Top Strategies for Getting a Perfect 800 GMAT Score; www.gmac.com
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Scoring a perfect 800 on GMAT is considered to be an almost unachievable task. However, it is not impossible. There have been many students in the past who have managed to pull off this feat, and all it took them was a proper study plan that they executed properly.
How much you should study and how you should do it, depends on your starting and target scores and how much time you have to study; however, this article should give you a good sense of how to structure your study. For maximum gains, you will use multiple GMAT resources, but be deliberate about how to use them so as to maximize your efficiency.
Pre-requisites for GMAT 800 Score
- Register for the exam. Unless you do it, you are never going to get serious.
- Get the official GMAT material (and stick to this material for 70% prep). This includes: GMAT Official Guide, GMAT Official Guide Verbal Review, GMAT Official Guide Quantitative Review, GMAT Advanced Questions, GMAT Official Practice Questions 1 and 2, GMAT Official Practice Exams, GMAT Official IR Practice, and GMAT Official AWA Practice.
GMAT 800: Before you start your journey
The GMAT prep programming has two fake tests. Take the first, before you start. Try not to read up for this test. On the off chance that you totally should, glance through a 10th grade book on Math for 60 minutes, not more.
Plunk down for four hours, and step through the examination.
Don’t have the foggiest idea what to write in the AWA? Leave it clear. Don’t have any idea how to follow through with something? Do your worst. Try not to enjoy extended reprieves.
Toward the finish of the test, you will be totally depleted, however it will give a score reflecting what you would have gotten had you given the GMAT right then. All in all, what does this tell you? It lets you know where you stand, and the amount you really want to cover.
Then, step through the Indicative Exam. It isolates questions in view of a sort and lets you know where you stand in every sort of inquiry (RC, DS, SC, CR, and so forth.). You will know your assets and your shortcomings by class, and that is an enormous benefit. On the off chance that you are now great at something, you don’t have to sit around dealing with it. Rather, work on working on your feeble regions.
In the event that you get a score between 550-650, you will need to begin with a fundamental outline. Then, at that point, you can move onto far reaching methodology directs and testing questions.
In the event that you are between 650-700, you can stand to avoid the fundamental outline and work on the complete methodology directs and testing questions.
On the off chance that you’re now over 700, simply center around the 700-800 level inquiries, and on the particular regions you really want assistance with
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GMAT 800: Actual preparation
- The first step is to understand the GMAT pattern and syllabus
- The next step is to find the right set of GMAT books and resources
- Make sure to prepare short notes while you are going through these resources. Keep revising these notes. A part of your weekend must be invested into revision of these notes
- Focus on the things that you score average or just above average on the Diagnostic Test. Start with the Manhattan books and GMAT OG. Do 20 questions at a time, and make sure to keep a timer (2 min per question in Quant, 1:45 in Verbal). This will help you time your pace during exams.
- Once you are done with the preliminary reading of Manhattan books and GMAT OG, you can start with advanced books while revising the previously done topics at the same time.
- Give a full-length mock test every week. Later on you can increase it up to 2-3 full-length mocks per week. It is absolutely essential for you to appear for full-length mocks.
- Even if you make mistakes, take that as an opportunity to learn. When you make a mistake, especially in verbal, read the explanation thoroughly and try to remember the reasoning behind it. Read the explanation right after you choose the wrong option. That way, you will be able to correct your thought process because you may forget why you chose that particular answer after solving the block or after some time.
GMAT 800: After finishing the preparation
About 3 days before the actual exam, take the official GMAT mock. Mainly, so that you can figure out if you are still lacking in certain areas. If you had timed yourself religiously while preparing, you should not have problems managing time. The score you get will be fairly accurate, so if you do well, you can relax till the exam.
Read the notes you made while studying the day before the exam. Do look through the things you got wrong on your second mock but other than that, you should be all set.
GMAT 800: Additional tips
- Make sure you do not miss any ‘easy’ or ‘medium’ questions. You cannot score high if you miss these. Most aspiring perfect scorers focus all their time on the most complex and confusing questions they can find. It is advisable to only focus on these once you’ve mastered the easy and medium questions.
- Practice as many questions as you can, and more specifically, find free CAT practice tests to take. The type of questions you see in CAT isn’t very different than the GMAT ones. Additionally, all the practice will help you learn to pace yourself, which is vital. You need to realize that not finishing questions because you’ve run out of time will penalize you double and there’s no going back to check questions if you finish early, so pacing is everything.
- Come up with a schedule and be disciplined about it. Make a list of what days you plan to study and block out ‘x’ hours for those days and just make sure that you stick to the schedule that you have laid out for yourself.
- Make sure to get plenty of rest, not just the night before, but throughout the study process.
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