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29 Jul 2019, 00:26
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Hi GMAT-Club,
I just took the first GMAT Prep practise exam, whithout knowing the structure and without any preparation. My score is:
640
Q44
V34
Since englisch is not my native language, I lacked some vocabulary (GMAT is using some special words, which wont appear in most of the normal englisch texts). However, I have the most room for improvement in the Sentence Correction part, where I made 5 or 6 Mistakes and didnt really know how to choose the correct option. Whats a good resources for studying those?
In general, I want to take the GMAT in early NOV or mid DEC and dont really want to spent more than 500€ on materials. Maybe a bit more, if you highly recommend those.
Thanks in adavance for any replys/suggestions.
AV
I just took the first GMAT Prep practise exam, whithout knowing the structure and without any preparation. My score is:
640
Q44
V34
Since englisch is not my native language, I lacked some vocabulary (GMAT is using some special words, which wont appear in most of the normal englisch texts). However, I have the most room for improvement in the Sentence Correction part, where I made 5 or 6 Mistakes and didnt really know how to choose the correct option. Whats a good resources for studying those?
In general, I want to take the GMAT in early NOV or mid DEC and dont really want to spent more than 500€ on materials. Maybe a bit more, if you highly recommend those.
Thanks in adavance for any replys/suggestions.
AV
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29 Jul 2019, 02:49
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Hi GMAT-Club,
I just took the first GMAT Prep practise exam, whithout knowing the structure and without any preparation. My score is:
640
Q44
V34
Since englisch is not my native language, I lacked some vocabulary (GMAT is using some special words, which wont appear in most of the normal englisch texts). However, I have the most room for improvement in the Sentence Correction part, where I made 5 or 6 Mistakes and didnt really know how to choose the correct option. Whats a good resources for studying those?
In general, I want to take the GMAT in early NOV or mid DEC and dont really want to spent more than 500€ on materials. Maybe a bit more, if you highly recommend those.
Thanks in adavance for any replys/suggestions.
AV
I just took the first GMAT Prep practise exam, whithout knowing the structure and without any preparation. My score is:
640
Q44
V34
Since englisch is not my native language, I lacked some vocabulary (GMAT is using some special words, which wont appear in most of the normal englisch texts). However, I have the most room for improvement in the Sentence Correction part, where I made 5 or 6 Mistakes and didnt really know how to choose the correct option. Whats a good resources for studying those?
In general, I want to take the GMAT in early NOV or mid DEC and dont really want to spent more than 500€ on materials. Maybe a bit more, if you highly recommend those.
Thanks in adavance for any replys/suggestions.
AV
Hi AVBER
Happy to help!
First of all that is an excellent score to start your GMAT journey with. You do have scope for improvement in both the sections, however the intensity and direction depends on your targets. Keeping Mid-Dec as your target timeline, you have 4.5 months to prepare which is a good enough time as long as you keep your practice consistent and stick to the plan. My suggestions for materials (based on my personal experience) are below:
- 1) Verbal: e-GMAT. I would suggest you look at Verbal online. Verbal Live was a bit slow for my liking and frankly, the Q&A forum of Verbal Online is sufficient for any queries one may have. Check out videos of Thursdays with Ron and posts of GMAT Ninja as you proceed with your prep
2) Quant: GMAT Club's Quant book is a thorough repository of all the theory you will require. You can also check the important links I have listed below
Important Links:
- https://gmatclub.com/forum/gmat-study-plan-go-from-650-to-80235.html
https://gmatclub.com/forum/study-plan-f ... 98342.html
https://gmatclub.com/forum/how-to-go-to ... 42366.html
https://gmatclub.com/forum/how-to-impro ... 41670.html
https://gmatclub.com/forum/importance-o ... 68428.html
https://gmatclub.com/forum/ultimate-gma ... 44512.html
https://gmatclub.com/forum/all-you-need ... 40445.html
https://gmatclub.com/forum/gmat-club-ve ... 29249.html
https://gmatclub.com/forum/new-to-the-v ... 19866.html
https://gmatclub.com/forum/powerscore-c ... 15864.html
Hope this helps!
29 Jul 2019, 05:57
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Hi GMAT-Club,
I just took the first GMAT Prep practise exam, whithout knowing the structure and without any preparation. My score is:
640
Q44
V34
Since englisch is not my native language, I lacked some vocabulary (GMAT is using some special words, which wont appear in most of the normal englisch texts). However, I have the most room for improvement in the Sentence Correction part, where I made 5 or 6 Mistakes and didnt really know how to choose the correct option. Whats a good resources for studying those?
In general, I want to take the GMAT in early NOV or mid DEC and dont really want to spent more than 500€ on materials. Maybe a bit more, if you highly recommend those.
Thanks in adavance for any replys/suggestions.
AV
I just took the first GMAT Prep practise exam, whithout knowing the structure and without any preparation. My score is:
640
Q44
V34
Since englisch is not my native language, I lacked some vocabulary (GMAT is using some special words, which wont appear in most of the normal englisch texts). However, I have the most room for improvement in the Sentence Correction part, where I made 5 or 6 Mistakes and didnt really know how to choose the correct option. Whats a good resources for studying those?
In general, I want to take the GMAT in early NOV or mid DEC and dont really want to spent more than 500€ on materials. Maybe a bit more, if you highly recommend those.
Thanks in adavance for any replys/suggestions.
AV
Hi AVBER,
Welcome to GMATCLUB. Around 3-4 months is good enough to achieve your target score. It's a good thing you have taken a GMAT Mock once. You now know your weaknesses and can work on them. If you are willing to study dedicatedly for that period, you are sure to achieve your goal. I think you need to solidify you base and adopt a proper technique to answer the questions. I believe you may benefit from taking a GMATPREP course. If you are willing, there are some great GMAT prep companies that can help you with your preparation.
In order to make an informed decision I would highly encourage you to go to their websites and try on their free trial and decide for yourself which one do you like better. You try out free access to EmpowerGMAT, Magoosh and TTP as they have great reviews on GMATCLUB.
If you are looking for a good course in verbal, I would highly encourage you to consider e-gmat verbal online or the e-gmat verbal live course. They are both amazing courses especially designed for non-natives. They offer almost 25% of their courses for free so you can try out their free trial to decide which one you want to go for. Plus the e-gmat Scholaranium which is included in both the courses is one of the best verbal practice tools in the market. You can easily track your progress in that you can identify your strengths and analyze and improve on your weak areas.
I must add that if you are particularly looking to discover and improve on your weak areas in Quant; a subscription to GMATCLUB tests is the best way to do that. They are indeed phenomenal and will not only pinpoint your weak areas but also help you improve on them.
Further taking multiple mocks might help. Apart from the GMATPREP, Manhattan GMAT tests and Veritas Prep Tests in my experience have good verbal and Quant section and will certainly help you point out and improve your weak areas.
Further another advantage of taking many mocks is to build up your stamina. Apart from the GMATPREP tests, taking practice tests of any major GMATPREP company ought to do that.
I would also encourage you to purchase GMATPREP QP 1 for some great additional practice.
Lastly, you can check out a very interesting article by Mike McGarry from Magoosh detailing a 3 month study plan
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/3-month-g ... -students/. You will find it very helpful as it gives out a study plan as per your needs.
Hope this helps. All the best.
