spartan83 wrote:I just took the GMAT today and got a 560. Beaten, apparently it's my English that seems to bring down my score. I need to take the GMAT again and score a 600 in 30 days. How??? HELP?!!!
Any tips on beating the ENGLISH Section??
For Sentence correction, it typically just takes becoming familiar with the common pitfalls and how the problems are presented. Critical reasoning and Reading Comp are usually two of the biggest difficulties students face with the GMAT. Critical reasoning is especially hard to improve upon because it does mean changing one's own process in order to fit the reasoning of the test takers. Here are some standard suggestions we give to students:
1. Practice more! There are additional 9 old real GMAT paper tests in pdf files for purchase on mba [dot] com. It is about $25 for 3 tests.
2. Critical Reasoning and Reading Comprehension are the two areas that require inherent skill sets and knowledge. There are limited shortcuts. You need to find the best way you can read fast and comprehend accurately. Locate a LSAT book and do the Critical Reasoning problems from there. They are harder than the GMAT. It will be a good practice. You need to read editorial columns of a top English newspaper on a daily basis to improve your Reading Comprehension.
3. Private tutoring will be helpful. We have seen our students improved over 1 month's period. Manhattan Review does have tutoring services that can be tailored to your individual needs and that are relatively inexpensive. If you're interested, give us a call at the number in our sig below or just private message us.
If you're not looking for tutoring, our self-study package or our online library is also a good, inexpensive option for extra prep.
Hope this helps!
How about the 1000SC/1000RC ones?
