Stuck at 610!

[ADARSH.BABU]

Hi Stacey,

I have been studying for the GMAT on & off but have been gathering steam from last month. I took 3 MGMAT CATs and there has been no improvement. I was wondering if you could help me analyze my performance and guide me on how to improve my score. I am aiming for a score of 730.
My score details are as follows:
CAT 10/23/13: 610 (Q41, V33)
CAT 10/20/13: 600 (Q41, V32)
CAT 10/13/13: 610 (Q40, V34)

Please let me know how to share the assessment reports with you so you can pinpoint improvement areas.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Regards,
AB.

[StaceyKoprince]

I would be happy to help! I won't analyze your assessment reports for you, though - you've got to do that and tell me what you think. That's part of getting better!

I will tell you how to do so, though. First, read these two articles:
https://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/inde ... lly-tests/
http://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index ... -the-gmat/

Think about how your study (so far) has matched the things you read in those articles and how your study has NOT matched those things.

Then, use this to analyze your tests:
http://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index ... ice-tests/

The tests were taken in a short enough period of time that you can analyze all three together when you run the assessment reports.

Figure out what you think you should do based on that analysis and those earlier two articles. Then come back here and tell us what you think; we'll tell you whether we agree and advise you further. (Note: You can share parts of the data with us by copying and pasting, but don't forget the analysis - what you think it means. 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!)

The first thing I notice is that you took 3 tests within a period of 10 days. You shouldn't expect much of a scoring difference at all in that timeframe - in other words, your results are exactly what I would have expected. Read this:
https://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/inde ... many-cats/

Also, most people do have timing problems. If you do, these will help:
http://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index ... -to-do-it/
http://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index ... nt-part-1/

Finally, most people also make careless errors; here's how you can start to minimize them:
http://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index ... -the-gmat/