I'm applying to IE Business School and have my iegat exam scheduled in exactly 4 weeks. I've done one full practice test and scored 58%, which I know isn't great. I'm putting in about 90 minutes a day during the week and planning full 3-hour sessions on Saturdays. Is 4 weeks enough time to make a meaningful improvement?
My weak spots are quantitative reasoning and abstract reasoning - I got 51% on quant and 47% on abstract. The verbal reasoning section was actually fine at 71%. I'm not sure whether to double down on my weak areas or try to push my verbal score even higher to compensate.
From what I've read, IE evaluates the exam alongside GPA and essays, so it's not the only thing that matters. But I've also seen people say a strong score can offset a lower GPA, and my GPA is solid at 3.7, so I'm not sure how much pressure to put on myself here.
Has anyone gone from sub-60% to passing range in 4 weeks? I'd find it really useful to hear what kind of score improvement is actually realistic with focused prep.
A 3.7 GPA is a real asset at IE. I'd say aim to get above 65% on the test and let your GPA and essays do the rest of the work - that's a realistic 4-week target from 58%.
The quantitative section for this exam is more data interpretation than pure math. If you're struggling, try practicing with chart and table interpretation problems specifically rather than algebra - that's what the actual questions look like.
I went from 54% to 69% in 5 weeks, so 4 weeks is doable if your prep is structured. The abstract reasoning section responds really well to targeted practice - I did 20 pattern problems every morning and jumped from 49% to 68% in that section alone.
Focus on the weak sections, not the strong ones. Going from 71% to 78% in verbal gives you less than going from 51% to 65% in quant - the floor gains are bigger than ceiling gains at this point in your prep.