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Hi All

I am preparing to write GMAT soon before November. I took my first test ever without reading or revising anything. I attempted the test with whatever I know. Math seems a strong point for me. I have clearly forgotten some formulas and I need to brush them.

Now, the real challenge is verbal. Can you guys tell me how should I improve this section? And how I can improve my score and obviously I want to get into 700+ bracket. I can study 2 hours a day and maybe more on the weekends.

Thanks for the help!

I hope to visit this forum regularly to get some motivation.

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Hi All

I am preparing to write GMAT soon before November. I took my first test ever without reading or revising anything. I attempted the test with whatever I know. Math seems a strong point for me. I have clearly forgotten some formulas and I need to brush them.

Now, the real challenge is verbal. Can you guys tell me how should I improve this section? And how I can improve my score and obviously I want to get into 700+ bracket. I can study 2 hours a day and maybe more on the weekends.

Thanks for the help!

I hope to visit this forum regularly to get some motivation.

Regards
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I would invest in the full set of Manhattan GMAT books, and start going through section by section. Although a 37Q is a strong foundation, you'll still need to work to push that up a bit. Most people shoot for an 80%/80% split (which would be around 48q/37v) which would put you right at 690 or 700.

Great start, it's tough to take on this test prior to gaining exposure to all of the oddities with question types and timing. Good luck, and definitely plan on using as many resources on here as possible.
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Hey thanks for the reply :)

I will invest in the Manhattan books. I also need a suggestion. Do you recommend me attacking the verbal portion first and then the math or both together? What is the duration would you like to give? Say, one month math and next month verbal. Based on your suggestion, I will complete that section and then attack as many as questions possible in that book and other books. I also believe there are a lot of questions available on this forum as well. I shall work on them too.

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Hi All

I am preparing to write GMAT soon before November. I took my first test ever without reading or revising anything. I attempted the test with whatever I know. Math seems a strong point for me. I have clearly forgotten some formulas and I need to brush them.

Now, the real challenge is verbal. Can you guys tell me how should I improve this section? And how I can improve my score and obviously I want to get into 700+ bracket. I can study 2 hours a day and maybe more on the weekends.

Thanks for the help!

I hope to visit this forum regularly to get some motivation.

Regards
Sally

I would invest in the full set of Manhattan GMAT books, and start going through section by section. Although a 37Q is a strong foundation, you'll still need to work to push that up a bit. Most people shoot for an 80%/80% split (which would be around 48q/37v) which would put you right at 690 or 700.

Great start, it's tough to take on this test prior to gaining exposure to all of the oddities with question types and timing. Good luck, and definitely plan on using as many resources on here as possible.
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attack whichever you'd rather. I'd say verbal will be a bit easier to raise, but you'll need to work on both. I have no clue how long it will take you, you'll have to monitor your own growth and decide.
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Thanks for the suggestion. Let me start with verbal for month 1. Then, move to month 2 for Math. I quickly need to buy these books :)
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Thanks for the suggestion. Let me start with verbal for month 1. Then, move to month 2 for Math. I quickly need to buy these books :)
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Hi shalmali20,

We'd generally advise that you focus first on verbal, then on quant. We believe this intense focus will yield maximum improvement and better results than if you were to mix the two question types every day you study.

In fact, we even recommend entire sets of days dedicated to one sub-section. For example, tomorrow is "Sentence Correction Day" - you should have a plan for how exactly to make improvements, which concepts to tackle--and which questions to attempt/review.

At some point you will be doing OG questions - feel free to use our free OG tracker to track your responses: https://www.gmatpill.com/official-guide
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