Another problematic situation (570)

[eracnos]

Hi,
I am an 19-year old Vietnamese guy now residing in Boston. (It is my 2-nd month in U.S). I took my first GMAT today and was quite upset to realize that my score was 570. I've got 44 on my math section and 25 on my verbal. Actually, my math score was lower than I expected ( I took 4 pre-tests, and my average math section score was 48). On the real exam I found math questions much harder than the questions I have ever met, that is why had to guess some of them. Speaking about my poor Verbal score, I did not expect it to be higher.

I started preparing for GMAT 1 month ago and mainly used KAPLAN's Verbal book and Princeton Review's Math Book. My target GMAT score varies from 680-700. I am planning to retake GMAT at the end of December or in January. I am looking forward to any clues of how can I improve my verbal score. Especially the CR. I dont know why but it eats all my precious time, and in the end I am always left with no time and wrong answers on these CR questions.

Speaking more 'bout myself. I've got a 4-years degree (bachelor of Arts) in International Commerce from an elite Russian university. I have 3 years of working experience (first 1,5 - I was working in Finance Planning Dept of an FMCG company in Russia, and another 1,5 I was working as an financial analyst in russian IB). But due to the fact that I was working while studying (though I commited myself and devoted 7-8 hours working after classes till late night and was working during weekends), I do not know whether Business Schools will accept it as a kind of working experience or not. I am planning to apply this year to MSF programs (Boston College and Vanderbilt). Do you think I have any chances to get in?
And the last question is about master in finance program. Are there any average GMAT scores for that kind of program? Are they looking at math section more than the verbal part (as it is specialized Master in Finance)?

Sorry for my poor English, if you have met any mistakes while reading this post. I am still learning. Looking forward to any ideas/solutions to problems stated above from experienced as well as inexperienced people.
Thanks

[eracnos]

Any suggestions? HELP ME PLZ

[rajibgmat]

Dude,

I got tempted to write...seeing the in your meesage.

Your situation is almost similar to mine; I scored 590 in my first attempt, but your age is a huge advantage for you. You are too young and must have a lot of energy and perseverance. So I would suggest you to retake the test with full force, not to fall but to rise.

Study for another 6 months incessantly with some more good materails. Some materails which benefitted me are :-
1) PowerScore Bible for CR (29$)
2) PowerScore Bible for SC (29$)
3) Manhattan SC (20$)
4) GMATCLUB Online Test (79$)

After completing all these programs, I am scoring now in the range of 650-700. I am retaking the GMAT on Dec 20.

In my opinion Quanta, SC and CR are the areas where you can definitely improve upon if yiou get the right material. Apart from that continuos practise and reviewing/correcting all your errors(I was lazy doing this) and finding all kind of similar problems helps tremendously. Sometimes I had to spend a lot of time for understanding the problems which I couldnot do correctly. Doing the GMATPrep atleast 3-4 times in a month undoubtedly helps.

I am not an expert, but just want to convey you that normal people like you and me improve their score just by mere hard work and perseverance. Please write me if you still in doubt.