I need a minimum of a 450 to get into a state university. I thought it should be attainable with no preparation. I guess I was wrong. I took the Princeton Review test from the Online Express course. I got a 310! I don’t even remember seeing a score that low on this forum. I have to admit that I did a lot of guessing. I also ran out of time for the verbal. I had like four questions left. I have to take the exam by the end of this month. Is it possible for me to go from a 310 to a 450 in that length of time? I bought the Princeton Express online course. It was not worth the money. It is very thin on content. What should I do?
If you're scoring in the 300s, there are some fundamental issues with your math and verbal skills. My advice is to take a step back and review your basic math and basic grammatical rules. Head out to the library or bookstore and get yourself a couple basic math and English textbooks or workbooks. Nothing GMAT related - just foundational knowledge.
THEN, once you're comfortable with that, you need to practice applying what you learned to actual GMAT problems. This is the hard part, but worry about that after you've attained the foundational knowledge.
That large of an improvement is rare in such a short time, but I have seen it. You'll just need to put in a lot of work over the next couple weeks and give it a go.
Good luck!
