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03 Feb 2006, 20:19
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HELP!! I need some advice ….
I have taken GMAT two times. The first time in Dec’05 and the second in Feb’06 and scored 650 (Q 49, V30) and 630 (Q45, V31) respectively. The second time, I was a bit unfortunate because I caught cold/cough four days before the exam and still had some residual effect on exam day, so I had to take Tylenol before writing the exam.
With my background I would definitely need 700 to be in consideration for NYU.
Here is what I have done so far:
OG SC – couple of times, looked at answers of both the Qs I got right & the ones I got wrong.
OG RC & CR – once.
MGMAT SC book – once.
Practice tests:
Kaplan CATs – 520, 540, 580 in that order.
PR Online CAT – 640.
GMAT Club – browse anytime I get a chance.
I finished the quant on the first actual test 20 min. before so this time I spent more time on the initial questions hoping - not to make any mistakes this time. This strategy backfired!! I was seriously short of time towards the end and actually guessed on the last 4-5 questions.
Over all, I believe, verbal is my nemesis. I went through MGMAT SC book, OG and some of the 1000 SC found on this site BUT somehow I AM NOT ABLE TO DO THE VERBAL SECTION fast enough!!! When not timed I get more than 80% of the SCs correct. On verbal section I always have to guess the last 6-12 questions because I run short of time.
Also, I may not be a very good test taker. I like to go after concepts and have a tough time using brute force methods such as in the quant. section. I rarely like to use back solving method.
Here are my questions:
How can I increase my speed in the verbal section???? What else could I do to increase my score??? Do you see anything glaringly lacking in my prep.? Please advise I really need some help here…..
I have taken GMAT two times. The first time in Dec’05 and the second in Feb’06 and scored 650 (Q 49, V30) and 630 (Q45, V31) respectively. The second time, I was a bit unfortunate because I caught cold/cough four days before the exam and still had some residual effect on exam day, so I had to take Tylenol before writing the exam.
With my background I would definitely need 700 to be in consideration for NYU.
Here is what I have done so far:
OG SC – couple of times, looked at answers of both the Qs I got right & the ones I got wrong.
OG RC & CR – once.
MGMAT SC book – once.
Practice tests:
Kaplan CATs – 520, 540, 580 in that order.
PR Online CAT – 640.
GMAT Club – browse anytime I get a chance.
I finished the quant on the first actual test 20 min. before so this time I spent more time on the initial questions hoping - not to make any mistakes this time. This strategy backfired!! I was seriously short of time towards the end and actually guessed on the last 4-5 questions.
Over all, I believe, verbal is my nemesis. I went through MGMAT SC book, OG and some of the 1000 SC found on this site BUT somehow I AM NOT ABLE TO DO THE VERBAL SECTION fast enough!!! When not timed I get more than 80% of the SCs correct. On verbal section I always have to guess the last 6-12 questions because I run short of time.
Also, I may not be a very good test taker. I like to go after concepts and have a tough time using brute force methods such as in the quant. section. I rarely like to use back solving method.
Here are my questions:
How can I increase my speed in the verbal section???? What else could I do to increase my score??? Do you see anything glaringly lacking in my prep.? Please advise I really need some help here…..
07 Feb 2006, 13:12
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For the timing problem, I would suggest you form the habit of checking your clock in the middle to adjust your speed. That should ensure you fully use your time but still have time to finish. I would normally check my clock every 10 questions or so.
For verbal, you should first identify where your weakness is. Is it SC, RC, or CR? Where do you always answer incorrectly? Which part you spend the most time on?
For verbal, you should first identify where your weakness is. Is it SC, RC, or CR? Where do you always answer incorrectly? Which part you spend the most time on?
07 Feb 2006, 17:15
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If you read the OG 11th ed. carefully, the initial pages that detail the tests there is a section about myths about the GMAT CAT. One of them is getting the first 4 -5 correct gets you a higher score !!!!
In my practice tests at home with the GMAT Prep, I got the second question wrong in quant and one more wrong before the 10 th question. I still ended up with 760.
During practice, I always used a stopwatch no matter what book I was practicing from. It forces you to always stay within time limits. My take is that no more than 2 min's per question. I you are in doubt after that, you probably are going to get ti wrong anyway so whats the point in wasting more time.
In my practice tests at home with the GMAT Prep, I got the second question wrong in quant and one more wrong before the 10 th question. I still ended up with 760.
During practice, I always used a stopwatch no matter what book I was practicing from. It forces you to always stay within time limits. My take is that no more than 2 min's per question. I you are in doubt after that, you probably are going to get ti wrong anyway so whats the point in wasting more time.
