I scored a 590 in my first practice test with MGMAT after learning the fundamentals for a couple of months. This is a big improvement from my previous two GMAT exam scores - 490 and 480 - which were more than a year ago. In verbal, I am very happy to see a score of 29 from 17 (and even 13 in the second GMAT attempt!). In quant, I have always been in the 42 - 45 range. And this time also I scored 44. My target score is Q49+/V39+. I have one month more for practice (booked the test on July 29th) and I need some help on how to improve the score.
The problems I feel I face while giving an exam are:
1. Mental fatigue and the urge to take a break- Not able to focus continuously for 3 hours. This is not the case when I practice, as I take lot of breaks in between and almost all the time practice without time constraint.
2. Do not have time or speed to think how a quant problem can be done by logic or lateral thinking, which is not the case when practicing. I instead try to solve the problem by the regular convention which mostly involves algebra and intensive calculations. Something that is instinctive irrespective of how I practice.
3. The pressure of 'What if I screw this test' - I had already given the GMAT twice so I have kept this as my last option.
I want to improve and get a score of at least 670+ in the actual GMAT. Please help. I hope I am not too late in devising a strategy to perform well in the exam.
The problems I feel I face while giving an exam are:
1. Mental fatigue and the urge to take a break- Not able to focus continuously for 3 hours. This is not the case when I practice, as I take lot of breaks in between and almost all the time practice without time constraint.
2. Do not have time or speed to think how a quant problem can be done by logic or lateral thinking, which is not the case when practicing. I instead try to solve the problem by the regular convention which mostly involves algebra and intensive calculations. Something that is instinctive irrespective of how I practice.
3. The pressure of 'What if I screw this test' - I had already given the GMAT twice so I have kept this as my last option.
I want to improve and get a score of at least 670+ in the actual GMAT. Please help. I hope I am not too late in devising a strategy to perform well in the exam.
