Hello Everyone,
Long time lurker and first time poster. Here is my situation:
I took the GMAT around a year back and got a 580 (Q36, V34), with a few weeks of preparation. This time I took a Veritas class online, studied for around 2 months, took 2 practice test one Veritas and one GMATPrep and still got a 580 in the GMAT that I took this week(Q36,V33). I am mighty discouraged by this. I got a 620 (Q39) in the GMATPrep test I took couple of days back before the exam. I have been away from school for more than 10 years and find that Quant and pacing is hard. Verbal is not an issue, and I focused primarily in Quant in my prep this time.
My goal is to get a 650 and improve my quant score from 36 to 43 or 44 (stay at the same percentile in quant as my verbal i.e around 67% ). I am planning to retake it one last time - but I can retake it only after 31 days. I would like some guidance on the following:
1). What is the best way to improve my quant score from 36 to 44 in a month ?
2). How can I improve my pacing in Quant, in my practice test and GMAT I had to guess on 3-4 questions, if not I would have run out of time. The only difference from the first time I took the exam and now is that I guessed strategically from the middle rather than towards the end.
3). What practice tests should I take to focus on improving my quant score ? I have access to the Veritas tests. What other tests will help me better prepare ?
4). The following is what I have noticed as weaknesses in my prep:
a). making stupid calc mistakes ( missing steps, multiplication/addition mistakes etc)
b). Pacing - in general pacing has been a problem, if I increase speed I tend to make mistakes like above.
c). number properties, word problems and DS inequalities are my weak points
d). still struggling with picking the best way to solve a problems i.e I almost always do not use any of the shortcuts to solve a problem.
How can I improve the above in a month ?
5). Study materials: I am using primarily the Veritas books and have the offical guide, the Quant and Verbal review books also. Should I get some additional quant specific books/notes ?
I am planning to take some time off from my crazy work schedule and give it one last shot in a month. Your advice and feedback will be very much appreciated..
Long time lurker and first time poster. Here is my situation:
I took the GMAT around a year back and got a 580 (Q36, V34), with a few weeks of preparation. This time I took a Veritas class online, studied for around 2 months, took 2 practice test one Veritas and one GMATPrep and still got a 580 in the GMAT that I took this week(Q36,V33). I am mighty discouraged by this. I got a 620 (Q39) in the GMATPrep test I took couple of days back before the exam. I have been away from school for more than 10 years and find that Quant and pacing is hard. Verbal is not an issue, and I focused primarily in Quant in my prep this time.
My goal is to get a 650 and improve my quant score from 36 to 43 or 44 (stay at the same percentile in quant as my verbal i.e around 67% ). I am planning to retake it one last time - but I can retake it only after 31 days. I would like some guidance on the following:
1). What is the best way to improve my quant score from 36 to 44 in a month ?
2). How can I improve my pacing in Quant, in my practice test and GMAT I had to guess on 3-4 questions, if not I would have run out of time. The only difference from the first time I took the exam and now is that I guessed strategically from the middle rather than towards the end.
3). What practice tests should I take to focus on improving my quant score ? I have access to the Veritas tests. What other tests will help me better prepare ?
4). The following is what I have noticed as weaknesses in my prep:
a). making stupid calc mistakes ( missing steps, multiplication/addition mistakes etc)
b). Pacing - in general pacing has been a problem, if I increase speed I tend to make mistakes like above.
c). number properties, word problems and DS inequalities are my weak points
d). still struggling with picking the best way to solve a problems i.e I almost always do not use any of the shortcuts to solve a problem.
How can I improve the above in a month ?
5). Study materials: I am using primarily the Veritas books and have the offical guide, the Quant and Verbal review books also. Should I get some additional quant specific books/notes ?
I am planning to take some time off from my crazy work schedule and give it one last shot in a month. Your advice and feedback will be very much appreciated..
