GMAT Strategy

Here's the link:

https://www.beatthegmat.com/198-level-70 ... 43783.html

@Eric: Could you please make this one a sticky. This one is such a useful resource !!

Here's my dismal breakup:
640(Q43 V34)
PS 15/22 DS 5/15 Sc 5/15 CR 9/14 RC 8/12

Goofup:A Majority of silly mistakes.

Timing:Finished 10 mins early on both sections.

Timing gudelines:
(followed..well tried to.. for the first time)
Q:10..75 V:10..75
10..54 15..55
10..34 15..28
7..14 1..1

AWA:Analysis of issue is a problem:(
Links to my essays:
https://www.beatthegmat.com/i-present-my ... tml#198555
https://www.beatthegmat.com/i-present-my ... tml#198556

..Now what??

So after yest. I felt like diving under the covers and coming out directly AFTER G-Day..Since this cannot happen in the real world I decided to make the best use of the remaining days.
I plan on taking two more CAT's..Gprep..before the final exam..
The next 4-5 days I plan on attacking the top 5 topics of quant and SC.Targeted practice:)CR will be doing it from LSAT.After that one Test will follow.
Lets see how it goes!

uptowngirl92 wrote:So after yest. I felt like diving under the covers and coming out directly AFTER G-Day..Since this cannot happen in the real world I decided to make the best use of the remaining days.
I plan on taking two more CAT's..Gprep..before the final exam..
The next 4-5 days I plan on attacking the top 5 topics of quant and SC.Targeted practice:)CR will be doing it from LSAT.After that one Test will follow.
Lets see how it goes!

keep it up...do update this thread more regularly

Did an important assessment today...

So the last three days I have been concentrating mainly on SC and DS..the work rate was going average and I was'nt too happy with it..So today I took up an unfinished mgmat cat..ONLY the verbal section was left so I decided to try doing that..(Did it in sleep deprived state to get atleast a bit close to the real thing..)
Analysis:
Q44(really doe'snt matter I don't even remeber when had taken it)V35 Total 650.

V35: SC 8/15 CR 10/14 RC 6/6

For reference the last mgmat full length test taken 5 days back,score was
640(Q43 V34)
PS 15/22 DS 5/15 Sc 5/15 CR 9/14 RC 8/12

This shows that when in a full length test my verbal score is NOT dropping.

Now that's both good news and bad news..please people send in your suggestions as to what should be my next step.

uptowngirl92 wrote:Did an important assessment today...
Now that's both good news and bad news..please people send in your suggestions as to what should be my next step.

Great babo, Go ahead we all r with u...u can do it(or so confused mgmat sc guide to blame)

~~Trying to understand~~
Is it just me?Are'nt people supposed to be all charged up a couple of days before the exam??Then why do I feel like not touching the books..why am I wasting my time (third in a row)when I know that if I waste these last few days everything will go in vain?Is this a burnout?How can it be when I have hardly been studying the last few days?Then I must face the fact that indeed I am de-motivated..Have'nt the amazing people in this forum repetedly told not to take the Test scores to heart?...why oh why..
.............
Sorry for the off-topic guys I just needed to vent out a bit..I'll go listen to a couple of mood-elevating songs..

I was feeling pretty demotivated before the test too, but don't stress: it's all going to be just fine. Don't sweat over your lack of GMAT mood! Besides, you are not supposed to be wasting your energy in the last couple of days - just relax, review and rest!

uptowngirl92 wrote:~~Trying to understand~~
Is it just me?Are'nt people supposed to be all charged up a couple of df mood-elevating songs..

Humm great luck do not loose tempo...9/11 is approaching rather fast....

hey uptowngirl92,

i have been following your posts regularly...and i must say you are doing really great!!

it happens that at times you don't feel like studying at all...and you don't even feel the tension of the exam date approaching...in short you feel nothing...it did happen to me as well...what I did may sound insane but it worked for me and brought me back on track

wake up early...really early and watch the sunrise...if you love photography...take a few beautiful sunrise clicks!! it made me feel calm...
then i visited some of the universities websites where I want to get through...browsing through these websites gave me a kick-start to follow my dreams once again

i hope you could get back on track and do a thorough analysis of what else is needed to push your score even further up...

good luck to you!!

Cheers,
Vivek

Gave my GMATprep 2(retake) 660 V35 Q45
PS 12/20 DS 10/17 SC 7/9 CR 13/19 RC 9/13
Yes people..I am STILL there..there is absolutly no change and it feels like I am stuck in a rut..Really need some advice now as to how to get over this hurdle..

Pt1: My Quant was actually terrible this session.Clearly I have been ignoring it the past few days.

Pt2:The long hours spent on Sc day after day is not helping me RAISE my score but to keep it constant..

Pt3;I would consider postponing my exam,but my deadline is November end(Have a trip in dec so want to get it done before that)So even If i postpone i'll get just 15 days..not sure if it will make a difference.

There are so many of you out there..Did somebody face this..being stuck at the same score no matter what?It seems I am spending my day pulling this heavy cart which just refuses to budge!!Grr..!!

Don't know about you guys,but when I need inspiration..one word..MUSIC!!!!!

Tyrone Wells (Remain)

Take a deep breath
No more time left
This is what I thought I wanted
Why am I afraid?



Are we going down or will we fly?
This could be a shipwreck on the shore
Or we could sail away forevermore
This time it's sink or swim, sink or swim[

Received a PM.

Before I say anything, can you please tell me if the PS 12/20 DS 10/17 SC 7/9 CR 13/19 RC 9/13 are correct/total? I'd like to clarify that before I can provide any feedback, please.

Yes Dana..the scores are correct/total.
SC 13 correct out of 19
CR 7/9
RC 9/13
DS 10/17
PS 12/20

(I had swapped the CR and SC score above..sorry!)

Hey Guys..will write a detailed post later..just wanted to get a quick opinion about something:

I am seeing that my confidence level is very very low when solving questions ESPECIALLY DS because I know I am weak at it..
eg:Started my error log today...Og 11 Ds section..20 questions..I got just 1 wrong whereas while solving I went in my head..this is wrong..this one is too..third one wrong in a row..I have done this one before but sure I am doing it wrong..

Sheesh!Confidence girl confidence!!