help needed

[hanylabieb24]

hi how r u all? i just took a real gmat and score 560. i actually know my problems. i have a major problem with sc and ds questions all in all. i just wanted to know which books to buy and start to practice with.

my actual scores on the gmat were 42q and 26v.

i am also considering to start from scratch all over again. forget everything i learned and start from basics all over again.

yeah one more thing how can i tell the difference between hard and easy question in the rc and cr sections

thank you so much

[Osirus@VeritasPrep]

1) Do not forget everything you learned. A Q42 is a solid score to work with. You can get a Q48 ish with some additional studying.

2) Do not worry about trying to identify what is a hard or easy question. It just waste mental energy and it causes you to psych yourself out if you think you are getting easy questions. It will just lead you to lose confidence during the test, so no good can come from doing this.

In terms of your prep, I would recommend getting the MGMAT math guides and sentence correction. For verbal, get the powerscore critical reasoning bible. If you are going to take a course though, I would recommend the Veritas course. I think they would definitely do the best job helping you with verbal, I can attest to this. Also, I think the way their construct their math books is very helpful in helping you to discover the subtle things that you may not have a full understanding of. You can't buy their books individually though, so go with the books I listed if you are going to study on your own, if you plan on taking a class, let me know if you want me to share my experience with Veritas. Good luck.

[akahuja143]

I think we can buy veritas books too. try this link it costs $450. or something

https://www.veritasprep.com/course-materials/#fullset

[hanylabieb24]

thanks osirus0830 and akahuja143. you have been a great help

[Stacey Koprince]

Received a PM asking me to reply.

You don't mention what books or materials you've used already. Also, from your comment about possibly starting over, it sounds like you could use some help with building your study plan in general.

I think this article would be of use for you:
https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2010/02/ ... study-plan

It talks about the kinds of materials you need (though, note, I don't recommend specific test prep books - obviously, I have a conflict of interest in making such a recommendation!). It also talks about how to assess your strengths and weaknesses and other aspects of creating a study plan.

how can i tell the difference between hard and easy question in the rc and cr sections

This question could be interpreted in one of two ways. If you mean "hard and easy" based upon the difficulty levels assigned by the test writers - then you can't tell. The test writers can't even tell just by reading the question. That's why the test the questions on a thousand people or so first in order to determine the difficulty level.

If you mean "hard and easy" based on your own personal skills / strengths & weaknesses, then it's easy. If the question feels easy for you, then it's easy; if it feels hard for you, then it's hard.

The bigger picture here is that you should not be thinking about difficulty levels at all when you take a test. Do your best, within the given timeframe, on each question. If you have to, make a guess and move on.