing CR books and practicing does not seem to improve my score so I am not really sure what else to do.
My Plan:
Study 2 or 3 hours everyday (more on Saturdays) for 4 or 5 weeks and retake the GMAT. I think I should give equal time to both Quant. and Verbal. In Quant., I will focus more on the subjects that are common in the GMAT and in which I am either very slow at solving or solve incorrectly the majority of the time. In Verbal, I am not really sure what to do.
Any suggestions are very much appreciated!
