Hi,
I appeared for GMAT this week and scored a 630(Q49 V27). The major impediment has been verbal. I have been preparing for GMAT for the past 6 months. Although my quant scores have remained stable at 48-50, verbal scores have greatly fluctuated from V26 to V34. Following are the problems that I face while giving CATs:
1. I put a lot of emphasis on the first ten questions. While doing that a substantial amount of time gets squandered. After I finish the first ten questions I am atleast 5
mins behind. This creates a domino effect since i spend around 30-40 seconds extra per question. I feel a great amount of pressure when i have completed around 25
questions. At that point of time i only have around 18-20 mins left with 16 questions remaining. Then I rush through the entire paper. During the final 1 min of time. I
have to randomly guess at least 6 questions.
2. The reason for problem No.1 is that after following POE, i narrow down to 2 or 3 answer choices and then begins the GAME of DILEMMA( Is it A?? Is it B ?? reading the
choices again and again to find out the nuances. ohh and not to forget the running timer!!!)
What I think is that there is some serious problem with my fundamentals which ultimately creates a time crunch in exams. I have practiced questions from
OG/
OG review/GMAT prep. Practicing so many questions hasn't borne any fruit. So I think a mentor/coach who keeps a watchful eye on the way I approach verbal questions will be beneficial. Also such an expert will help changing the thought process that i use while approaching verbal questions.
Any suggestions for private tutors( preferably in Delhi NCR) will be highly appreciated.
Regards,
Prateek Bhola