I've got pretty much the exact scores on the prep tests and I'm taking the exam on 26th (monday). Thanks for sharing, good to know that the proctor and/or the palm scanner can both screw with one. Anyways i think you had a run of bad luck and under the circumstances, you could look at this as a test...

There is no exact answer to your Q, an ideal preparation period differs from person to person and also on the basis of how much time you intent to put in on a weekly basis. Personally, i had a 10 week prep period spread out over 4 months (8 weeks closest to my exam, 2 weeks much prior). I put in rou...

Its probably a combo of points 1 & 2 u've mentioned. Although I'd like to think its more 2 than 1 :) Silly mistakes are fewer and have decreased since when i first started prepping. Any how i appreciate the gesture but i really don't have any time left to venture into new resources... My date is...

There is no question on whether the GMAC books can help you hit a 600+ score provided you go through them religiously. The key is not to just rely solely on reading them...put pen to paper, practice as many questions from as many question types as possible (although areas of weakness you identify wi...

So revolutionary is too strong then :) Only reason i thought this idea was sort of new was because i couldn't find it on any forum or on random google searches. It probably strikes many people im sure, as it did yourself. I guess my strategy works for me as i usually get only 2-4 wrong in the first ...

Thanks mate. Noted...managed to grab a couple of Spiral bounds from work last week so i guess that's one step down
Anyways, i do hope such a method pays off as I'm left with around 2.5 weeks now!

How do i push beyond 700?

Some Background info first: Resources - OG 12th Edition, Kaplan 2010(Strategies,Practice and Review) and Some other locally available material for initial refresher prep Very recently got Manhattan Gmat's Advanced Quant Supplement [ To hike my Quant score :) ] Scores - GMAT Prep #1 : 700 (Q:47,V:39)...