3 weeks to go - Verbal Strat

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3 weeks to go - Verbal Strat

by aanchalsinha » Tue Jul 12, 2011 5:04 pm
Hi,

My GMAT exam is in about 3 weeks time. I am currently scoring around 600 Q43-45 V23-28. I really need to improve my verbal skills. I make the maximum errors in SC. RC isn't too bad except for the last RC passage where I tend to guess due to time restrictions. I also tend to take longer to answer CR but the errors aren't as high as SC.

This is the breakdown of the most recent GMATPrep.

SC - 7-8 errors
CR - 3-4 errors
RC - 3-4 errors

My strategy from here on: I have heard that SC is the most scoring on the GMAT Verbal section. Therefore, I think investing more time in SC is a good idea. I have the MGMAT SC guide and plan to relearn the concepts and attempt all the SC qs from OG 12 and Verbal Review. For CR and RC I plan to invest less time but make sure I attempt 10 questions of each on a regular basis (books: OG12 and MGMAT guides)

Would love to get some feedback regarding the same. Since I have 3 weeks and also plan to work on my Quant I need to have a plan that will definitely work. I need to get a score in the late 600s. Is it too ambitious of me to think I can work my verbal score up to a 35?

Thanks
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by vineeshp » Wed Jul 13, 2011 5:21 am
I recommend: Stick to the same. 7-8 mistakes in SC might be 3-4 too many. if you can get it down by a few, it will improve your score by a good margin.

Make sure you study the GMAT Prep and OG SC questions, and their concepts well. That helps a lot.
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by arun@crackverbal » Wed Jul 13, 2011 11:45 am
If you didn't have the OG and MGMAT book to begin with - what were you practicing from? :-)

I think you are on the right track now and should see an improvement. Take another test perhaps around next week once you are done with the concepts + OG that should see you improve by atleast 30-40 points.

Since you have just 3 weeks I am not sure how much you can practice. But do ensure that you spend time going through your mistakes and understanding the patterns. If you can identify atleast 2-3 broad areas where you need to improve you can definitely work on it over the next couple of weeks.

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by aanchalsinha » Wed Jul 13, 2011 2:44 pm
thanks guys.

@ Arun, I did have the guides to begin with but obviously didn't do a good job at grasping the concepts