How do I improve from V41 to V50?

Question

Gave my gmat on Friday after preparing diligently for a month and scored a V41.
I plan to retake the gmat and am aiming at a V50 (actually aim is a perfect V51).
What do I need to do to get that additional boost in my score?

amitagia · Answer

I got a v41 the first time... And when I tried to improve, it slid down to a v37... possibly because I got bored with the section! How did you prepare for the v41? Cause I think I need a refresher!

roym · Answer

Did the MGMAT books and OG along with a gmatclub verbal CATs
Problem is improving beyond 41 is tough

amitagia · Answer

I prepared exactly like that! Did not use the CAT's from GMAT club though! Well, You can try this site called bell curve... they have some really tricky questions!

icefrog · Answer

I'm in the same boat. Can't get past V42. I think it just comes down to being extra careful, and memorizing all idioms.

sayantanc2k · Answer

In addition to MGMAT strategy guides, I did all problems from the following: 1. OG 13th review 2. OG verbal review 3. GMATprep question pack. 4. Kaplan GMAT800 Keep resetting and repeating the GMAT prep exam pack till you achieve a perfect score of 800. Moreover I took a lot of mock tests and went through a stringent regime of psychological preparation - You may find the following post of some use: 780-q50-v47-old-fogey-who-me-stop-kidding-boy-190828.html#p1462711

GMATDemiGod · Answer

I recently read someone by kaplan that said you can skip questions on the verbal section - did you employ this strategy?

sayantanc2k · Answer

I think you misunderstood something or meant something else - one cannot skip an answer in GMAT. Did you mean guess and move to the next question?

GMATDemiGod · Answer

Nope

It said very clearly to Guess on the math - but if you really dont known the answer on verbal you can skip and it wont be counted against you ... I was shocked at that statement, that is why I am trying to get some clarification.

sayantanc2k · Answer

No, one cannot skip a question. The timing strategy I used was as follows:

I distributed the 75 minutes / 41 questions in 4 approximately equal blocks - my aim was to complete 10 questions in each block of 18 minutes, i.e. complete 10 questions in the first 18 minutes, 20 questions in the first 36 minutes, 30 questions in the first 54 minutes, and 41 questions in 75 minutes. Towards the end of each block if I found that I was tight on time, I would guess 1 or 2 questions to match the minutes / number of questions combination as planned. This strategy helped me release stress at the end of each block of 18 minutes. It almost felt as though I took 4 short verbal tests, and this strategy helped me maintain my compose through out the test.

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