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I think it's pretty common to have no clue on your diagnostic, especially if you've never really taken a standardized test before. Everyone else has made good points about finding a study plan and sticking to it, but I think one thing to really consider is your own learning habits. This will require...
- by bpeyster
Thu Mar 29, 2012 8:43 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: I need some serious help
- Replies: 6
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Pretty much impossible to predict. I think you absolutely could reach the 720 range, but your Quant could hold you back. As you'll see many on here say, it's not about how much you study, but really, how effectively you do so. I know a bunch of people who studied a lot more than me (not to say I did...
- by bpeyster
Mon Mar 19, 2012 2:14 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Guess my evenutal GMAT Score
- Replies: 3
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Taran, definitely a valid concern. I think just like studying itself, it's all about what you prioritize. Going to the gym has always been important to me, and it's always helped me stay sharp and energetic, so I knew that it was something I would continue to do when studying. Unfortunately, that me...
- by bpeyster
Wed Mar 14, 2012 6:34 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: Tips, Advice, and How I Got a 730 (48Q 42V)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5100
Great story and great evidence that we can often learn a lot more about how to study from a 630 test taker than a 750 test taker.
- by bpeyster
Mon Mar 12, 2012 1:51 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: From a 34q to 42q--I beat my GMAT!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2369
So looks like you dropped a little in math and a ton in Verbal. Assuming your practice test environments were similar to the real thing, it's pretty clearly just some nerves that got you (you were remarkably consistent on your practice tests). I mentioned this before, but I really wouldn't worry abo...
- by bpeyster
Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:29 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: I have NO CLUE what happened- Please read
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3012
Hate to state the obvious, even though it's good for your sake, but you just had a bad day. Happens to everyone, and when you've worked as hard as you have for something like the GMAT, it's pretty common. What were Q/V splits on your practice tests (at least a general range for each)? Were you down ...
- by bpeyster
Mon Mar 12, 2012 9:31 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: I have NO CLUE what happened- Please read
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3012
Sounds to me like you just had a bad day. A lot of factors outside of your control, combined with some serious nerves (which everyone gets) definitely worked together to throw you off course. I wouldn't be too discouraged, even though being slightly discouraged is obviously natural. Use it to fuel y...
- by bpeyster
Fri Mar 09, 2012 1:01 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: Beaten by GMAT - GMATPREP 710 - Actual test 570
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9601
- by bpeyster
Thu Mar 08, 2012 9:18 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Advice needed! GMAT Progress Check and 40-Day Plan
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3089
I will try my best to give you advice, but to be honest, I never felt 100% comfortable with Number Property Data Sufficiency. I really think I did enough problems over and over that I basically memorized how to do a bunch of different types. If you do that with enough problems(I doubt this is a &quo...
- by bpeyster
Wed Mar 07, 2012 3:00 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: Tips, Advice, and How I Got a 730 (48Q 42V)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5100
Tips, Advice, and How I Got a 730 (48Q 42V)
***I apologize for the length of this post! I’ll try at some point to cut it down, but for now, feel free to fast forward to the Advice Section, or read the whole thing. Haven’t really posted on here very often except for once to solicit some advice, but I have been a frequent reader of the past...
- by bpeyster
Wed Mar 07, 2012 11:04 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: Tips, Advice, and How I Got a 730 (48Q 42V)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5100
Thanks, Jim. That makes sense to me. I have really started honing in on the targeted practice, so hoepfully that starts to pay off soon. I have also found that with any of the Verbal, I get about 95% right of the hardest problems when I practice outside of a test setting, but on the test, I'm defini...
- by bpeyster
Mon Feb 06, 2012 8:00 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Advice needed! GMAT Progress Check and 40-Day Plan
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3089
Thanks again, Dana. Starting to make soem solid verbal progress and also identifying key weak areas in math, which will definitely give some direction to my studying.
- by bpeyster
Mon Jan 30, 2012 6:08 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Advice needed! GMAT Progress Check and 40-Day Plan
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3089
Thanks, Dana. Some really helpful stuff in there. Can't believe I had never heard of the OG app before, but it's going to be really helpful going forward. So it sounds to me like you typically did the OG problems by topic. Did you later go back and do them just in random 20 question sets? I guess I'...
- by bpeyster
Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:55 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Advice needed! GMAT Progress Check and 40-Day Plan
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3089
Advice needed! GMAT Progress Check and 40-Day Plan
I am planning to take the GMAT in approximately 40 days, and want to use everyone’s expertise to assess my progress so far, and to determine what direction to go from here. Quick background: native English speaker (born in US), Accounting and Business Admin. Major from top 10 liberal arts school, ...
- by bpeyster
Wed Jan 25, 2012 11:06 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Advice needed! GMAT Progress Check and 40-Day Plan
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3089