Score of 470

[Brenpat]

Hello

This was 2nd attempt. I got 380 in my first. Any idea how much time I should put to get to 600+?
By the way, with my work and family obligations, on a weekday, I can do two hours and on weekend 6 hours.
Thanks
BrenPat

[sinotranslator]

Hi Brenpat,

First of all, congratulations on your determination. You've already made some progress, and you don't seem daunted by the GMAT; that's great!

Without more specific information on how long you've studied so far, areas of strength/weakness, etc., it is hard to give specific advice.

What was your Quant/Verbal split? If you have a wide margin, you can bring your score up significantly by focusing on your weak area. In my case, for example, my quant score when I began was 40 points lower on the percentile ranking than my verbal. I brought my score up by 30 on the overall GMAT score by focusing only on quant, and raised my quant percentile ranking by 19 points.

If you have any weak points in the quant fundamentals, I would highly recommend that you visit the khan academy (khanacademy.org). Mr. Khan is a graduate of HBS and provides free videos teaching a variety of subjects, including the algebra and geometry which you need for the GMAT. He also has a specific GMAT prep section, as well as a large volume of videos on finance.

Let me know if this helps. Good luck!

[Brenpat]

Thanks for the advice. I have been studying on and off for the last year. Q:22, V:33 was my score.

I work full time and have a young family with two kids. I am stronger in verbal. Quant is not so much.

[pemdas]

@Brenpat, i would recommend you buy GMAT Hacks Total GMAT Math and polish fundamentals; this shouldn't take you more than 20 days of 1-2 hours' studying math.

Then buy GMAT club tests and practice, practice, practice ...

The way you practice, i.e. timed or untimed, will define your comfort decision making under the test pressure. You should not land less than 40 after this much studying, which is 600+ with your paired verbal's 33.

Although, you feel stronger in the verbal, you may want to practice with the official verbal supplement by GMAT creators.