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26 Aug 2015, 19:05
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Hi,
I am currently in process of studying GMAT for 2nd time. My 1st attempt was a disaster with a score of 480!! Q44 and V14. I have made lots of mistake during my 1st attempt.
Following are my study materials:
E-Gmat Verbal live prep
MGMAT Guides
Magoosh
OG 2015 with Quant & Verbal supplement guides.
Gmat club forum and self study.
The mistakes are like, Did not follow 1 particular course. Kept on switching the materials for verbal from e-gmat to Mgmat. I am non native speaker and verbal is huge pain for me.
During my studies, I felt very comfortable with quant and all my mock tests had around Q48-Q49 and V20-V25. But the test was a disaster!! I had also ignored Essay & IR sections.
Anyway, my aim is to get 680+ and I have to do it this time. I would like to know from people who were in my situation and improved their score. I am also planning to purchase a instructor based course (Veritas Prep is my 1st option) so I will have some motivation and I can stick to schedule. Btw, I am a working professional with 7 years of experience. Please advice and help me. Thank you.
I am currently in process of studying GMAT for 2nd time. My 1st attempt was a disaster with a score of 480!! Q44 and V14. I have made lots of mistake during my 1st attempt.
Following are my study materials:
E-Gmat Verbal live prep
MGMAT Guides
Magoosh
OG 2015 with Quant & Verbal supplement guides.
Gmat club forum and self study.
The mistakes are like, Did not follow 1 particular course. Kept on switching the materials for verbal from e-gmat to Mgmat. I am non native speaker and verbal is huge pain for me.
During my studies, I felt very comfortable with quant and all my mock tests had around Q48-Q49 and V20-V25. But the test was a disaster!! I had also ignored Essay & IR sections.
Anyway, my aim is to get 680+ and I have to do it this time. I would like to know from people who were in my situation and improved their score. I am also planning to purchase a instructor based course (Veritas Prep is my 1st option) so I will have some motivation and I can stick to schedule. Btw, I am a working professional with 7 years of experience. Please advice and help me. Thank you.
26 Aug 2015, 20:08
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Hi think you have posted the same question in the other forum too.
Any ways ... here is my reply.
You have listed quiet a few impressive courses out there. But as you have experienced, going through a lot many courses might hamper your score.
For this round of preparation, pick up a course and stick to it.
Also, going by what information you have provided, I think your test taking strategy was flawed during the actual GMAT.
1. Did you take mock CATs in your preparation?
2. If yes, did you take the full tests including AWA and IR?
3. For the verbal part, did you solve the questions for the OG and the Verbal Review?
4. Did you prepare an error log?
If you have not solved the OG completely, I would urge you to start solving that book and the Verbal Review book.
The questions have appeared on the GMAT and are as close to the test as it can get.
Any ways ... here is my reply.
You have listed quiet a few impressive courses out there. But as you have experienced, going through a lot many courses might hamper your score.
For this round of preparation, pick up a course and stick to it.
Also, going by what information you have provided, I think your test taking strategy was flawed during the actual GMAT.
1. Did you take mock CATs in your preparation?
2. If yes, did you take the full tests including AWA and IR?
3. For the verbal part, did you solve the questions for the OG and the Verbal Review?
4. Did you prepare an error log?
If you have not solved the OG completely, I would urge you to start solving that book and the Verbal Review book.
The questions have appeared on the GMAT and are as close to the test as it can get.
27 Aug 2015, 14:35
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Hi pairakesh10,
I noticed that you posted this another Forum, so I pasted over my response from there.....
Many Test Takers use a variety of resources during their studies, so the fact that you did so does not necessarily explain the issues that you're having. What you really need a consistent way to 'see' (and respond to) the GMAT. If you're not consistent with your tactics, then you're not likely to score at a high level on Test Day. You also seem to understand some of the mistakes that you made with your first round of studies, so you should be able to better plan for this next round and practice in a more effective way.
Before you invest in any new materials, I'd like to know more about your studies so far and your goals:
1) How long did you study before taking the GMAT the first time?
2) When is your next Test Date?
3) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
4) Do you know which Schools you want to apply to?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
I noticed that you posted this another Forum, so I pasted over my response from there.....
Many Test Takers use a variety of resources during their studies, so the fact that you did so does not necessarily explain the issues that you're having. What you really need a consistent way to 'see' (and respond to) the GMAT. If you're not consistent with your tactics, then you're not likely to score at a high level on Test Day. You also seem to understand some of the mistakes that you made with your first round of studies, so you should be able to better plan for this next round and practice in a more effective way.
Before you invest in any new materials, I'd like to know more about your studies so far and your goals:
1) How long did you study before taking the GMAT the first time?
2) When is your next Test Date?
3) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
4) Do you know which Schools you want to apply to?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
