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GMAT is so frigging hard..... 09 Aug 2014, 17:29
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:evil: :twisted:

I hate the verbal section. Some of the CR and RC doesn't make sense to me at all!!! The inference questions are the worst! Answers are hard to choose from.
Man... I just want to go Business School, why are they making it so hard?????
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GMAT is so frigging hard..... 21 Aug 2014, 11:47
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Hi,

If I may ask you a few questions, I will be able to provide you with some tips for your studies...Have you scheduled your exam yet? If so when is it? Are you using any adaptive courses? If so which ones? One more question...have you taken any sim tests? If so, what are your scores. If you provide me with some of this info I could give you some advice on where to go from here. If you have any other questions please feel free to ask.

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Hi Evan,

I did the GMAT last Saturday and the score was lousy and unexpectedly low - 550. I use Kaplan mostly, some Manhattan Advance Quant - retail books only. The SIM tests I used are from Kaplan as well. I got scores ranged from 500 to 680. Again, my weakest link is the Verbal section - frigging hard and I usually get high 60s to mid 70 percentile on Quant but Verbal section, the max I got from SIM test is 40%. I hate the IR most.


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If I may ask you a few questions, I will be able to provide you with some tips for your studies...Have you scheduled your exam yet? If so when is it? Are you using any adaptive courses? If so which ones? One more question...have you taken any sim tests? If so, what are your scores. If you provide me with some of this info I could give you some advice on where to go from here. If you have any other questions please feel free to ask.

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GMAT is so frigging hard..... 21 Aug 2014, 23:30
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You need to change your mind set about the test. Don't hate the test.

"If you live in the river, you should make friends with crocodiles."

Find a way to enjoy the test. When you miss a question, you should be happy because its an opportunity to learn something new.
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Hi Kenneth,

It is good you already have a a general idea and basis on what you need to be focusing on to improve your score. I would recommend starting with Verbal. Before really diving into the practice questions, I would go back and study the basics of grammar. Do not move on until you have them mastered. If you are tackling the regular GMAT problems and are missing a few of the key yet lesser known concepts of basic grammar, it is enough to tear you down when taking the GMAT. Once you're comfortable and you have moved on I would continue studying both verbal and quant at the same time. If you can, sign yourself up for a good adaptive course that will determine your weaknesses and teach you in an applicable manner. If you need any suggestions for any let me know. After you start to feel comfortable with the verbal, if you want a good supplemental book to advance your studies with, I would recommend "English Grammar in Use" (intermediate and advanced levels). Please be aware that almost all grammar books tend to be exercise-oriented and often go into much more detail than what the GMAT tests. In addition, many grammar books do not deal with certain sentence structure issues (e.g. dangling modifiers). You need to look for something that can help in that regard too, or simply fill that gap with a proper course. You need to cross-reference what is on the GMAT with the book you get. But "Grammar in Use" is probably the best grammar self-study book available. If you have any other questions please feel free to ask. Keep up the good work!

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