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Am I ready to score a 700?

Yep, go for it!: 1; 33%

You should probably keep studying.: 2; 67%

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bjam2: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 9; Joined: Tue May 11, 2010 11:11 amFollowed by: 1 member

by bjam2 » Sun Aug 07, 2011 7:18 pm

So what do you think BTG am I ready to score a 700? Comments are appreciated!

5/12/2011 GMATPrep 1 640 Q39 V40
5/12/2011 PowerPrep 1 670 Q41 V41
5/23/2011 PowerPrep 2 630 Q42 V35
6/25/2011 Petersons 1 740 Q42 V60
6/26/2011 GMATPrep 1 Redo 710 Q44 V42
7/17/2011 Petersons 2 670 Q46 V35
7/18/2011 PowerPrep 2 Redo 700 Q46 V40
8/5/2011 Princeton Review 670 Q44 V39
8/6/2011 MGMAT 710 Q45 V41
8/7/2011 Knewton Diag. 670 Q42 V41
8/8/2011 Grockit 1 720 Q46 V40
8/11/2011 Kaplan Diag. 660 Q? V?
8/13/2011 GMATPrep 2 700 Q43 V42

As far as study materials:
OG 12
OG 11 (changed problems)
OG Verbal
OG Quant
8 MGMAT Books
E-GMAT SC Course
Grockit Problems Practice

EDIT: Added latest scores.

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Avinash_Tyagi: Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts; Posts: 29; Joined: Tue Jul 19, 2011 3:29 pm

by Avinash_Tyagi » Sun Aug 07, 2011 11:05 pm

I'd spend more time to be honest, you're in the range of a 700, but that range can be 30 pts plus or minus

Even if you are applying round one this year, you have time to practice more before taking the test, I'd hold off until mid to late September and spend the extra time working on your weak points. Increase the chance that you'll do 700 or better.

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by artistocrat » Mon Aug 08, 2011 4:10 pm

Avinash_Tyagi wrote:I'd spend more time to be honest, you're in the range of a 700, but that range can be 30 pts plus or minus

Even if you are applying round one this year, you have time to practice more before taking the test, I'd hold off until mid to late September and spend the extra time working on your weak points. Increase the chance that you'll do 700 or better.

I would have to agree with Avinash_Tyagi. Unless you can build a nice buffer of 30 points, I would seriously consider putting off the test until I was even more confident I had tackled my weak areas. (No need for an Achilles Heel). I would say if I was scoring consistently in the 730 range, then I would be far more confident to hit or break the 700 barrier. Note that many of your scores are in the mid 600s. Beware.

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bjam2: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 9; Joined: Tue May 11, 2010 11:11 amFollowed by: 1 member

by bjam2 » Thu Aug 11, 2011 6:22 pm

Thanks for the feedback so far everybody, you've basically re-iterated my thoughts/worries. I've decided that I'm going to take it on the 17th (less than a week) and see how I do. If its under my goal then I'll give the Knewton course a shot and in 6 weeks take the GMAT again.

Any other feedback is greatly appreciated!

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