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URGENT : PLEASE HELP

by Wildbub » Tue Jul 19, 2011 7:44 pm
Hello all,

I took the GMAT 3 weeks ago and scored a 670 Q47 V35. This was below my prep and expectations.
My most recent prep exam scores leading upto the exams:
GMAT PREP 1 : 720 Q29 V40 (repeat)
GMAT PREP 1 : 680 Q48 V35
MGMAT CAT 6 : 730 Q48 V41
MGMAT CAT 5 : 700 Q47 V38
MGMAT CAT 4 : 690 Q48 V36

I booked another GMAT appt for July 30. This is goona be my 2nd & last attempt due to time constraints and job commitments.
I got a post test assessment done by MGMAT and have been following their strategy by hitting verbal mainly while trying to maintain my quant score.

Since my exam on June 27
I got post test assessment done by MGMAT. I've been preparing to the best of my capabilities, with all the time constraints I've been having with my job, and not even getting any weekends off. In fact i could not get a single day off since I took my GMAT on June 27, up until July 15.
Any ways, that is something I have no control over so I better not complain about that. I gotta make the most of what I have.

I took Gmat Prep 1, on july 15 and scored 710. Q 47 V 40. My quant dropped by one point. I dont remember a single question in the quant section, from my previous attempt at gmat prep 1. verbal had about 5 repeats.

I took Knewton diagnostic free exam today and got a 670 Q 46 ( 7 errors) V 36. ( 11 errors). Needless to say, I am disappointed, not to see a 700.

I wanted to ask you guys for additional source of practise questions for SC & CR
I finished kaplan 800. Started going thru Kaplan premier but did not like it.
Finished Adv 750 Manhattan GMAT workshops and all question banks

Currently goin thru Aristotle RC 99 for reading comp. but could not find good resource material for CR & SC.
plz recommend.

Dont know what else to do to improve my score ?
I really need some more guidance and input from all the helpful people on this forum.

Thanks a million

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by bblast » Tue Jul 19, 2011 8:05 pm
Pick up the official guide for verbal review-blue cover - lick every page from it- questions as well as answers. Its gold for the last 2 week prep for verbal.
Cheers !!

Quant 47-Striving for 50
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by Wildbub » Wed Jul 20, 2011 3:36 am
Thanks for the tip bblast

I have already done OG 11, OG 12, Verbal and Quant guides cover to cover. and revised the questions I got wrong before my 1st attempt at GMAT last month.
Did you mean I should revise Verbal guide again ?

Thanks a ton for your response

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by sj233 » Wed Jul 20, 2011 9:37 am
although I got a low score on my GMAT today -V32 (https://bit.ly/oXQGQU)...
I will still recommend you to read the manhattan SCguide...
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