Second time GMAT and still in the same boat.

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Hi Experts,

I took my first GMAT in June and scored 530 (Q47, V16). As I was not satisfied and always believed that I can do better, I thought to give another shot and booked for last week of August. I took e-gmat verbal course. After this my SC accuracy went to 80% but CR and RC haven't improved and they are still at 30-50% accuracy. As I was constantly scoring 600-620 (Q46,V26-28) in last 3 MGMAT mocks I thought to reschedule it again and this time it is last week of Sept. I took one GMAT prep last week and scored 600(Q50,V21) with 23 verbal questions wrong(SC-7, CR-7, RC-9 wrong questions). I couldn't believe I made 7 mistakes in SC, but next day when I took MGMAT then it was only 4 wrong in SC with V28 score. So there is too much fluctuating scores.

Materials Used-
SC- Manhattan SC read 2 times but e-gmat helped me a lot.
No of times OG done- 2
No of times Verbal Review- 1

CR- Powerscore Bible I started but it is really time consuming. I read only important chapters. In strengthen and Weaken questions I generally score above 80%. Rest all questions, depends on the day. No of times OG done- 1
No of times Verbal Review- still doing

RC- OG and Verbal review questions.
No of times OG done- 1
No of times Verbal Review- still doing

What I need is a one month plan, which I might not be applying till now that is why I am still at the same score. Also for time management I follow Brent's recommended video and for me it certainly helps in quant but for verbal I generally have to rush at last. I need to score above 720. I know this is tough but with proper plan, I know I can achieve. For this if I am consistent with Q48-49 then I need V38-40 atleast. I have gone through many recommended things from BTG and GMATclub but still I am at the same score. I am a working professional.

Request you to please look into this and let me know if you need any other information. I can share my MGMAT exact percentage and details with you. Also other than MGMAT, should I go for any other test material?

Your valuable comments will be highly appreciated. Thanks!