700 (q45,v41). so disappointed with my quant. tips please :/

[michelet226]

hi all,

earlier today i took the gmat and i scored (700) well below my goal (goal:720/730) and below the last 6 CATs i took (720-760).

A few additional points:
- i scored poorly on quant: even though it has never been my "spike", i was able in CATs to remain around Q47-48
- for some reason the only CATs that i couldnt crack in terms of the quant part where the MGMAT ones, where i consistently scored in the Q45 range
- i am bummed because now that i am back to work from the holidays i entirely dedicated to preparing for the gmat, i have no idea of how to fit a ritake into my hectic schedule as an investment banking analyst.

- time invested: around 400 hours, approximately 95% spent on the QUANT

My questions:
- what can i do to get the QUANT part right? i basically invested all of my time on this part but on test day i did so poorly
- any tips on how to tailor my study schedule to my stressful work schedule and all of th eabove?

THANK YOU SO MUCH, i could really use some help.

best,

[StaceyKoprince]

First, a 700 is a great score. I know that you want a higher score, but I don't want you to lose sight of the fact that you now have a great score on record. In fact, with a quant work background, even a Q45 is probably going to be fine for a lot of schools, because they know that you can handle the quant and analytics in the real world. They actually care more about the quant scores for people who don't have quant-heavy jobs.

Second, I'm going to guess that you likely had some timing and decision-making issues (because 98% of people do in their weaker section, if not both sections).

First, if you took our course or one of our Guided Self-Study packages, then you're eligible for a free Post-Exam Assessment (if you haven't done it already). This is a phone call with an instructor to figure out what happened on test day and come up with a plan to re-take the test. If this applies to you, please send an email to gmat@manhattanprep.com and request the Post-Exam Assessment.

If not, or if you also want to discuss your case here, first, read these two articles:
https://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/inde ... lly-tests/
http://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index ... -the-gmat/

Then, use the below to analyze your most recent MGMAT CAT (this should take you a minimum of 1 hour):
http://tinyurl.com/analyzeyourcats

Based on all of that, figure out your strengths and weaknesses as well as what you think went wrong on quant and what you should do about it. Then come back here and tell us; we'll tell you whether we agree and advise you further. (Note: do share an analysis with us, not just the raw data. Part of getting better is developing your ability to analyze your results - figure out what they mean and what you think you should do about them!)

A couple of the articles above talk about mindset and decision-making issues. If you also discover a timing problem, start doing what these two articles say:
http://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index ... -to-do-it/
http://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index ... nt-part-1/