stutim96 wrote:
Hi Everyone, I am preparing for GMAT for the last 2 months and have been trying to improve my score in the last 2-3 weeks. Somehow I am stuck at Q45 and V29. I am doing fine in RC but really struggling with SC and CR. I even completed the
MGMAT SC book which helped a bit but didn’t lead to a significant jump. Should I be taking expert guidance through
e-gmat or empower gmat for this? How should I analyse where I am going wrong?
My target score is 700 and I only have a month to prepare. Is it feasible to improve in a month?
Hi stutim96,
Let me share my insights with you on this.
The improvement of almost 100 points is challenging but possible with consistent efforts and structured preparation depending on how many hours you can devote per day.
Your Quant score looks good although there is scope for improvement. It appears that you are good with concepts but you have to work a little more on the application of concepts while solving the Quant Questions. You should consider to spend more time on analyzing the solutions of the questions from the topics in which you are weak. By analyzing I mean, go through each step of the solution, identify the exact step at which you made the mistake, compare your approach with the right one and then learn the right approach. This should help.
However, your Verbal score is an area of concern.
Your verbal score clearly indicates there are many conceptual gaps and you may need to start from scratch, revisit the concepts and get a clear understanding of them before you solve the questions. Let me help you with the right way to approach your Verbal Prep.
GMAT verbal is mostly about eliminating four incorrect answer choices rather than choosing the right one. Before you start learning, it's important to understand what is actually tested using the questions. For example, before you start learning the concepts of SC, you need to understand that SC questions on GMAT test your ability to convey the right meaning without any ambiguity. So, it's important to approach them from a meaning stand-point. You might have often come across answer choices which are both grammatically correct and convey a logical meaning but are indeed incorrect because they do not convey the intended meaning. So, the process to approach SC questions is to:
- Comprehend the original meaning of the sentence
- Identify errors if any (both grammatical and meaning wise)
- Eliminate answer choices which either are grammatically incorrect or do not convey the intended meaning
You can go through the link below to understand the process in a better way:
In case of CR, one needs to have the ability to pre-think the answer which comes with the understanding the framework behind the question. And understanding the question stem is also equally important. The reason behind making mistakes in understanding the question stem might be because you are not able to identify the individual components of the argument or the stimulus. By individual components, I mean premises, conclusion, intermediate conclusion. If you end up making a mistake identifying the conclusion, there are high chances that you might be choosing the wrong answer choice.
These things tend to be taken care of if you go for a well-structured course. Hence, an exhaustive course will make your preparation disciplined and effective by helping you learn methodologically .
When you choose a resource, make sure to choose one which helps you with the right aspects for your GMAT preparation. As GMAT mainly tests your application skills, the resource you choose must help you with:
- Concepts
- Methodology (Very important)
- Practice questions
- Their detailed solutions
You can go through the article below to understand how to choose an online course
I suggest you to check out the free trial of
GMATWhiz and then decide. In
GMATWhiz, we simplify the process into various steps and follow a structured way to teaching things which makes the learning process a lot more easier and effective. For example, while teaching you the step of reading a sentence, we teach you the intervals at which you need to break the sentence. Some of intervals at which you need to break the sentence are:
- Conjunctions
- Verbs/Verbals
- Transition words
These are a few words at which you need to pause, comprehend the meaning till there and then move forward. This way, your understanding of the meaning will be a lot better.
GMATWhiz follows a structured way of teaching and uses AI which continuously analyses your progress, generates instant insights into your performance in quizzes, and serves improvement modules in real-time. In this way, working on your weak areas becomes easy.
You can actually check out the free trial of
GMATWhiz and decide whether it is the one you are looking for.
I suggest you to check out the free trial of
GMATWhiz and then take a decision. If you have any more queries regarding the course or the study strategy, you can get in touch with me using the below link.
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