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rustom.hakimiyan
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Reflecting + Moving Forward?

by rustom.hakimiyan Mon May 26, 2014 7:14 pm

Hi All,

I've scheduled my test for 6/30 and am trying to improve my studying efficiency moving forward.

I've been taking the MGMAT tests and have been scoring between 640-670. My goal is to break the holy 700. .

All of my test's breakdown roughly as such:
Q43 = 65%
V35 = 80%

My question is: Does it make sense for me to focus on Verbal or Quant to improve my score? Meaning, I can see that although my Quant Point Score is high, the percentage is relatively low. Should I focus on bringing the Quant from 43-50 or is it a better use of my time to bring my V from 35 to 40?

I'm going to do a very deep dive into the assessment reports and would be more than happy to share my analysis if that helps?

Thanks a ton,
Russ
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Re: Reflecting + Moving Forward?

by StaceyKoprince Mon Jun 02, 2014 1:29 am

Yes, please (to the CAT analysis). This article can help you do that:
https://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/inde ... ts-part-1/

Also, read this and tell me whether you already have mindset with respect to the GMAT or whether you need to develop it (or develop it further):
https://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/inde ... lly-tests/

Given those scores, I would work about equally on quant and verbal. You have more room for improvement on quant, but it is generally easier to make improvement on verbal (and verbal weighs just a bit more heavily in the overall score) - so aim to try to lift both by about 10 percentile points or so.
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