strategy for improving score from 610 to 700

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nicktimoshenko: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 38; Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2010 12:03 am; Location: Kyiv, Ukraine; Thanked: 1 times; GMAT Score:610

by nicktimoshenko » Mon Nov 08, 2010 3:14 pm

I've done gmat two times:

12 of May i did 540 (q48 v17 )
12 of October i did 610 (q47 v27)

I will have next and lust attempt in the end of December, and i still hope to get 700+ scoring (q48 v36) or (q49 v35).
before lust attempt in different tests i did in average 650-720. But just before exam i had hard business trip therefore i was not in the best condition during exam

One week ago i returned to studying, and in tree prep tests did V36, V30 and V34.(in these tests i did only verbal sections)

In next 1.5 month i am going to prepare to ONLY verbal part of exam, and do quantitative one only doing prep exam. But one week before exam i plan to close verbal books and concentrate only in math section, solving all Beat the Gmat math questions, and resolving OG, Kaplan800 and Math Official review.

So my questions:
1. Is it right way or it is better to prepare to both section at the same time?

2. Will my verbal score leave constant if i will not study before exam during one week at all?

3. In my lust attempt I did bad in verbal section partly because i sped a lot of time to RC passage, and after that did not have time to properly answer to CR questions ( I always spend to them a lot of time) And lust ~10 questions i guessed... RC is my weakest side. In average i do correctly 80-90%SC, 60-70% CR but only 50% RC. Therefore is it will be good strategy for me not read one of passages in the middle of text at all, saving time? Is it possible to gain v35-36 using this strategy?

first attempt 540 (Q48 V17)
second attempt 610 (q47 v27)
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by papgust » Mon Nov 08, 2010 11:07 pm

You seem to be fine and consistent in quants. Maybe you should devote more time to verbal this time and at the same time studying some maths to avoid being completely out of touch. Increasing from 27 to 37 in verbal is not very easy. It needs lot of effort, time and effective strategy (esp for non-native english speakers).

1. Definitely prepare for both. Don't ignore either sections completely. As i said, you can devote say 60% to verbal and 40% to math.

2. Nobody can answer this question. It all depends on the individual and his performance.

3. Nope. you shouldn't ignore one of the passages to save time. What you need to learn is either fast reading/grasping of content or skimming through the passage. Again, the best strategy for RC is not fixed and it depends on how the individual feels comfortable with. You should try out various strategies and see what is working for you, yourself! RC is an important sub-section in verbal and many people tend to ignore this section.

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nicktimoshenko: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 38; Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2010 12:03 am; Location: Kyiv, Ukraine; Thanked: 1 times; GMAT Score:610

by nicktimoshenko » Tue Nov 09, 2010 12:01 am

Thanks, papgust

But i want to specify answer to first question. I understand that i should prepare to both math and verbal parts, but is it good practice if I in first fully immerse to verbal and after that to math? or it's better to do them in the same time?

first attempt 540 (Q48 V17)
second attempt 610 (q47 v27)
my blog:
https://waytotopbs.blocked

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by papgust » Tue Nov 09, 2010 4:40 am

nicktimoshenko wrote:Thanks, papgust

But i want to specify answer to first question. I understand that i should prepare to both math and verbal parts, but is it good practice if I in first fully immerse to verbal and after that to math? or it's better to do them in the same time?

Again it depends on you! Some people like me will tend to forget math concepts if they first concentrate on verbal. After some months of verbal study when they plan to step into quants, they would've forgotten all concepts and they would literally start from scratch. So, for this group of people, studying quants (atleast reviewing quant concepts) is necessary from the beginning.

Some people unlike me are capable of retaining math concepts cold forever and they can just work more on verbal initially and in the final phase, work on both verbal and math. See to which group you belong to!

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