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16 Apr 2016, 05:52
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Dear all,
since the beginning of March I am preparing for my GMAT exam. I am planing to take it in the end of April or the begin of May.
Until now I have red the Manhattan books, viewed the Kaplan video course and worked with the Official Guide (mostly - solving problems). In the last 3 weeks, I made some mock exams (Veritas, Manhattan, Kaplan, Crack the GMAT) and managed to increase my quant score from 45 to 49-50.
What scares me the most is the verbal part. In the first two mock exams (Veritas) I did, my score for verbal was between 23 and 27. The problem was coming mostly from the critical reasoning section - both times I got ~30% of the answers right (compared to my 70% accuracy in both reading and grammar parts). So I decided to work on it and for the next 3-4 days I was rereading my notes for CR I took reading the preparation books, I did the examples from the books with little or no mistakes. When I went forward to the CR problems in the official guide, the story repeated - 30% accuracy...even though I am trying to use the strategies I read about in the books.
And the worst part is that I even cannot understand where my mistakes are coming from! It's not that I read the question wrong and search for an answer choice that I am not supposed to search for, it's not that I dont understand the text...I am just taking the answer choice, which it my head seems the most logical one. Then I read the explanation of the right answer and I still don't understand WHY my answer is illogical.
Today, after 2 days of desperation and no studying, I decided to take one Kaplan test. I got 610 (Q49, V20). I just cannot understand the big difference in the results of the both parts...I mean - how can someone have the logical thought to make the quant part but to be soooo bad in the verbal part.
Can someone please give me some advise on what I am doing wrong or how should I go forward with my preparation.
Thank you!
PS: I am aiming at a score of 690-700, which is possible, as I read, with Verbal score of at least 35-40.
since the beginning of March I am preparing for my GMAT exam. I am planing to take it in the end of April or the begin of May.
Until now I have red the Manhattan books, viewed the Kaplan video course and worked with the Official Guide (mostly - solving problems). In the last 3 weeks, I made some mock exams (Veritas, Manhattan, Kaplan, Crack the GMAT) and managed to increase my quant score from 45 to 49-50.
What scares me the most is the verbal part. In the first two mock exams (Veritas) I did, my score for verbal was between 23 and 27. The problem was coming mostly from the critical reasoning section - both times I got ~30% of the answers right (compared to my 70% accuracy in both reading and grammar parts). So I decided to work on it and for the next 3-4 days I was rereading my notes for CR I took reading the preparation books, I did the examples from the books with little or no mistakes. When I went forward to the CR problems in the official guide, the story repeated - 30% accuracy...even though I am trying to use the strategies I read about in the books.
And the worst part is that I even cannot understand where my mistakes are coming from! It's not that I read the question wrong and search for an answer choice that I am not supposed to search for, it's not that I dont understand the text...I am just taking the answer choice, which it my head seems the most logical one. Then I read the explanation of the right answer and I still don't understand WHY my answer is illogical.
Today, after 2 days of desperation and no studying, I decided to take one Kaplan test. I got 610 (Q49, V20). I just cannot understand the big difference in the results of the both parts...I mean - how can someone have the logical thought to make the quant part but to be soooo bad in the verbal part.
Can someone please give me some advise on what I am doing wrong or how should I go forward with my preparation.
Thank you!
PS: I am aiming at a score of 690-700, which is possible, as I read, with Verbal score of at least 35-40.
16 Apr 2016, 10:27
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Hi Raquel10,
You've come to find that there's a big difference between performing well on 'blocks' of practice questions and performing well on a FULL-LENGTH CAT. On Test Day, you will have worked for almost 3 hours before you even start the Verbal section - and a tired mind often has trouble noticing details and working accurately. So a big part of your training has to focus on the tactics/methods and patterns involved - so that even when you're tired, the 'process' doesn't change. Another part of your training has to be about the physical and psychological ways in which you handle the GMAT.
Many Test Takers spend 3 months (or more) of consistent study time before they hit their 'peak' scores, so it's likely that you just have not put in enough time and effort yet. It's also worth noting that Test Takers who use a 'book heavy' study approach often get 'stuck' at a particular scoring level, so it's possible that this has happened to you. As such, you might find it beneficial to invest in some new, non-book resources.
1) How have you scored on each of your practice CATs (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores)?
2) Do you take the FULL CAT (with the Essay and IR sections) each time?
3) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
You've come to find that there's a big difference between performing well on 'blocks' of practice questions and performing well on a FULL-LENGTH CAT. On Test Day, you will have worked for almost 3 hours before you even start the Verbal section - and a tired mind often has trouble noticing details and working accurately. So a big part of your training has to focus on the tactics/methods and patterns involved - so that even when you're tired, the 'process' doesn't change. Another part of your training has to be about the physical and psychological ways in which you handle the GMAT.
Many Test Takers spend 3 months (or more) of consistent study time before they hit their 'peak' scores, so it's likely that you just have not put in enough time and effort yet. It's also worth noting that Test Takers who use a 'book heavy' study approach often get 'stuck' at a particular scoring level, so it's possible that this has happened to you. As such, you might find it beneficial to invest in some new, non-book resources.
1) How have you scored on each of your practice CATs (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores)?
2) Do you take the FULL CAT (with the Essay and IR sections) each time?
3) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
17 Apr 2016, 19:45
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Raquel10
Is it possible for you to push your exam date back? Early May looks a little iffy from here, especially since you haven't mentioned how your GMATPreps (have you taken any?) went. Also, when you say that even the explanations aren't helping, are you talking about OG questions?
