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Re: 620 (Q49, V26) W/ESR: How to get 680+ on Test Day [#permalink]
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Hi Kurai,

The OG books are great sources for practice questions, but they're not designed to teach you Tactics, patterns or the little 'secrets' behind the GMAT - for those, you'll need Course-oriented materials. To that end, you should work on the OG Verbal questions after you've learned the proper Tactics. Many Test Takers who use a 'book heavy' study routine end up getting 'stuck' at a particular score level, so I tend to advise against that type of approach when studying for the Verbal section.

Thankfully, you have plenty of time to continue studying and improving, so you can proceed as you like. I do believe that, with the proper materials and Study Plan, you could retest in 1-2 months and hit your score goals.

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Re: 620 (Q49, V26) W/ESR: How to get 680+ on Test Day [#permalink]
EMPOWERgmatRichC wrote:
Hi Kurai,

The OG books are great sources for practice questions, but they're not designed to teach you Tactics, patterns or the little 'secrets' behind the GMAT - for those, you'll need Course-oriented materials. To that end, you should work on the OG Verbal questions after you've learned the proper Tactics. Many Test Takers who use a 'book heavy' study routine end up getting 'stuck' at a particular score level, so I tend to advise against that type of approach when studying for the Verbal section.

Thankfully, you have plenty of time to continue studying and improving, so you can proceed as you like. I do believe that, with the proper materials and Study Plan, you could retest in 1-2 months and hit your score goals.

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich


Hello Rich,

Thank you for the advice.
I agree that book heavy study routines are not the best way to approach improvement on the GMAT.
I actually just got my hands on the OG Verbal book which I will dig into after I go through the Verbal section of OG 2016. I have also purchased the MGMAT Foundation of Verbal and MGMAT SC books that I listed earlier.

After going through all 4 books, I may decide to enroll in a short online course again before I retake my GMAT.
My plan is to re-take my GMAT again early December. If I do not hit my goal again, I will try again before the year end.

Because I have purchased the MGMAT books, I should have access to their 6 practice exams. With these exams as well as my GMAT Prep exams I still have access to, do you advise on me taking my mock exams on the GMAT Prep exams as retakes or taking the MGMAT exams instead?

Thank for your help!
Kurai
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Re: 620 (Q49, V26) W/ESR: How to get 680+ on Test Day [#permalink]
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Hi Kurai,

You've listed a number of book resources that you plan to use during your continuing Verbal studies, but you're likely going to need NON-book materials if your goal is to score at a much higher level in the Verbal section. As far as taking CATs are concerned, if your goal is to receive a realistic experience and score result, then retaking a CAT that you've already taken is NOT a good idea. Given a choice between retaking one of the GMAC CATs or taking a new MGMAT CAT, then I would suggest that you take the new CAT.

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Re: 620 (Q49, V26) W/ESR: How to get 680+ on Test Day [#permalink]
EMPOWERgmatRichC wrote:
Hi Kurai,

You've listed a number of book resources that you plan to use during your continuing Verbal studies, but you're likely going to need NON-book materials if your goal is to score at a much higher level in the Verbal section. As far as taking CATs are concerned, if your goal is to receive a realistic experience and score result, then retaking a CAT that you've already taken is NOT a good idea. Given a choice between retaking one of the GMAC CATs or taking a new MGMAT CAT, then I would suggest that you take the new CAT.

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich


Hello Rich,

My understanding was that it is best to have a balanced study routine between books (OG, MGMAT, etc) and online material/courses (E-GMAT, MathRevolution, your online material offering). My first 3 month of studying was heavily online consisting of some of the ones I have listed as well as GMAT Prep, GMATPrep Question pack, etc so I was going to give some of the books a try to see if I can cover more basis that way. I have also heard many people speak highly of the MGMAT books.

As for the GMAT CATs, I thank you for your insight. I have read that if I reset the GMAT Prep exams, I may only see a few questions which of course will affect my score, but might still be great practice. I guess the conclusion is use MGMAT CATs for realistic scores and GMAT Prep for practice.

Thank you,
Kurai
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