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26 Jun 2019, 03:00
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Hello,
I want to share my experience with the gmat since I feel a bit disappointed and I dont know what to do right now..
I have been studying Gmat for the last 4 months during 1/2 hours every day except for weekends, studying around 5/6 hours. I have focused mainly in Official guide, and Manhatten guides. I have always struggled with verbal, but these last months I felt much better since I spent many hours focusing in Sentence Correction, the area with the widest range of improvement, and my scores improved from the high 20's, to the mid 30's.
I started scoring low verbals in my first Gmatprep 1 and gmat prep 2, with scores of Q(45) V(27). I have to say that my verbal score has always fluctuated a bit. For example, I have scored 27/28 in some exams, and then 35 in some others. After that, i wanted to give a try to the official exam, since I don't have a real deadline (that doesn't mean I have not taken the study seriously), and I scored on the Official Gmat a 600 score, Q(44) V(28).
However, I knew that in that exam I got nervous and I made many silly mistakes in the quantitative, although I wasn't sure what went wrong in verbal, although this score was very similar to my GmatPrep scores. After that, I spent about a month focusing a lot in Sentence Correction and Quantitative, and got in Gmatprep 3 and Gmat prep 4 a decent 680 score in both, with a Q(48) and V(34). I knew that if I focused in time management, I could reach easily a 48 in Quantitative, and be around 35 in verbal, which would put me closer to a 700 score.
So I decided to do Official Gmat again, having practiced a lot in Sentence correction and Quantitative mainly. The quantitative section went as usuall, pretty well, with some difficult questions, which I had to do an educated guess in some of them. When I finished this section I knew that i would be around 48 again, so I just had to do a good verbal. My thoughts before the exam were that in a normal circumstance i would reach a 34/35 score in verbal, reaching a 680/690 score, and with a bit of luck, I could reach in verbal above 36 and reach those 700+. So I did the verbal section and again I felt that everything was normal, with some questions harder and some dense RC (I always feel that in the verbal section because i usually do not feel that I'm getting trapped or anything, although many times i get stuck with 2 options in SC). After doing IR and AWA, I saw the 620 Q(48) and V(27), feeling very very sad and disappointed. After receiving my ESR report, the funny thing is that the section with the lowest score with SC!! which is the section of the verbal in which I have focused the most, with a shocking 15th percentile (score of 17) ,and with CR and RC with 60th percentile, score of 33.
Right now I'm not sure what to do next, since I have spent these last 3 weeks focusing in quantitative and since it is summer and I'm not feeling very enthusiastic about spending another 3/4 weeks studying, but I also feel that if I stop during 1.5/2 months, I will lose a lot of what I have gained. I feel that if I retake the exam again, I could possibly score a 34/35 in verbal as I did in my last 2 GmatPrep exams, If I'm able to not repeat the disaster I did in SC, and keeping those 47-49 score in quantitative, but now I'm scared of spending this 3 weeks again studying mainly SC and keeping the level in quantitative and do the same disaster, having lost this 3 weeks in summer.
Do you have any advice on what to do regarding stopping or not in the summer, and what material/strategy should i follow?
PS: sorry for the long story
I want to share my experience with the gmat since I feel a bit disappointed and I dont know what to do right now..
I have been studying Gmat for the last 4 months during 1/2 hours every day except for weekends, studying around 5/6 hours. I have focused mainly in Official guide, and Manhatten guides. I have always struggled with verbal, but these last months I felt much better since I spent many hours focusing in Sentence Correction, the area with the widest range of improvement, and my scores improved from the high 20's, to the mid 30's.
I started scoring low verbals in my first Gmatprep 1 and gmat prep 2, with scores of Q(45) V(27). I have to say that my verbal score has always fluctuated a bit. For example, I have scored 27/28 in some exams, and then 35 in some others. After that, i wanted to give a try to the official exam, since I don't have a real deadline (that doesn't mean I have not taken the study seriously), and I scored on the Official Gmat a 600 score, Q(44) V(28).
However, I knew that in that exam I got nervous and I made many silly mistakes in the quantitative, although I wasn't sure what went wrong in verbal, although this score was very similar to my GmatPrep scores. After that, I spent about a month focusing a lot in Sentence Correction and Quantitative, and got in Gmatprep 3 and Gmat prep 4 a decent 680 score in both, with a Q(48) and V(34). I knew that if I focused in time management, I could reach easily a 48 in Quantitative, and be around 35 in verbal, which would put me closer to a 700 score.
So I decided to do Official Gmat again, having practiced a lot in Sentence correction and Quantitative mainly. The quantitative section went as usuall, pretty well, with some difficult questions, which I had to do an educated guess in some of them. When I finished this section I knew that i would be around 48 again, so I just had to do a good verbal. My thoughts before the exam were that in a normal circumstance i would reach a 34/35 score in verbal, reaching a 680/690 score, and with a bit of luck, I could reach in verbal above 36 and reach those 700+. So I did the verbal section and again I felt that everything was normal, with some questions harder and some dense RC (I always feel that in the verbal section because i usually do not feel that I'm getting trapped or anything, although many times i get stuck with 2 options in SC). After doing IR and AWA, I saw the 620 Q(48) and V(27), feeling very very sad and disappointed. After receiving my ESR report, the funny thing is that the section with the lowest score with SC!! which is the section of the verbal in which I have focused the most, with a shocking 15th percentile (score of 17) ,and with CR and RC with 60th percentile, score of 33.
Right now I'm not sure what to do next, since I have spent these last 3 weeks focusing in quantitative and since it is summer and I'm not feeling very enthusiastic about spending another 3/4 weeks studying, but I also feel that if I stop during 1.5/2 months, I will lose a lot of what I have gained. I feel that if I retake the exam again, I could possibly score a 34/35 in verbal as I did in my last 2 GmatPrep exams, If I'm able to not repeat the disaster I did in SC, and keeping those 47-49 score in quantitative, but now I'm scared of spending this 3 weeks again studying mainly SC and keeping the level in quantitative and do the same disaster, having lost this 3 weeks in summer.
Do you have any advice on what to do regarding stopping or not in the summer, and what material/strategy should i follow?
PS: sorry for the long story
26 Jun 2019, 08:02
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Hello,
Sorry to hear that you test didn't go as planned. Congrats on the Q48 though, it is a great starting point. I recommend that you try Target Test Prep to push your quant to 49+. You are a good candidate for the TTP accelerated study plan since you already have a Q48 in the real exam. I am currently using TTP and can't recommend the course enough.
For verbal, e-gmat seems to be the go-to course, especially for SC. I am also using e-gmat for verbal and I can feel my confidence growing up gradually. Some folks here have also recommended Ron's verbal videos on Youtube.
Overall, I think you should relax for a couple of days, and start prepping again. Please reach out if you have further queries.
Best wishes!
Sorry to hear that you test didn't go as planned. Congrats on the Q48 though, it is a great starting point. I recommend that you try Target Test Prep to push your quant to 49+. You are a good candidate for the TTP accelerated study plan since you already have a Q48 in the real exam. I am currently using TTP and can't recommend the course enough.
For verbal, e-gmat seems to be the go-to course, especially for SC. I am also using e-gmat for verbal and I can feel my confidence growing up gradually. Some folks here have also recommended Ron's verbal videos on Youtube.
Overall, I think you should relax for a couple of days, and start prepping again. Please reach out if you have further queries.
Best wishes!
26 Jun 2019, 08:04
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eljoel14
Hello,
I want to share my experience with the gmat since I feel a bit disappointed and I dont know what to do right now..
I have been studying Gmat for the last 4 months during 1/2 hours every day except for weekends, studying around 5/6 hours. I have focused mainly in Official guide, and Manhatten guides. I have always struggled with verbal, but these last months I felt much better since I spent many hours focusing in Sentence Correction, the area with the widest range of improvement, and my scores improved from the high 20's, to the mid 30's.
I started scoring low verbals in my first Gmatprep 1 and gmat prep 2, with scores of Q(45) V(27). I have to say that my verbal score has always fluctuated a bit. For example, I have scored 27/28 in some exams, and then 35 in some others. After that, i wanted to give a try to the official exam, since I don't have a real deadline (that doesn't mean I have not taken the study seriously), and I scored on the Official Gmat a 600 score, Q(44) V(28).
However, I knew that in that exam I got nervous and I made many silly mistakes in the quantitative, although I wasn't sure what went wrong in verbal, although this score was very similar to my GmatPrep scores. After that, I spent about a month focusing a lot in Sentence Correction and Quantitative, and got in Gmatprep 3 and Gmat prep 4 a decent 680 score in both, with a Q(48) and V(34). I knew that if I focused in time management, I could reach easily a 48 in Quantitative, and be around 35 in verbal, which would put me closer to a 700 score.
So I decided to do Official Gmat again, having practiced a lot in Sentence correction and Quantitative mainly. The quantitative section went as usuall, pretty well, with some difficult questions, which I had to do an educated guess in some of them. When I finished this section I knew that i would be around 48 again, so I just had to do a good verbal. My thoughts before the exam were that in a normal circumstance i would reach a 34/35 score in verbal, reaching a 680/690 score, and with a bit of luck, I could reach in verbal above 36 and reach those 700+. So I did the verbal section and again I felt that everything was normal, with some questions harder and some dense RC (I always feel that in the verbal section because i usually do not feel that I'm getting trapped or anything, although many times i get stuck with 2 options in SC). After doing IR and AWA, I saw the 620 Q(48) and V(27), feeling very very sad and disappointed. After receiving my ESR report, the funny thing is that the section with the lowest score with SC!! which is the section of the verbal in which I have focused the most, with a shocking 15th percentile (score of 17) ,and with CR and RC with 60th percentile, score of 33.
Right now I'm not sure what to do next, since I have spent these last 3 weeks focusing in quantitative and since it is summer and I'm not feeling very enthusiastic about spending another 3/4 weeks studying, but I also feel that if I stop during 1.5/2 months, I will lose a lot of what I have gained. I feel that if I retake the exam again, I could possibly score a 34/35 in verbal as I did in my last 2 GmatPrep exams, If I'm able to not repeat the disaster I did in SC, and keeping those 47-49 score in quantitative, but now I'm scared of spending this 3 weeks again studying mainly SC and keeping the level in quantitative and do the same disaster, having lost this 3 weeks in summer.
Do you have any advice on what to do regarding stopping or not in the summer, and what material/strategy should i follow?
PS: sorry for the long story
I want to share my experience with the gmat since I feel a bit disappointed and I dont know what to do right now..
I have been studying Gmat for the last 4 months during 1/2 hours every day except for weekends, studying around 5/6 hours. I have focused mainly in Official guide, and Manhatten guides. I have always struggled with verbal, but these last months I felt much better since I spent many hours focusing in Sentence Correction, the area with the widest range of improvement, and my scores improved from the high 20's, to the mid 30's.
I started scoring low verbals in my first Gmatprep 1 and gmat prep 2, with scores of Q(45) V(27). I have to say that my verbal score has always fluctuated a bit. For example, I have scored 27/28 in some exams, and then 35 in some others. After that, i wanted to give a try to the official exam, since I don't have a real deadline (that doesn't mean I have not taken the study seriously), and I scored on the Official Gmat a 600 score, Q(44) V(28).
However, I knew that in that exam I got nervous and I made many silly mistakes in the quantitative, although I wasn't sure what went wrong in verbal, although this score was very similar to my GmatPrep scores. After that, I spent about a month focusing a lot in Sentence Correction and Quantitative, and got in Gmatprep 3 and Gmat prep 4 a decent 680 score in both, with a Q(48) and V(34). I knew that if I focused in time management, I could reach easily a 48 in Quantitative, and be around 35 in verbal, which would put me closer to a 700 score.
So I decided to do Official Gmat again, having practiced a lot in Sentence correction and Quantitative mainly. The quantitative section went as usuall, pretty well, with some difficult questions, which I had to do an educated guess in some of them. When I finished this section I knew that i would be around 48 again, so I just had to do a good verbal. My thoughts before the exam were that in a normal circumstance i would reach a 34/35 score in verbal, reaching a 680/690 score, and with a bit of luck, I could reach in verbal above 36 and reach those 700+. So I did the verbal section and again I felt that everything was normal, with some questions harder and some dense RC (I always feel that in the verbal section because i usually do not feel that I'm getting trapped or anything, although many times i get stuck with 2 options in SC). After doing IR and AWA, I saw the 620 Q(48) and V(27), feeling very very sad and disappointed. After receiving my ESR report, the funny thing is that the section with the lowest score with SC!! which is the section of the verbal in which I have focused the most, with a shocking 15th percentile (score of 17) ,and with CR and RC with 60th percentile, score of 33.
Right now I'm not sure what to do next, since I have spent these last 3 weeks focusing in quantitative and since it is summer and I'm not feeling very enthusiastic about spending another 3/4 weeks studying, but I also feel that if I stop during 1.5/2 months, I will lose a lot of what I have gained. I feel that if I retake the exam again, I could possibly score a 34/35 in verbal as I did in my last 2 GmatPrep exams, If I'm able to not repeat the disaster I did in SC, and keeping those 47-49 score in quantitative, but now I'm scared of spending this 3 weeks again studying mainly SC and keeping the level in quantitative and do the same disaster, having lost this 3 weeks in summer.
Do you have any advice on what to do regarding stopping or not in the summer, and what material/strategy should i follow?
PS: sorry for the long story
Hi eljoel14,
Welcome to GMATCLUB! To improve your scores in verbal , you can consider e-gmat verbal online or the e-gmat verbal live course. They are both amazing courses especially designed for non-natives. They offer almost 25% of their courses for free so you can try out their free trial to decide which one you want to go for. Plus the e-gmat Scholaranium which is included in both the courses is one of the best verbal practice tools in the market. You can easily track your progress in that you can identify your strengths and analyze and improve on your weak areas.
Further taking multiple mocks might help. Apart from the GMATPREP, Manhattan GMAT tests and Veritas Prep Tests in my experience have good verbal and Quant section and will certainly help you point out and improve your weak areas.
I would also encourage you to purchase the GMATPREP QP 1 for some great additional practice. Further you should also consider LSAT Questions for some grea CR and t RC practice.
Hope this helps. All the best.
