Q42,V22. 530. A desperate plea for help and guidance.

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Q42,V22. 530. A plea for help and guidance.

Hello everyone. I gave my GMAT yesterday and scored a Q42 and V22. Below I am going to write up the prep materials I used, Please critique my study schedule and flaw in my preparation and tell me what I need to correct. I am taking a month off from work and reappear again. Will it be enough time?(Given my current score) Please let me know.

Books I Used:
Nova Math bible.
CR Bible.
Manhattan SC.(I did not do the idioms.)
Test prep sites: Veritas prep

I gave the mocks for the last one week. I gave one mock each day and scored around 600+ (600-630)

The books below are the books I possess:

OG 12 th edition.
OG 13 th edition.
OG 2016 edition.
GMAT Quantitative Review.
GMAT Verbal Review.
RC99
Aristotle SC.
Princeton Review-Premium edition

Can you suggest what I need to improve? Based on my scores can you tell me where I stand? Are my basics weak? Should I start from the scratch? What do my scores imply? Looking at the books I've completed, do you think I practiced enough at all? Do I need to rely on manhattan prep tests? I enrolled for manhattan mocks.. Looking back, I scored 580 in their mocks.

Please go ahead and let me know, be as brutal as you want. I have a month of time on my hands.

So, let me know. Thank you very much.

I want to know where I went wrong so I can change it and make a difference in my score. Thank you for your time.

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by ceilidh.erickson » Mon Sep 04, 2017 4:30 pm
I just saw this post from a month back. You outline which books you purchased, but not HOW you were practicing.

Did you take the test in August? How did it go?

If it didn't go well, you should comb through this forum for advice on how to be intentional about your studying, and not just read books cover to cover.
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