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26 Jun 2019, 08:37
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Hi guys, I score 96th+ percentile on Verbal consistently, but I get 3 to 4 problems wrong every time, mostly SC problems. Therefore, I took all of the 'hard' SC practice problems from the GMAT official practice problems, OG, and Verbal Review. I got ~9 out of 10 right for those 'hard' SC problems, and I took notes on the problems that I got wrong. I have now run out of official 'hard' SC problems to do, but still seem to be getting at least 1 to 2 wrong per test (official PT or actual exam). Would anyone have advice for me in this situation? Should I just live with the fact that I may never be perfect on SC? I don't want to have to read a long SC book to go through all the rules because I feel that I am familiar with most of the rules already. Thanks!
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26 Jun 2019, 18:20
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Hello there, overachiever!
It is entirely ok to not score perfectly on SC as long as your Verbal score overall demonstrates mastery. With that said, if you're aiming to get all SC questions right, I think you already know that not knowing the rules is not the issue. If you share with us what kind of mistakes you made, we may be able to give you some advice on your particular situation.
Now here's the general way to achieve perfection. If you make a mistake, take it to heart. Generalize the kind of mistake you made, and do not allow yourself to make the same mistake again. Ever. Punish yourself very hard if you repeat a mistake of the past. This requires a lot of focus and discipline, and this is exactly what I impose on my students.
Now I don't think you need a tutor. If you want a perfect SC performance bad, I think you can impose the discipline on yourself. If not, just move on with your life and shift your energy to making sure that you hit that 96th percentile consistently - ultimately this is what matters for business school applications.
Good luck!
It is entirely ok to not score perfectly on SC as long as your Verbal score overall demonstrates mastery. With that said, if you're aiming to get all SC questions right, I think you already know that not knowing the rules is not the issue. If you share with us what kind of mistakes you made, we may be able to give you some advice on your particular situation.
Now here's the general way to achieve perfection. If you make a mistake, take it to heart. Generalize the kind of mistake you made, and do not allow yourself to make the same mistake again. Ever. Punish yourself very hard if you repeat a mistake of the past. This requires a lot of focus and discipline, and this is exactly what I impose on my students.
Now I don't think you need a tutor. If you want a perfect SC performance bad, I think you can impose the discipline on yourself. If not, just move on with your life and shift your energy to making sure that you hit that 96th percentile consistently - ultimately this is what matters for business school applications.
Good luck!
01 Jul 2019, 18:11
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Hi crazi4ib,
Things seem to be going well! To answer your question, you do not have to be “perfect” on any topic to get a great GMAT score. Thus, if you get just a few SC questions wrong on practice tests or the actual GMAT (assuming that they are not “low-level” questions), you likely still will get a great verbal score. What are the scores from your previous official practice exams or from your actual exams? Also, what is your score goal?
Things seem to be going well! To answer your question, you do not have to be “perfect” on any topic to get a great GMAT score. Thus, if you get just a few SC questions wrong on practice tests or the actual GMAT (assuming that they are not “low-level” questions), you likely still will get a great verbal score. What are the scores from your previous official practice exams or from your actual exams? Also, what is your score goal?
