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by freshy » Thu Jul 09, 2009 12:14 am
Dear Stacy,

I read some of the comments and suggestions you have given to others and if you don't mind would you please give me some comments. I have taken GMAT 3 times already last 2 times was last year, I was very nervous and did not prepare for GMAT that much and didn't really quite understood the exam. I scored only 520 and 570.

After taking 2 weeks leave from work, I studied intensively especially on my quantitative part. Unfortunately, on the test date, some accident happened, after my break just before I wanted to sign in (just before the time ran out), the person who supposed to sign me in was not there! I had to run down from 4th floor and try to find the person, my time already ran out and I lost couple of minutes. The worst part is my nerve, I took a long time to get my nerve back on track.

I scored only 600 (Q:44 V:29). When I practiced my verbal on paper, I usually get quite decent score (especially in sentence correction). But it seems like I don't get the logic of critical reasoning at all.....I also take a long time in Reading Comprehension so I did not quite finish in time (guess most of the questions).

Do you have any comments on how can I improve my verbal sections? Especially since I am not a native English speaker.....

Thank you.
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by Lisa Anderson » Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:14 am
Dear freshy,

Unlike other consultants on this forum, I am not a GMAT instructor so I don't think I can be of much help here. Based on your post, you seem to have isolated the sections you struggle with (Reading Comprehension and Critical Reasoning). So, if you plan to retake the GMAT, you will need to focus on those areas and try to make some improvements in these sections. How to go about that depends on you and how you work best. Perhaps it is a course? Perhaps it is self-study? Finally, you need to practice answering the questions within a time limit so you are not struggling to answer questions due to lack of time during the test.

Best of luck,
Lisa
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by freshy » Thu Jul 09, 2009 5:13 pm
Thank you Lisa
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