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How to improve verbal score currently scoring 30 only

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How to improve verbal score currently scoring 30 only

by Racklesshivam » Mon Sep 30, 2013 8:23 pm
Hi,

exactly 1 month left for my D-day !!

I am giving full length test on 3 days basis, but major setback in all is Verbal score .

SC & CR major cause of concern for me.

I did not go through Quant section yet & scoring 45-48, I planned to give quant 5 days .

Plz guide, My last score from veritas free test is 640 (Q 48 V 30)

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by [email protected] » Tue Oct 01, 2013 12:05 am
Hi Racklesshivam,

If you can answer a few questions, then I'll be happy to advise:

1) What is your score goal?
2) What schools do you want to apply to?
3) What resources have you been using to study?

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by Racklesshivam » Tue Oct 01, 2013 5:04 am
Sir,

1) I am trying to score at least 710 + keeping any eye on on ISB - India & college in same league.
2) For verbal I am having the followings
For SC - MG SC guide,Aristotle SC grail along with OG
For CR - Power Score CR & MGMAT CR
For RC - OG
1 point i would like to quote here is that i am currently doing 24-26 correct question out of 41 in verbal but in scattered manner i.e. 3 right 1 wrong 4 right 1 wrong ...with begining - does this play any role in over all score
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by [email protected] » Tue Oct 01, 2013 12:59 pm
Hi Shivam,

Your last practice CAT puts you in range of 700, so you're not too far from your goal. Based on what you've described, my concern is that you're studying/working with books only. That type of studying is not Test-like. The GMAT requires you to work on a computer, take notes and deal with a type of fatigue that books won't create. With 1 month to go, you can certainly improve, but you're going to need to do more computer-based practice so that you can get good at the "mechanics" of answering Verbal questions (and deal with the natural fatigue that comes from staring at a computer screen for 4 hours).

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