Need Help on Verbal Improvement

Hi Kampanath,

One of the things that Test Takers tend to forget is that the Verbal section is the last part of the Test, so fatigue is a big part of what you have to deal with in that section. While you might do well when working on certain practice problems, do you still perform well when you're a bit tired because you've been working hard for the prior 3+ hours?

Part of your training has to focus on the 'reality' of Test Day. The resources you use (and the 'format' of those resources), the way that you do your work, making sure that your CATs 'mirror' Test Day in every way possible, etc. are all a part of training to perform at a higher level.

What is your goal score?
When are you planning to apply to Business School?

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

Thanks everyone for useful advices



My goal score is 730 and upper.
I will apply to business school for the class of 2018 (I plan to send the application for first round in last quarter this year)

Regarding the time pressure, that is obviously an important factor that needs to be dealt with so as some of the other posters mentioned, you probably need some additional practice on full tests and maybe even some more realistic practice sets with a mix of CR, RC, and SC so that you have to move back and forth among the question types.

But another factor that affects time is just how effective you are in approaching the questions. So in other words, if you are not really doing CR questions in the right way, you may be spending more time on them than needed. In that case you may need to go back to the drawing board a little bit and think about the ways in which you are approaching the questions so that you can become more effective and therefore more efficient and faster.

Also, you may just need to quickly guess on some Verbal questions on the actual exam. As a non-native speaker, if you come to a CR question that you read twice and after that you have no idea what it is even talking about, chances are you are not going to get that question right. So quickly go to the answers, eliminate ones that seem outside the scope or perhaps extreme and then guess. This may save precious time for the questions that you think you really can answer if you had adequate time.

Hi KP7784,

I think that you probably already realize it, but you just did not put in enough study time to score at the level that you want to be scoring at. Most Test Takers spend 3 months (or more) of consistent study time to hit their "peak" scores. To help you hit that level, you'll likely need additional computer-based resources (as opposed to just using more books), since you have to train for the 'physical' side of dealing with the Test (and NO books can help you to train in that way).

With your timeline, you have plenty of time to continue studying and improve, so don't try to 'rush' through this process. The 730+ score is something that most Test Takers are incapable of achieving; to increase your chances, you have to put in the necessary time and effort and use the proper resources.

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