My journey thru the GMAT thus far has been painful.

I started last October with Manhattan GMAT. I recently worked with Veritas.

Took the GMAT this past Saturday. got a 510. I need a 690. I have put more study hours and sacrificed so much. You can imagine my pain of falling so short.

My Q29 and V32. My quant is normally 40-44. The verbal is the best score I have ever received.

I consider myself extremely brilliant (double majored in undergrad in Finance & Real Estate with 3.9 GPA in both majors). This exam has made me question a lot. I feel like literally taking all these study materials and throwing them away. However, I do not want to give up my dream of going to UCLA Anderson.

I dont know what my next step is. I have worked all this time, spent a lot of money, and given up so much to just leave it. I want my score. The question is, how can i get there by the end of August? What should I do? How can I make sure that I am continuously improving?

This is a dilemma that I cannot figure out. All this studying and such a low score. I know my strategies and formulas by heart.

Any ideas? Help!

~Mark