GMAT Verbal & Essays

Hi Gaurav Mittal,

When it comes to realistic practice materials of ANY type, the various GMAC materials are the most realistic on the market. However, there are plenty of quality practice materials besides the GMAC ones. Also, doing lots of practice questions isn't necessarily the best way to improve your Verbal skills. While doing a certain amount of practice is certainly necessary, if you don't know the proper content and Tactics, then you could very easily make the same mistakes over-and-over and not actually improve.

1) Have you done any studying so far?
2) Have you taken any practice CATs yet?

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

Hi Hi Gaurav Mittal,

If you're just beginning your studies, then it would be a good idea to take a FULL-LENGTH practice CAT Test; you can download 2 for free from www.mba.com (and they come with some additional practice materials). If you want to do a little studying first, so that you can familiarize yourself with the basic content and question types, then that's okay - but you shouldn't wait too long to take that initial CAT. That score will give us a good sense of your natural strengths and weaknesses and will help provide a basis for comparison as you continue to study. A FULL CAT takes about 4 hours to complete, so make sure that you've set aside enough time to take it in one sitting. Once you have those scores, you should report back here and we can come up with a study plan.

I'd like to know a bit more about your timeline and goals:
1) What is your goal score?
2) When are you planning to take the GMAT?
3) When are you planning to apply to Business School?

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich