Performed very poorly at my first GMATPrep test

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saitek: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 2; Joined: Thu Jan 10, 2013 3:37 am

by saitek » Thu Jan 10, 2013 4:18 am

Hi everyone,

just started to study for my GMAT and following the advice I had read here, I took now my first GMATPrep test (without prior studiyng). My score: 460 (Q 23, V 29). I thought of taking the GMAT on February 5 and am doing an internship right now. So my plan was to study 3 hours a day(Monday-Friday) and 8 hours a day (weekend). My goal is to score somewhere in betwenn 650 and 710. Do you think this aim is realistic? Given my situation, what strategy would you propose?

PS: I am a non-native speaker... but maybe my willingness to study hard can partly make up for this

Thanks in advance for any assistance
saitek

saitek

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by vomhorizon » Thu Jan 10, 2013 5:34 am

Hi,

A lot about the GMAT testing has to do with fatigue and getting to "know" the test. Because you started totally RAW, you can significantly improve upon your baseline by just learning how to take the test better, and by managing time and the "breaks" better so that you are at the optimum concentration throughout the length of the test. How much prep you need to master the "content" is something you would have to figure out once you are learning the concepts tested. All i can say is that i went and got almost a 100 point improvement from a 630 to a 720 in my gmat prep and attribute it mainly to managing the "test" better and getting more confident with the content (not the content portion but more of the strategy)..but i must say i had finished all the Concepts covered (took me a little over 2 and a half months to do so).. Given you have all the syllabus ahead of you in addition to the IR and Essay i would recommend pushing your test date back a month or so..Scoring 90+ percentile on the GMAT requires quite a bit of preparation unless you are willing to take a huge risk (which you can given that you can re take the test as many times as you wish)..

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by Jim@StratusPrep » Thu Jan 10, 2013 5:55 am

That is. Pretty large jump in a short period of time. You would be better off studying a bit more and pushing your exam date back.

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