760 (Q49, V46)

[comrade]

Hi Everybody,
Well, am new to this forum. Have been reading the old mails. Am preparing for GMAT, working full time in Delhi. I have been working with the Official Guide for quitesome time now. Have not touched Kaplan or Princeton etc (though taken 1 princeton practice Test & 1 Nova Practice test).

PP CAT1- 550(42Q & 23V).
Princeton - 620
Nova - 650 (45Q & 26V)

Everytime i sit to take another test, i sit headstorng that this time i will def. score 700+ but always got dissapointed. Don know what is really requied to get there.

Quant Blues:
I have been preapring for quite some time now. Have finished 50-60% of the Official Guide. Am confident about my Quant skills but i failto understand why my Quant score is not increasing inspite of rigorous analysis. DS is taking a toll on my score. I am very bad with inequality questions.

Verbal Blues:
by my consistent score of 25+ in the verbal section, i have now come to believe that i am somewhere wrong in the strategy to attemt the verbal section. I often run short of time in the end due to which i resort to wild guessing for around 3-4 questions.

I am typically targeting a score of 700+ in order to apply to Berkeley, Cornell, Tuck, Queens Canada etc league of Business Schools.

I am very very dissapointed to see a score of 550 on the closest to GMAT Powerprep. Just after taking that test, i felt as if i am wasting my time. I have already got admission in the Asian Institute of Management, Manila for 2004-06 but i have deferred my admission till the next year. If nothing works out, i would join AIM in July 2005. But i wanna see myself in a Top League US/Canada university.

Please pour in your suggestions as to how can i improve my score and my confidence which is sagging down minute by minute.

Also, i have heard the score increases gradually from your 1st practice test to about your 7-8th practice test. Is this a myth or this is actually true.

AM I CAPABLE OF SCORING A SCORE OF 720+.


Regards

[comrade]

Ursula, Great score... Congrats for this score and your admission in Canada.
Best wishes

[comrade]

Hi Everybody,
Well, am new to this forum. Have been reading the old mails. Am preparing for GMAT, working full time in Delhi. I have been working with the Official Guide for quitesome time now. Have not touched Kaplan or Princeton etc (though taken 1 princeton practice Test & 1 Nova Practice test).

PP CAT1- 550(42Q & 23V).
Princeton - 620
Nova - 650 (45Q & 26V)

Everytime i sit to take another test, i sit headstorng that this time i will def. score 700+ but always got dissapointed. Don know what is really requied to get there.

Quant Blues:
I have been preapring for quite some time now. Have finished 50-60% of the Official Guide. Am confident about my Quant skills but i failto understand why my Quant score is not increasing inspite of rigorous analysis. DS is taking a toll on my score. I am very bad with inequality questions.

Verbal Blues:
by my consistent score of 25+ in the verbal section, i have now come to believe that i am somewhere wrong in the strategy to attemt the verbal section. I often run short of time in the end due to which i resort to wild guessing for around 3-4 questions.

I am typically targeting a score of 700+ in order to apply to Berkeley, Cornell, Tuck, Queens Canada etc league of Business Schools.

I am very very dissapointed to see a score of 550 on the closest to GMAT Powerprep. Just after taking that test, i felt as if i am wasting my time. I have already got admission in the Asian Institute of Management, Manila for 2004-06 but i have deferred my admission till the next year. If nothing works out, i would join AIM in July 2005. But i wanna see myself in a Top League US/Canada university.

Please pour in your suggestions as to how can i improve my score and my confidence which is sagging down minute by minute.

Also, i have heard the score increases gradually from your 1st practice test to about your 7-8th practice test. Is this a myth or this is actually true.

AM I CAPABLE OF SCORING A SCORE OF 720+.


Regards

[ursula]

Hi comrade,
Welcome to TestMagic! This is a great resource, and I'm sure you'll find a lot of useful information, tips, and discussions here. Whatever problems you may be having, you are not alone. Start by taking a few days to read through old posts, and make sure to use the search engine to look for specific tips. For example, try "inequalities" - you're not the only one who has problems with those

Cracking 700 is not easy, but I believe that with determination and effort you can do it. Some people here have seen score increases of over 100 and even 200 points. For some inspiration, take a look at this one:
http://www.urch.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12127 (450 -> 730 (Q49;V41))

Once you've absorbed some of the "accumulated wisdom" posted on this forum, you should be able to apply the advice and tips to your own situation. You'll find forum members here are usually very helpful in answering any specific questions you have, but you need to start by taking a look at all the stuff that's already out there.

[vingmat]

Congrats, dear ma'am. I just saw the your post regarding your admission. You definitely were a terrific influence in my journey to crack the GMAT. More than anything else, the psychological boost I leveraged from some of your posts - especially the ones you put up in response to my panic posts after my absymal scores on PR 3 and 4 is beyond words....

Once again, Thanks a Lot....along with Kaplan, Official Guide, ARCO etc. YOU were definitely a factor in that 780 I got...

This one is to your Genuine Interest in Helping People...

All the very best in all your future endeavours.

[ursula]

Thanks for your kind words, vingmat! :o

You have certainly proven once again how critical it is to believe in yourself, and I'm very happy that I was able to contribute to your success. I wish you all the best in your future endeavours. I'm sure you'll do great, no matter what you decide to do - just follow your heart!

As you may have guessed from my reduced posting frequency, I'm well into the first term of my MBA program now, with piles of unfinished readings, multiple assignments due this week, cases, term projects, presentations, not to mention midterms starting in a couple of weeks... I'm starting to see now that the GMAT was just a warm-up for the main event

[locopoco]

hi
Congrats once again on the excellent score.i am taking my test on the 14th.have given paper based tests of ets and have scored 670 680 710 730.gave a pp after doing my og,got 760.please advise on how to schedule my time for the next 10 days.thank you

[GMATOCT]

Ursula,

I have also scheduled my GMAT on 17th october. I have gone through Official Guide and Kaplan 800. Gave around 5 paper tests and scoring around 650.

Please advise on how to schedule my studies in the last week. If you can let me know what you did during last week of your preparation that will be great.

Thanks in advance.

[davidnguyen]

It's really a nice advice. Thanks ursula!
David
davidvietnam@gmail.com

[shahnaj]

Dear Ursula
I have also the same question as David..Just 3 days left of GMAT.I have 3 days remaining. I have so far given 18 practice tests- 10 paper based and 8 CAT of kaplan,prinston and powerprep. I have also solved the ETS official guide maths and other materials 1.5 times. I am scoring between 550-680.Now would you please help me what to do in
the last 3 days that would be most effective use of the time?