Verbal still a big issue

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Chutney5493: Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts; Posts: 10; Joined: Mon Jul 30, 2012 10:38 am

by Chutney5493 » Thu Sep 06, 2012 7:39 pm

Hi,

I gave my GMATPrep test and got a score of 650 (Q48,V31). I have been consistently scoring Quant in Q46-48 range and verbal in V31-33 range. How much minimum Verbal score do I need along with a quant score of 46-47 to get 700?
I have about 10 days left for my exam, so should I focus on doing verbal only or doing practice tests to improve my overall score? Timing isn't really a big issue for me. I tend to finish the sections on time. I have gone through OG13 verbal questions. Should I try to resolve them or should I do verbal review questions?

Thanks!

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by Kasia@EconomistGMAT » Thu Sep 06, 2012 10:31 pm

Here you can check here what minimum score you should reach in the verbal section.
https://www.mba.com/the-gmat/gmat-scores ... means.aspx

As to your last minute practice, I would recommend you to do one test per two days to build up stamina before the exam. With regard to the verbal section, I would advise you to go through a resource which contains not only questions but also theory.

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06agupta: Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts; Posts: 12; Joined: Thu Sep 06, 2012 9:16 am

by 06agupta » Fri Sep 07, 2012 11:37 pm

Have you seen the breakdown of your verbal section? Are you struggling with CR, SC or RC?

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Chutney5493: Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts; Posts: 10; Joined: Mon Jul 30, 2012 10:38 am

by Chutney5493 » Sat Sep 08, 2012 5:27 pm

Thanks Kasia for the link. It was helpful!

06agupta, Most of my problem is in sentence correction. I can solve basic sentence correction questions but as I start getting tougher questions, I start answering them wrong. Also, long RC's are a pain too. Any idea how many long RC's will be in the test? I think there will be 4 RC's total.

I did notice during my verbal exam review that I got 5-6 questions wrong consecutively. I believe that really skewed my score down. I'm using MGMAT OG archer to track my progress for OG questions. I have accuracy of 58% in SC, 62% in CR and 73% in RC for all verbal OG13 questions.

Any suggestions if I should focus on improving my Quant score till 50 (obviously there is some room for improvement) or devote all my time in improving verbal score (only a miracle can turn this score around)?

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