Hi everyone:
I am in search of the collective wisdom of everyone on this board to help me with my situation in which I cannot, for the life of me, improve my score above a 640 despite having resigned from work and taken 3 months off to study!
Situation:
I resigned from my equity research position at a prestigious firm, thinking that 2-3 months of immersive GMAT studying would improve my score but it has not. After resigning in April 2015, I immediately enrolled in a online self-study course from a credible/reputable firm (won't say who obviously), and have completed ~80% of the course. This is the second time I've put forth the effort into studying/taking the exam (first time details are below), and it is just not working out for me.
Now, eventually I may have to fork over the $$ for a private tutor, but as we speak, my funds are dwindling since I am living off of my bonus...so that is not an option in the short-term.
Timeline/Description of Events:
First time ever studying for GMAT (Sep 2013): Decided to apply last minute to a few MBA programs in Round 2, so studied ~6hrs/week for 2 months using a combination of OG13, Manhattan GMAT strategy guides, and OG verbal/quant reviews.
Official Test #1 (Nov 2013): 620 (44Q, 32V, IR-6)-- verbal was terrible, so spent 1 month studying more verbal
Official Test #2 (Dec 2013): 630 (39Q, 37V, IR-8) -- awesome, verbal goes up, math comes down...
----1.5 yrs goes by.....
April 2015: Resign from X firm. Enroll in self-study online platform (from credible/reputable test prep company).
1.75 months later = ~80% done with the course....and feel like my STRATEGY has improved and general understanding of quant (i.e. number properties and divisibility seem more intuitive than before in 2013).
Practice CAT #1(6/20/15): GMATPrep Exam Pack 1 = 640 (42Q, 35V, IR-6)
Practice CAT #2 (6/23/15): GMATPrep Exam Pack 1 = 610 (42Q, 32V, IR-6) -- ehh...at least my quant is consistent.
**Going to reschedule my 6/27/15 exam because as you can see my score is not near where I want it to be (>= 680).
So What Should I Do?
**Really appreciate everyone's help on here! Eventually I will have to throw $$ at it (i.e. tutor), but look forward to hearing what everyone has to say.
I am in search of the collective wisdom of everyone on this board to help me with my situation in which I cannot, for the life of me, improve my score above a 640 despite having resigned from work and taken 3 months off to study!
Situation:
I resigned from my equity research position at a prestigious firm, thinking that 2-3 months of immersive GMAT studying would improve my score but it has not. After resigning in April 2015, I immediately enrolled in a online self-study course from a credible/reputable firm (won't say who obviously), and have completed ~80% of the course. This is the second time I've put forth the effort into studying/taking the exam (first time details are below), and it is just not working out for me.
Now, eventually I may have to fork over the $$ for a private tutor, but as we speak, my funds are dwindling since I am living off of my bonus...so that is not an option in the short-term.
Timeline/Description of Events:
First time ever studying for GMAT (Sep 2013): Decided to apply last minute to a few MBA programs in Round 2, so studied ~6hrs/week for 2 months using a combination of OG13, Manhattan GMAT strategy guides, and OG verbal/quant reviews.
Official Test #1 (Nov 2013): 620 (44Q, 32V, IR-6)-- verbal was terrible, so spent 1 month studying more verbal
Official Test #2 (Dec 2013): 630 (39Q, 37V, IR-8) -- awesome, verbal goes up, math comes down...
----1.5 yrs goes by.....
April 2015: Resign from X firm. Enroll in self-study online platform (from credible/reputable test prep company).
1.75 months later = ~80% done with the course....and feel like my STRATEGY has improved and general understanding of quant (i.e. number properties and divisibility seem more intuitive than before in 2013).
Practice CAT #1(6/20/15): GMATPrep Exam Pack 1 = 640 (42Q, 35V, IR-6)
Practice CAT #2 (6/23/15): GMATPrep Exam Pack 1 = 610 (42Q, 32V, IR-6) -- ehh...at least my quant is consistent.
**Going to reschedule my 6/27/15 exam because as you can see my score is not near where I want it to be (>= 680).
So What Should I Do?
**Really appreciate everyone's help on here! Eventually I will have to throw $$ at it (i.e. tutor), but look forward to hearing what everyone has to say.
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