how to improve verbal score from 33 to 46 in one month

Hi Neetu:
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Is there a reason why you set your target at 790? Do you have any specific school in mind?

760 puts you in the 99 percentile and you can get that with a Q51 and V42 distribution.

Regards,
Amrith Sudhakaran

Also remember, your GMAT score is only ONE of the components of your application. The driving force behind a powerful application is the Goal. A killer GMAT score cannot cover up weaknesses in other components of the application.
I suggest you get your resume evaluated by one of the consultants here.

I share this from my personal experience - I chased GMAT like a madman and later I realized that my 750 is not the be all and end all. I sat on my score for 4 years developing my profile. Now, I'm ready to play this game for real and start applying

Hi Neetu,

To improve in verbal you have to be quite equipped to understand the vocabulary in the GMAT CR and RC passages. However the RC passages require that you are able to understand the words used in the context of the passage.Hence it would be best if you start reading articles, science journals , business tabloids and read them online and figure out for yourself if you can understand the language and the main idea present in the passage. This would be a better way to tackle vocabulary on the GMAT.

For CR, you need to understand & gauge what question types you are getting wrong most frequently. Then, you can work on & practice the question types you are facing problems with. Work on grammar rules and consolidate the CR patterns of arguments so that you do well on these 2 components.

We would advice do studying and test taking simultaneously. Keep doing a lot of tests and review your performance on a daily basis.

Hope this helps.Write back to us in case you have any further queries.
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Hello Amrith,

Thanks for your reply.
I just want to give my best shot at GMAT few days back I took a GMAT Prep test and scored 650. Q48, V33.
As I don't have very impressive resume, I want to maximize my GMAT score as much as possible.

Can you please answer my other question on how to plan the practice tests.

Regards,
Neetu

Hi Amrith,

Thanks for both of your replies.

Sure thing. Thanks for the Kudos.

Now get started... Time is ticking :

Thanks Amrith.

Hi neetu,

With your planned Test Date, you have approximately 7 weeks to continue studying. While that might seem like a long time, it's not as much time as you think it is. Your score goal (790) is not a realistic goal. I'm not saying that you can't achieve it, but I am saying that it requires a level of ability that most Test Takers will never accomplish in their lives. It's understandable that you want to score as high as you can, but there's still the reality of how much time you have before your Test Date, your personal strengths/weaknesses and your ability to learn and use tactics.

All of that having been said, your last practice CAT score makes me think that you could probably score in the 700s if you make the necessary adjustments to how you "see" (and respond to) the GMAT. I'm hoping that you can answer a few questions:

1) What practice materials are you currently using?
2) When you took this CAT, did you take the ENTIRE CAT (including the Essay and IR sections)?
3) Did you finish any of the sections early? Did you have to rush (and guess on a bunch of questions) just to finish any of the sections?

To answer your question about the CATs, you really have more CATs than you need. You should plan to take 1 CAT/week, but taking more than that is really not necessary.

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

Thanks for your reply

Hi All,
Thank you for your replies.
I will share my experience after taking the actual GMAT.

We'd rather have you share your journey. The process helps a lot. I can't tell you how valuable the support of this community was while preparing for GMAT. You can read my Journey Log to see how it works.

Sure Amrith.

Thanks a lot fro your suggestions.

Hello,
Could you please list here some good sources of GMAT read.

Check this thread:

the-best-reading-to-improve-reading-comprehension-153849.html

Okay. Thank you!

I am very interested...Did you reach your target score?

Please share your score once you have it