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jaleesfarhan: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 2; Joined: Sat Dec 17, 2011 1:21 pm; GMAT Score:650

by jaleesfarhan » Tue Jul 02, 2013 5:50 am

Hi! I am stuck at 620 in GMAT prep. GMATPrep 1 - June 11. Then GMAT Prep 2 - July 1. Scoring 620 in both of them with a strikingly similar pattern (Quant 46/46, Verbal29/30) while I really worked hard after the first one. Getting stuck in the same areas every time in both verbal and quant. Can somebody suggest a change of approach for a better score on August 5 scheduled GMAT.

Weak areas: Verbal: SC (majority wrong), CR, RC ( just one or 2 wrong)
Quant: Functions, coordinates slopes etc., proportions (silly mistakes mostly), speed-time-distance qs (can solve devilish problems in practice within 2 mins but get stuck in actual timed practice test)

Help/suggestions/ sueggested approaches etc. badly needed.

regards
jalees

Regards
Jalees

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by OfficialGMAT » Tue Jul 02, 2013 9:20 am

Hello, Jaleesfarhan! It sounds like you are on the right track, as you seem to have a good idea of your strengths and weaknesses and are taking plenty of practice exams. Unfortunately, as you have probably learned, there is no one study strategy that works for everyone or that will guarantee you a specific score. However, our research department conduct a study, and did find some similarities in the study habits of students who did well on the exam: https://officialgmat.mba.com/2012/04/19/ ... mat-score/.

You may also want to take a look at this blog post from our GMATPrep team on how to use GMATPrep to study more effectively: https://officialgmat.mba.com/2013/03/26/ ... fectively/. It has some good tips on how to make the most of the software to improve your performance on the exam.

Good luck!

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