Well guys I did not get the score I wanted. I managed to get a 44 on the quant (74%) but I only was able to get a 22 on the verbal section (25%). My total score was a 540. I don't understand how I arrived at such a low score. I was consistantly scoring 650+ on the Manhattan GMAT practice exams (75-80% on the math and 60-75 on the Verbal). But to get a 22 (25%) on the verbal is pathetic.
I felt really great after writing the AWA (non-profit employee motivation vs. for-profit, and "leadership") and completing the quant section. I thought I had it in the bag, but I got bogged down on the verbal section especially on the reading comprehension questions and critical reasoning questions. One passage on the RC was on mathematical probability (I though I was over the math section by then), and the way a group of people choose between three items, I spent 10-15 minutes on four questions that I probably got wrong. The verbal was really tough, the assumption question and strengthening question especially. I had no clue what to answer on many questions between the 10-25 question mark. It went all downhill from then.
I am going to have to write the exam again in one month. I have also decided on taking a course to work out my low verbal score. I think my nerves got the best of me, I really f%$ked up the verbal.
So my question to you guys is: Which classroom course do you guys think I should take? I actually only have the choice with Princeton Review 7 Week course, the Veritas 2 Weekend Course (Quant and Verbal), or the Veritas Verbal Weekend (18 hours of pure verbal). The reason for such a limited choice is because the Kaplan course runs past June (where I will be in India, and the application deadline for all schools is June 1st). Manhattan is not offered in Montreal. The Veritas Verbal Course is this weekend (March 8th-9th), and I would only be able to take my next GMAT official exam on April 5th. With a score of 44 on the quant, do you guys think that I should just take the Veritas Verbal Course ($700) or just pay the extra $400 (total $1100) and take the Veritas Quant and Verbal Weekend course.
Does anyone suggest neither of the two courses mentioned above and suggest something else? I need to improve my Verbal score by 50%. I also need a total score of 630 upwards. Thanks guys.
Kaunteya
I felt really great after writing the AWA (non-profit employee motivation vs. for-profit, and "leadership") and completing the quant section. I thought I had it in the bag, but I got bogged down on the verbal section especially on the reading comprehension questions and critical reasoning questions. One passage on the RC was on mathematical probability (I though I was over the math section by then), and the way a group of people choose between three items, I spent 10-15 minutes on four questions that I probably got wrong. The verbal was really tough, the assumption question and strengthening question especially. I had no clue what to answer on many questions between the 10-25 question mark. It went all downhill from then.
I am going to have to write the exam again in one month. I have also decided on taking a course to work out my low verbal score. I think my nerves got the best of me, I really f%$ked up the verbal.
So my question to you guys is: Which classroom course do you guys think I should take? I actually only have the choice with Princeton Review 7 Week course, the Veritas 2 Weekend Course (Quant and Verbal), or the Veritas Verbal Weekend (18 hours of pure verbal). The reason for such a limited choice is because the Kaplan course runs past June (where I will be in India, and the application deadline for all schools is June 1st). Manhattan is not offered in Montreal. The Veritas Verbal Course is this weekend (March 8th-9th), and I would only be able to take my next GMAT official exam on April 5th. With a score of 44 on the quant, do you guys think that I should just take the Veritas Verbal Course ($700) or just pay the extra $400 (total $1100) and take the Veritas Quant and Verbal Weekend course.
Does anyone suggest neither of the two courses mentioned above and suggest something else? I need to improve my Verbal score by 50%. I also need a total score of 630 upwards. Thanks guys.
Kaunteya
