Hello, I was hoping for some suggestions/advice from some of you experts out there on what I can do to improve my gmat score based on my weaknesses that I've recognized and the time I have to do it.
First off, to give you some background about myself, I have an educational background of Mathematics but I've been working for the past 10 years and haven't really done much studying during this time (other then job related training). I work in a fairly demanding job as a Senior BA and I am a family man, so time is a bit of luxury.
Over the past couple months, I have been studying for the GMAT everyday for 2 hours on weekdays and maybe about 2-3 hrs on the weekends (each day). I have all the Manhattan GMAT books (8 of them - 5 Quant, 3 Verbal) and I have the OG guide. Although I have not necessarily done as many practice questions, I have reviewed the concepts of all 8 books for the most part.
Now my main point
, I took a couple GMAT prep tests (I downloaded from the MBA site) and scored 560 (Q35,V32) and 570(Q36,V33). I was a little surprised at how poorly I did. Here are my observations:
1. Speed/Time - This was killer for me. I only managed to complete 28 out of the 37 Quant questions. I faired better in the Verbal as I completed 37 out of the 41, but still I was slow overall and finding it very difficult to complete the questions faster without completely not even understanding what I'm reading!!
2. After the test when I was reviewing my wrong answers, particularly in the Quant portion, I was getting practically every question right without spending more then 2 mins when I looked at the question again. This really confused me cause I couldn't understand why i just couldn't do it when I was writing the test. I'm not one to usually get too nervous, but not sure why this was happening.
Now, the good news is I don't need a 700+ type score...but I would like to get a 630-640 Minimum. The bad news is that in couple months time I have a lot of work and family committemnts coming up, so I need to find a way to raise my score to the 630/640 mark within the next month/2 months absolute max. So my questions are:
1. How realistic is it to get my score to the 630-640 mark based on what I think are my main issues as outlined above and in the next month/2 months max?
2. What are some suggestions to improve my weaknesses? I think my Quant score due to my background is likely where I can improve most, but my Verbal score is also rather poor, so any suggestions there would be great as well?
Thank you so much!
NL
First off, to give you some background about myself, I have an educational background of Mathematics but I've been working for the past 10 years and haven't really done much studying during this time (other then job related training). I work in a fairly demanding job as a Senior BA and I am a family man, so time is a bit of luxury.
Over the past couple months, I have been studying for the GMAT everyday for 2 hours on weekdays and maybe about 2-3 hrs on the weekends (each day). I have all the Manhattan GMAT books (8 of them - 5 Quant, 3 Verbal) and I have the OG guide. Although I have not necessarily done as many practice questions, I have reviewed the concepts of all 8 books for the most part.
Now my main point
, I took a couple GMAT prep tests (I downloaded from the MBA site) and scored 560 (Q35,V32) and 570(Q36,V33). I was a little surprised at how poorly I did. Here are my observations:1. Speed/Time - This was killer for me. I only managed to complete 28 out of the 37 Quant questions. I faired better in the Verbal as I completed 37 out of the 41, but still I was slow overall and finding it very difficult to complete the questions faster without completely not even understanding what I'm reading!!
2. After the test when I was reviewing my wrong answers, particularly in the Quant portion, I was getting practically every question right without spending more then 2 mins when I looked at the question again. This really confused me cause I couldn't understand why i just couldn't do it when I was writing the test. I'm not one to usually get too nervous, but not sure why this was happening.
Now, the good news is I don't need a 700+ type score...but I would like to get a 630-640 Minimum. The bad news is that in couple months time I have a lot of work and family committemnts coming up, so I need to find a way to raise my score to the 630/640 mark within the next month/2 months absolute max. So my questions are:
1. How realistic is it to get my score to the 630-640 mark based on what I think are my main issues as outlined above and in the next month/2 months max?
2. What are some suggestions to improve my weaknesses? I think my Quant score due to my background is likely where I can improve most, but my Verbal score is also rather poor, so any suggestions there would be great as well?
Thank you so much!
NL
