550 to 630 points

[sedad76]

Hi,

Could you please assist me in my plan to achieve my goal?

I have started my GMAT review with MGMAT 3 months ago through guided self study and I have scheduled my test on 25/12/2011.
I have gone through all the books and now I have started to review them again and focus more on OG questions. My goal is to achieve 630. I did 4 CAT MGMAT exams.
1st CAT 360 ( 3 months ago)
2nd CAT 450
3rd CAT 530
4rd CAT 560 ( Done last week)

I have to increase my points to above 600. Now I would be able to study full time as I am taking 20 days off from my work till the test day. But at the same time I am afraid that 2 weeks is not enough. I know its difficult to go from 600 to 700 range as it takes a lot of time.
Is it the same from 550 to 630? Do you think if I put my focus and energy for 3 weeks I could achieve my goal?


Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks and best regards,
Sedad

[StaceyKoprince]

Nice progress so far! Really great work.

I do think it's likely that you will need more than 3 weeks - 80 points is a substantial improvement and most people would need more time. And studying for 20 days straight is just likely to burn you out by the time of the test and then your score might even drop - you can't really cram for this kind of test. Do you have the flexibility to postpone your test?

Have you been taking your practice tests under official conditions, including essays, length of breaks, etc? If not, then it's possible that your practice test scores are a bit inflated (if you are giving yourself advantages that you wouldn't have on the real test). If that's the case, then it will likely take even longer to reach your goal, so I want to make sure that we're accounting for that.

Use the below article to analyze your most recent MGMAT CAT:
http://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index ... ice-tests/

Then come back here and tell us your analysis (note: NOT just the raw data - your actual analysis of the data!).

If you discover that you have timing problems, read this and start doing what it says ASAP:
http://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index ... anagement/

(Note: it typically takes about 3 to 6 weeks to fix timing problems - closer to 6+ weeks if the timing problems are significant.)