Greetings. I hope this note finds everyone very well. I am currently a few months into my GMAT preparation and I am happy to say that things are coming along nicely -- albeit somewhat slowly. I am currently enrolled in the MGMAT online classes and I am a huge fan of the instruction. When I first started studying I decided to take an MGMAT test to get a baseline score. My initial score was 580. After a month or so of preparation I eventually ended up taking another test which came out to 590. Last week, 7 weeks into my MGMAT classes, I decided to take another test. I am pleased to say it went up to 630. I am starting to feel a lot more comfortable with the test, but I know I am a long way away from my goal of 680+.
I am trying my best to go over my problem areas. However, I still have not completed all of the course work for each MGMAT topic. I was wondering if any of the instructors had a few tips for me given my current situation?
I am determined to get a 680+ on the test.
Thank you.
MG
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Re: Crunch Time Tips...
You look like you're right on track - doing the work and slowly starting to see improvement (it often takes a while to really see your improvement reflected in your scores).
Things to do:
(1) run the assessment reports on your most recent test and assess your strengths and weaknesses. look for:
- areas on which you scored <50% correct
- areas on which you averaged >20sec above or >30 sec below what you were supposed to average
- areas on which there is >30sec (overall question categories) or >45sec (question subcategories) disparity in timing (in either direction) between the ones of that type that you got right and the ones that you got wrong
Also look at the question lists and review:
- problems on which you spent >30 sec above or >45sec below what you were supposed to on problems of that type
- problems below your level that you got wrong - eg, if you're currently scoring 650, look for problems in the 500-600 category
Pat yourself on the back for things on which you scored >50% correct (the higher, the better) and for things you answered correctly in the general timeframe you were supposed to spend. For things you answered correctly very quickly, do still pat yourself on the back, but know that doing something too fast increases the chances you'll make a careless mistake - so just be careful.
Note on some of the timing data: if your timing got messed up in the section (eg, you spent too much time early on and had to rush later on), then your data will be skewed because you will have been forced to do questions towards the end much faster than you'd otherwise have done them (possibly to the point of making random guesses in a few seconds). If this happened in either section, you'll have to dive down into the data for individual problems rather than use the assessment reports to do the work for you, because the average timing may seem to be okay even though you had a bunch that were too long and a bunch that were too short.
(2) If there's anything confusing in the assessment reports or you don't know what to do about a particular weakness, ask your instructor for advice. (You can also ask us here too, but your instructor knows more about you than we do, so s/he should be able to give you more personal advice.
(3) Keep up with your good work for the remainder of the course. Try to get your homework done on time for each class, etc - all the stuff I'm sure you're already doing.
(4) Sign up for the test review at the end of your course - your instructor will give you details on how to do this. Basically, your instructor will look at 3 of your practice tests and give you advice based upon your goal score and the length of time until you take the test.
Good luck, and great job so far! :)
Things to do:
(1) run the assessment reports on your most recent test and assess your strengths and weaknesses. look for:
- areas on which you scored <50% correct
- areas on which you averaged >20sec above or >30 sec below what you were supposed to average
- areas on which there is >30sec (overall question categories) or >45sec (question subcategories) disparity in timing (in either direction) between the ones of that type that you got right and the ones that you got wrong
Also look at the question lists and review:
- problems on which you spent >30 sec above or >45sec below what you were supposed to on problems of that type
- problems below your level that you got wrong - eg, if you're currently scoring 650, look for problems in the 500-600 category
Pat yourself on the back for things on which you scored >50% correct (the higher, the better) and for things you answered correctly in the general timeframe you were supposed to spend. For things you answered correctly very quickly, do still pat yourself on the back, but know that doing something too fast increases the chances you'll make a careless mistake - so just be careful.
Note on some of the timing data: if your timing got messed up in the section (eg, you spent too much time early on and had to rush later on), then your data will be skewed because you will have been forced to do questions towards the end much faster than you'd otherwise have done them (possibly to the point of making random guesses in a few seconds). If this happened in either section, you'll have to dive down into the data for individual problems rather than use the assessment reports to do the work for you, because the average timing may seem to be okay even though you had a bunch that were too long and a bunch that were too short.
(2) If there's anything confusing in the assessment reports or you don't know what to do about a particular weakness, ask your instructor for advice. (You can also ask us here too, but your instructor knows more about you than we do, so s/he should be able to give you more personal advice.
(3) Keep up with your good work for the remainder of the course. Try to get your homework done on time for each class, etc - all the stuff I'm sure you're already doing.
(4) Sign up for the test review at the end of your course - your instructor will give you details on how to do this. Basically, your instructor will look at 3 of your practice tests and give you advice based upon your goal score and the length of time until you take the test.
Good luck, and great job so far! :)
Stacey Koprince
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Director, Content & Curriculum
ManhattanPrep
Instructor
Director, Content & Curriculum
ManhattanPrep
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