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27 Nov 2010, 07:43
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Guys, I have been visiting this forum on daily basis, and let me just say, this is an outstanding place full of amazingly good and useful information.
I seem to find myself at the crossroads where I need to make a decision. But first, let me quickly explain what the deal is:
I took the GMAT two years ago, with no prep and scored 560 (Q35, V35). At this point today, i have been preparing for a month, pretty intensively at that. Before i began my study process, i took GMAT PREP 1 and scored 640 (Q 36, V 41). After realizing how bad my math was, i dedicated my time to it completely. I took Kaplan CAT and scored 650 (Q35, V 43). I also took MGMAT CATS and scored a better score each time, last one being 670 (Q45, V36). What bothers me about MGMAT is that I can't beat their Verbal section since it seems that one question has at least two, if not more, possible answers. I do pretty good inVerbal in any other CAT... Tomorrow, I will take GMAT PREP 2 to get a better feel of where I am at.
My question is following: I am aiming to hit the 700 barrier, and I realize my Q is bad. At the same time, I noticed that 90% of my Verbal mistakes come from SC. I got the Aristotle SC Grail and MGMAT SC. Although i need to work on Q in the next month or so, would you recommend I dedicate some time to polishing my SC, so the verbal score can go up to some 45-47? I am looking to apply to finance and economics PhD programs, and I realize they ask for a high Q, but i just feel i can raise my score more efficiently by polishing Verbal than learning some new concepts of math. I identified my Q weak areas, and i bought MGMAT Number Properties, Word Translations, and VICs one, together with OG 12 and OGQ books...
Any advice of what is better, completely commit to Q, or commit t Q, but polish the SC?
As always, your advice is much appreciated.
I seem to find myself at the crossroads where I need to make a decision. But first, let me quickly explain what the deal is:
I took the GMAT two years ago, with no prep and scored 560 (Q35, V35). At this point today, i have been preparing for a month, pretty intensively at that. Before i began my study process, i took GMAT PREP 1 and scored 640 (Q 36, V 41). After realizing how bad my math was, i dedicated my time to it completely. I took Kaplan CAT and scored 650 (Q35, V 43). I also took MGMAT CATS and scored a better score each time, last one being 670 (Q45, V36). What bothers me about MGMAT is that I can't beat their Verbal section since it seems that one question has at least two, if not more, possible answers. I do pretty good inVerbal in any other CAT... Tomorrow, I will take GMAT PREP 2 to get a better feel of where I am at.
My question is following: I am aiming to hit the 700 barrier, and I realize my Q is bad. At the same time, I noticed that 90% of my Verbal mistakes come from SC. I got the Aristotle SC Grail and MGMAT SC. Although i need to work on Q in the next month or so, would you recommend I dedicate some time to polishing my SC, so the verbal score can go up to some 45-47? I am looking to apply to finance and economics PhD programs, and I realize they ask for a high Q, but i just feel i can raise my score more efficiently by polishing Verbal than learning some new concepts of math. I identified my Q weak areas, and i bought MGMAT Number Properties, Word Translations, and VICs one, together with OG 12 and OGQ books...
Any advice of what is better, completely commit to Q, or commit t Q, but polish the SC?
As always, your advice is much appreciated.
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27 Nov 2010, 15:41
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Bringing your SC up is definitely a good idea. SC was always one of my better areas in Verbal, with RC being the worst. But polishing up SC is definitely a good idea because the rules are finite - there's no real analysis involved - you either know the rule or you don't. And I highly recommend Aristotle Prep for the basics and MGMAT for the next level. Also, you might want to try the GMAT Prep SC document in the forum. But only after exhausting your GMAT Preps. This document has some 200 SC questions that pretty much contain all the concepts that might be tested, so it should be worth it. I've heard a lot of 750+ scorers rave about it.
As for Math, if you have the MGMAT Number Properties you should be able to improve your Q score by about 4-5 points at the least. Do the Question Banks associated with it. If you want to improve further, use the GMAT Club tests and the problem lists that Bunuel put together. Good luck!
As for Math, if you have the MGMAT Number Properties you should be able to improve your Q score by about 4-5 points at the least. Do the Question Banks associated with it. If you want to improve further, use the GMAT Club tests and the problem lists that Bunuel put together. Good luck!
27 Nov 2010, 16:10
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Hey, thanks for the response... I have Aristotle SC and Manhattan SC... I guess my question was is it more beneficial to improve verbal to 47 or so, or improve Q to 45 or so...
