TomB wrote:
yesterday, I took my gmat test and scored 460( q-40, v-15). Trust me, verbal is really hard for me ,and what i think is i am really doing very well on the test. I really shocked after I saw my verbal score. In mock tests my verbal score is between 26-34. I dont know what to do right now.
Which tests did you take? The GMATPrep? If so there has to be a major anomaly to see such a discrepancy. Did you take the test with the AWA section? Did you take it with appropriate breaks? Did anything different happen on the real test? You would need to give some more insights.
TomB wrote:
I already completed all
mgmat tests ,
og 12 questions and gmat prep tests. Where can i get extra practice tests. Is it worth to sign in in any online prep course?. please give me some insights which test prep course is best to improve verbal score .I really want to improve my verbal score by at least 15 points. please some body guide me how to improve my verbal score. Where can i get info about integrated reasoning?. So far I covered following books:
I run a test prep company that focuses on GMAT Verbal. However no one can really help you unless you analyze your problems. You have already taken a good course i.e.
MGMAT books so there is nothing that you DON'T know. So internalize the problem (where did I go wrong? how can I improve?) - don't externalize it (i.e. answer lies in reading another book). Unless you do this no course can give you any improvement.
Don't worry about IR. With your score I would recommend you need to focus on improving your scores first.
TomB wrote:
mgmat 5 guides
mgmat sc
mgmat rc
power score Cr
og 12,
og quant, verbal guides
What did you gain from reading these books? I think you need to ask yourself more incisive questions:
1) In SC, are you able to eliminate the answer options using basic rules of grammar? At a raw score of 15 you really don't need to worry about anything else. Considering you have done the
MGMAT book - where are you going wrong?
2) In CR, you have gone through the theory, but are you able to apply them while answer questions? If not, then have you sought any alternate approach? Are you able to understand how to get the assumptions (60%), and how to infer correctly (30%)?
3) In RC, do you have a problem understanding the passage or answering the questions? I would rather have a problem with the former than the latter. Think about it.
Again these are some food for thought - you need to do a better analysis of the situation.
Arun