I am scheduled to take the GMAT on March 30 and I have been studying since the beginning of January. I finished the GMAT Kaplan course, and I've been attending all the GMAT workshops and drop-in sessions. My first diagnostic test I scored 520, which I thought wasn't bad for not having done any work or studying. My second, third and fourth tests I scored 430, 450, 500. I was told by my GMAT class teacher that it's normal to see a drop in score after the diagnostic test, but the thing that worries me is that I haven't achieved anything close to my first score!
At the advice of one of the GMAT workshop teachers, I've taken a few weeks off from taking any CATs and I've focused on the Kaplan methods and focused on certain areas that I feel can improve.
I plan to take my 5th CAT tomorrow, but what does it mean if I still don't improve my score again? What am I doing wrong? I study as much as I can but like most people, it's hard to find cram in the time other than on weekends to study. I've been lucky that I can get in a good 30 minutes of practice when I get the train into work, so I've been getting in at least 1 hour of practice a day on the weekdays.
When I do practice questions, I generally get 1 out of 6 wrong, which I don't think is too bad. Anytime I've gotten one wrong, it was usually the other answer that I narrowed my choices down to 2 of the answers. When I'm not being timed, I do so much better and it's really frustrating when I'm doing the CATs and I don't have the time to put into each question!
Do you have any advice to help me focus my practice? I'm aiming for 700 like everyone else. If I score anything less than 655 (which is 30 points below my reach school's average score) I won't re-take the test (which I would like to avoid!). Any help is super appreciated! Thanks!
At the advice of one of the GMAT workshop teachers, I've taken a few weeks off from taking any CATs and I've focused on the Kaplan methods and focused on certain areas that I feel can improve.
I plan to take my 5th CAT tomorrow, but what does it mean if I still don't improve my score again? What am I doing wrong? I study as much as I can but like most people, it's hard to find cram in the time other than on weekends to study. I've been lucky that I can get in a good 30 minutes of practice when I get the train into work, so I've been getting in at least 1 hour of practice a day on the weekdays.
When I do practice questions, I generally get 1 out of 6 wrong, which I don't think is too bad. Anytime I've gotten one wrong, it was usually the other answer that I narrowed my choices down to 2 of the answers. When I'm not being timed, I do so much better and it's really frustrating when I'm doing the CATs and I don't have the time to put into each question!
Do you have any advice to help me focus my practice? I'm aiming for 700 like everyone else. If I score anything less than 655 (which is 30 points below my reach school's average score) I won't re-take the test (which I would like to avoid!). Any help is super appreciated! Thanks!
I got 19 incorrect on quant and 17 incorrect on verbal. I get through all the questions, I had a few minutes extra at the end of each section. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Maybe I'm rushing, but I don't know. Any advice?
