This is just a quick post to to say thank you to the community and to add one small advice to all the great recommendations that you can find on this forum.
It was a long journey for me... And the things that posters say here about "never give up" and "practice, practice, practice" they are all true!
Personally, I was very disappointed with Kaplan (total waste of money for me). Manhattan books and instructors and brilliant.After getting a score above 700 on all of my last 5 practicing tests I took the GMAT a month ago and scored 600. I was destroyed.
On that day I did everything right. I was calm and confident. I arrived early. I was dressed in layers. I ate all the snack on my breaks
I thought I was doing great. I was not.Yesterday, a month after the disaster, things were different. I have not studied for the last month. That 600 hit me hard and I knew that it was not the knowledge that I was missing. It was something else... Yesterday I was relaxed. I had no expectations. No heels, no make-up. Just my ID and my brain. I had not eaten on my breaks - I think better when I am hungry.
It worked for me. I got 700. A 100 up after a month of partying.
So here is my piece of advice: Be yourself. Do whatever works for You.
Although I am convinced that preparation is the key to a high GMAT score, sometimes preparation might not be enough. If that is the case, you need to find the missing ingredient. And you are unlikely to find it in the books or on the forum, but you will surely find in yourself.
Best of luck to all you.
Agata
