Need genuine help.
TL;DR - Need help dealing with cognitive overload and structured prep for scoring 680+. A jump of 200+ in 2 months.
I gave my first ever GMAT FE last year in October.
I didn't prep much for it. I didn't know much about the exam. Just gave a free practice test from GMAC. And went into the official exam. Scored abysmally low - 475.
Picked up from scratch this year, started clearing basics.
Went through Harsha from GMAT Club for CR.
Charles on GMAT Club for RC.
Again GMAT Club YouTube video series for DI.
And GMAT Ninja for Quant.
I need help in two specific areas of my prep:
Now that I think I'm done covering the basics, how should I go ahead from here? Studying more seems irrelevant because I feel practicing questions more can build muscle. But I get harsh with myself once I start getting questions wrong which seemingly look stupid easy once I read explanations. What should I do? Need guided help for this.
My brain just immediately switches off as soon as it gets cognitively overloaded. Too much text and my mind just shuts processing itself. And this pisses me off a lot. It's like going to a hike and forgetting to even wear clothes - let alone hiking shoes. How do I build muscle for this? I have no idea. It's incredibly frustrating to face this issue of cognitive overload.
I am targeting ISB and similar cadre of schools this year.
Aiming for a 680+. But I really do need help in way forward.
Open to anything and everything.