I haven't registered yet, but I'm tentatively planning on taking the GMAT a few days before Thanksgiving. This means that my test is merely a month away.
I started studying casually in August, and then in September, I started studying more intensely. Through September and October, I focused on the verbal section, and at this point, I'm scoring "above average" on verbal questions according to OG. Given the fact that math isn't my strong suit, I feel that I'll currently score on the borderline of "average" and "below average" in this section according to OG.
Truth be told, I know that Quant is my weak point, so my strategy was to focus on fine-tuning my verbal skills (to offset a lower quant score and partly for "fear" of tackling this section. Now that I only have a month left before my desired test date, I need to kick quant review into high gear.
Now that a month seems like such a short amount of time, I'm wondering if I'll be ready by late November. Since the holidays are coming up, it'd be ideal to get the test out of the way by Thanksgiving. In between Thanksgiving and Christmas, I won't be able to study much at all due to a 2 week trip and then just being busy with family during the holidays. If I DO decide to postpone my test date, I'm worried that my inability to continue studying/practicing regularly for almost a full month will cause me to "forget" everything I studied up to this point.
What would you do if you were in my shoes?
Some other info:
- I'll be OK with scoring a minimum of 500 for the program I'm looking into ( but the higher, the better, of course).
- The absolute latest I can take the exam is in April in order to meet the application deadline of the school I'm looking at. [/b]
I started studying casually in August, and then in September, I started studying more intensely. Through September and October, I focused on the verbal section, and at this point, I'm scoring "above average" on verbal questions according to OG. Given the fact that math isn't my strong suit, I feel that I'll currently score on the borderline of "average" and "below average" in this section according to OG.
Truth be told, I know that Quant is my weak point, so my strategy was to focus on fine-tuning my verbal skills (to offset a lower quant score and partly for "fear" of tackling this section. Now that I only have a month left before my desired test date, I need to kick quant review into high gear.
Now that a month seems like such a short amount of time, I'm wondering if I'll be ready by late November. Since the holidays are coming up, it'd be ideal to get the test out of the way by Thanksgiving. In between Thanksgiving and Christmas, I won't be able to study much at all due to a 2 week trip and then just being busy with family during the holidays. If I DO decide to postpone my test date, I'm worried that my inability to continue studying/practicing regularly for almost a full month will cause me to "forget" everything I studied up to this point.
What would you do if you were in my shoes?
Some other info:
- I'll be OK with scoring a minimum of 500 for the program I'm looking into ( but the higher, the better, of course).
- The absolute latest I can take the exam is in April in order to meet the application deadline of the school I'm looking at. [/b]
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