{"id":822,"date":"2023-11-18T20:24:16","date_gmt":"2023-11-18T20:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martymurraycoaching.com\/?p=822"},"modified":"2023-12-16T18:23:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-16T18:23:00","slug":"how-to-score-705-on-the-gmat-focus-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martymurraycoaching.com\/how-to-score-705-on-the-gmat-focus-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Score 705+ on the GMAT Focus Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"822\" class=\"elementor elementor-822\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e81c63 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e81c63\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1491c83\" data-id=\"1491c83\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1688380 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1688380\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmac.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GMAC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the creator of the GMAT, a score of 705 on the GMAT Focus Edition will be roughly equivalent to 750 on the classic GMAT. In other words, GMAC predicts that 705 will be a 98th percentile score, or a score significantly higher than any business school\u2019s average. All the same, many test-takers want to know how to score 705+ on the GMAT Focus Edition.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are a few reasons why people want to score 705+. One is simply that we\u2019re all accustomed to 700 being a benchmark score on the GMAT. So, even though the new version of the GMAT is scored differently from the classic version, people still gravitate toward scoring 700+. Another reason is that it seems likely that GMAC\u2019s predictions for Focus Edition scores will prove to be a little low. So, 705 will likely have a percentile ranking lower than 98th and may turn out to be an average score for top MBA programs, in other words, a score similar to 730.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, in this article, I\u2019m going to discuss how to score 705+ on the GMAT Focus Edition. I\u2019ll cover everything from the performance needed for scoring 705 to tips for achieving super high accuracy and more.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9927363 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9927363\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55c3e36\" data-id=\"55c3e36\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-162d446 elementor-toc--content-ellipsis elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"162d446\" 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.elementor-toc__list-item-text.elementor-item-active{color:var(--item-text-active-color);-webkit-text-decoration:var(--item-text-active-decoration);text-decoration:var(--item-text-active-decoration)}ol.elementor-toc__list-wrapper{counter-reset:item}ol.elementor-toc__list-wrapper .elementor-toc__list-item{counter-increment:item}ol.elementor-toc__list-wrapper .elementor-toc__list-item-text-wrapper:before{content:counters(item,\".\") \". \"}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tHere are the topics we'll cover:\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__162d446\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d9834a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d9834a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28dda4d\" data-id=\"28dda4d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b60deed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b60deed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s begin by seeing what kind of performance is needed for scoring 705 on the Focus Edition.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b8e0e5f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b8e0e5f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c82c0a\" data-id=\"5c82c0a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bc392b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4bc392b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The GMAT Focus Performance Needed for Scoring 705+<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40decea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40decea\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a55fb43\" data-id=\"a55fb43\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2165edd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2165edd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Knowing what we have to accomplish in order to achieve a goal helps us to achieve it. Also, you may be wondering how hard it is to score 705+ on the GMAT Focus Edition. So, to get a sense of what it takes to score 705+, let\u2019s see what type of performance we\u2019ll need.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0510729 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0510729\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-871bd94\" data-id=\"871bd94\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d4ce5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d4ce5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Determining the Section Scores Needed for Scoring 705<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e538b92 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e538b92\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2364eb7\" data-id=\"2364eb7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2b3406 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2b3406\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To determine the performance needed for scoring 705+ on the GMAT Focus Edition,\u00a0 we can use the following formula for calculating GMAT Focus scores:<\/span><p>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(&#8220;Quant,&#8221; &#8220;Verbal,&#8221; and &#8220;Data Insights&#8221; represent the three 60 to 90 section scores.)<\/span><p>\n\n[latexpage]\n\\[\n\\text{Total Score} = \\left[\\frac{\\text{(Quant + Verbal + Data Insights) &#8211; 180}}{3}\\text{\u00d7}20\\right] + 205\n\\]\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, we have the following:<\/span><p>\n\n<p>[latexpage]\n\\[\n\\text{705} = \\left[\\frac{\\text{(Quant + Verbal + Data Insights) &#8211; 180}}{3}\\text{\u00d7}20\\right] + 205\n\\]\n\\[\n\\text{255} = \\text{Quant + Verbal + Data Insights}\n\\]<p>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then, since 255\/3 = 85, we see that we can score 705 on the GMAT Focus Edition by scoring 85 on each of the three sections of the test.<\/span><p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d38f92b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d38f92b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5fe96b8\" data-id=\"5fe96b8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3631794 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3631794\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>KEY FACT:<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One way to score 705+ on the GMAT Focus Edition is to score at least 85 on each section of the test.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dde11d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dde11d2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c474d1a\" data-id=\"c474d1a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba124a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba124a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Many Questions Correct to Score 705 on the GMAT Focus Edition?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f61dd3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f61dd3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-261fc76\" data-id=\"261fc76\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68f6b74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68f6b74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From what I\u2019ve seen, scoring 85 on a section of the Focus Edition generally takes getting around all but 2 or 3 questions on that section correct. However, you may be able to miss up to 5 on a section and score 85 if the missed questions are only hard questions. (Once I\u2019ve seen more GMAT Focus official score reports, I\u2019ll be able to say what the numbers are with more confidence.)<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, it appears that we can get around 18\/21 Quant questions, 20\/23 Verbal questions, and 17\/20 Data Insights questions correct to score Q85 V85 DI85. In doing so, <\/span><b>we\u2019d get 55\/64 of the questions on the Focus Edition correct to score 705<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course, Q85, V85, and DI85 is not the only combination of section scores that add up to 255, and thus produce a 705 total score. Other combinations, such as Q90, V83, and DI82, also work.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Still, it seems likely that, to get any of those section score combinations, you\u2019d have to get around 55 questions correct in total. So, it appears that we need to get around 55, or 86 percent, of the questions on the Focus Edition correct to score 705.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-031c7f0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"031c7f0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b91c28\" data-id=\"2b91c28\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7a614e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7a614e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>KEY FACT: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scoring 705+ on the GMAT Focus Edition takes getting at least around 86 percent of the questions correct.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6eb8a26 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6eb8a26\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5123671\" data-id=\"5123671\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7cb4af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7cb4af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that we have a sense of the performance needed for achieving a 705+ GMAT exam score, let\u2019s discuss how to achieve that performance.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d00167c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d00167c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a77c809\" data-id=\"a77c809\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93f7481 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93f7481\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Prepare to Achieve 705+ Performance on the GMAT Focus Edition<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-09cc9d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"09cc9d4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-efe21ce\" data-id=\"efe21ce\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b05d7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b05d7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ve seen that scoring 705+ on the GMAT Focus Edition takes getting a very high percentage of the questions correct. Also, GMAC has predicted that 705 will be a 98th percentile score, indicating that only 2 percent of test-takers will score 705+. So, in seeking to score 705+, you\u2019re seeking to achieve something that the vast majority of MBA applicants don\u2019t achieve.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thus, to score 705+, you have to prepare in especially effective ways. So, let\u2019s now discuss my top GMAT tips for achieving such an outstanding score.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8da8192 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8da8192\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-02166d7\" data-id=\"02166d7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-006040d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"006040d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tip 1: Master the GMAT Focus Edition One Topic at a Time<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-376cb06 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"376cb06\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dbbfa3e\" data-id=\"dbbfa3e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd5ca44 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd5ca44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most effective way to prepare for the GMAT is to work on one topic at a time. This study plan works best because, by focusing on each topic in turn, you learn all the concepts, strategies, angles, and pitfalls of each topic and really master the topics.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mastering a topic involves the following three steps:<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Study Concepts and Strategies:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The first step in mastering a GMAT topic is to learn the concepts and strategies the topic involves. By learning the concepts and strategies, we build a foundation for mastering the topic.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For instance, to master Rates questions, we\u2019d learn the rate formula and how to handle questions that involve catching up, combined rates, or round trips. For Weaken the Argument <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/martymurraycoaching.com\/the-final-key-step-in-getting-a-gmat-critical-reasoning-question-right-telling-the-difference-between-a-trap-choice-and-the-correct-answer\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Critical Reasoning<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> questions, we\u2019d learn about the elements of arguments and strategies for identifying weakeners.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Practice Untimed:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The second step in mastering a GMAT topic is to develop strong skills by doing practice questions involving the topic UNTIMED. People often think it\u2019s best to do all GMAT practice timed. However, you\u2019ll develop much stronger skills by doing your early practice of a topic untimed. So, don\u2019t skip this key step.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you practice untimed, shoot for two things: deep understanding and high accuracy. By shooting for those two things, you\u2019ll develop super strong skills.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, when practicing untimed, you can work on finding ways to answer questions efficiently so that you\u2019ll be able to answer them quickly later.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Speed Up:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The final step in mastering a topic is to work on speeding up until you\u2019re answering questions at test pace.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f263451 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f263451\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2172105\" data-id=\"2172105\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1662c85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1662c85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>PRO TIP:<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most effective GMAT preparation method is to master one topic at a time by first learning concepts and strategies, then practicing untimed, and finally working on speeding up to test pace.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d393adb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d393adb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8dab1e9\" data-id=\"8dab1e9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd58f47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fd58f47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tip 2: Learn GMAT Focus Topics From the Ground Up<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3da7cf3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3da7cf3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae1dab5\" data-id=\"ae1dab5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15268c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15268c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Another key aspect of preparing to score 705+ on test day is learning topics from the ground up. By learning a topic \u201cfrom the ground up,\u201d I mean <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">going beyond memorizing concepts, formulas, and strategies to developing understanding of the topic\u2019s logical foundations<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">. In other words, it involves learning the hows and whys of the concepts, formulas, and strategies involved in the topic.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve; letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing );\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve; letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing );\">There are multiple benefits of learning topics this way. One is that you remember them better because your understanding supports your memory. Another is that you can apply what you\u2019ve learned more flexibly because you understand how it works.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing );\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">For example, let\u2019s consider the permutation formula:<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing );\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">P(n,r) = n!\/(n &#8211; r)!<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing );\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Though that formula isn\u2019t complex, it\u2019s easy to forget exactly what it is over months spent preparing for the GMAT or in the heat of taking the test. However, if you understand why each element of the formula exists, you\u2019ll remember it more easily. In fact, if you have to, you\u2019ll be able to derive the formula yourself when taking the GMAT.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve; letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing );\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve; letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing );\">Also, if you get why the formula works, you can apply the concepts underlying it in a variety of situations. For instance, if a GMAT Quant question asks how many ways there are to arrange people in different positions in a boat, the permutation formula may not exactly fit the problem. However, if you get how the formula works, you can use the concepts that underlie it to solve questions that are unusual like that one.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve; letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing );\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">And the value of learning topics this way doesn\u2019t exist in Quant only. Learning this way helps in Verbal and Data Insights also.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d0333a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d0333a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-095e4f9\" data-id=\"095e4f9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f676ce3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f676ce3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>PRO TIP:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> To maximize retention of and ability to apply what you learn for the GMAT, learn topics from the ground up.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2dda127 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2dda127\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a33f4a\" data-id=\"8a33f4a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b3c452 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b3c452\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tip 3: When Practicing, Achieve High Accuracy and Long Streaks of Correct Answers<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19f5960 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19f5960\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-819cdbe\" data-id=\"819cdbe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c4669b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c4669b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we\u2019ve seen, to score 705+, you have to get at least around 86 percent of the questions on the GMAT correct. In other words, you have to get close to 100 percent of any easy and medium questions and around 70 to 75 percent of any hard questions you see correct. <\/span><b>To achieve such accuracies on test day, you need to achieve similar or higher accuracies when practicing.<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Accordingly, as you prepare for GMAT Quant, Verbal, and Data Insights, shoot for the following accuracies:<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Easy:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> close to 100%<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Medium:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 90 &#8211; 100%<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Hard:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at least 70%<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, to become super consistent and lock in a 705+ score, you can use the streaks method when practicing. The streaks method involves going beyond shooting for high accuracy to <\/span><b>shooting for long streaks of correct answers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your score goal is 705+, it makes sense to shoot for streaks of 20 or more questions correct in a row. You could shoot for streaks of 20+ in topics or in difficulty levels within topics. Alternatively, you could shoot for streaks of questions in general categories such as easy Reading Comprehension questions or hard Official Guide Quant questions. I discuss this approach in detail in this <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/gmat-practice-tip-the-streaks-method-356936.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">post on the streaks method<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-09b458a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"09b458a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e546878\" data-id=\"e546878\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1893653 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1893653\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>PRO TIP:<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A key aspect of scoring 705+ on the GMAT Focus Edition is achieving high accuracy and long streaks when doing practice questions.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4fd3e2f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4fd3e2f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-890d968\" data-id=\"890d968\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebfa16e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ebfa16e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get a Free Consultation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d802ff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d802ff\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ef11a6\" data-id=\"9ef11a6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6539adc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6539adc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tip 4: Answer Quant Practice Questions Using Multiple Approaches<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa3629a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa3629a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35ded9f\" data-id=\"35ded9f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3b9796 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3b9796\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To a large extent, the GMAT is a test of skill in getting things done. One way the GMAT tests that skill is by presenting Quant questions designed to test it. In other words, <\/span><b>GMAT Quant questions don\u2019t test just math skills. They test our ability to see what\u2019s going on in a question and come up with a way to answer it.<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, a question about how many apples a vendor sold may not be answerable with algebra alone. We may need to find a way to use constraints mentioned in the question stem to narrow down the possible answers. Alternatively, we may be able to use the answer choices to determine what\u2019s correct.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Accordingly, we\u2019ll be better positioned to score high on GMAT Quant if we develop skill in coming up with ways to get things done. We can do so by <\/span><b>answering Quant practice questions in multiple ways<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. For instance, we could solve a word problem first by using algebra, then by plugging in numbers, and finally by working backward from the answer choices. Or we could answer a Probability question first by using fractions and then by using combinatorics.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, if you aren\u2019t sure how to solve a question, rather than quickly go to the explanation, you can stick with the question and come up with a way to answer it. Even if the way you come up with isn\u2019t elegant or efficient, you\u2019ll have practiced coming up with something that gets you to the answer.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By practicing in these ways, we can become fluid in coming up with ways to answer GMAT Quant questions on the fly.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-425d51a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"425d51a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a540189\" data-id=\"a540189\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c78cf1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c78cf1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>PRO TIP:<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To develop skill in coming up with a way to answer any Quant question you see, answer Quant practice questions in multiple ways.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31bf6a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31bf6a9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7747c10\" data-id=\"7747c10\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e00cf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e00cf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tip 5: In Answering Verbal Questions, Use Sophisticated Thinking<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd0c9c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd0c9c0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-94e6ecc\" data-id=\"94e6ecc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f84f2bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f84f2bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we saw earlier, to score 705+ on the GMAT Focus Edition, you need to get the vast majority of the Quant, Verbal, and Data Insights questions correct. What that means with regard to Verbal specifically is that you have to get correct not only easy and medium questions but also most of the hard questions. So, here\u2019s the thing.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can get easy and some medium Verbal questions correct using relatively simple thinking or even hacks in some cases. However, to get hard GMAT Verbal questions correct, you have to use relatively sophisticated thinking. In other words, <\/span><b>you have to pick up on subtle logical implications of statements and make non obvious connections between facts or ideas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. So, to score 705+ on the GMAT, you need to learn to use sophisticated thinking in answering Verbal questions.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To learn to use that type of thinking, practice answering Verbal questions <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">untimed<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. As you practice, make sure you fully understand the passages, and carefully analyze each answer choice of the questions. Notice how each answer choice is related to what the passage says or affects the scenario presented.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more on using sophisticated thinking in answering Verbal questions, see my post on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/martymurraycoaching.com\/how-to-prepare-for-gmat-verbal\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">how to master GMAT Verbal<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f06cc73 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f06cc73\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b64948\" data-id=\"4b64948\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fb4296 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9fb4296\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>PRO TIP:<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To a large extent, your GMAT Verbal score will reflect the level of sophistication of the thinking you use in answering the questions.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ef6aae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ef6aae\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18c2481\" data-id=\"18c2481\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37b3643 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37b3643\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tip 6: Focus on Execution to Score High on Data Insights<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b237e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b237e3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-035b105\" data-id=\"035b105\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40f840f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40f840f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This last tip applies to all parts of the GMAT but perhaps especially to Data Insights, and the tip is to work on executing flawlessly.<\/span><\/p><p><b>In Data Insights, we are flooded with information and opportunities to make errors<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by mixing things up, by missing key details, or in some other way. For one thing, to get some Data Insights questions correct, we have to identify, not one, but three correct answers. Also, in many cases, we have to assemble multiple pieces of information and take multiple steps to arrive at a correct answer. Accordingly, to master Data Insights and get all or close to all the DI questions correct, as we must to score 705+, we have to learn to execute virtually flawlessly.<\/span><\/p><p><b>So, when practicing Data Insights, be super careful to get little things right<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by doing things like making sure you\u2019re answering the question asked and reading choices in their entirety. Also, when dealing with information in graphs or tables, make sure you have labels straight, are looking at the right part of a graph or table, and in general are getting the right information to answer the question. When answering Multi-Source reasoning questions, take the necessary steps methodically and using care in each step.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You might be amazed at how much of a difference how carefully you execute can make. To a large degree, your Data Insights score will reflect simply how good you are at completing multiple steps without making a mistake.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8e16b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8e16b2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ab3b04\" data-id=\"8ab3b04\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd8680b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd8680b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>PRO TIP:<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To score high on the Data Insights section, focus on learning to execute virtually flawlessly.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51452b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51452b0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-609dfb9\" data-id=\"609dfb9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95272e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95272e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having gained insights into how to achieve a top GMAT Focus Score, let\u2019s now discuss what to do if your progress stalls along the way to 705+.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a3b98e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a3b98e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d237c03\" data-id=\"d237c03\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bbf5d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bbf5d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Break Out if Your Score Plateaus on the Way to 705+<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd26874 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd26874\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-442c558\" data-id=\"442c558\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecce312 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ecce312\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One issue that many GMAT aspirants experience on the way to their goals is that their performance plateaus. In other words, although they continue to prepare, their practice accuracies or scores stop increasing.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Often, people whose GMAT performance plateaus have the impression that they\u2019ve hit \u201cscore ceilings.\u201d In other words, they think that they have hit some kind of natural limit above which their scores won\u2019t go. However, the truth is that the idea of a score ceiling doesn\u2019t really make sense. What makes more sense is that, if you keep preparing effectively and developing yourself, your GMAT score will continue to increase.<\/span><\/p><p><b>So, what\u2019s going on if your GMAT performance plateaus is not that you\u2019ve hit a limit in your abilities. It\u2019s that how you\u2019re preparing has hit a limit to how far it can take you.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Accordingly, to break out if your score plateaus, you have to change how you\u2019re preparing.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, one thing you can do to get your performance to start improving again is to adjust how you\u2019re preparing. For example, maybe you need to learn concepts more thoroughly, practice weaker topics more extensively, or make better use of your error log.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alternatively, you may need to try something new. For instance, you could try a new practice method or a new course. You could learn new strategies for answering questions. It might make sense to do some sessions with a tutor. Or maybe doing some meditation, visualization, or inner work will get your score to start increasing again.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49d06b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49d06b3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd51ceb\" data-id=\"fd51ceb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-187eaa3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"187eaa3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Keep Finding New Levers to Pull<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c893ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c893ef\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd55947\" data-id=\"bd55947\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-964606b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"964606b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In general, to get your score to start increasing again, keep finding new levers to pull. Do some research. Ask others what has worked for them. Experiment. Keep trying one thing after another until something works.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b27a7f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b27a7f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48254b8\" data-id=\"48254b8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f14a64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f14a64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>PRO TIP:<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To break out of a score plateau, make adjustments or additions to your preparation approach until you find something that works.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a1e6aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a1e6aa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5aa7027\" data-id=\"5aa7027\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2876f58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2876f58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, you may be wondering how long it will take you to get to 705+. So, let\u2019s cover that before we finish.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f1dafb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f1dafb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b4e309\" data-id=\"0b4e309\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d97cd4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d97cd4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Long Does It Take to Get to 705+ on the GMAT?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-562e7a0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"562e7a0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a240045\" data-id=\"a240045\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-add8854 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"add8854\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each GMAT aspirant has a different starting level and different things to accomplish to get to 705+. So, it\u2019s tough to accurately predict how long or how many hours of study you\u2019ll need to score 705+ on the GMAT Focus Edition.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Still, we can estimate how long you\u2019ll need to prepare by considering your current level. So, if you\u2019ve taken a practice test or the actual GMAT and thus have a starting score, the amount of preparation time you\u2019ll need to get to 705+ is likely along the lines of the following:<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Starting score around 605:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> You\u2019ll probably need around 2 to 3 months, or 150 to 250 hours, to get to 705+.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Starting score between 505 and 555:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> You\u2019ll probably need around 4 to 6 months, or 300 to 500 hours, to get to 705+.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Starting score below 505:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> You\u2019ll likely need 6 months or more to get to 705+.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a46df34 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a46df34\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d24bc3b\" data-id=\"d24bc3b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-423c299 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"423c299\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>PRO TIP:<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To get a sense of how long you\u2019ll need to prepare to get to 705+, use your current score level to make an estimate.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3fc5bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c3fc5bb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f84d55\" data-id=\"2f84d55\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68bd83d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68bd83d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s now wrap up with the takeaways from what we\u2019ve discussed.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-67d13f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67d13f4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b029aa\" data-id=\"5b029aa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47c4530 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47c4530\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Score 705+ on the GMAT Focus Edition: Key Takeaways<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56b2f71 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56b2f71\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7aedbcd\" data-id=\"7aedbcd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c14622 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c14622\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s what we\u2019ve seen we can do to score 705 or higher on the Focus Edition:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shoot for getting at least 55\/64, or 86 percent, of the questions on the test correct.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Master one topic at a time by first studying concepts and strategies involved in a topic, next practicing answering questions involving the topic untimed, and finally speeding up to test pace.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Achieve high accuracy and long streaks of correct answers when practicing.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Develop skill in coming up with ways to answer Quant questions by answering Quant practice questions in multiple ways.<\/span>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn to use sophisticated thinking to get hard Verbal questions correct.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Focus on executing flawlessly to master Data Insights.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adjust or add to preparation approaches if necessary to continue making progress.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And finally, perhaps the most important takeaways from everything we\u2019ve discussed are that you need to prepare in especially effective ways to score 705+ and that a 705+ score is achievable because <\/span><b>effective preparation works<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to GMAC, the creator of the GMAT, a score of 705 on the GMAT Focus Edition will be roughly equivalent to 750 on the classic GMAT. In other words, GMAC predicts that 705 will be a 98th percentile score, or a score significantly higher than any business school\u2019s average. 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