GMAT Strategy : Help Required ......Scored very low...

[sachin_Anand]

Heyy guys .Would appreciate if some1 can help me wid this :

I scored a dismal 550 2 weeks ago , on the GMAT. Though i was not scoring 700 on mocks .Was scoring around 640 - 670 on MGMATs & GMATPreps. But really don't know what went terribly wrong on the real GMAT.

Well , as every1 dreams of , I too wana score 700 + and yes now the time constraint is there .I have to give GMAT by end of november so that I could get sufficient time for R2 application process.

I have already done the following things during my prep :

Manhattan SC 4th Edition
CR Powerscore Bible
Math - 700 + questions
OG - 12

What different can I do this time?

I am thinking of doing the following things :

Practicing self timed sessions on LSAT - CR , SC & RC sets ( As LSAT Q's are considered difficult than GMAT Q's , so I think this will give me a boost while solving higher level ( 700 + ) GMAT Questions .Yes I have issues while solving 700 + questions - I believe this is why I am unable to reach up to 700 mark on tests )

Parallelly doing mock tests (1 test in every 5 days - MGMATs , Kaplans )

Then, could complete Verbal OG ( As my verbal do suck )

Will end with GMATPrep


Please, suggestions are needed .Help is required to pull me out of this low score frustration .I know time is slipping frm ma hand!!!

[odannyboi]

I'm guessing you got a math score of about 44 and a verbal about 23?

[sachin_Anand]

even worse - Math 39 & Verbal 22

I'm guessing you got a math score of about 44 and a verbal about 23?

[uwhusky]

Practicing 700+ level questions when you're scoring below 600 isn't going to help you. You should be practicing 600 level questions to bridge the gap, then work toward 700+ level questions.

Stay away from LSAT CR questions, they aren't for you.

[sachin_Anand]

Hey thanks fr replying..yup agreed I got a very low GMAT score , but I was getting a score of above 640 ( as I have mentioned above ) on all the practice tests - MGMATs , GmatPreps and kaplan ( not above 640 but got 630 on the only one I had attempted ).I think my problem is with the 700 + level questions .I tend to get them wrong most of the times, so I am unable to cross 700 + mark in all the practice tests . I believe I can score well above 700 , but I need advice.
If not LSAT then from where cn I practice 700 + questions ?

And I believe I had a very bad GMAT experience that day ..But I know I can score way above the score I got , but don't know how ???

[uwhusky]

You won't see many 700 level questions if you aren't accurately beating 600 level questions. In fact, you could master the 700 level questions and still score below 600. If I were you, I would try to master to 600 level questions first.