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No consistancy in scores.

by pnvpratik » Sun May 16, 2010 2:38 am
Hi Guys
Its been 2 months that i am preparing for GMAT.
And i am still not able to get a consistant score.
I gave 4 tests till date.

Power Prep 1 : 550 ( this was a test with me just doing 15 - 20 OG problems for each type of question. Couldnt mange time had to leave 3 questions in both sections )
Q 42
V 33

then
Power Prep 2 : 650 ( this was a test with me just doing 15 - 20 OG problems for each type of question. Couldnt mange time had to leave 3 questions in both sections )

Kaplan online free

Q 42
V 34
T 610

Data Sufficiency 71%
10 0 14
Problem Solving 87%
20 0 23
Critical Reasoning 64%
7 0 11

Reading Comprehension 79%
11 0 14
Sentence Correction 38%
6 3 16




MGMAT Free 08/May/2010

Quantitative 37 52 %
Verbal 35 77 %
Total 600 70 %

Finally gave another Kaplan today ( from one of the CD's)
550
Q 36
V 26


Most of the times SC has been the weekest section in English for me .. but in the recent test I also got RC wrong.

Quants seems to go wrong at different times due to different reason.

I am done reading OG 11 and Manhatton CR .
Can anyone suggest a statergy of which other books should i go over ?

Considering the current score I am planning for July 8th as My exam date..
Please suggest statergy ... I have a full time Job and plan to take a leave for a weak before the exam.

I need Suggestion on 2 parts .
1. Which books to study
2. Which mock exams to give. ( I currently have 4/5 Kaplan( from CD) and 5 MGMAT tests with me.
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by Osirus@VeritasPrep » Mon May 17, 2010 9:22 am
The tests you have are sufficient so you shouldn't need any more CATs.

Get the following books:

MGMAT Number properties, equations inequalities and vics, word translations, geometry, and Sentence Correction.

PowerScore Critical Reasoning bible

Go through all of those and you will see improvement. Make sure you constantly review older material so that you don't forget what you learn. Good luck.
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by Dan@VinciaPrep » Tue May 18, 2010 11:08 am
osirus0830 wrote:The tests you have are sufficient so you shouldn't need any more CATs.

Get the following books:

MGMAT Number properties, equations inequalities and vics, word translations, geometry, and Sentence Correction.

PowerScore Critical Reasoning bible

Go through all of those and you will see improvement. Make sure you constantly review older material so that you don't forget what you learn. Good luck.
I agree with osirus (as usual). However, given the fact that you have what seems to be a pressing schedule I would might suggest an ordering of the above books
1) Number properties
2) word translations
3)Equations inequalities and VICS

While doing the above books you should go through
1) MG Sentence Correction
2) Your old problems that you have done (especially OG problems)

For me- I do learn best when I alternate studying math and verbal. It uses different parts of the brain

Then if you have time I would do the MG Geometry book, and the Powerscore Critical Reasoning bible. The reason I put CR at the end is because I think that being good at reading is most one of the main factors for this part so I spent more time getting get at reading that working on CR itself. Read articles online everyday

Lastly, after you do all this stuff you should do more practice tests (or during, but I think it's best to pack practice tests in the two weeks before the test to build up you stamina)

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