amirp wrote:Hi guys,

Ive taken the gmat for the second time, and still not able to get the score that I need.

here are the test results.

1st try Aug 14th:
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550
Q: 48
V: 19

2nd try October 18th:
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520
Q: 42
V: 20

I have taken the kaplan course and also studied the following material.

Manhattan SC
Manhattan number properties
OG 12
Kaplan course book
Kaplan premier online

I took 5-6 kaplan & gmatprep full lenght cats and I was scoring in high 590-600-610 range to the most part.

After my first try, I studied SC and CR for a full month, but only saw 1 point increase. I guess because I didn't focus on quant as much, my score went down a little there.

I feel like i'm hitting the brick wall, Any suggestions on what to do? round 2 deadlines are in 2 months and I am not sure that I can improve my score all that much in a month and a half.

Do you guys recommend getting a private tutor?
Is it practical to raise my score by 150 points in a month and a half?
should I forget about this year rounds and give my self more time and shoot for next year instead?

any advice is greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance