GMAT Strategy

Today i appeared for GMATPrep-1 Got total score of 620(Q:48,V:27).I am totally frustated. Don't know what do do.Actual GMAT is on 25th. My target score is at least 700 ? Is it possible to improve 80 points with in this span.

I have used following materials

ALL 6 manhattan books
Power score critical reasoning Bible
Kaplan 2009 premier program
OG 11 and OG12 and verbal supplement.


I have been studing for last 5 months.I tried hard.Its very frustating to have a score 620 after 5 months of time.

My previous MGMAT scores as as below

MGMAT -1 - 620 (Q:40,V:32)

MGMAT -2 - 640(Q:42,V:33)

MGMAT-3 - 600(Q:44:V:33)--- It was really scocking.

MGMAT- 4- 650(Q:Q45:V 33)

Please help... what should i do ?. I know no magical weapon will work.But i wanted to do my best before the actual test..Please help

I am planning to go on following schedules
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Aug 3th- Aug 7th
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Revise Manhattan SC book once throughly doing problems at the end
Go through GMAT 800 verbal section doing each problem set.
Complete first 5 Numerical tests from GMAT club..
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August 8th - MGMAT-5 + GMAT Club Numerical -6
August 9th - GMAT prep-2 + GMAT Club Numerical -7
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Aug 10- 14th
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Doing 30 problems in OG11 from each section in verbal and once again going through each explanation carefully.Making note also (already made some notes).

So in five days i will be completing 150 problems of each(Complete revision of OG 11 verbal)

During Office hours i will be doing another 5 sets from GMAT club reaching at set 12

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15th - MGMAT -6 + GMAT club set -13
16th - MGMAT -7 + GMAT club set-14
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17th and 18th -- Revise flash cards and all 6 manhattan tests
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From 19th I am off from work
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19th - Go through verbal suplement doing 2 hours each SC and CR.
total 16hours of study + GMAt club set -15 (optional)
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20th- Flash cards revision + GMAT prep-2(repeat) + GMAt club Test-16th
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21th -- Go through week areas once again and revise all the flash cards+ GMAt club test -17
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22th - Go through last 100 problems of PS and last 50 problems of DS form OG 11 + GMAt club test -18
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23th - GMAt prep -1 Repeat. + flash cards
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24th --Take rest and go through Flash cards + GMAt club -19
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25th ------------ ACTUAL GMAT-----------------------------------------------

Folks advise me if i am missing something.I will update on each day here till my progress.Only thing i know at this point is I will try may max...

Thanks

I think, you are missing Kaplan 800. go thro this once....and what I'l suggest you to give GMAT Prep once again and check where you lagging. Also, I find MGMAT scores are not real simulation of actual scores..so take a chil pil and start working on your weak areeas...and you'l surely get 700+

In my Plan I have mentioned GMAt 800. That is actually KAPLAN GMAT 800.Sorry for the confusion.I am planning to go only the verbal section of this.

When started studing, My only weekness is CR.But in GMAT prep, I found 97% of My CR is correct. I have made many SC problems wrong.Yesterday i went through MGMAT SC book modifiers and pronouns.

Definitely will appear for the GMATprep once again.

First of all, yes it is possible. Do not waste your time with Kaplan 800. If I were you, I would take the GMAT Prep exam literally as many times as possible. If you understand how to do every problem in the database your school will improve dramatically. Focus on going over OG for verbal. Even if you have already done the problems, do them again.

Update :

4th August- Went through Manhattan SC completely..Only Idioms are left

As planned, as per now done 3 Gmatclub tests and Gone through entire manhattan SC once again and gone through GMAt 800 senetnce correction section.

I didn't find GMAT 800 useful.

So i will just skip it and next three days i will just study OG 11 SC..

As planned in 5 days i completed 4 Gmat club tests.. Lacking behind two Gmat club tests .

Just skipped critical reasoning of GMAT 800. I didn't find useeful

Completed Manhattan SC book in greater detail. More emhasizing on Modifiers and pronouns which i often ignore.

Gone through 88- 150 problems of OG 11

Today i appeared MGAMT-5 (Q:45,V:34).

Still laging behind in verbal.In the coming weekends, I will be concentrating on reading comprenshion a bit and SC from OG 11 and 12 as planned..

Mean time, I just found a site intersting Grockit.com.. Really liked the site..

How do you like the gmatclub tests? I heard their math tests are pretty solid.

that's true. GMat club tests are just brilliant. If you want to score higher in Qaunt, Gmat Club tests are the one.

Probability and combination in Quant seems to be too difficult for me.

Guys, How many questions come from probability and combination in actual GMAT ?

Should i worry for it ?