Hello,
I took my first and only GMAT test in Feb 2013. I got a 470 on that test. Obviously, I was extremely down about it because I studied really hard. I followed beatthegmat study plan 60 days starting August of this year. I took gmatprepnow video lessons, followed CR bible for CR and Manhattan for SC. After going through the study plan and going over all the gmatprep videos twice, I finally took two gmatprep free exams just the quantitative section. My first test got me 44 percentile and i was able to finish on time. My second test the percentile increased to 63 percentile but I realized in that test that I had 15 minutes left to attempt the last 15 questions so basically i was short on time.
I have no problems attempting the OG 13 questions. I get 85% of them right no matter what category of quantitative question they fall in but when it comes to the test, I find myself struggling.
Can anyone please advise as to what I am doing wrong? I think it has to do with the way I take the test or is it lack of practice? Also can you please advise as to what's the best way to improve the test taking skills?
Thank you in advance.
I took my first and only GMAT test in Feb 2013. I got a 470 on that test. Obviously, I was extremely down about it because I studied really hard. I followed beatthegmat study plan 60 days starting August of this year. I took gmatprepnow video lessons, followed CR bible for CR and Manhattan for SC. After going through the study plan and going over all the gmatprep videos twice, I finally took two gmatprep free exams just the quantitative section. My first test got me 44 percentile and i was able to finish on time. My second test the percentile increased to 63 percentile but I realized in that test that I had 15 minutes left to attempt the last 15 questions so basically i was short on time.
I have no problems attempting the OG 13 questions. I get 85% of them right no matter what category of quantitative question they fall in but when it comes to the test, I find myself struggling.
Can anyone please advise as to what I am doing wrong? I think it has to do with the way I take the test or is it lack of practice? Also can you please advise as to what's the best way to improve the test taking skills?
Thank you in advance.
Think of the GMAT like a three-headed hydra. To do well on it, we need to rock 1) content, 2) strategy, and 3) pacing. 
