Need 50 point improvement desperately need advice

gmatpill-800 wrote:Hi @Setarehrrr,

With one month, getting from where you are to 550 is certainly possible.

At this point, you've got to focus on the easy and medium questions, don't even bother with the difficult ones.

For math, stick to the basic algebra, fractions, exponent-type questions and don't spend time on the complicated word problems, mixtures, and probability / permutations.

For verbal, you've got to get the easy ones right. Easiest area to improve, imo, is the SC section, followed by CR. Try to go through some of these questions.

You can find them searching the web - we also have a big data base of thousands available to the public.

As you practice, focus on thought process efficiency. If you can get to the right answer sooner with less energy - you free up more energy for the rest of the test. It's a marathon so keep that in mind.

Bara wrote:50 points is totally doable in 6 weeks, especially at your current level.

How do ou know oyuo're a 500?

Before we can help you out, please provide some information on how you've been studying thus far and your ability and commitment to your goals:

Studies:
1) How long did you study up until now?
2) How did you study - self/course/tutor
3) What kind of time commitment did you put into study up until now?
4) What materials did you use? Do you have any other materials you've not used yet?
5) Which diagnostics did you take and what was the breakdown of your scores? Did you take CATs?
6) What would ascertain was the most successful and most challenging in your study? What will you do to improve upon it this time?
7) Why do you feel defeated and when have you felt this way in the past? What did you do about feeling this way?

Improvments come when a student masters content, utilizes optimal test-taking strategy and goes into the test with the best mindset.

Look foward to reading your answers!

Best,

Bara