A week for GMAT

Hi scott,

Thanks for replying my query.
I gave a full length Gmat prep mock with no extended breaks and scored a 670.

Break up is Q49 V33

I have focussed on 1st 20 questions and got only 4 incorrect in first 20, while on the remaining 21 i got 11 wrong...
This led to V33.

Your feedback and suggestion is welcomed.


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Hi Rohit,

Since you are not quite at your score goal, are you willing to push your test to a later date or do you plan to take it on August 19th? I ask because it does take time to improve your GMAT verbal skills.

First off, you might first consider analyzing each incorrect Sentence Correction question from your most recent CAT. When analyzing each question, be sure to determine the particular grammar rule(s) that you overlooked: pronouns, subject/verb agreement, comparisons, modifiers, idioms, etc. Once you complete your analysis, go back and review your notes from your weakest topics. After your review, consider doing some more focused SC practice, to find and fix any remaining weak areas. By also following this routine for Critical Reasoning and Reading Comprehension you should be able to find and fix your remaining verbal weaknesses.

Once your weakest verbal areas have been addressed, you may want to take another few practice exams to track your progress. As above, once complete, analyze your mistakes and figure out remedies for them. If, after your next practice exam, you find that you are still struggling with verbal, you might consider looking for a new study resource to get you back on track.

Keep in mind that my suggestions are geared more towards a later test date. So definitely let me know what you decide to do in regard to your August 19th GMAT.

Hi Rohit
On the exam day , keep your focus on quant too. Since you are good in quant, with proper review of error log (if you have one) you can touch 50 and with luck 51. This will reduce some stress on the verbal part. By now you may be familiar with the weaker areas in sc , cr and rc and individual sections. I suggest you concentrate more on the first 20 questions. In the remaining questions , concentrate on the questions which you're confident. This way you may reduce the no of incorrect. Follow this method if you are not willing to postpone your date.


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Hi scott

You were right... gave my GMAT 1 today

score 600 q47 v26 ....

don't know what's happening....

really disappointed....




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Hi Rohit,

With a Verbal Scaled Score in the mid-20s, you're likely missing out on some big points in at least 2 of the 3 major Verbal categories (SC, RC and CR). The question is whether your big 'issue' is in content/knowledge or in your Tactics (although it's likely a mix of the two). After all of the study time that you've put in, and the lack of improvement in the Verbal section, some type of change has to occur - to score 700+, you'll almost certainly need to learn/practice some new Tactics and learn to 'see' the Verbal section in a new way.

I have a few questions about how you took your practice CATs:

1) Did you take the ENTIRE CAT each time (including the Essay and IR sections)?
2) Did you take them at home?
3) Did you take them at the same time of day as your Official GMAT?
4) Did you ever do ANYTHING during your CATs that you couldn't do on Test Day (pause the CAT, skip sections, take longer breaks, etc.)?
5) Did you ever take a CAT more than once? Had you seen any of the questions BEFORE?

Thankfully, the Verbal section of the GMAT is as consistent and predictable as the Quant section is, so you CAN train to score at a higher level.

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

Hi Rohit,

Although you have been studying for the GMAT for quite some time, there must be some fundamental issues in your studying that are not allowing you to improve your GMAT verbal knowledge. Remember, the definition of insanity is doing the same thing again and again, but expecting different results. So, given that you have not been able to improve your verbal score, you might consider changing up your study routine.

What makes the GMAT such a challenging exam is that there are relatively few questions asked in a given exam, yet those questions come from a huge topic pool. Thus, the best way to get a great GMAT score is to have a thorough understanding of all the topics that may be tested on the exam. To develop such mastery, you want to strive for linear and targeted learning and follow that with focused practice. In other words, you want to master one topic before you move to the next. Have you been able to study in this way?

For example, when studying verbal focus on learning one section at a time: reading comprehension, sentence correction, or critical reasoning. When learning about critical reasoning, you want to be able to learn about all aspects of critical reasoning: strengthen and weaken the conclusion, resolve the paradox, find the conclusion, must be true, etc. Follow up your learning with focused critical reasoning practice, so you can determine your specific weaknesses within that topic. You should follow a similar routine for sentence correction and reading comprehension.

By following this approach, you should be able to get a firmer grasp on the verbal and begin to improve your score.

Do you have a timeline in mind of when you have to retake the GMAT? Feel free to reach back out to me directly with any questions. I’m happy to help.

Hi Rich,
The answers to your queries are as follows:

1. Yes,I gave entire CATs including IR, AWA.
2. Yes,I took them at home.
3. Yes,The timing is more or less the same +-30 min as the GMAT exam.
4. No, there were nothing as such that I couldn't do in the EXAM, except to talk to my mom during breaks.
5. No, I have only taken fresh CATs every time.

Rohit

Hi scott,

Thanks for your advice, I also think that "I am Jack of all but master of none".

I am planning to give my GMAT2 in last week of september.

Rohit

Hi Rohit,

From your prior post, there's one potential 'red flag' in how you took your CATs. Before we talk about that in more detail though, I have a few additional questions about the lead-up to Test Day and Test Day itself:

1) What did you do in the 3 days before your GMAT?
2) How did you sleep the night before your Test?
3) How long was the ride to the Test Center from your home?
4) Were there any distractions at the facility or during the Test?
5) What did you do during the two 8-minute breaks?
6) Did you finish any sections early?
7) Did you have to rush to finish any sections (and guess on questions just to finish on time)?

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