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Is it possible to go from 650 to 750 in a month?

by magically » Sat Jun 25, 2011 2:39 am
I'm planning to take the GMAT mid august at the latest and I'm aiming for around 750. (I have a low gpa so I hoping a high GMAT score would make my appication look better...)

I just took the GMATprep practice test and got 650 =_=. It is possible to improve my score by much in a month?

I haven't bought or looked at any revision books yet. Any recommendations?
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by maihuna » Sat Jun 25, 2011 4:31 am
no rev needed, just give it. i think 780 790 is also a possibility. but yeah 800 will be tough, i see only few 800 around ron, testluv etc. ur case is very strong, as u mentioned ur gpa is down and u can only take it till august latest. so considering all this I think its a valid need and gmat must consider. if software in not allowing those figures do let us know, we will do hunger strike, its a hit instrument in india at least these days, baba ramdev and hazzare are making lot of demand met just by hunger strike, yeah some DogVijay Singh or $ibal short of people shouldnt be there at GMAC otherwise these idiots spoil the party forcibly.
magically wrote:I'm planning to take the GMAT mid august at the latest and I'm aiming for around 750. (I have a low gpa so I hoping a high GMAT score would make my appication look better...)

I just took the GMATprep practice test and got 650 =_=. It is possible to improve my score by much in a month?

I haven't bought or looked at any revision books yet. Any recommendations?
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by Tani » Sat Jun 25, 2011 7:39 am
It is possible, although not easy, to raise a score 100 points in a month. Several students in my GMAT class have done this. The key is to focus on the process, not the specific problem. You need to understand and apply the methods consistently. Simply doing more and more problems the same way will not help. If you don't change what you are doing, you won't change your score. I find that my strong students, those who start with good scores like yours, often have the most difficulty improving because they resist changing their approach.

Review all the problems you are doing (yes, both the ones you miss and the ones you get right) and compare your approach to the approach in the explanation. If you are not following the method, you may be less efficient and less accurate in the long run. Even if you are getting problems right you may be taking too much time or just getting "lucky".

People who score over 700 generally spend over 100 hours studying, so you will need to plan your study time carefully.

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by magically » Sat Jun 25, 2011 9:11 am
sorry, what?
maihuna wrote:no rev needed, just give it. i think 780 790 is also a possibility. but yeah 800 will be tough, i see only few 800 around ron, testluv etc. ur case is very strong, as u mentioned ur gpa is down and u can only take it till august latest. so considering all this I think its a valid need and gmat must consider. if software in not allowing those figures do let us know, we will do hunger strike, its a hit instrument in india at least these days, baba ramdev and hazzare are making lot of demand met just by hunger strike, yeah some DogVijay Singh or $ibal short of people shouldnt be there at GMAC otherwise these idiots spoil the party forcibly.
magically wrote:I'm planning to take the GMAT mid august at the latest and I'm aiming for around 750. (I have a low gpa so I hoping a high GMAT score would make my appication look better...)

I just took the GMATprep practice test and got 650 =_=. It is possible to improve my score by much in a month?

I haven't bought or looked at any revision books yet. Any recommendations?
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by Wayward-Bound » Sun Jun 26, 2011 1:39 pm
Maybe it's just my opinion but even at a 710 on the GMAT I think it would require me at least a full month of dedicated studying to get to a 750 from my current score. The difference in a 650 to 750 is a big one and closing that gap won't be simple without good focus and a solid plan.
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