I wanted to obtain GMAT score 650+( verbal-32 and quant-48). But I scored -500 (v-16 and q-45) on 23/01/11. After one and half year of study I merely scored only 530. I studied a lot for improving verbal. I covered Mgmat(8 books), GP verbal, OG-11, 12, and gmatclub posts. I was so much confident that i thought I will get a decent score in my second attempt. So I dared to be confident to get at least 650 on second attempt. But the nightmare was come again. I got 530(v-18 and q-46) on 5/8/12. My quant score indicates that I have the ability to score 48+ in quant because i got q45+ in both exams. My quant part was completed 15 minutes earlier, causing 23 minutes break. After this break my mental ability seemed to be fresh and energetic. I picked each verbal choice reading well, i understood all the topics, RC was very well, CR was very clear to me, but at the end the worst result appeared on the screen. I read MGMAT SC guides several times. But In the exam I got many unfamiliar patterns in SC. I got 650-690 in new GP 1 and 2. 690 in mgmat -1( v-34 and q-50). I used OG -12 & 13. I solved around 500 verbal questions.
I read every explanation from MGMAT forum.

• What should I do now?
• How can I improve in Verbal?
• How can I overcome my problems in verbal?

I am thinking to write the Gmat again after two months. Is it possible to score around 32+ in two months? Please give suggestions in this regard. Thanks everyone for reading my posts.

A broken heart non-native……..

plz show me how can i overcome this verbal 16-18 boundary?

I second nktdotgupta on what he said about thursdays with Ron: A great material available free of cost, A must do, IMO.
Besides, you can try enrolling in the e-gmat SC course. I've heard great guns about it. You may check out it's free concepts in level 1.
Even I was bruised after my first attempt so i decided to go for the long haul, reading Wall street journal, NYT and gmatfiction. Doing so helps i feel.
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I think you need to stop studying for a month or two and just read in English. I don't mean to be rude, but your writing indicates only moderate proficiency in English. If you focus on reading you will have a better ear for sentence correction and you will be better equipped to understand, analyze, and answer critical reasoning and reading comprehension questions.

Your so-so writing skills make me wonder if you truly are understanding what you're reading. Perhaps even joining a book club of sorts to discuss short stories. You can learn strategies once you have this stuff down!
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I think you studied too long... 18 months is way too long of a time.
Spend 2-3 months max and do a very intense review starting from the basics. All your work should be focused on the Verbal!

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Hi,

I really think that you are taking the problem from the wrong perspective.
You have a good quant and should be smart enough to handle verbal, the problem must be a language problem, but you spend so long to prepare the verbal rather than improving your english.
I believe you should put your priority there, if you spend as much time, energy and money at improving your english rather than craming on the verbal, you should be able to double that score.

I attempted two times and got 500 and 530- (awa-5.5/IR- 5/ Q-46/ V-18).
I want to appear for 3rd attempt in sept-12. so plz help in verbal.

plz show some clues that will be helpful for raising my verbal score 30+

what should i study now?
i used
og -11/12/13
testpaper 1 to 30
and gp questions

what else i need to do or how i need to handle this barrier ?

Bangladesh.