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sakshis: Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts; Posts: 16; Joined: Mon May 28, 2012 12:51 am

by sakshis » Fri Oct 12, 2012 10:23 pm

I gave my exam yesterday, very disappointed with the result. I got 680(Q49, V34). I ran out of time in verbal, so just selected random answers to last 9-10 questions. I am planning to give it again in one month. Can anyone please help me to improve my verbal score. Even in the practice exams i couldn't score more than 39, but my overall score used to be 710-720. But in the final exam i just couldn't manage my time in verbal, though i finished 3 minutes early in quant. I want to score 42-45 in verbal and overall atleast 730. please help

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sakshis: Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts; Posts: 16; Joined: Mon May 28, 2012 12:51 am

by sakshis » Sun Oct 14, 2012 2:24 am

no one to help... seriously????

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suchit.pandey: Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts; Posts: 24; Joined: Fri Jan 14, 2011 3:01 amFollowed by: 5 members; Thanked: 4 times; GMAT Score:720

by suchit.pandey » Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:20 am

sakshis wrote:no one to help... seriously????

Practice is all what i can say..Give as many timed sample tests as possible.
Simulate the real testing environment.
I knw u ll do it better nxt time

All the best,
Suchit

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Brent@GMATPrepNow: GMAT Instructor; Posts: 16207; Joined: Mon Dec 08, 2008 6:26 pmFollowed by: 1268 members; Location: Vancouver, BC; Thanked: 5254 times; GMAT Score:770

by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Sun Oct 14, 2012 8:49 am

sakshis wrote:I gave my exam yesterday, very disappointed with the result. I got 680(Q49, V34). I ran out of time in verbal, so just selected random answers to last 9-10 questions. I am planning to give it again in one month. Can anyone please help me to improve my verbal score. Even in the practice exams i couldn't score more than 39, but my overall score used to be 710-720. But in the final exam i just couldn't manage my time in verbal, though i finished 3 minutes early in quant. I want to score 42-45 in verbal and overall atleast 730. please help

Three suggestions:

- Find another resource for verbal strategies. By this, I'm not suggesting that your current resource is deficient. I'm suggesting that a new resource might have a new way of looking at the Verbal section that's more in line with your learning style.

- Keep practicing (BTG is a great site for practice questions and thorough solutions).

- Work on your time management. If you're interested, we have a free video on this topic: https://www.gmatprepnow.com/module/gener ... es?id=1244

Cheers,
Brent

Brent Hanneson - Creator of GMATPrepNow.com

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sachindia: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 258; Joined: Fri Jun 22, 2012 4:39 amFollowed by: 3 members; Location: Bengaluru, India; Thanked: 6 times; GMAT Score:640

by sachindia » Sun Oct 14, 2012 8:53 am

Read the time management article by Stacey Koprince on ManhattanGmat website.

That should help you.

Also, you might want to consider e-gmat course. Heard rave reviews.. Though I am yet to experience that course.

Regards,
Sach

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sakshis: Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts; Posts: 16; Joined: Mon May 28, 2012 12:51 am

by sakshis » Sun Oct 14, 2012 10:15 am

Thanks a lot for the video Brent. I was making some of the mistakes mentioned in the video. It was really helpful.

Regards,
Sakshi

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vivekvarendra: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 6; Joined: Sun Aug 28, 2011 1:34 amFollowed by: 1 member; Thanked: 2 times

by vivekvarendra » Wed Oct 24, 2012 5:51 am

That you scored 34 in Verbal despite randomly guessing the last 9-10 questions makes me believe that your accuracy is quite good. If you increase your speed, you should be able to score 42-43 quite easily with the same accuracy.

You should probably try to get hold of a few question banks.

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