Hopoefully someone can provide an answer or point me to some good previous posts. Here is where I feel I stand now:
I will take the GMAT August 2nd and I took my second GMATPrep test this past Saturday. The practice test I took before this was GMATPrep 1.
GMAT Prep 1: 590
GMAT Prep 2: ??? (I accidentally clicked past the screen and the stupid program doesn't let you go back, so I missed my score, but I did see how many questions I got wrong. Overall, I got one question better than last time, 2 better in Quant. and 1 worse in Verbal). I'm assuming my score would therefore be around 600.
My weaknesses are most medium-difficult DS and in PS, probability, combination/permutation problems. I don't know why, but I continue to struggle with DS. I fully understand how to approach them and what I'm looking for, I just feel like I always miss something or misinterpret something.
In the Verbal section I'm comfortable with everything, just a matter of keeping my stamina up.
My timing in all sections is pretty good. In all of my practice tests I have never run out of time, however, this last practice test I rushed through the last 3 questions and got the last 5 wrong (they did seem pretty difficult though). I know I took too long on certain questions, which shouldn't happen again.
AWA is ok, I've written about 3 of each kind. When taking my practice tests, I felt comfortable in my approach, but my ideas could have been clearer. I use the format that most people seem to use and then add my own language to be creative.
Should I bother studying more for AWA? I think I can easily get above a 4, but there is no reason I shouldn't be able to get a 5. I know this doesn't impact your overall score too much, so I don't know if its a waste of time to focus on it when I'm struggling with DS. I may go over some notes this week.
So basically, how should I approach this final week? My plan right now is to continue to work in the OG, focusing on DS and doing some PS. I had been working on PS the past couple of weeks and was doing pretty well. I think I've plateaued in PS, so hopefully I can improve a little in DS this week.
Please help, I'm hoping to get a 630, but haven't scored above a 600 in practice tests. I know my conditions weren't ideal when taking practice tests, so I'm confident I'll be more focused on the real thing. Plus I feel I've learned from my mistakes. I've been reviewing all of my answers, right or wrong, however, sometimes weak explanations are provided and I'm still left scratching my head.
Sorry for the long post, but this is crunch time and I need any advice I can get. Thanks in advance.
I will take the GMAT August 2nd and I took my second GMATPrep test this past Saturday. The practice test I took before this was GMATPrep 1.
GMAT Prep 1: 590
GMAT Prep 2: ??? (I accidentally clicked past the screen and the stupid program doesn't let you go back, so I missed my score, but I did see how many questions I got wrong. Overall, I got one question better than last time, 2 better in Quant. and 1 worse in Verbal). I'm assuming my score would therefore be around 600.
My weaknesses are most medium-difficult DS and in PS, probability, combination/permutation problems. I don't know why, but I continue to struggle with DS. I fully understand how to approach them and what I'm looking for, I just feel like I always miss something or misinterpret something.
In the Verbal section I'm comfortable with everything, just a matter of keeping my stamina up.
My timing in all sections is pretty good. In all of my practice tests I have never run out of time, however, this last practice test I rushed through the last 3 questions and got the last 5 wrong (they did seem pretty difficult though). I know I took too long on certain questions, which shouldn't happen again.
AWA is ok, I've written about 3 of each kind. When taking my practice tests, I felt comfortable in my approach, but my ideas could have been clearer. I use the format that most people seem to use and then add my own language to be creative.
Should I bother studying more for AWA? I think I can easily get above a 4, but there is no reason I shouldn't be able to get a 5. I know this doesn't impact your overall score too much, so I don't know if its a waste of time to focus on it when I'm struggling with DS. I may go over some notes this week.
So basically, how should I approach this final week? My plan right now is to continue to work in the OG, focusing on DS and doing some PS. I had been working on PS the past couple of weeks and was doing pretty well. I think I've plateaued in PS, so hopefully I can improve a little in DS this week.
Please help, I'm hoping to get a 630, but haven't scored above a 600 in practice tests. I know my conditions weren't ideal when taking practice tests, so I'm confident I'll be more focused on the real thing. Plus I feel I've learned from my mistakes. I've been reviewing all of my answers, right or wrong, however, sometimes weak explanations are provided and I'm still left scratching my head.
Sorry for the long post, but this is crunch time and I need any advice I can get. Thanks in advance.
