please help me with the verbal section. you seem to be a verbal section GOD !!!
Gave the GMAT today. It was my first attempt at GMAT. I prepared for two-three weeks, but studied only for verbal. My preparation comprised of SC,CR,RC questions from the GMAT OG12 and GMAT Verbal Review 2nd edition. Moreover, I read the Manhattan GMAT sentence correction (4th edition) once. I had only given the GMAT prep tests, and scored a 690 V32 Q49 and a 700 V34Q48 on them.
official GMAT score today
Score: 700 V32 Q51
Very disappointed with my score.
Although, the AWA section went well and I finished the quantitative section with more than 30 minutes in hand, the Verbal section was a big disaster. Verbal score proved to be a dealbraker for me. I attempted all the questions in the verbal section without any guessing. I had a target of 760 or above in mind. I guess, my preparations were not according to my targets.
The Verbal section is a big concern for me now. Even though, I had studied the Official guide, verbal review and the Manhattan SCguide, still I found myself helpless in the examination hall. I was not able to apply the techniques I had learnt (maybe because, I was not timing myself while preparation and just trying to understand how the solution was being arrived at). The problem, is that even after learning some techniques during preparation, I was like totally clueless in the exam hall, as if, I hadn't prepared at all. Rather than solving questions methodically, I was just trying to solve them by how they sound (Does the option sound right or wrong.)
In most of the verbal questions (around 70-75%), I was stuck with two options at the end, and was finding it very very difficult to eliminate any one of them. Even while preparing I took around 3-5 minutes (SC), 2-3 minutes(RC) and 5-8 minutes (CR) per question while trying to solve them methodically.
I have decided that I will give the exam again in three-four months time. Now, I think, I need to learn how to solve Verbal section questions technically or methodically within 90 seconds.
Please guide me about how can I learn this and what all resources can be useful to build a methodical/ technical approach towards verbal section questions.
Gave the GMAT today. It was my first attempt at GMAT. I prepared for two-three weeks, but studied only for verbal. My preparation comprised of SC,CR,RC questions from the GMAT OG12 and GMAT Verbal Review 2nd edition. Moreover, I read the Manhattan GMAT sentence correction (4th edition) once. I had only given the GMAT prep tests, and scored a 690 V32 Q49 and a 700 V34Q48 on them.
official GMAT score today
Score: 700 V32 Q51
Very disappointed with my score.
Although, the AWA section went well and I finished the quantitative section with more than 30 minutes in hand, the Verbal section was a big disaster. Verbal score proved to be a dealbraker for me. I attempted all the questions in the verbal section without any guessing. I had a target of 760 or above in mind. I guess, my preparations were not according to my targets.
The Verbal section is a big concern for me now. Even though, I had studied the Official guide, verbal review and the Manhattan SCguide, still I found myself helpless in the examination hall. I was not able to apply the techniques I had learnt (maybe because, I was not timing myself while preparation and just trying to understand how the solution was being arrived at). The problem, is that even after learning some techniques during preparation, I was like totally clueless in the exam hall, as if, I hadn't prepared at all. Rather than solving questions methodically, I was just trying to solve them by how they sound (Does the option sound right or wrong.)
In most of the verbal questions (around 70-75%), I was stuck with two options at the end, and was finding it very very difficult to eliminate any one of them. Even while preparing I took around 3-5 minutes (SC), 2-3 minutes(RC) and 5-8 minutes (CR) per question while trying to solve them methodically.
I have decided that I will give the exam again in three-four months time. Now, I think, I need to learn how to solve Verbal section questions technically or methodically within 90 seconds.
Please guide me about how can I learn this and what all resources can be useful to build a methodical/ technical approach towards verbal section questions.
all the best !!! 
