Just Got Beaten by the GMAT

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GMAT_750: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 2; Joined: Fri Jan 29, 2010 1:31 pm; GMAT Score:670

by GMAT_750 » Fri Jan 29, 2010 2:23 pm

Got a 630! 44Q; 33V

Very devastated.

Thing is I've been scoring around 650 on my practice tests, so far i havent improved over the last 4 manhattan gmat tests. I think i'm stuck on my strategies and havent really learned anything new. I just cant seem to get past 45 on math, and 34 on verbal. Verbal is especialloy tricky for me; havent found any strategies that work for me yet. any tips?

Any ideas you guys can over on how to get bast this early 600s bucket. Im aiming for a 750 and I have two motnhs.

I know its possible.

thanks

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jeffedwards: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 109; Joined: Mon Oct 12, 2009 4:58 amFollowed by: 1 member; Thanked: 12 times; GMAT Score:720

by jeffedwards » Fri Jan 29, 2010 4:35 pm

Something that has helped my verbal score a ton is practicing the sentence correction (oh and don't correct this post...it's too help not be picked apart, like the GMAT). I've heard that SC is about 40% of the verbal.

What I do is go through the OG. Not only do I pick out the right answer, but I also say why each answer choice is wrong. If I don't spot a reason why a choice is wrong, I study that rule. I have also created a bunch of flash cards through which to look while driving.... I mean when I have free time.

This has given me much more confidence when choosing answers... each AC normally has multiple errors.

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by sumanr84 » Fri Jan 29, 2010 10:51 pm

Could you post your break-ups of MGMAT scores, especially how you performed in the verbal part , how many you got right/wrong in SC, CR and RCs. This will throw more light on where do you stand in those 3 sections.

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by Osirus@VeritasPrep » Sun Jan 31, 2010 5:46 pm

GMAT_750 wrote:Got a 630! 44Q; 33V

Very devastated.

Thing is I've been scoring around 650 on my practice tests, so far i havent improved over the last 4 manhattan gmat tests. I think i'm stuck on my strategies and havent really learned anything new. I just cant seem to get past 45 on math, and 34 on verbal. Verbal is especialloy tricky for me; havent found any strategies that work for me yet. any tips?

Any ideas you guys can over on how to get bast this early 600s bucket. Im aiming for a 750 and I have two motnhs.

I know its possible.

thanks

Really attempt to increase your vocab. Begin keeping a journal of all the words you encounter that you don't know. Find a good grammar book (not GMAT specific) and just hone in on the basics of grammar. What I'm learning now is that the prep company materials are good in giving you a prototype, but the GMAT specializes in throwing questions that will be awkward and if you only focus on the prototype, you will struggle to answer the GMAT's curveballs.

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by Yes.WeCan » Mon Feb 01, 2010 10:46 pm

You should try reading more, your quant score seems fine, but your V score could use some help.

WSJ (Online), The Economist, Financial Times all provide great literature, plus it's interesting to read aswell (you'll learn a lot).

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by money9111 » Wed Feb 03, 2010 10:25 pm

JeffEdwards hit the nail on the head... i just wanted to reiterate this point:

What I do is go through the OG. Not only do I pick out the right answer, but I also say why each answer choice is wrong. THAT is the key... once you can do that... you're golden... remember Grammar is all about rules... rules can be memorized...

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