u/Accomplished_Run2250

Stuck at Q77 despite studying quant exclusively for the last two months or so. I have always had a great verbal score and DI is variable, but I can't seem to unlock my performance in quant. I have tried all kinds of sources and studied intensely almost every day. My target is 675 and I have the exam in two weeks.

Here is a detailed breakdown of my mistakes in the mock, and screenshots from the platform.

• Q1: Translated the question incorrectly. Started solving before representing the full equation well, which led me to an error. Later solved untimed correctly.
• Q3: Did not know how to represent the question, introduced a variable x where it wasn’t necessary. Later solved untimed correctly.
• Q5: Had the right approach and numbers but didn’t realize what I had to answer for. Later solved untimed correctly.
• Q8: Chose a long approach that was correct but led to calculation mistakes. Later solved untimed correctly.
• Q9: Simplified a fraction making a decimal mistake
• Q10: Incorrectly interpreted “increased by 1300%”, forgot to add the % increase to initial value
• Q11: Silly mistake simplifying exponents, knew the rule but didn’t see the application
• Q12: Had seen a similar question before, knew the approach but forgot to check for a different condition
• Q13: Silly mistake in long division
• Q19: Knew how to solve, made careless mistakes multiplying roots

https://preview.redd.it/us8ws1emqu1h1.png?width=2660&format=png&auto=webp&s=e0712d9b6c42b6dbb5ddced4aad42a9d0919ec42

https://preview.redd.it/eb28xm8nqu1h1.png?width=2656&format=png&auto=webp&s=04e000109370ecd09e6ce9eb9246f849e5db6641

https://preview.redd.it/73jnuqrnqu1h1.png?width=2644&format=png&auto=webp&s=8bf41547d3b6557b74ab4f0b97273f22ca5708b1

https://preview.redd.it/e5ajp9aoqu1h1.png?width=2664&format=png&auto=webp&s=00358b5895d90915ada304630a2e692118b3cd77

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For those of you who were able to improve your quant score - how did you do it? I hover around 77Q consistently in mocks, despite having studied for about 4 months and focusing almost exclusively on quant and DS. I score 96th to 100th percentile consistently on verbal despite not studying for verbal at all. My score on quant has not moved, even though I can tell that I am more proficient. The actual exam always feels considerably more difficult, somehow.

For context, I have been using TTP, and have completed about 70% of it. I have also taken most official GMAC practice questions for quant, and gone over the manhattan prep advanced quant book. I also use anki to review past questions and key concepts.