Thanks a lot! This is really helpful...I've been struggling with the verbal section and am hopeful that your advice and files will help
LifeChanger
Re: 720 (Q42, V47): HOW TO IMPROVE VERBAL - TIPS [#permalink]
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 1:11 pm
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Status: How can I crack Verbal Joined: Thu May 12, 2011 Posts: 217 Location: India
Concentration: General Management, Finance Schools:Darden, Johnson, Boston U, Jones GMAT 1: 700 Q51 V32
GPA: 3 Followers: 2
I would recommend, reading up the Manhattan guides, shifting focus to the OG and then solving as many problems as possible on this forum. The explanations given on this forum are the best and I personally have benefited a lot from it. Bear in mind though that it would require a fair amount of dedication and concerted effort to achieve a very high Verbal score.
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Wow! Thanks for sharing your strategy nervousgmat!
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Re: 720 (Q42, V47): HOW TO IMPROVE VERBAL - TIPS [#permalink]
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 3:47 am
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Joined: Sun May 15, 2011 Posts: 137 Location: India
Concentration: General Management, Healthcare GMAT 1: 640 Q V GMAT 2: 640 Q V GMAT 3: 710 Q42 V45
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Would anybody know how one's Manhattan Verbal corresponds to the actual GMAT? I've been getting V40-45 on the last 4 MGMAT's (increased steadily by a point each time). However, I wrote the GMAC CD test # 2 yesterday, and got V42.
I was hoping to at least get in the 43 range on Wednseday, when I rewrite, but felt that the GMAC test was easier than the actual GMAT from what I remember.
So far, here's what I've been getting (I tried the score calculator which put me at 700, as I ranked myself "average test performance" on the last bar - I tend to get nervous on D-Day).
GMAC 1: 710 (Inflated because of OG question repeats) Veritas (free): 680, M43, V40 MGMAT 1: 700, M44, V41 MGMAT 2: 700, M46, V40, Princeton (free): 700, M47, V40 MGMAT 3: 740 M47, V44 Knewton (free): 650 (M38 V43 - very surprised by this, especially since I felt the math was simpler) MGMAT 4: 750 (M47, V45 - repeat questions inflated both sections) GMAC # 2: 720 (M47, V42)
Where do you guys approximate I'm heading with Verbal? Test is this coming Wednesday, so nothing drastic can be done of course.
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