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Hi GMAT Experts,
Yesterday took 6th attempt in GMAT and again failed: 680 (Q50, V31) IR5. I significantly improved my Q part (thanks to GMAT club tests), but for some reason enormously dropped verbal part (my previous scores range 35-38 in actual GMAT and 40-44 in GMAT prep) with CR being the weakest part. Yesterday I messed up both parts (CR and SC) as per ESR.
I solved all OG and question banks
My question is: are there any courses/products/suggestions that (1) guarantee score improvements AND (2) are tailored enough not to waste my time on concepts I already know. I do have error log but the errors in verbal are evenly distributed across the types.
My target score is ~730 and I hope to get there in 1 max two months
PS: EXAM 4 from GMATPrep is low because I forgot to mark the last question in verbal
Thanks!
Yesterday took 6th attempt in GMAT and again failed: 680 (Q50, V31) IR5. I significantly improved my Q part (thanks to GMAT club tests), but for some reason enormously dropped verbal part (my previous scores range 35-38 in actual GMAT and 40-44 in GMAT prep) with CR being the weakest part. Yesterday I messed up both parts (CR and SC) as per ESR.
I solved all OG and question banks
My question is: are there any courses/products/suggestions that (1) guarantee score improvements AND (2) are tailored enough not to waste my time on concepts I already know. I do have error log but the errors in verbal are evenly distributed across the types.
My target score is ~730 and I hope to get there in 1 max two months
PS: EXAM 4 from GMATPrep is low because I forgot to mark the last question in verbal
Thanks!
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14 Sep 2016, 11:45
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Hi dauren88,
First off, a 680/Q50 is a strong score (it's well above the 80th percentile overall), so it could be enough to get you into your first-choice School. As such, a retest might not be necessary. Unfortunately, seeing so many similar GMAT scores might be a minor 'red flag' to certain Business Schools. Depending on the Schools that you plan to apply to, you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile. There's a Forum full of them here:
ask-admission-consultants-124/
There are a number of different Verbal-centric study materials that you could use to continue studying (and improve) - and you could very easily be ready to retest in a month. However, there's some question as to how well you 'already know' certain concepts. I believe that you've worked through lots of practice questions already, but that does not necessarily mean that you understand the inherent concepts that the Verbal section is 'built' on. It would help to see how you actually performed in that section, so if you could post your entire ESR, then that would be helpful.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
First off, a 680/Q50 is a strong score (it's well above the 80th percentile overall), so it could be enough to get you into your first-choice School. As such, a retest might not be necessary. Unfortunately, seeing so many similar GMAT scores might be a minor 'red flag' to certain Business Schools. Depending on the Schools that you plan to apply to, you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile. There's a Forum full of them here:
ask-admission-consultants-124/
There are a number of different Verbal-centric study materials that you could use to continue studying (and improve) - and you could very easily be ready to retest in a month. However, there's some question as to how well you 'already know' certain concepts. I believe that you've worked through lots of practice questions already, but that does not necessarily mean that you understand the inherent concepts that the Verbal section is 'built' on. It would help to see how you actually performed in that section, so if you could post your entire ESR, then that would be helpful.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
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Hi Rich,
Thanks for quick reply and good points.
For sure will ask admission consultants, but getting closer to average makes me feel safer.
On your points regarding GMAT: please don't get me wrong - not saying that I know most of the concepts. This is something I'm looking for to identify: which questions are the weakest areas. Normally it is CR in which I spend most of the time and generally try to skip.
The materials I already used CR bible and SC Manhattan. Nothing else... yet
Please find attached ESR
Thanks for quick reply and good points.
For sure will ask admission consultants, but getting closer to average makes me feel safer.
On your points regarding GMAT: please don't get me wrong - not saying that I know most of the concepts. This is something I'm looking for to identify: which questions are the weakest areas. Normally it is CR in which I spend most of the time and generally try to skip.
The materials I already used CR bible and SC Manhattan. Nothing else... yet
Please find attached ESR
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