LucaMa
Hi,
I’m new in the forum although I have read many threads. I already attempted the GMAT twice in the last year and scored 680 (V35 and Q48) after studying on
Manhattan books + OG and some random questions from the forums. I am now looking for a course to reach 720+ at the beginning of December. My weakness is clearly verbal, since I’m not native and I use a lot of time in RC and verbal in general) What do you suggest? There are many possibilities (eGmat, Economist, Veritas). Any suggestion?
Thanks a lot,
Luca
Posted from my mobile deviceHi Luca,
You are almost there. Just a little brush up/guidance will help you in hitting your target score. Let me help you.
OG may be a great source for solving GMAT like questions, however, it is definitely not the ideal way to prepare in your case. Moreover, you may find that the OG is a good option as a question bank but lacks detailed explanations for you to use for improvement. It’s always better to prepare with a definitive resource to help you learn concepts while formulating a consistent strategy to solve questions before practicing them from the OG. This way, your preparation will be a lot more structured, and the chances of you leaving gaps in your learning will be significantly less. Focus on improving the method you follow to solve questions because that's what stops people from scoring 700+. Furthermore, you may find that the
MGMAT guides aren’t very helpful as they’re targeted more towards native speakers of English. As such, following a resource which focuses on the right methodologies becomes even more crucial.
Your verbal score clearly indicates that you are good enough with one of the 3 modules (SC, CR and RC) and need to work on the other two. It appears that there are many conceptual gaps and you may need to revisit the concepts and get a clear understanding of them before you solve the questions. Verbal questions on GMAT are very tricky. Let me help you with the right way to approach your Verbal Prep.
The possible reason for struggling with time management in case of RC (Verbal) :
There is one fundamental mistake that most students do, that is trying to read the passage fast.
Talking about the reason behind struggling with time management, you are likely taking more time to solve RC questions. The reason for this might be you are taking too long to read a passage or you might be going back and forth to the passage for every question. This happens when you don’t use the right reading strategies. Students often read the passage from a detail perspective and
stuff themselves with the details. And once they come across an inferential question or a main point question, they cannot answer it and they read the passage again to find the answer. This would often lead to the wastage of time.
The trick to ace RC is not to understand WHAT is written, but to understand WHY it is written.How to Ace your Verbal Prep?
For GMAT Verbal, it is very important that you follow the
right methodology and the
logical approach. Your focus has to be on
eliminating four incorrect choices rather than choosing the right one. The key is to develop a solid understanding of the concepts that are typically tested on the GMAT and master the process skills that are required to solve GMAT questions. Only then, you will be able to smartly avoid the traps set by the test makers.
Before you start learning, it's important to understand what is actually tested using the questions. Each module in Verbal (SC, CR and RC) has to be approached in a different way. For example, in RC, you need to have the right reading strategies to understand the inferences which are not directly stated in the passage.
You can go through the link below to understand the process in a better way:
Once you start solving RC questions using a systematic approach as detailed above, you will be able to avoid taking too much time in RC questions as there will be no confusion in your mind regarding the approach. Also, improving in RC alone won’t fetch you the desired score. You need to prepare for SC and CR as well in a structured and efficient manner. You have to follow a methodical and systematic approach while solving the questions in order to work on your accuracy and increase your score.
I’d recommend you to
follow this order for the verbal part - SC->CR-RC. The reason for this is very specific. Each question type on the GMAT is testing a specific skill. SC tests your comprehension skills. CR tests comprehension & analytical skills. Finally, RC builds on the previous two skills and also tests your ability to be able to grasp the central point of the passage i.e. Your inferential skills. Thus, when you learn in this order, it's much more effective.
The importance of using a standard resource:
The only method to make sure that you invest your time, money and effort in an effective way is to use a standard resource which teaches you the concepts, strategies and also helps you work on your weaker areas. Studying using OG or a few random resources might help you to solve GMAT like questions but I’m afraid that they won’t be able to help you much from a strategy perspective.
I would suggest you to go for some standard course for your Verbal preparation at least which can help you prepare in a structured and efficient manner thereby increasing your productivity. It’s always better to spare some more time on your preparation until you are ready instead of missing out on your dream colleges/ b-schools in hurry.
GMATWhiz helps you with all these things as we follow a
structured and methodical way of teaching things, which makes the learning process simpler and efficient. It also helps you to develop an understanding of the test maker’s intention behind asking the question. It
uses an AI powered learning platform to provide you with
real time improvement modules after every practice quiz. It provides you with
additional concept videos and
practise quizzes which helps you overcome your weaker areas in a specific topic right away without having to put in additional effort to identify your weaker areas.
You can check out
GMATWhiz and go for its Verbal Prep Course.
Here’s a link to our free trial –
https://learn.gmatwhiz.com/?page=signup You can also check out the reviews here:
https://gmatclub.com/reviews/gmatwhiz-345345722?fl=menuHope this helped and feel free to contact if you have any further queries.
You can always write back to me here or the better way would be to connect over a call and have a discussion. You can schedule a free consultation call using the below link.
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