New Member.. need some support

I am in the same boat as you. I bombed the GMAT by scoring between 400 and 500. I agree with MacFauz because Manhattan GMAT books are the best resources out there. I have used Veritas Prep material but it was more problem based than explanations. I used the Foundation of GMAT Math to improve my math skills. I have to add that I graduated in 2004 so my math skills were very rusty.

I am not working in my field of study and I have found it difficult to retain my skills I learned in college. Also, I put lots of pressure on myself to get a 700 but I realized that I have to take baby steps. First, I have to get into the 500’s then the 600’s and so on. I also keep goals throughout my apartment. I studied close to eight months or even longer. My brain could no longer retain any information and I let my frustrations get to me but we live and we learn. To make matters worse, I am a native speaker of English and I bombed the verbal part. I was not surprised with my quantitative score because my practice test scores were the same but my verbal was off by 10 points or more. I am letting the material come to me naturally and if it doesn’t I just take a note of the problem and come back to it later. If you get frustrated just take a break and do something else productive such as working out, watching TV, hanging out with friends, or running errands. I learned the hard way.

I am trying to organize a study group but I will continue studying on my own until I find some people to study with.

Check out the thread below. AbhiJ always give useful information.

https://gmatclub.com/forum/570-to-710-seven-do-nots-of-gmat-144157.html#p1165701