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by diegogda » Thu Dec 22, 2011 7:49 am
Hello, I have been studying for the GMAT and wanted to know how my progress has been going but I don't have any reference point.
I took a 10-day intensive GMAT course (which was my first ever approach to the test) basically focused on quant and I have studied approximately 2-3 hours a day for 2 weeks and a half. I have already done a GMATPrep mock test and I got a 590, I still have 3 weeks until my exam date.
How am I doing so far? With the progress I have achieved do you think I'll be able to score 700?
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by sam2304 » Thu Dec 22, 2011 10:45 am
If you have given your best in GMATPrep mock then getting a 700 is bit difficult in actual test. +/- 50 points of GMATPrep will be your actual score. Its better to reschedule and prepare.
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by diegogda » Thu Dec 22, 2011 11:19 am
I didn't give my 100% since I only had 2 hours to do it I had to rush some answers.
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by sam2304 » Thu Dec 22, 2011 11:33 am
Give another mock or repeat the same but make sure you take with essay and with 8 min breaks if necessary, then decide on what you can do. Try to simulate the testing experience as much as possible and give your best.
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by DanaJ » Thu Dec 22, 2011 1:23 pm
I think going from a 590 to a 700 in so little time would be difficult, but not impossible. You haven't told us anything on which books you've been using and your quant/verbal split (which one you're least comfortable with). Maybe share that info so that we make more informed recommendations?
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by diegogda » Fri Dec 23, 2011 11:48 am
I have been basically studying from material I got during the course, but now I have begun with the GMAT verbal review and today I'm starting with the Kaplan software. For Kaplan I got a 630 in my diagnostic test with a 36/41 split.

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by DanaJ » Sat Dec 24, 2011 2:50 am
Then focus intensely on quant to get your score up! If you're interested in the best books for quant out there, check out the Manhattan GMAT Number Properties and Word Translations guides.
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by Jim@Grockit » Wed Dec 28, 2011 8:17 am
The bigger the hoped-for jump in score, the more it depends on why you're getting the scores you are. Jumps of 100 are certainly plausible in a couple weeks, but in my experience they come more from significant content gaps ("oh! Now I understand how triangles work!") rather than processing ("Oh! Now I have made a 10% reduction in careless errors"). The exception is when people go from skimming RC and CR to reading the prompts carefully -- there is usually a significant jump in score when people start "doing it right the first time" (if they weren't doing so initially).
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by diegogda » Wed Dec 28, 2011 8:22 am
Which is the most reliable (as in the closest to the actual GMAT) mock test: GMAT prep, Kaplan CAT, Manhattan, Arcos?
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by Jim@Grockit » Wed Dec 28, 2011 8:49 am
It changes from edition to edition; yet another reason not to try to track your progress by means of the projected scores.
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