Help for GMAT exam

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Help for GMAT exam

In desperate need of help to improve my score.
I have given my GMAT twice.
My first attempt was in Feb and I had scored 500. I had canceled the scores. My second attempt was in October and I scored 480 ( Q39, V19)( My verbal score went down because of too much noise coming in the test centre and Pearson has acknowledged the issue and offered me the test at discounted price).

I want help from the experts as to how to increase my score. I am mostly looking to do self study. Please help me so I can increase the scores as I am planning to give the exam in 2 months to not miss the R2 deadlines.
Any help would be appreciated.

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MartyTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi Sans101.

I realize it's tough to see your score remain about the same after you prepared. At the same time, with more effective preparation, you can for sure increase your score.

How have you prepared for the quant and verbal sections of the GMAT so far?

Also, what is your GMAT total score goal?

Sans101 · Answer

Hi,
In the starting I had taken Jamboree course for foundations. Then I studied Manhattan guides and practiced gmatclub questions.

I am targeting 650+.

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AjiteshArun · Answer

Hi  Sans101 ,

Since that V19 isn't representative, what were your scores on your latest practice tests (official, without any repeats/questions you were already familiar with)?

Sans101 · Answer

In Manhattan mocks, my scores were following:

V29
V31
V32
V28

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MartyTargetTestPrep · Answer

So, you have made some good progress so far. Now, you need to keep increasing your quant and verbal scores.

In quant, the main thing you can do is keep mastering one topic at a time. In other words, at this point, you're probably pretty strong in some topics and not so strong in others, and the more topics you're strong in, the higher you'll score in quant. So, work on becoming stronger in one topic at a time to drive your expected score up point by point.

To master a quant topic, first review the relevant concepts, then practice untimed until you're achieving high accuracy: Easy around 100%, Medium 85%+, Hard 70%+. Then, work on answering the questions at test pace. Achieving high accuracy before you work on speed is key. If you time yourself before you achieve high accuracy, it will take forever to learn.

Also, you can increase your quant score by improving your overall accuracy and reducing the number of careless errors you make. For insights into how to do so, see this post.

Improving Your Accuracy on the GMAT

Regarding verbal, increasing your verbal score takes doing the following three things:

- filling gaps in concept knowledge

- learning strategies and techniques for answering verbal questions.

- practicing

In verbal also, you should practice untimed to achieve high accuracy before you answer questions timed, and any time you miss a question, determine why you missed it and address whatever issue caused you to miss it.

For a detailed discussion of how to increase your verbal score, see this post.

How to Score High on GMAT Verbal

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi Sans101, I've sent you a PM with some notes and additional questions. GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made, Rich Contact Rich at: Rich.C@empowergmat.com

GmatKnightTutor · Answer

scored 480 ( Q39, V19)( My verbal score went down because of too much noise coming in the test centre  
  so I can increase the scores as I am planning to give the exam in 2 months to not miss the R2 deadlines

For Verbal, here's a 45 idiom list you may find helpful for Sentence Correction . Creating flashcards may help you memorize them more quickly. Have suggested Manhattan-Prep's 6th Edition for SC and CR to students.  A post by a 6-hour student I had who went from a V31 to a V40 in about 4 weeks . Gave it Online both times and mentions a variety of tips and resources.

All the best for your next attempt.

ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi Sans101,

In addition to the advice provided by Marty, here is also a helpful article:

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