2nd practice GMAT CAT

Took the Quantitative and Verbal sections of the second practice GMAT CAT (skipped the writing section today) and scored in the 670-690 range (up from 640-660 from last week).  I was barely able to finish the Quantitative Section as I probably spent too much time on a couple questions early on so had to rush through the second half. 

It’s difficult to say whether the score increase is due to having more experience with CAT format, my skipping the Analytic writing sections, or having done more Data Sufficiency (DS) questions this past week. 

Some observations: 1) On today’s CAT, I didn’t miss any easy and intermediate questions.  This may suggest that I’ve improved my concentration and am making fewer careless errors.  2) On last week’s CAT, I got only 7 out of 15 DS questions whereas today, I got 11 out of 15 correct.  My focus this past week was on Data Sufficiency, so hopefully this trend will continue.  3) I did more or less the same on Verbal (which is expected since I didn’t spend any time working on Verbal this week). 

Yesterday, I went to the bookstore and purchased Nova GMAT Prep Course book and Kaplan’s GMAT Math Workbook.  Since my math has edged closer to my verbal, I’ll spend equal amounts of time studying Math and Verbal from here on out. 

4 more weeks to prep and i now have all the practice questions that I need.  Now it’s just a matter of effort, really.   

My grade for last week’s prep: B/B+ (slacked off on two days).  I’m aiming for an A-/A for this week.