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[shreiyas]

Hi Stacey,

I have given 3 MGMAT cats and have scored as follows:

cat 1 640(Q47,V 31)
cat 2 640(Q42,V35)
cat 3 630(Q47,V30)

i am really jittery coz i have my exam in 2 weeks and there is no improvement(in fact i always get a string of 2-3 ques wrong(i.e in a row)).Please help.I had given all the three under proper examination conditions with AWA included.I was a little short of time in maths in all three.I was very much aware while doing verbal in the 3rd test but it dint help.


could you please analyze and tell me where i am going wrong!!!

Thanks alot!!!

[StaceyKoprince]

We would love to help, but we can't give you very specific advice with only the overall test scores as data. It does look like your quant and verbal scores are fluctuating quite a bit, and that's often due to timing issues, nerves, fatigue, or some combination of the three.

You mention having timing issues on the quant, so we can assume that at least part of the score fluctuation there is due to timing.

You don't mention what you hope to score on the real test. Generally speaking, scores don't change much in a 7 to 14 day period. If you're hoping to score in the mid-600s, then you're likely at an appropriate level to take the test in 2 weeks. If you're hoping for a significantly higher score (700+), then you should consider postponing your exam, as it isn't very likely that you will improve 60 to 70 points in 2 weeks.

I'm glad that you've been taking your tests under official conditions; that means we have some good data to use to analyze your strengths and weaknesses. Use this article to help you conduct this analysis; then come back here and let us know what you discovered (in detail):
http://www.beatthegmat.com/a/2009/09/23 ... tice-tests

Once we have more data, we can help you figure out what to do with it!