GMAT Retake Strategy

[shilpa0592]

Hi,
I recently gave my gmat and scored a dismal 610. My quant score was terrible. (36). I have always been weak at quant/math but the last week before the test, I felt like I could definitely improve and get a higher score if I worked a little harder. I kept wishing I had more time but unfortunately, I did not postpone my test.

I plan on giving the gmat again but I really need help with quant. If you could help me with how to go about it, I would be grateful. I honestly don't know how to get the score up. Like I said, I know if I put in more effort it will go up. But I don't know how exactly to achieve that. Another thing is, should I give my retake within a month or study for a little longer?

I have been using the og, MGMAT books, and Kaplan Premier.
My weak areas are FDPs, word problems and inequalities. I'm stressing on these because I know they're very important and appear frequently on the test.

Thanks!

[StaceyKoprince]

You don't mention what score you'd like to get on the test, so it's hard for me to advise you on how much time to take - but I'll guess from your description of your quant score as "terrible" that you're looking for a decently higher score. In that case, 1 month is not enough time.

There are multiple ways you might go about improving on quant. I'll help you with self study ideas here. Given that you're feeling a bit lost, you may also want to think about whether you want to consider some outside help with more structure (eg, a class).

First, read this; it will help you develop the mindset you need to succeed on this test:
https://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/inde ... lly-tests/

And then this; it will help you learn how to study better (follow the additional links given in the article):
http://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index ... -the-gmat/

I'm also going to guess that you have timing issues (because everyone does!), so read these two and start doing what they say:
http://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index ... -to-do-it/
http://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index ... nt-part-1/

If you'd like to get more targeted advice, use the below to analyze your most recent MGMAT CAT(s):
http://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index ... ice-tests/

Figure out what you think you should do based on that analysis (and your review of the other articles linked above).

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!)