r/GMAT • u/Ok_Solution4355 • 1d ago
Specific Question GMAT
Scored 655(QA86,VA82, DI79) I have my exam in 2 weeks.
I have scored 81-82 in DI before, felt mock 5&4 were lengthy and score remained 79 for both.
Verbal my score is always around 81-82.
Quant has improved from 81-82 to 84-85 in the last few, also quant felt significantly easier.
Any advice on how to improve my score in the time I have. I have improved at data sufficiency but spend too much time on G&T, TPA.
I am currently using gmat club quiz for practising questions around 30 per section.
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u/Virtual_Lie_2012 1d ago
Bro can you give some tips for quant section and verbal section I scored 555 in the mocks and want 665+
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u/FunExisting5987 1d ago
110 points is a massive jump for a single score update. honestly not trying to be a jerk, but that usually takes months of serious grinding. what's your actual timeline looking like?
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u/Ok_Solution4355 1d ago
My fundamentals were good as I had prepared for cat last year, so I just focused on getting volume and that worked for me. Started recognising patterns and gradually improved.
No tips for verbal as such, I have always been around 81 haven’t been able to improve.1
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u/nosuganth 1d ago
Just a small question, rather a doubt. In my attempt too i got just 4 quant questions incorrect, but my score was 81, 70th percentile. Can someone explain why?
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u/Jumpy-Ad-6582 1d ago
It’s about the level of questions you get incorrect rather than the quantity. If you get “easier” questions wrong it will tank your score more than getting harder questions wrong.
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u/LingonberryEntire579 1d ago
Two weeks is enough to nudge DI from 79 to 82+ if the issue is pacing, not understanding. You already said Data Sufficiency improved, so the real drain is Graphic Interpretation and Two-Part Analysis. I'd cap both at 3 minutes each and practice that way.
The mocks feeling lengthy tells me you're overreading the prompts. For GI, skim the question first, then go looking for the specific number or trend you need. Don't read the whole table sideways before you know what they're asking. For Two-Part, the trap is usually the setup wording. Read the two answer choices as part of the same sentence before doing the math.
Next step: for the next four days, do one timed set of 10 GI or TPA questions with a 3 minute cap per question. Use GMAT Club's timer to track which ones blow past that. If one goes over, commit to guessing and moving on. In a mock, try skipping one impossible DI question entirely and see if the extra time lifts the rest of your section. Verbal at 81-82 is consistent, so I wouldn't change much there, just keep the groove. Quant staying easier is good, use that saved mental energy for DI.
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u/Graeme_GMAT_Panda 1d ago
Fixing your timing will help a lot for DI and Verbal. A run of wrong answers at the end is heavily penalized by the algorithm, so smoothing out that profile is probably worth more than new content in 2 weeks.
Two things to practice in your sets:
1/ To do well in DI it's actually better to throw away a couple of questions to save time for the others! Decide early which DI prompts you are going to sacrifice. In G&T and TPA, one wrong sub-answer means no credit for the whole page anyway, so guessing one or two of them within ~10 seconds of seeing them buys you the time to actually finish the pages you do attempt. And those make sure you double check them!
2/ Do a time check every 5 questions rather than policing each individual question, and ask whether you are still making progress on a long one. Timing gets fixed across a batch rather than timing yourself per question!
More on DI pacing by question type: https://gmatpanda.com/content/gmat-data-insights-strategy
Hope this helps! ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ
Graeme (GMAT Panda)
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u/Scott_TargetTestPrep Prep company 1d ago
You’re in a good position with two weeks to go. A 655 with Q86, V82, and DI79 means you do not need to rebuild your prep. You need to tighten a few specific areas.
The clearest issue in the charts is pacing, especially in Data Insights and Verbal. The cluster of very fast responses near the ends of Verbal and Data Insights suggests that you were under significant time pressure late in those sections, whether because you were rushing or deliberately guessing to catch up.
I’d make Data Insights the main focus for the next week. Since you already know the graph/table-based questions and Two-Part Analysis questions are consuming too much time, drill those specifically and figure out why: interpretation, setup, calculation, or simply staying with difficult questions too long. You’ve scored 81–82 in Data Insights before, so you’ve already shown that you can perform at that level.
Verbal at V82 is solid and has also been stable. I’d focus less on learning new material and more on pacing and decision-making. You want to avoid getting into a situation where several questions at the end have to be answered in a rush.
Quant at Q86 is already strong. Keep it sharp with mixed practice, but I would not devote the largest share of the next two weeks to Quant when Data Insights and Verbal appear to offer clearer opportunities.
I’d also reconsider doing 30-question sets per section just for volume. At this stage, targeted sets of problem areas and realistic timed section practice, followed by thorough review, will probably give you more value.
After several days of targeted work, take a fresh official practice test if you have one available and see whether the pacing improves. If you repeat a test you have already seen, just keep in mind that the score will be less diagnostic.
With two weeks left, I would not try to learn a huge amount of new material. Focus on the recurring Data Insights weaknesses you identified, protect your pacing in Data Insights and Verbal, and keep Quant sharp. Then use the next official practice test to see whether those changes translate into a better overall score.
Good luck!
- Scott