Hi all ,
Second attempt Gmat Score : 640
M(48) V (30)
Experts please suggest what I should do to score 700 + . It seems verbal is my weak point . How should I improve in verbal . This is what I did during my prep :
1)OG 12
2)Verbal review 2nd Edition
Today in the exam I struggled in all sections of Verbal (sc , cr , rc ) . I believe that my biggest weak point is lack of concentration while giving verbal exam .
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Your Quant score is good enough. In order to improve in Verbal, get MGMAT SC strategy guide and Powerscore CR to strengthen in both these areas. For RC, I guess all you have to do is just keep practicing more essays. Take more tests before you give your real GMAT the next time. All the Best!! [/quote]
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Your math score is good and will be hard to improve too much so for that I would just say to keep doing practice questions regularly until your next test. When you are practicing you can try to look at the core concept of each question so that you start recognizing patterns that arise in the test.
On your verbal you have to do the same pattern type recognition - I recommend finding the 10 core concepts in sentence correction, the basic CR question types along with reasoning patterns and how to deal with them. ON these it is about practice and consistency. as you do practice questions try to see how the pattern plays out instead of focusing on the specific question - the more you can relate the questions to each other the better you will become on the test.
On Reading comp the most important part of the process is answering the question in your own words before you go to the answer choices. You need to know what your answer will look like before you get into the distractors in the answer choices. I recommend a "sticky note drill" - put a post it over the answer choices - don't allow yourself to look at the answers until you have written something on the sticky note. You don't have to write a full answer - a few key words will help. then pick up the sticky and look at the answer choices - are the key ideas in the answer choice close to your key idea - if not eliminate - if yes then keep it and compare it to the others you have left at the end. This drill will show you whether you are getting wrong answers from the text or are choosing distractor answers.
Good Luck.
On your verbal you have to do the same pattern type recognition - I recommend finding the 10 core concepts in sentence correction, the basic CR question types along with reasoning patterns and how to deal with them. ON these it is about practice and consistency. as you do practice questions try to see how the pattern plays out instead of focusing on the specific question - the more you can relate the questions to each other the better you will become on the test.
On Reading comp the most important part of the process is answering the question in your own words before you go to the answer choices. You need to know what your answer will look like before you get into the distractors in the answer choices. I recommend a "sticky note drill" - put a post it over the answer choices - don't allow yourself to look at the answers until you have written something on the sticky note. You don't have to write a full answer - a few key words will help. then pick up the sticky and look at the answer choices - are the key ideas in the answer choice close to your key idea - if not eliminate - if yes then keep it and compare it to the others you have left at the end. This drill will show you whether you are getting wrong answers from the text or are choosing distractor answers.
Good Luck.
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Agree with the others above that your quant is already very good and most of your prep will be focused on verbal. Obviously, you do want to keep your skills up in quant (and maybe even improve a little!), but you already seem to know how to do pretty well on quant, so just keep doing what you were doing.
On verbal, the biggest thing that strikes me is that you list only OG12 and Verbal review 2nd Edition as your source material for your prep. The OG books are the best in terms of practice questions, but those books aren't very good at teaching you how to get better. For that, you're going to need some type of test prep book. There are lots of companies out there with good materials; ask your friends, ask your fellow BTGMAT students, check out the books for yourself... but find some materials that will actually teach you how to get better at SC, RC, and CR.
(Note: if you're just looking to maintain your quant score, then you probably don't need anything more than you already have. If you do want to try to improve your already-very-good quant score, then you could probably also use some test prep materials that teach you how to get better at various aspects of quant. Try to identify your biggest weaknesses in the more commonly tested areas and then choose materials that specifically address those areas.)
This article will help you to develop a personalized study plan:
https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2010/02/ ... study-plan
If you decide to use MGMAT materials, you can also find our syllabus here:
https://www.manhattangmat.com/freegmatlearningforum.cfm
Under the highlights section, click on "Official Manhattan GMAT Course Syllabus [pdf]"
If you take one of our practice tests, use this article to evaluate your strengths and weaknesses (a necessary first step in developing a personalized study plan): https://www.beatthegmat.com/a/2009/09/23 ... tice-tests
Finally, you don't say what (if any) practice tests you did. GMATPrep is the closest to the real test but doesn't offer you any data on your performance (beyond a score). So use a combination of GMATPrep and tests from a test prep company. (But don't focus on trying to take a ton of tests - that's not actually how you improve. CAT exams are really good for (a) figuring out where you're scoring right now, (b) practicing stamina, and (c) analyzing your strengths and weaknesses. The actual act of just taking the exam is NOT so useful for improving. It's what you do with the test results / between tests that helps you to improve.)
Agree with the others above that your quant is already very good and most of your prep will be focused on verbal. Obviously, you do want to keep your skills up in quant (and maybe even improve a little!), but you already seem to know how to do pretty well on quant, so just keep doing what you were doing.
On verbal, the biggest thing that strikes me is that you list only OG12 and Verbal review 2nd Edition as your source material for your prep. The OG books are the best in terms of practice questions, but those books aren't very good at teaching you how to get better. For that, you're going to need some type of test prep book. There are lots of companies out there with good materials; ask your friends, ask your fellow BTGMAT students, check out the books for yourself... but find some materials that will actually teach you how to get better at SC, RC, and CR.
(Note: if you're just looking to maintain your quant score, then you probably don't need anything more than you already have. If you do want to try to improve your already-very-good quant score, then you could probably also use some test prep materials that teach you how to get better at various aspects of quant. Try to identify your biggest weaknesses in the more commonly tested areas and then choose materials that specifically address those areas.)
This article will help you to develop a personalized study plan:
https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2010/02/ ... study-plan
If you decide to use MGMAT materials, you can also find our syllabus here:
https://www.manhattangmat.com/freegmatlearningforum.cfm
Under the highlights section, click on "Official Manhattan GMAT Course Syllabus [pdf]"
If you take one of our practice tests, use this article to evaluate your strengths and weaknesses (a necessary first step in developing a personalized study plan): https://www.beatthegmat.com/a/2009/09/23 ... tice-tests
Finally, you don't say what (if any) practice tests you did. GMATPrep is the closest to the real test but doesn't offer you any data on your performance (beyond a score). So use a combination of GMATPrep and tests from a test prep company. (But don't focus on trying to take a ton of tests - that's not actually how you improve. CAT exams are really good for (a) figuring out where you're scoring right now, (b) practicing stamina, and (c) analyzing your strengths and weaknesses. The actual act of just taking the exam is NOT so useful for improving. It's what you do with the test results / between tests that helps you to improve.)
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Rahul:
Several experts have already responded to this and I agree with them. How is the preparation going? Have you improved? If not, more detailed info will help me diagnose where the problems lay.
Several experts have already responded to this and I agree with them. How is the preparation going? Have you improved? If not, more detailed info will help me diagnose where the problems lay.
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