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by heyteach » Mon Jul 30, 2012 3:00 pm
I've been studying for a mid September GMAT test day for the past 6 weeks. My progress is as follows:

June 18 GMAT Prep Diagnostic- 560 (32Q 35V) | Spent the next four weeks using the Princeton Book and OG from last year doing only Quant problems. Studied 2hr/d.
July 11 MGMAT CAT 1 - 650 (40Q 38V) | Spent the next two weeks going over MGMAT books. Finished Geo, FDPR, part of alg, part of number prop, part or word prob, all of argumentation. Worked on practice problems from current version of OG. Studied 3 hr/d.
July 29 MGMAT CAT 2 - 650 (43Q 36V) | Planning to spend the next week finishing the rest of the MGMAT math books and reviewing already finished books). Upping study to 4 hr/d.

I was somewhat disappointed with my lack of increase in quant score from MGMAT CAT1-CAT2. I don't really mind that my verbal score dropped because I haven't been focusing on that yet. I'm aiming for a composite of 700 and figure that if I get to 47Q 40V I will be right around my goal.

Is this a realistic plan? For those of you that have scored above 700, what do you suggest I do in order to achieve this 700+ score given my past study methodology? I have a 3.74 Undergrad GPA after majoring in finance. Will this help my chances of getting into a top b school if my Quant score is somewhat lacking?
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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Tue Jul 31, 2012 7:18 am
First of all, a 560 to 650 jump in less than a month is great. Nice work!
I wouldn't jump to many conclusions based on the results of CAT2. An increase is still indicated, and that increase might be even greater if you try another CAT.

I suggest that you keep doing what you're doing. From the looks of it, you're on the right track to reaching your target score.

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by heyteach » Tue Jul 31, 2012 4:34 pm
Brent,

Thanks for the advice. I'm planning to take another practice exam in two weeks. Assuming that I finish all the MGMAT books and practice problems and don't achieve significant gains, do you think it would be in my best interest to take a class to ensure gains?

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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Tue Jul 31, 2012 8:47 pm
heyteach wrote:Brent,

Thanks for the advice. I'm planning to take another practice exam in two weeks. Assuming that I finish all the MGMAT books and practice problems and don't achieve significant gains, do you think it would be in my best interest to take a class to ensure gains?
I suggest seeing what happens with your next practice test and go from there. Your next step will depend on whether you meet your target score and, failing that, how far you are away from your target score.

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