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Schools: LBS '24 INSEAD Aug 22 intake Harvard '24 Wharton '24 Sloan '24 Booth '24 Kellogg '24 Stanford '24 Columbia CBS '24 Judge '23 Said '23
GMAT 1: 400 Q32 V12
GMAT 2: 500 Q44 V16
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Hello Everyone,
I am a 32-Year-Old Indian man having about 7-year work experience. I am aiming for Sep 22 Intake. I have been preparing for GMAT for 13 months and merely scored the highest 500(Q44 / V16 / IR 4) after giving 2 times GMAT in the past and scoring 400(Q32/V12/IR6) and 490(Q35/V22/IR4) respectively. I know my weakest section is verbal and I have been struggling in this section since last year. As a matter of fact, I am not a native English speaker, even though having English as my second language. I had never used it in my closed friend circle and even in my home. (Except in office need to for some work and writing an e-mail).
I desperately want to improve my score from 500 to at least 650 first and then 750.
In my past 13 months, my preparation was very on and off. It was not consistent. The main problem with me, I am not able to remember all SC rules studied from the E-GMAT course in my brain constantly. I always forgot some rules. RC and CR are okay as compared to SC because there are not so many rules as a comparison to SC.
Yes, I have been a student of an E-GMAT course in the past. Taken full course. Eventually, I have improved in my Quants however in Verbal I didn't improve much. I want to buy an online course again, but I am in doubt about buying E-GMAT again or magoosh. I have been trying to improve my verbal since a long time. However, I am not able to get there even closer than I should be. I don't want to give up. The only improvement in my Verbal score will give me the hope to achieve my target GMAT score and getting enrolled in prestigious MBA programs with scholarships. However, Since one year I am not able to improve my scores, which is raising question marks on my preparation level. I know I could do it. But How?
Without planning everything result in a bad outcome, which had happened to me in the past three attempts. To improve my GMAT Score at some respectable score is my main aim.
Hitting 650 scores is my main of my life currently.
Note:--> Kindly look at the following points before giving any advice or plan.
1.> I have not read any novels/Books/ Love stories / Fictional or Non-Fictional since my childhood except my daily school curriculum which is a must to study (SO ENGLISH LEVEL IS NOT GOOD AS PER GMAT).
2.> When I try to study SC and try to enjoy it. Naturally, I am not able to do it. I don't know why?
3.> Not able to concentrate for a long duration (4 hours at a stretch to study--very difficult)(Only concentrating on studies more difficult).
4.> I have been very poor in studies till class 9. Usually, get grace marks to pass for getting a promotion to the next class in 3 subjects (I don't remember, Eventually English might be).
5.> Do you suggest enrolling for any subscription of newspapers like TOI or THE HINDU to improve reading skills especially its Editorial page.
6.> Do you recommend taking some basic grammar classes like studying Wren and Martin or other English books like NCERT grammar book.
7.> Use Grammarly software to write e-mails(Which is costing me very dangerously).
Desperately looking for help !!!!!!!
Kindly, help me (GMAT LEGENDS)... Help me.. to achieve my dream... Kindly help me...
I am a 32-Year-Old Indian man having about 7-year work experience. I am aiming for Sep 22 Intake. I have been preparing for GMAT for 13 months and merely scored the highest 500(Q44 / V16 / IR 4) after giving 2 times GMAT in the past and scoring 400(Q32/V12/IR6) and 490(Q35/V22/IR4) respectively. I know my weakest section is verbal and I have been struggling in this section since last year. As a matter of fact, I am not a native English speaker, even though having English as my second language. I had never used it in my closed friend circle and even in my home. (Except in office need to for some work and writing an e-mail).
I desperately want to improve my score from 500 to at least 650 first and then 750.
In my past 13 months, my preparation was very on and off. It was not consistent. The main problem with me, I am not able to remember all SC rules studied from the E-GMAT course in my brain constantly. I always forgot some rules. RC and CR are okay as compared to SC because there are not so many rules as a comparison to SC.
Yes, I have been a student of an E-GMAT course in the past. Taken full course. Eventually, I have improved in my Quants however in Verbal I didn't improve much. I want to buy an online course again, but I am in doubt about buying E-GMAT again or magoosh. I have been trying to improve my verbal since a long time. However, I am not able to get there even closer than I should be. I don't want to give up. The only improvement in my Verbal score will give me the hope to achieve my target GMAT score and getting enrolled in prestigious MBA programs with scholarships. However, Since one year I am not able to improve my scores, which is raising question marks on my preparation level. I know I could do it. But How?
Without planning everything result in a bad outcome, which had happened to me in the past three attempts. To improve my GMAT Score at some respectable score is my main aim.
Hitting 650 scores is my main of my life currently.
Note:--> Kindly look at the following points before giving any advice or plan.
1.> I have not read any novels/Books/ Love stories / Fictional or Non-Fictional since my childhood except my daily school curriculum which is a must to study (SO ENGLISH LEVEL IS NOT GOOD AS PER GMAT).
2.> When I try to study SC and try to enjoy it. Naturally, I am not able to do it. I don't know why?
3.> Not able to concentrate for a long duration (4 hours at a stretch to study--very difficult)(Only concentrating on studies more difficult).
4.> I have been very poor in studies till class 9. Usually, get grace marks to pass for getting a promotion to the next class in 3 subjects (I don't remember, Eventually English might be).
5.> Do you suggest enrolling for any subscription of newspapers like TOI or THE HINDU to improve reading skills especially its Editorial page.
6.> Do you recommend taking some basic grammar classes like studying Wren and Martin or other English books like NCERT grammar book.
7.> Use Grammarly software to write e-mails(Which is costing me very dangerously).
Desperately looking for help !!!!!!!
Kindly, help me (GMAT LEGENDS)... Help me.. to achieve my dream... Kindly help me...
26 Feb 2021, 15:54
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Hi there. Welcome to GMAT Club!
There are a few requirements did need to be met for the gmat. The first and most fundamental one is English language skills... It's very hard to progress enter higher levels if you are struggling with reading, vocabulary, and just basic comprehension. I recommend focusing on learning the grammar, improving your vocabulary, and getting better at comprehension. Which by the way, your post seems to sound just fine so I'm not sure that you are that weak in English. My suggestion for you would be to start reading books. fiction books. Don't worry about subscribing to some obscure magazines to read about bacteria and toe fungus. That is not helpful and that has not helped anyone with anything but the toe fungus. Take a look at this post: GMAT Fiction and also GMAT Ninja's latest post: https://gmatclub.com/forum/gmat-ninja-g ... 49108.html I feel you can easily work on improving your English and also Warped Tour it's improving your gmat score at the same time. If you were training is a boxer, if you can improve your strength, your pet punches would be better period even if you suck at punching, getting stronger will help and later on you can finess and improve your punching skills. I also suggest you get GMAT Club grammar book and start going through it and memorizing the grammar rules. It will take a little while but will help with your English and GMAT!
Unfortunately you have wasted a bunch of time by doing things on and off. You have to find a stretch of several months to commit to studying. A normal person cannot study for more than 2 hours straight and effective person can probably only study for about an hour with a fresh head until they start losing their efficiency. Studying for 4 hours in a row is impossible. You were kidding yourself. I suggest that you study for 1-2 hours a day and spend the rest of your time on reading fiction books.
Your quant can also improve. I would look into what is holding you back and where you make mistakes. I don't think your solution is a product or a course so I would not jump to spend your money and instead see if you can do the reading and the grammar suggestion and also mend your quant to see why you keep making mistakes. The why is important, not where, what or when, but WHY?
Good luck!
There are a few requirements did need to be met for the gmat. The first and most fundamental one is English language skills... It's very hard to progress enter higher levels if you are struggling with reading, vocabulary, and just basic comprehension. I recommend focusing on learning the grammar, improving your vocabulary, and getting better at comprehension. Which by the way, your post seems to sound just fine so I'm not sure that you are that weak in English. My suggestion for you would be to start reading books. fiction books. Don't worry about subscribing to some obscure magazines to read about bacteria and toe fungus. That is not helpful and that has not helped anyone with anything but the toe fungus. Take a look at this post: GMAT Fiction and also GMAT Ninja's latest post: https://gmatclub.com/forum/gmat-ninja-g ... 49108.html I feel you can easily work on improving your English and also Warped Tour it's improving your gmat score at the same time. If you were training is a boxer, if you can improve your strength, your pet punches would be better period even if you suck at punching, getting stronger will help and later on you can finess and improve your punching skills. I also suggest you get GMAT Club grammar book and start going through it and memorizing the grammar rules. It will take a little while but will help with your English and GMAT!
Unfortunately you have wasted a bunch of time by doing things on and off. You have to find a stretch of several months to commit to studying. A normal person cannot study for more than 2 hours straight and effective person can probably only study for about an hour with a fresh head until they start losing their efficiency. Studying for 4 hours in a row is impossible. You were kidding yourself. I suggest that you study for 1-2 hours a day and spend the rest of your time on reading fiction books.
Your quant can also improve. I would look into what is holding you back and where you make mistakes. I don't think your solution is a product or a course so I would not jump to spend your money and instead see if you can do the reading and the grammar suggestion and also mend your quant to see why you keep making mistakes. The why is important, not where, what or when, but WHY?
Good luck!
26 Feb 2021, 21:31
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