Stuck at 600 aim to 700+

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Princesse: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 9; Joined: Wed Nov 21, 2012 1:14 pm

by Princesse » Fri Jan 04, 2013 2:38 pm

Dear all,

I would like to have your opinion about the strategy I should adopt to get my dream score (and necessary score) which is 700 at least.

For the moment I m stuck at 600 max:
CAT 1 520 Q37 V25 (after having completed the quant books from MGMAT)
CAT 2 560 Q37 V31
CAT 3 560 Q39 V29
CAT 4 600 Q40 V33
GMAT Prep 1 580 Q43 V27
CAT 5 590 Q41 V31
CAT 6 580 Q40 V31

Basically I can't go over Q40 and V30 for the moment and I wish I could.

I had to take my GMAT last week, it seems I don't do miracles ... got a very ashamming score in the range of those above.

I have been studying every single day on the GMAT with the MGMAT and OG books for 45 days.
It seems I have studied too much ...

I would like to reach my goal for the end of February but I m kind of screwed as I don't know what I should do to improve my score (either quant and verbal).

Do you think it would be possible to get my dreamed 700 after another 3/4 weeks of prep?

Many thanks in advance and happy new year !

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by Jim@StratusPrep » Sat Jan 05, 2013 9:47 am

Is there a specific reason that you want to get this done so quickly?

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Princesse: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 9; Joined: Wed Nov 21, 2012 1:14 pm

by Princesse » Sat Jan 05, 2013 10:23 am

Yes I would like to apply to several B School for my master degree and the deadline to take the GMAT is the end of February.

Princesse: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 9; Joined: Wed Nov 21, 2012 1:14 pm

by Princesse » Wed Jan 16, 2013 11:18 am

Do you think I could manage to improve my score by 100 points?

Should I do the MGMAT exercises or should I concentrate on the OG only?

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by Jim@StratusPrep » Wed Jan 16, 2013 11:23 am

That is a lot in just one month. Have you considered waiting until next year?

Princesse: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 9; Joined: Wed Nov 21, 2012 1:14 pm

by Princesse » Wed Jan 16, 2013 11:30 am

Unfortunately next year is not an option.
The worst part is that I can reach 700 level question in SC, RC, DS and PS (according to MGMAT CAT) but I am ranging between 580 and 600 for the global score.

I m student so I can dedicate between 3 and 5 hours per day to the GMAT and even more at week end.
Considering this, is there a glimmer of hope?

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by Jim@StratusPrep » Wed Jan 16, 2013 11:32 am

Always a shot. Good luck!

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by Princesse » Wed Jan 16, 2013 11:33 am

So do you think I should do again the MGMAT exercises or just concentrate on the exercises in the OG?

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by Jim@StratusPrep » Wed Jan 16, 2013 11:42 am

Depends on how much you already know and can learn on the fly. The exercises build the foundation, but you definitely need practice with the real questions.

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by Princesse » Wed Jan 16, 2013 12:19 pm

Ok I will do both then

Thank you very much for the advices, I will keep the post updated:)

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by Jim@StratusPrep » Wed Jan 16, 2013 12:42 pm

Great. Looking forward to the updates

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