Re-retaking GMAT - what's the best strategy for 700+??

[Rubens.Nig]

Hey guys!

I took GMAT for the first time in May-31, and had a 670 (Q 47/76%; V 35/74%), not bad for verry little study I had before it. After that, I spent July and August with some solid study - mainly using mastergmat's platform, doing all Manhattan Gmat 6 simulations twice (score in the last ones was always between 700 and 720), and took the 2 GMAC's official simulations (scored 700 and 740).

Today I went for my second attempt, and by the end of the exam I had my surprise: 660 (Q 49/83%; V 31/59%)!!! Well, you can imagine my deception when looking at a smaller grade after so much time of hard work. I feel like I dominate well the content (as the simulations made me believe), but was really not in a good day.

Now comes the question: what is the best strategy to spend the next month preparing myself to retake the exam? I have verry little time (4 weeks, ~25 hours per week) so I really don't want to waste reviewing too much of the basic stuff I have seen already. Which could be good, advanced practice material to be studied? Any tips on how to structure a study plan from now on?

Thanks in advance
R

[Jim@StratusPrep]

Looks like verbal is the key. The best thing you can do is focus on understanding answer explanations. Learn the patterns on the GMAT and what types of errors come up frequently. Spend a bunch of time reading what is right and wrong about each answer.