How long it takes to prepare for Verbal?

Hi 12921,
Mentioning your official mock score might help the clubbers and experts to understand your current level, so they can offer you strategies.
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Till now i just gaved one mock test that too without preparation and scored just 330. Right now i have 40% accuracy in Sub 600 questions and 30% accuracy in Sub 600 RC questions. Didn't started CR yet. And i also didn't started OG too

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Hi 12921,

Generally speaking, it can take around 300 hours (give or take) to prepare from scratch including both Quant and Verbal. This includes everything from concepts to mock tests. Of course it depends on a number of things such as your target score, your strengths and weaknesses, your structure of preparation, the resources you use, your pace of learning etc. So, 3 months should be good enough if you prepare strategically with consistent efforts guided in the right direction.

As believed, the best order of prep for Verbal is SC->CR->RC. The logic behind this is the level of skills tested. SC acts as the most basic skill tester and tests your comprehension skills. CR builds on this, and also tests your analytical skills on top of the comprehension skills. Once you've mastered these two, you move on to RC, where you are tested on both the previously mentioned skills along with a third one - your ability to focus on the main point in a given passage. This way, its a natural progression of skills that you learn.

Let me share my two cents as a non-native speaker of English. To master Verbal, the biggest hurdle non-native speakers face is following a methodical approach to solve questions. We need special emphasis on understanding the meaning of the arguments and passages.

As you may know, GMAT tests your inferential skills and your application skills, and as such, you need to learn not only the concepts but the application of those concepts, the methodologies to solve questions correctly and consistently. Thus I recommend going about the verbal prep in 3 phases - learn the concepts, learn the correct application methods (for e.g. a meaning based approach in SC etc), and practicing of questions. Focus on learning from the right resource which focuses on all the three phases and help you ace your verbal prep.

You can check out how Hardik, a non-native speaker, scored a GMAT 740 with a V44 and get some success tips from his journey:

Hope this helped and feel free to contact if you have any further queries.
You can always write back to me here or the better way would be to connect over a call and have a discussion. You can schedule a free consultation call using the below link.

Consider checking out Manhattan Prep's 6th Edition Guide for SC and CR. Regularly reading articles from The Economist may be helpful, too.

5 tips from a Verbal 99% tutor

Well! That depends from person to person. My friend prepared well in 2 months while I had to toil day and night continuously for 5 months to achieve my target GMAT score.

But guys, the important thing is 'not to quit' and keep up the good work- working hard and smart on the exam. One thing is guaranteed for sure- 'your efforts will never be in vain. I started my GMAT journey with just a score of 610 on my first attempt. It was not going to anyhow land me into my target b-school, I knew. So I had to formulate strategies and I really did put a lot of effort into maintaining and revisiting my error log. This time, for my second GMAT attempt, I really worked hard on working smart and that made all the difference for me.

So, never give up, evaluate your strengths and weaknesses thoroughly. And act upon your strategies by being realist.

Practice, Strategize, Excel...
Hope it helps!

Hi 12921,

How did things end up with your GMAT?