Advice on how to get my score up on the real test.

[saintlychik]

Dear all,
I have put in immense practice efforts. I just took 4 MGMAT tests.

i scored
MGMAT 1 : 640
MGMAT 2 : 650 (q36, v34)
MGMAT 3 : 650 (q47, v 32)
MGMAT 4 : 680. (q47, v35)

I have a target of 700+ for my test. I have read all MGMAT books atleast 5-6 times. done immense practice with OG , kaplan questions. Also had another source to give me MLIC questions.

I still feel my current problem areas are speed. I am unable to finish the exam on time so currently did these exams in the untimed mode.
Instructors, pls help me with what i could be focussing now. I am doing tough RC passages from an external source which has similar pattern to GMAT questions.

what else can i be doing? I havent taken a date for the exam yet, but will want to write it by december end.

Pls advice.

Regards
S

[StaceyKoprince]

Unfortunately, we have no idea what your current scoring level is because you took the tests untimed. Timing is just as important as accuracy. That also means we can tell very little about your strengths and weaknesses. We tell our students in our classes that, if they take their tests untimed, the teachers will not even review them - because we just can't tell anything.

So, don't take any more this way, and anybody else reading this, don't ever do this! It's a waste of a precious practice test.

You're going to have to take another one under 100% official conditions, including the essays and the length of breaks. When you're done, use the below article to analyze your results and then come back here and tell us your analysis.

http://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index ... ice-tests/

A couple of notes: do not bother to do the analysis described in the article on any of the untimed tests. The data is, unfortunately, nearly meaningless without the timing. Also, make sure that you tell us your analysis of your strengths and weaknesses - what you think all the data means. Don't just tell us the data itself from the reports. The ability to self-assess your performance is crucial to your ability to improve.

If you have a timing problem, read this article right away and start doing what it says:
http://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index ... anagement/