Hi all,
I'm currently scheduled to take the test on June 30. I've been studying for months (6+ intesively at this point) and have yet to see any meaningful progress on Quant.
I've taken 7 practice exams at this point and the results are:
MGMAT CAT2 (11/23/13): 620 (42Q, 33V)
MGMAT CAT3 (12/1/13): 650 (36Q, 43V)
MGMAT CAT4 (5/3/14): 640 (42Q, 36V)
GMAT Prep CAT1 (5/17/14): 720 (44Q, 45V)
MGMAT CAT5 (5/24/14): 650 (40Q, 38V)
GMAT Prep CAT2 (5/31/14): 700 (44Q, 41V)
MGMAT CAT6 (6/6/14): 620 (36Q, 38V)
My studying basically consists of approx. 2 hours of Quant before work in the AM followed by approx. 2 hours of Verbal following work in the PM. I take the practice tests on Saturday and Sunday has been a wash for me for the most part due to having to get my errands for the week done and other things so I've only been able to study 1-3 hours on that day.
I'm incredibly dismayed by the lack of Quant progress to this point. It's beyond frustrating given how much time I've poured into it coupled with the fact that my exam date is now less than 3 weeks away.
At this point, I've been through OG13 questions 2x as a whole (with many questions 3x).
I've been through all 600 level GMAT Club PS questions. With these, I printed out every problem and placed them in a binder, differentiating by "Right", "Right but Review" and "Wrong". I've reviewed all of the "Wrong" and "Right but Review" questions more than once. With these, I've also gone through every question using the Manhattan GMAT "how to analyze a practice problem" strategy (https://www.manhattangmat.com/articles/ ... roblem.cfm), spending sometimes up to 10+ minutes reviewing a problem and its alternate solutions, etc.
My performance on the 600 level GMAT clubs questions was mediocre on the first go through (probably 60-70% hit rate). However, upon reviewing the answers, I understand the solutions. It's the initial translation that gets me. Everything seems simple in retrospect. There have been only a handful of problems whose solutions I didn't really understand. I look at the problems, have an idea of what is required (i.e. it's a work rate so W=RT) and then just spin my wheels on a lot of questions beyond the simple ones (i.e. when variables start getting brought in instead of actual numbers and other things that increase difficulty).
I've recently been working on the 700 level GMAT Club questions and I'm doing terribly. My recent tests haven't been any better.
Is there anything I can do in the next 2 weeks to fix this? I am willing to commit the time over these last few weeks and do whatever it takes (if that means sleeping 4-5 hours, then so be it). I desperately want to hit the 48Q or 49Q range and I just don't see it happening at this point.
I don't feel that I'm conceptually weak because I'm able to identify what the question topics are and what the question is usually testing but I'm certainly not comfortable with a lot of topics. I just don't see the approaches that look so easy in retrospect.
I really don't know what to do at this point. I don't want to believe that I've hit my Math "max" but I'm at a loss and very close to rescheduling.
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.
I'm currently scheduled to take the test on June 30. I've been studying for months (6+ intesively at this point) and have yet to see any meaningful progress on Quant.
I've taken 7 practice exams at this point and the results are:
MGMAT CAT2 (11/23/13): 620 (42Q, 33V)
MGMAT CAT3 (12/1/13): 650 (36Q, 43V)
MGMAT CAT4 (5/3/14): 640 (42Q, 36V)
GMAT Prep CAT1 (5/17/14): 720 (44Q, 45V)
MGMAT CAT5 (5/24/14): 650 (40Q, 38V)
GMAT Prep CAT2 (5/31/14): 700 (44Q, 41V)
MGMAT CAT6 (6/6/14): 620 (36Q, 38V)
My studying basically consists of approx. 2 hours of Quant before work in the AM followed by approx. 2 hours of Verbal following work in the PM. I take the practice tests on Saturday and Sunday has been a wash for me for the most part due to having to get my errands for the week done and other things so I've only been able to study 1-3 hours on that day.
I'm incredibly dismayed by the lack of Quant progress to this point. It's beyond frustrating given how much time I've poured into it coupled with the fact that my exam date is now less than 3 weeks away.
At this point, I've been through OG13 questions 2x as a whole (with many questions 3x).
I've been through all 600 level GMAT Club PS questions. With these, I printed out every problem and placed them in a binder, differentiating by "Right", "Right but Review" and "Wrong". I've reviewed all of the "Wrong" and "Right but Review" questions more than once. With these, I've also gone through every question using the Manhattan GMAT "how to analyze a practice problem" strategy (https://www.manhattangmat.com/articles/ ... roblem.cfm), spending sometimes up to 10+ minutes reviewing a problem and its alternate solutions, etc.
My performance on the 600 level GMAT clubs questions was mediocre on the first go through (probably 60-70% hit rate). However, upon reviewing the answers, I understand the solutions. It's the initial translation that gets me. Everything seems simple in retrospect. There have been only a handful of problems whose solutions I didn't really understand. I look at the problems, have an idea of what is required (i.e. it's a work rate so W=RT) and then just spin my wheels on a lot of questions beyond the simple ones (i.e. when variables start getting brought in instead of actual numbers and other things that increase difficulty).
I've recently been working on the 700 level GMAT Club questions and I'm doing terribly. My recent tests haven't been any better.
Is there anything I can do in the next 2 weeks to fix this? I am willing to commit the time over these last few weeks and do whatever it takes (if that means sleeping 4-5 hours, then so be it). I desperately want to hit the 48Q or 49Q range and I just don't see it happening at this point.
I don't feel that I'm conceptually weak because I'm able to identify what the question topics are and what the question is usually testing but I'm certainly not comfortable with a lot of topics. I just don't see the approaches that look so easy in retrospect.
I really don't know what to do at this point. I don't want to believe that I've hit my Math "max" but I'm at a loss and very close to rescheduling.
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.
