shershahsuri wrote:
Hi,
I've been prepping for about 3 months for the GMAT, and i;ve put a significant effort into it. When i started prep, i could barely manage a q44 v 26.
i bought the following books : NOVA GMAT math prep. Barron's GMAT math prep. manhattan verbal set. complete
OG set. Manhattan
advanced quant.
after a month i decided to take a test and bought the veritas test set. i have given 4 tests so far and I have generally managed to score a q 47/48( whether im having a good day or a bad one)
and v 30 or 31.
In the verbal, i am really good at the reading comprehension , above average at CR and terrible at SC
In my last manhattan test, i got a 680 Q 48 V 35
1. How accurate is the manhattan score, esp the verbal part.
2. any ideas on how i can really ace the SC ( im working on it . using the manhattan SC and
e-gmat SC. I hate studying for SC . Might take me some time to finish it.)
3. I dont think i have the time to solve all the
OG questions( i have all three books ). Is this going to be a problem? would attempting the last 50 in each section suffice? I havnt even finished all my quant books which ive mentioned above.
4. In case i really run out of time, i intend to solve all the questions from the gmat prep software + additional 4 test packs. I felt a couple of questions in the veritas and manhattan tests were really really tough and when i looked them up, certain posts on gmat club and other such websites said they weren't very good questions. So i intend on avoiding such questions and wasting my time.
5. Any tips or ideas on how i can use my last 28 days to capitalize on my work so far.
Thanks!
Don't hate on SC. For many reasons, SC is often the easiest area to improve - there's the least amount of text in the question - so the time required to answer is usually much less than it is for CR and RC questions that often contain many paragraphs.
You don't necessarily have to solve all
OG questions - but it doesn't hurt to go through them. As a resource, you may find our video explanations to
OG SC questions helpful as you study:
www.gmatpill.com/official-guide You often focus on solving the questions - spend more time actually reviewing your mistakes and adjusting your thought process as you go. Adapting is what matters. Simply solving them won't get you anywhere.
If you are looking for additional practice tests, you may find this link useful:
www.gmatpill.com/gmat-practice-test/practice-testWe recommend taking a practice test 1 week before your test - and spend that last week reviewing. For the immediate day before the test - budget that day to relax and lightly review. Save your energy for the real thing.
For more study questions, go to:
https://www.gmatpill.com/gmat-practice-test