ESR Analysis

Question

Can someone please help me analyze my ESR? I want to score 750+ and my current score is 710(Q50 V35).

Please help
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EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi Himanshu

First off, a 710/Q50 is an outstanding Score, so you can comfortably apply to any Business Schools that interest you. As such, a retest is probably not necessary. Depending on the Schools that you plan to apply to, you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile and plans. Those Experts should be able to answer your Admissions questions and help define the specific areas of your profile that could use some improvement. There's a Forum full of those Experts here:

https://gmatclub.com/forum/ask-admissio ... tants-124/

If you do choose to retest though, then we have to examine your prior studies in more detail. Before we get into the data from your ESR, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:

Studies:
1) How long have you studied? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used so far?
3) On what dates (or approximate dates) did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?
4) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?

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

EducationAisle · Answer

Sentence Correction proved to be your undoing Himanshu.

How did you prepare for Verbal?

ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi himanshugoyal26,

I'm happy to help but I would also first like to know more about your situation with the GMAT. Once you respond to the questions already asked, I can provide some advice.

himanshugoyal26 · Answer

Studies:
1) How long have you studied? How many hours do you typically study each week?
I gave my GMAT in NOV 2020. I did prepare for 6 months before taking the exam. I give around 20 hrs per week for GMAT. I have recently started my prep again and I'm planning to take the GMAT after 2 months.

2) What study materials have you used so far?
I studied using egmat Verbal. I practiced using official guides.

3) On what dates (or approximate dates) did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?
I took many mocks including Veritas prep, official mocks, and manhattan mocks.
Date Total Q V
Veritas
October 8, 2020 680 50 33 
October 9, 2020 680 50 34
October 11, 2020 660 51 30 
October 14, 2020 650 49 30 
October 19, 2020 680 51 32 
October 23, 2020 720 51 38
October 29, 2020 710 51 37 
November 2, 2020 730 51 39
November 3, 2020 710 51 37

Official Mocks
November 1, 2020 710 50 34
November 4, 2020 710 50 35

4) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?
I am planning to apply in R1 this year for the 2022 intake. The schools I'm targetting are Oxford, Cambridge, Tepper, Cornell, NYU, Duke, UNC, INSEAD, and Kellog.

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi Himanshu

I've sent you a PM with an analysis of your ESR and some additional notes.

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

GMATWhizTeam · Answer

Hi Himanshu,

Congratulations on scoring a 710. You can definitely push your score to 750 if you tweak your approach a little. Let me help you here.

ESR analysis:  
You seem to be majorly struggling with SC module. The performance in CR and RC modules are good enough but there is still scope for improvement. As the struggle is majorly with SC, let me help with that first.

How to solve SC questions?  
Before you start learning the concepts of SC, you need to understand that SC questions on GMAT test your ability to convey the right meaning without any ambiguity. So, it's important to approach them from a meaning stand-point. You might have often come across answer choices which are both grammatically correct and convey a logical meaning but are indeed incorrect because they do not convey the intended meaning. So, the process to approach SC questions is to:

Comprehend the original meaning of the sentence 
 Identify errors if any (both grammatical and meaning wise) 
 Eliminate answer choices which either are grammatically incorrect or do not convey the intended meaning

You can go through the recording below to understand the process in a better way.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SGA8bwFNJM

So, you need to master each and every step to get the process right. You need to first identify at which step you are making the mistake. And to do that, introspect yourself whether you are struggling with the concepts or the methodology.

If you are struggling with the concepts, then revisit the concepts and understand them perfectly this time. 
 If you are struggling with the methodology, then analyze the solutions of the questions in detail. Go through each step of the solution, identify the step at which you are making the mistake, introspect what made you take that decision at that point of time and then nullify the gaps.

As your accuracy is close to 50%, I don't think you are majorly struggling with the concepts. Try to focus more on the process and you can definitely improve your score. You can go through the recording below to understand the right way to improve your Verbal score.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOFbOXjw2wY

How to proceed further?  
I can help you in a much better way if you can tell me the way you prepared till now, your study strategy and the approach you use to solve questions of each module. You can write back to me here or a better way is to get in touch over a zoom conference call and discuss the same. That way, we can dive deep into your ESR and get more insights from it. You can use the link below to schedule a call with me.

Click here to schedule a call

Meanwhile, you can go through the success story of one of our students, who improved his Verbal score from 34 to 41 and eventually scored 740 on GMAT.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVbw-X5VdUI

ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi himanshugoyal26,

Based on the data from your ESR, it's clear that SC seems to be your biggest weakness. Would you agree with that?

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