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How to improve verbal and which tests to take [#permalink] New post   24 Apr 2021, 12:52
Hi.
I've preparing for GMAT for a couple months now using Jamboree material and the official guide. I attempted a few mocks recently.

Below are my scores:
Jamboree mock - 710 (Q47-49, V35-37)
GMAT Prep 1 - 690 (Q47 ,V38) - I wasn't able to attempt 5 questions in quant in this.

This score disheartened me since I'm planning on taking the GMAT in mid May and my target score is 750.

Now, I have been practising more questions for the past two weeks and took another Jamboree mock and scored 730(Q48-50,37-39).

I'm not sure whether the Jamboree scores are a real representation of the level of preparation I have right now.
Correct questions:
Jamboree tests - Verbal - ~30/36; Quant - ~27/31
GMAT Prep - Verbal - 24/36; Quant - 24/31

Any recommendations on which tests I should try out to get a good idea? And any idea about the level of Jamboree tests? I have around 20 days left for the exam.

Thanks.
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Re: How to improve verbal and which tests to take [#permalink] New post   24 Apr 2021, 15:21
If you were a student, I'd try to isolate what issues you have specifically on the Verbal. For example, do you find yourself running short on time on during the last quarter?

You may want to look at your solving approach.
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Re: How to improve verbal and which tests to take [#permalink] New post   24 Apr 2021, 21:24
I would rather suggest you to do detailed assessment of your scoring pattern to identify the weaker areas so as to do targeted corrective work to reach your target score efficiently.
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Re: How to improve verbal and which tests to take [#permalink] New post   24 Apr 2021, 21:56
vanshikamunjal wrote:
Hi.
I've preparing for GMAT for a couple months now using Jamboree material and the official guide. I attempted a few mocks recently.

Below are my scores:
Jamboree mock - 710 (Q47-49, V35-37)
GMAT Prep 1 - 690 (Q47 ,V38) - I wasn't able to attempt 5 questions in quant in this.

This score disheartened me since I'm planning on taking the GMAT in mid May and my target score is 750.

Now, I have been practising more questions for the past two weeks and took another Jamboree mock and scored 730(Q48-50,37-39).

I'm not sure whether the Jamboree scores are a real representation of the level of preparation I have right now.
Correct questions:
Jamboree tests - Verbal - ~30/36; Quant - ~27/31
GMAT Prep - Verbal - 24/36; Quant - 24/31

Any recommendations on which tests I should try out to get a good idea? And any idea about the level of Jamboree tests? I have around 20 days left for the exam.

Thanks.


Jamboree tests are not reliable as they are not adaptive. But those can be used for just practice . Don't look at scores .
Try more official mocks for a fair access .
If you need more tests then , imo Kaplan / Veritas are good option as well. But again they are not exactly same as official GMAT .
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Re: How to improve verbal and which tests to take [#permalink] New post   25 Apr 2021, 08:31
Read this
https://gmatclub.com/forum/how-to-impro ... fl=similar

For mocks
1.Official mocks
2.Manhattan
3.Veritas
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Re: How to improve verbal and which tests to take [#permalink] New post   26 Apr 2021, 04:18
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vanshikamunjal wrote:
Hi.
I've preparing for GMAT for a couple months now using Jamboree material and the official guide. I attempted a few mocks recently.

Below are my scores:
Jamboree mock - 710 (Q47-49, V35-37)
GMAT Prep 1 - 690 (Q47 ,V38) - I wasn't able to attempt 5 questions in quant in this.

This score disheartened me since I'm planning on taking the GMAT in mid May and my target score is 750.

Now, I have been practising more questions for the past two weeks and took another Jamboree mock and scored 730(Q48-50,37-39).

I'm not sure whether the Jamboree scores are a real representation of the level of preparation I have right now.
Correct questions:
Jamboree tests - Verbal - ~30/36; Quant - ~27/31
GMAT Prep - Verbal - 24/36; Quant - 24/31

Any recommendations on which tests I should try out to get a good idea? And any idea about the level of Jamboree tests? I have around 20 days left for the exam.

Thanks.


Hi vanshikamunjal,

Practicing questions and taking mocks is never the solution to improve your score. Instead, try to understand what's going wrong and why are you making the mistake. Once you understand your weak areas and work on them, you will start seeing the results.

And working on weak areas can include two things:

  • Revisiting the concepts - You do this when you have a few conceptual gaps
  • Going through the detailed solutions of the questions - You do this when you are clear with the concepts but are struggling with their application

I think you need to focus on the second case. Understand the exact step at which you are making the mistake and try to work on that. For example, solving SC questions can include a lot of steps such as:

  • Reading the sentence
  • Comprehension
  • Identifying errors
  • Eliminating answer choices

Understand at which step you are making the mistake and try to work on the process. That will help you improve your score. Having said that, I can help you in a better way if you can provide me a few more details such as:

  • your weak areas
  • your approach of solving questions

You can reach out to me using the link below and we can have a detailed discussion on the study strategy.

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Re: How to improve verbal and which tests to take [#permalink] New post   26 Apr 2021, 19:48
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Hi vanshikamunjal,

Do you plan to take any official GMAC practice exams?
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How to improve verbal and which tests to take [#permalink] New post   02 May 2021, 01:35
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Hi vanshikamunjal,

Do you plan to take any official GMAC practice exams?


Hi,

I took another official mock, i.e. GMAT Prep 2 and scored 750 (Q50, V41, IR 4).
And a Jamboree test and scored 720(Q47-49, V37-39). Accuracy in Quant: 24/31 and verbal: 31/36.

My exam is next week and I'm planning on taking two more official mocks, GMAT Prep 3 and 4, this week. My scores in the mocks have been varied, so not very confident about that.
However, I don't wanna overdo it and be mentally exhausted on exam day. So not sure if should take both of these tests.
Any suggestions on this?

Also, any tips on how to improve IR?
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Re: How to improve verbal and which tests to take [#permalink] New post   12 May 2021, 20:31
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ScottTargetTestPrep wrote:
Hi vanshikamunjal,

Do you plan to take any official GMAC practice exams?


Hi,

I took another official mock, i.e. GMAT Prep 2 and scored 750 (Q50, V41, IR 4).
And a Jamboree test and scored 720(Q47-49, V37-39). Accuracy in Quant: 24/31 and verbal: 31/36.

My exam is next week and I'm planning on taking two more official mocks, GMAT Prep 3 and 4, this week. My scores in the mocks have been varied, so not very confident about that.
However, I don't wanna overdo it and be mentally exhausted on exam day. So not sure if should take both of these tests.
Any suggestions on this?

Also, any tips on how to improve IR?


Did you already take your test? If so, how did it go??
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Re: How to improve verbal and which tests to take [#permalink] New post   12 May 2021, 23:06
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vanshikamunjal wrote:
ScottTargetTestPrep wrote:
Hi vanshikamunjal,

Do you plan to take any official GMAC practice exams?


Hi,

I took another official mock, i.e. GMAT Prep 2 and scored 750 (Q50, V41, IR 4).
And a Jamboree test and scored 720(Q47-49, V37-39). Accuracy in Quant: 24/31 and verbal: 31/36.

My exam is next week and I'm planning on taking two more official mocks, GMAT Prep 3 and 4, this week. My scores in the mocks have been varied, so not very confident about that.
However, I don't wanna overdo it and be mentally exhausted on exam day. So not sure if should take both of these tests.
Any suggestions on this?

Also, any tips on how to improve IR?


Did you already take your test? If so, how did it go??


Hey.
Yes, I did. Got a 730(Q50, V38, IR 5). I received my scores this morning, but I already had a feeling that I'd underperformed on verbal.
Not sure whether I wanna go for a retake or not. What do you suggest? I'm targeting the top 20 B-schools.
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Re: How to improve verbal and which tests to take [#permalink] New post   13 May 2021, 21:08
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Hi vanshikamunjal,

First off, a 730/Q50 is an outstanding Score, so you can comfortably apply to any Business Schools that interest you. As such, a retest is not necessary. Since you are interested in some highly-competitive Schools, you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile and plans. Those Experts should be able to answer your Admissions questions and help define the specific areas of your profile that could use some improvement. There's a Forum full of those Experts here:

https://gmatclub.com/forum/ask-admissio ... tants-124/

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