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09 Oct 2022, 03:39
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I took the GMAT last week to get a baseline score with very little verbal prep. I was familiar with common CR tactics, such as pre-thinking and identifying trap answers, but because of test anxiety and time pressure, I didn't follow any of those and just went with the answer that felt right to me. I scored a respectable V34 with surprisingly high accuracy in CR (according to my ESR).
Yesterday, I decided to take the OG diagnostic test untimed and scored significantly lower in CR. On analyzing my answers, I found that the option I'd first thought to be right was actually right, but because I had stuff like "is this a trap answer?" and "other questions similar to this one had the choice phrased this way as the right answer," running in my head, I ended up second-guessing my first (correct) answer choices and choosing the wrong ones.
How do I stop this from happening? English is more of a natural skill for me, and I'm pretty intuitive with verbal. However, I'm looking to hit V40+ and want to do whatever it takes for that. How do I prepare going forward? Do strategies really help, or do they kill intuition? I'm worried that preparing for verbal might do more harm than good, but I'm scared to "not prepare" either!
Yesterday, I decided to take the OG diagnostic test untimed and scored significantly lower in CR. On analyzing my answers, I found that the option I'd first thought to be right was actually right, but because I had stuff like "is this a trap answer?" and "other questions similar to this one had the choice phrased this way as the right answer," running in my head, I ended up second-guessing my first (correct) answer choices and choosing the wrong ones.
How do I stop this from happening? English is more of a natural skill for me, and I'm pretty intuitive with verbal. However, I'm looking to hit V40+ and want to do whatever it takes for that. How do I prepare going forward? Do strategies really help, or do they kill intuition? I'm worried that preparing for verbal might do more harm than good, but I'm scared to "not prepare" either!
09 Oct 2022, 15:44
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Hi nisha2308,
We last discussed your studies a little over 1 month ago - and at that time, you had scored V32 and V34 on the 2 CATs/mocks you had taken. If you have now scored V34 on the Official GMAT, then it's possible that you have gotten 'stuck' at this particular 'Score level' - so if you want to improve to a V40, then you clearly cannot continue to approach the Verbal section in the ways that you currently do.
1) What study materials have you been using over the last month?
2) During that time, on what dates (or approximate dates) did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?
While the ESR doesn’t provide a lot of information, there are usually a few data points that we can use to define what went wrong on Test Day (and what you should work on to score higher). Since you purchased the ESR, then I'll be happy to analyze it for you (and you can feel free to PM or email it directly to me if you would prefer not to publicly post it).
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Contact Rich at: [email protected]
We last discussed your studies a little over 1 month ago - and at that time, you had scored V32 and V34 on the 2 CATs/mocks you had taken. If you have now scored V34 on the Official GMAT, then it's possible that you have gotten 'stuck' at this particular 'Score level' - so if you want to improve to a V40, then you clearly cannot continue to approach the Verbal section in the ways that you currently do.
1) What study materials have you been using over the last month?
2) During that time, on what dates (or approximate dates) did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?
While the ESR doesn’t provide a lot of information, there are usually a few data points that we can use to define what went wrong on Test Day (and what you should work on to score higher). Since you purchased the ESR, then I'll be happy to analyze it for you (and you can feel free to PM or email it directly to me if you would prefer not to publicly post it).
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Contact Rich at: [email protected]
09 Oct 2022, 19:45
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Slowly reviewing questions may be helpful. One question thoroughly reviewed may bring more value than 2 questions quickly done.
Here's someone who went from a V31 to a V40 in about 30 days. They took a bit of tutoring but mention a variety of resources and tips you may quickly leverage.
Here's someone who went from a V31 to a V40 in about 30 days. They took a bit of tutoring but mention a variety of resources and tips you may quickly leverage.
