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deepsea13
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So, I appeared for my GMAT last friday and I got a disappointing score considering the amount of time I put into my preparations.
I will be re-appearing, not doubt about that and my score is a good indication of where my weak points are. Now, even throughout my prep, Verbal has been a nightmare (especially SC). I went through the Manhattan GMAT verbal books, did practice questions from the OG but something is definitely going wrong. My mock tests (GMATPrep and Powerprep)results will only go to back my poor Verbal performance. Yet, I went into test day with a positive mindset. My AWA and IR went off well, Quant started of well, but I think I messed up on a few tough DS questions, dealing with number systems. I even failed to finish the section on time,had to leave the last question as time ran out. Not being able to finish the section did put me off and lingered on my mind for quite some time.
Now onto the dreaded Verbal section. I felt clueless from the first question onwards. Things got worse when I got a couple of massive RC passages and then if that wasn't bad enough, I guessed through the last six questions without reading the question stem. When I appeared for my mocks, I never faced time constraints and on many occasions, finished well in time.
I knew I'd be taking a re-test the moment I stepped out. I've taken a weeks break to freshen up and give it another shot and take a slightly different approach this time around.
While I will continue to practice on my Quant. It's the Verbal part that's scaring me. I went through the Manhattan series for the concepts, and then OG for practice. What other resources can I use? I need a strong 30 day study plan focusing more on Verbal. Time shouldn't be an issue now. I can take off 3-4 hours on weekdays atleast. What I need is solid advice on how to tackle the whole Verbal section and a study plan that will help me do so.
I will be re-appearing, not doubt about that and my score is a good indication of where my weak points are. Now, even throughout my prep, Verbal has been a nightmare (especially SC). I went through the Manhattan GMAT verbal books, did practice questions from the OG but something is definitely going wrong. My mock tests (GMATPrep and Powerprep)results will only go to back my poor Verbal performance. Yet, I went into test day with a positive mindset. My AWA and IR went off well, Quant started of well, but I think I messed up on a few tough DS questions, dealing with number systems. I even failed to finish the section on time,had to leave the last question as time ran out. Not being able to finish the section did put me off and lingered on my mind for quite some time.
Now onto the dreaded Verbal section. I felt clueless from the first question onwards. Things got worse when I got a couple of massive RC passages and then if that wasn't bad enough, I guessed through the last six questions without reading the question stem. When I appeared for my mocks, I never faced time constraints and on many occasions, finished well in time.
I knew I'd be taking a re-test the moment I stepped out. I've taken a weeks break to freshen up and give it another shot and take a slightly different approach this time around.
While I will continue to practice on my Quant. It's the Verbal part that's scaring me. I went through the Manhattan series for the concepts, and then OG for practice. What other resources can I use? I need a strong 30 day study plan focusing more on Verbal. Time shouldn't be an issue now. I can take off 3-4 hours on weekdays atleast. What I need is solid advice on how to tackle the whole Verbal section and a study plan that will help me do so.
