Am I on a good pace after my 2nd practice test?

Question

Just finished my 2nd practice test this morning after starting off my studies with a cold practice test exactly 3 weeks ago. Scores: First practice: 570 39Q 29V Second practice test: 650 42Q 38 V Is this progress good, bad or normal? My verbal score is being hurt a lot because I am missing over half of my SC problems so that needs to be addressed (2/3 of my missed verbal questions were SC) and problem solving and data sufficiency will still need to be drastically improved for me to get into the low to mid 700s. This is frustrating because I have always been much better at Math so I am hoping I can improve with time. Overall just posting to see if this is something to be happy about or if it is kind of an average increase from a cold test after becoming familiar with material. ​ Thanks everyone hope you guys have/had a great day!

Answer 1

Hi Tracie,

Great improvement, as you've mentioned improving your verbal score will be key to hitting the 700s. I'd review some specific strategies regarding SC questions (google can work) as well as begin drilling on the individual verbal sections.

If you still find yourself hitting that 700 barrier/want some professional help feel free to reach out to me, the gap from high 600s to 700 and beyond is typically the most difficult score increase for the GMAT.

Happy to discuss some of the strategies I've used to help my former students achieve 700+ scores, but either way,

Good luck!

-Michael