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09 Feb 2020, 23:15
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[Disclaimer: Hey, it's my first time starting a discussion so if I am doing something I am not supposed to, please point it out. ]
I am a 4th-year B.Tech. student from India and I am planning to take the GMAT in March/April. I attempted my first mock at Veritas and got the following score:
(Please note that my preparation for verbal was almost nil and I took the test to just establish a baseline score)
Percentage of Problems answered correctly:
1. PS 82.35 %
2. DS 57.14 %
3. RC 33.33 %
4. CR 40 %
5. SC 50 %
Quant 71% correct; 96 percentile
Verbal 42% correct; 26 percentile.
Overall score 600; 56 percentile.
I decided to study GMAT verbal basics and after reading a lot of posts, I decided to go with MGMAT books, particularly the Foundations of Verbal GMAT. I must say it felt nice when someone explained the concepts of SC(for the first time), not just asking me to mug up the rules. I did the book somewhat decently; however, I did nothing in the quant section because I was aiming for achieving a score balance. I also kept on practicing SC questions on this forum. I attempted a second mock, again on Veritas and got the following scores:
Percentage of Problems answered correctly:
1. PS 88.24 %
2. DS 35.71 %
3. RC 41.67 %
4. CR 85.71 % (many of these were guesses I think)
5. SC 66.67 % (genuine ones)
Quant 65% correct; 96 percentile
Verbal 62% correct; 66 percentile. (I felt the timing was insufficient this time around because I was actually trying to solve questions; missed out ~3-4 questions at the end)
Overall score 680; 82 percentile.
Quant
I have the books from my coaching institute and I will be finishing them first. Then I will go to solving the OG problems. I do not have much idea what should I learn here because I feel I know the concepts well, it is just the lack of practice of harder problems in this section. If you feel it is not the case, please suggest how should I proceed here.
Verbal
While I did get the expected improvement in SC questions, the lack of practice in CR and RC got the best of me. The ticking timer constantly kept triggering my anxiety and I would keep making mistakes. This is the section where I think I need more than just practice. I am considering first solving MGMAT books (SC, RC, and CR), then maybe go for the OG problems or books from my coaching institute.
There is an overwhelming amount of resources online and I just cannot stop worrying what if I was wasting my time after something when I should be doing something else.
If you can and want to, you can point me out in the direction. Else, I would like the guidance as to how to decide(on my own) the direction in which I should proceed next. If you want any other information about my academic background or the test results in order to provide guidance, please feel free to ask.
Background
I am a 4th-year B.Tech. student from India and I am planning to take the GMAT in March/April. I attempted my first mock at Veritas and got the following score:
(Please note that my preparation for verbal was almost nil and I took the test to just establish a baseline score)
Percentage of Problems answered correctly:
1. PS 82.35 %
2. DS 57.14 %
3. RC 33.33 %
4. CR 40 %
5. SC 50 %
Quant 71% correct; 96 percentile
Verbal 42% correct; 26 percentile.
Overall score 600; 56 percentile.
I decided to study GMAT verbal basics and after reading a lot of posts, I decided to go with MGMAT books, particularly the Foundations of Verbal GMAT. I must say it felt nice when someone explained the concepts of SC(for the first time), not just asking me to mug up the rules. I did the book somewhat decently; however, I did nothing in the quant section because I was aiming for achieving a score balance. I also kept on practicing SC questions on this forum. I attempted a second mock, again on Veritas and got the following scores:
Percentage of Problems answered correctly:
1. PS 88.24 %
2. DS 35.71 %
3. RC 41.67 %
4. CR 85.71 % (many of these were guesses I think)
5. SC 66.67 % (genuine ones)
Quant 65% correct; 96 percentile
Verbal 62% correct; 66 percentile. (I felt the timing was insufficient this time around because I was actually trying to solve questions; missed out ~3-4 questions at the end)
Overall score 680; 82 percentile.
Further Strategy
Quant
I have the books from my coaching institute and I will be finishing them first. Then I will go to solving the OG problems. I do not have much idea what should I learn here because I feel I know the concepts well, it is just the lack of practice of harder problems in this section. If you feel it is not the case, please suggest how should I proceed here.
Verbal
While I did get the expected improvement in SC questions, the lack of practice in CR and RC got the best of me. The ticking timer constantly kept triggering my anxiety and I would keep making mistakes. This is the section where I think I need more than just practice. I am considering first solving MGMAT books (SC, RC, and CR), then maybe go for the OG problems or books from my coaching institute.
What am I asking for?
There is an overwhelming amount of resources online and I just cannot stop worrying what if I was wasting my time after something when I should be doing something else.
If you can and want to, you can point me out in the direction. Else, I would like the guidance as to how to decide(on my own) the direction in which I should proceed next. If you want any other information about my academic background or the test results in order to provide guidance, please feel free to ask.
09 Feb 2020, 23:27
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monilSoni
[Disclaimer: Hey, it's my first time starting a discussion so if I am doing something I am not supposed to, please point it out. ]
I am a 4th-year B.Tech. student from India and I am planning to take the GMAT in March/April. I attempted my first mock at Veritas and got the following score:
(Please note that my preparation for verbal was almost nil and I took the test to just establish a baseline score)
Percentage of Problems answered correctly:
1. PS 82.35 %
2. DS 57.14 %
3. RC 33.33 %
4. CR 40 %
5. SC 50 %
Quant 71% correct; 96 percentile
Verbal 42% correct; 26 percentile.
Overall score 600; 56 percentile.
I decided to study GMAT verbal basics and after reading a lot of posts, I decided to go with MGMAT books, particularly the Foundations of Verbal GMAT. I must say it felt nice when someone explained the concepts of SC(for the first time), not just asking me to mug up the rules. I did the book somewhat decently; however, I did nothing in the quant section because I was aiming for achieving a score balance. I also kept on practicing SC questions on this forum. I attempted a second mock, again on Veritas and got the following scores:
Percentage of Problems answered correctly:
1. PS 88.24 %
2. DS 35.71 %
3. RC 41.67 %
4. CR 85.71 % (many of these were guesses I think)
5. SC 66.67 % (genuine ones)
Quant 65% correct; 96 percentile
Verbal 62% correct; 66 percentile. (I felt the timing was insufficient this time around because I was actually trying to solve questions; missed out ~3-4 questions at the end)
Overall score 680; 82 percentile.
Quant
I have the books from my coaching institute and I will be finishing them first. Then I will go to solving the OG problems. I do not have much idea what should I learn here because I feel I know the concepts well, it is just the lack of practice of harder problems in this section. If you feel it is not the case, please suggest how should I proceed here.
Verbal
While I did get the expected improvement in SC questions, the lack of practice in CR and RC got the best of me. The ticking timer constantly kept triggering my anxiety and I would keep making mistakes. This is the section where I think I need more than just practice. I am considering first solving MGMAT books (SC, RC, and CR), then maybe go for the OG problems or books from my coaching institute.
There is an overwhelming amount of resources online and I just cannot stop worrying what if I was wasting my time after something when I should be doing something else.
If you can and want to, you can point me out in the direction. Else, I would like the guidance as to how to decide(on my own) the direction in which I should proceed next. If you want any other information about my academic background or the test results in order to provide guidance, please feel free to ask.
Background
I am a 4th-year B.Tech. student from India and I am planning to take the GMAT in March/April. I attempted my first mock at Veritas and got the following score:
(Please note that my preparation for verbal was almost nil and I took the test to just establish a baseline score)
Percentage of Problems answered correctly:
1. PS 82.35 %
2. DS 57.14 %
3. RC 33.33 %
4. CR 40 %
5. SC 50 %
Quant 71% correct; 96 percentile
Verbal 42% correct; 26 percentile.
Overall score 600; 56 percentile.
I decided to study GMAT verbal basics and after reading a lot of posts, I decided to go with MGMAT books, particularly the Foundations of Verbal GMAT. I must say it felt nice when someone explained the concepts of SC(for the first time), not just asking me to mug up the rules. I did the book somewhat decently; however, I did nothing in the quant section because I was aiming for achieving a score balance. I also kept on practicing SC questions on this forum. I attempted a second mock, again on Veritas and got the following scores:
Percentage of Problems answered correctly:
1. PS 88.24 %
2. DS 35.71 %
3. RC 41.67 %
4. CR 85.71 % (many of these were guesses I think)
5. SC 66.67 % (genuine ones)
Quant 65% correct; 96 percentile
Verbal 62% correct; 66 percentile. (I felt the timing was insufficient this time around because I was actually trying to solve questions; missed out ~3-4 questions at the end)
Overall score 680; 82 percentile.
Further Strategy
Quant
I have the books from my coaching institute and I will be finishing them first. Then I will go to solving the OG problems. I do not have much idea what should I learn here because I feel I know the concepts well, it is just the lack of practice of harder problems in this section. If you feel it is not the case, please suggest how should I proceed here.
Verbal
While I did get the expected improvement in SC questions, the lack of practice in CR and RC got the best of me. The ticking timer constantly kept triggering my anxiety and I would keep making mistakes. This is the section where I think I need more than just practice. I am considering first solving MGMAT books (SC, RC, and CR), then maybe go for the OG problems or books from my coaching institute.
What am I asking for?
There is an overwhelming amount of resources online and I just cannot stop worrying what if I was wasting my time after something when I should be doing something else.
If you can and want to, you can point me out in the direction. Else, I would like the guidance as to how to decide(on my own) the direction in which I should proceed next. If you want any other information about my academic background or the test results in order to provide guidance, please feel free to ask.
monilSoni
You mentioned lack of practice in CR and RC. You also mentioned anxiety by ticking timer. I would like to suggest that you first complete your basics by completing MGMAT books and completing OGs. They are really good resources for GMAT preparation. After that, start practice and forget about timing issue. Initially, it may take longer to solve questions but as you gain experience and do a lot of practice, timing issue may get resolved automatically.
10 Feb 2020, 01:36
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Hi, monilSoni,
I am quite agree with Kinshook that completing MGMAT books first along with solving OG problems would help you to achieve your target score considering your performance in veritas mock tests. Once, you start mastering the concepts in verbal, your timing issue and anxiety may disappear gradually.
I am quite agree with Kinshook that completing MGMAT books first along with solving OG problems would help you to achieve your target score considering your performance in veritas mock tests. Once, you start mastering the concepts in verbal, your timing issue and anxiety may disappear gradually.
