Hi, I just gave my first GMAT, and I'm pretty devastated and shocked by the results. I got 540 (Q48, V18).
Previously, in my GMAT CATs, I was consistently scoring V31-V34. I know the official score might differ, but getting V18, never thought in million+ years.

So, now I have decided to give GMAT exam once again but this time I wanna try the Verbal crash course of @Expert's Global. Any thought's on whether it will be beneficial or not or should look for some other course. I do have a time constraint on hand, wanna get over with GMAT in 1-1.5 months. Already spent 3 months self-studying.

Bunuel, souvik101990, carcass, Sajjad1994

Hi

I do know they are quite good as course. My humble opinion , though, is that IF you are strong in your fundamentals and have a good plan, error log, and pinpoint exactly where you are weak I believe you can achieve a good score even without a course.

But that is me. For other people, a course is a blessing. It depends.

They have a reasonable price: the crash course is 7 days trial and then $125 which is not the end of the world for two months.

However, GC has also tons of resources, millions of questions, tools, guides, and materials for all species.

Even the GC math and verbal book is wayyyyyyyyyyyy more than enough for a 51 percentile.

It is a personal preference, frankly.

Remember that your preparation in the last stage, regardless of prep a company or not, should be the official material. There the real GMAT score comes from

I hope my humble and maybe pointless opinion helped you somehow

Best of luck Sir
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What materials did you use for your first attempt?

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Thank you for your suggestions and I would look into my weak areas and GC guides.

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Official guide and mocks, MGMAT books, Veritas Prep books, 1000 series, CR Bible, GC’s question banks, LSAT Questions for RC etc for Verbal preparation

Hi Abhishakee97,

I'm sorry to hear that Test Day didn't go as well as planned. When these types of score drops occur, the two likely "causes" involve either something that was unrealistic during practice or something that was surprising (or not accounted for) on Test Day. Before we discuss any of those potential issues though, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:

Studies:
1) Over the last 3 months, how many hours did you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used so far? What “brands” of CATs/mocks have you used?
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)?

Goals:
4) What is your overall goal score?
5) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?

If you took your Official GMAT at a Test Center, then you might also choose to purchase the Enhanced Score Report. While the ESR doesn’t provide a lot of information, there are usually a few data points that we can use to define what went wrong on Test Day (and what you should work on to score higher). If you purchase the ESR, then I'll be happy to analyze it for you.

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

Contact Rich at: Rich.C@empowergmat.com
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Abhishakee97

Consider going through Manhattan-Prep's 6th Edition for SC and CR (if you haven't already).

5 Verbal tips
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1) Per week 30+ hr
2) Official guide and Official CATs, MGMAT books, Veritas Prep books, 1000 series, CR Bible, GC’s question banks, LSAT Questions for RC, etc for Verbal preparation
3) Usually took CATs after each month and 2 CATs during the last 2 week
CAT 0 - Q39 V21 (Before beginning the Prep.)
CAT 1 - Q47 V27
CAT 2 - Q47 V30
CAT 3 - Q45 V31
CAT 4 - Q49 V34
4) Overall Goal Score - 720+
5) Planning to apply in Round 2 (This year) and Looking at the Top 25 B-Schools in the US

Will be purchasing ESR!

Hi Abhishakee97,

I've sent you a PM with some notes and additional questions.

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

Contact Rich at: Rich.C@empowergmat.com
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