4 Months of Hard Study + ADD = 570

[NateFishler]

Hi Guys,

Well I spent about 4 hours a day for roughly 4 months studying hard. I felt well prepared. I didn't know that because I have diagnosed ADD that I could receive a time extension. I ended up guessing on a ton of questions because I had to read them 20 times to get them into my head (the life of someone with ADD..). I ended up getting a 36 Quant & 32 Verbal. I was scoring much better at home using my CAT's. I also scored 5.5 on my AWA which was a nice surprise in the wake of my personal devastation.

Here is my question:

I have gotten a doctor's note with all required documentation about my condition and submitted it to GMAC. They are letting me take the test again with 100% more time. With my current score of 570 do you think it's possible for me to do that much better? I figure I could probably backsolve a few of them even with that amount of time. I am also studying smarter using MGMAT books. Before I took the Veritas Intensive Prep course and also chewed through like 10 books.

Any thoughts would be very appreciated.
Thanks!
Nate

[Prasanna]

With your shortcomings you have definitely got a good score. So first let me congratulate you.

Coming to your question, I strongly feel extra time will definitely help you score more. I say this because you observe that you had to guess on many questions. If you had had the time, I am sure you would have got many of them right.

I see that you have used MGMAT prep materials. They are good but at the same time also work on OG and GMAT prep tests (if you already have not).

This forum is always there to help you in any regard.

[beatthegmat]

Hi Nate:

Just to add to Prasanna's comments--what is your target GMAT score?

Seems like you're doing the right things to improve your score the second time around. With the added time, I think you will see a big improvement!