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580 q50 , v19 gmatprep consistent average 710

by sumank8216 » Sat Jul 25, 2009 12:08 pm
580 q50, v19. Cant even believe it. I avaraged 690 in mgmat. got 700+ in last 2.
in repeat got 740+
ingmatprep averaged 700+ verbal between 35-41
other details in below thread.
https://www.beatthegmat.com/need-help-lo ... 40383.html

I dont know what went wrong with me. I was totally cool and calm and was picking choices with full confidence. But I was shocked at the whole Verbal section, it was too diffcult.The diffculty started from q1 to q41. I felt I am really doing well as the questions were getting very diffcult. RC, SC, CR ..everything was diffcult. RC passages except the first and last , 2 were too long and very convoluted.

But even if i got all of them wrong , should I be getting 19. 19, lower than waht i got in my first prep test.

I have given almost 25 practice tests , all different prep tests, I have never seen questions I saw today.

I heard of these things happening, didnt know I would be a victim of this.

This is the worst night of my life. And in last 3 months I have only prepared for verbal . My division was 90/10 for v/q.
All these practice tests all the hard work.. 19.

I have lost all my confidence that I can ever score a 40 in real gmat.
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by rookiez » Sun Jul 26, 2009 1:54 am
can u pls share your email id?
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hmm

by JeffB » Sun Jul 26, 2009 4:35 am
Did you get extremely tired doing the verbal section? Did you completely lose your focus?

Did you do the AWA during your practice exams?

I'm guessing it has to be one of those 3 things.
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by sumank8216 » Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:42 am
I did give last 3 (repeat) gmatprep and 1 mgmat with AWA at the same time I scheduled my actual test.

I dont know, I cant figure it out. I am really looking for some advice.

But I do have to say, i found quant not tht diffcult.

But verbal was very doffcult. And this is not because I was not prepared.

All the SC's were big ones. In these 3 months I have really improved in SC. I wont say the same improvement in CR and RC, though I prepared from LSAT 63 passages for RC.

Completed OF10 twice with fully analyzing each question. Then I completed OG11.

I think it it just my bad luck or may be me, i dont know.
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by bbaah » Sun Jul 26, 2009 10:14 am
Your problem seems hard to diagnose but I have found paper tests to be really useful in identifying one's weak areas since questions are grouped by question type. If you take them under timed conditions, there's a good chance you'd learn a lot about your pacing and what type of problems you have been struggling with on the verbal. My own experience suggests that if one can consistently score within a certain range on paper tests, say 700+, you're almost ready to score within that range on the real test - ie. if you go in to take the test with the right attitude and don't panic when questions start getting difficult.

Also, I think if you do all the OG verbal problems and understand why you got certain problems wrong you should be on your way to improving your verbal score a great deal.

All the best with your retake and do take the time to figure out what you went wrong the first time before going in for the retake.
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by walkingbanana » Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:29 pm
sumank8216,

Don't lose confidence, your math score is fantastic. All you need is to boost your verbal and you will be in terrific shape.

What source materials did you use for practice? I'm not trying to sell any gmat products or anything, but in my test experience, manhattan gmat prep materials are very solid in breakdown of question types and how to solve each specific question type.

for SC: you need to be able to have a general idea of what grammar rule is being tested simply by looking at the answer choices. is it challenging your knowledge of s/v agreement? pronoun reference? modifying phrase? once you know what rule GMAT is testing, picking the right answer is easy. I highly recommend manhattan gmat sc for comprehensive review of all the gmat sc rules.

for CR: my strategy was to first read the question; this would give me good indication of where to focus when reading the argument. for example, if the question was "what assumptions are in the argument," you know that answer will be related to the conclusion. If question is asking about making an inference. youre looking at the premises. Diagram the arguments, identifying premise and conclusion. Make sure you write down key information, eg dates and names, to minimize careless error in picking answers that obviously don't answer the question. CR questions always have 2-3 answers that are way outside the scope of the question, even for really difficult questions. Eliminate these traps and your chances of getting the question right will be significantly boosted. On high difficulty level problems, eliminate weird answers, and pick the answer that has the most similar words to whatever part of the sentence question is testing you on (conclusion or premise). This was always my last resort strategy.

RC: pretty much same as for CR. Eliminate bad answers. Diagramming the passages helps alot, especially when reading really dry material, because it helps you stay focused. I personally like to read the science passages, but i hate the social science ones.

Finally, make notecards and start documenting principles for problems that you are getting wrong. Review this everyday (without exception). You will feel like killing yourself after about a week of reviewing the same notecards everyday, but you need to make sure you never miss the same problem again.

These are all the pearls of wisdom i have to share. But take heart, even though you are not a native english speaker, i've seen numerous posts on this forum where non-native speakers managed to achieve 40+ verbal score. You have to believe that you can do it. Best of luck!
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