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by prateek_guy2004 » Tue Aug 23, 2011 9:17 am
Rajaram Shanmugavelu wrote:Hi Guys,

I have taken GMAT at the beginning of this month and my Verbal score is not good. I am willing to go for some coaching classes for the same. I have shortlisted the following option.

1. Priceton Review Coaching
2. Kaplan Coaching
3. IMS centre

Kindly provide me feedback on which of the following will provide the best training.. I am not bothered about the cost, i just need honest reviews from you all. It will help me a lot!

Btw., I stay in Pune, India.. So, any success or experices using the above coaching from this area could also be very helpful for me!
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Its difficult question.. to be honest i dont believe any of these coaching centers.....If you can start self study buy books which will help you.

Remeber you are the best tutor for yourself.

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by akhilsuhag » Tue Aug 23, 2011 10:07 am
I concur with prateek. I really don't know about these prep centre in India.

If thr is one prep company I have heard good reviews about then that is Jamboree, I don't know if you have it in Pune though.

The best way of course as prateek said would be self study, but if you want to go the prep way. I would really suggest some good online courses. You can find reviews on beatthegmat itself (knewton, masterGMAT and the likes). This is if you believe that getting expert help is best for you.

I have gone the knewton way and i would suggest them for verbal any day. But I don't want you to take my word for it. Go around and read what people have to say. Knewton will also give you a 50% guarantee on your last GMAT score. So think this decision through as it can be very important for your career.

Also do let us know how much did you score in verbal, or even your overall score, and what exactly are your problem areas. This will help people to suggest you a more tailored approach, suited to your needs.

The most important thing is to realize that practice and hard work can take you far, so keep at it!!

I hope my post helps!!

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by KapTeacherEli » Tue Aug 23, 2011 10:28 am
Hi Rajaram,

You're leaving out another option--in addition to our on-site coaching in India, you can also sign up for an online Kaplan class, if the scheduling or travel is easier for you. This also has the advantage of letting you try before you buy. We offer free sample classes online; you can register at www.kaptest.com/GMAT if you'd like to see whether the online classes are a good match for you.

Good luck studying!
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by arun@crackverbal » Fri Aug 26, 2011 6:34 am
Hi,

I run a Verbal specific course in Bangalore called CrackVerbal (www.crackverbal.com)

We spend close to 50 hour of classroom training *just* on verbal. This allows me to get into some details as well as some tougher questions. Also my techniques have been refined over 5 years now (I started my GMAT teaching career with Kaplan and Princeton Review) *specially* for Indian students. I noticed many techniques my students were using to score high and have just been a good observer & taught those methods. I don't claim I invented them myself - just what works best :-)

A classic "Indian" approach is to remember the minutiae of GMAT Grammar from (say) the Manhattan Sentence Correction guide, or pretty complex rules in syllogisms from (say) Powerscore Critical Reasoning Bible. They are comfortable at a lower level question (say raw score 25-30) where you can bulldoze your way through by knowing only technicalities. The moment a 35+ question comes along and introduces a subtle complexity - Poof! All the theory/logic goes out of the window.

I am not saying Indian students are not smart - but just the way we learn things at schools have "dumbed" us down :(

Arun

PS: Sorry I am not actually offering any solution since I am currently based only out of Bangalore. But have plans to start something online pretty soon.
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