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austin.strong6
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Stagnant Quant Score - Help Needed!

by austin.strong6 Mon Sep 08, 2014 6:49 pm

I really need some help boosting a Quant score that seems to ardently resist being improved!

Background: I finished my 9-week online course in July and have been studying for the past 2 months after that. I started out scoring a 600 on my first CAT exam and just got a 670 on my most recent one (Quant: 43, Verbal: 38). I'm grateful for the progress so far but am frustrated that my Quant score has been identical for all the practice tests over the past month! Each time I get a Quant score of 42-43 (55% percentile).

What can I do to change this?

Each day I do the following:
1. Review personal flashcards/Manhattan GMAT iPhone flashcards for 15-20 mins
2. Do a 30 minute-timed session of 15 Quant problems (using OG problems and former CAT problems)
3. Have reviewed all of my former CAT problems until I can do them in my sleep.

Is there anything I should be doing differently? (or thinking about differently?)
StaceyKoprince
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Re: Stagnant Quant Score - Help Needed!

by StaceyKoprince Mon Sep 15, 2014 4:50 pm

To your last question: probably. We just need to figure out what that is. :)

I need some more in-depth data from you. First, read these two articles:
https://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/inde ... lly-tests/
http://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index ... -the-gmat/

Think about how what you've been doing matches those things - and how it doesn't.

Then, use the below to analyze your most recent MGMAT CATs (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 any ideas you have for what you think you should do. 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!)

Pay particular attention to timing in your analysis, as this is often a source of stagnating scores.
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