GMAT Verbal Help

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GMAT Verbal Help

by maruthisandeep » Thu Jul 31, 2014 8:14 pm
Hi,

I have prepared for GMAT for about 2 months. I did cover all areas. I started giving mocks tests from MGMAT and GMATPrep . Here are my scores:

MGMAT 1 (June 2nd): 590 (Q42,V28)
MGMAT 2 (June7th): 600 (Q45,V29)
MGMAT 3 (June 29th): 630 (Q44,Q32)
GMATPrep 1 (July 1st): 660 (Q49,V32)
MGMAT 4 (July 4th): 670 (Q45,V36)
MGMAT 5 (July 6th): 600 (Q42,V32)
GMATPrep 2 (July 17th): 660 (Q50,V31)
MGMAT 6 (July 21st): 690 (Q45,V38)
GMATPrep 3 (July 24th):710 (Q 50,V35)
GMATPrep 4 (July 30th): 770 (Q50,V44)

GMAT (July 31st): 660 (Q49,V32,IR-7)

I am completely disappointed looking at 660 on the screen. After the last GMATPrep I was confident that I am in the 730+ range. But I am not able to understand what went wrong on real GMAT in verbal section. I finished my verbal section with right timing and I was at 32nd question with 18minutes left. To my knowledge I fumbled in 2-3 SC questions and 3 RC questions where I could not make right judgement between the two options I am left with after POE, completely dejected looking at 32 verbal score.

I am planning to give GMAT again in 2 months time can any one suggest me some strategies on cracking verbal (I mean getting a score of 40+).


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by TarunaSaini » Fri Aug 01, 2014 6:59 am
Hi Maruthi,

Based on my observation your Quant scores were consistent in the past 3-4 tests but you verbal scores range from 31- 44.
On the final day a lot of factors come into picture. Maybe second time it will be better.
maybe you can try to give more GMATprep test and get more consistent scores in verbal.

All the best