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Hi all,
I am looking to get some advice from other high-scorers on how to continue improving after receiving positive indicators from GMAT Prep. I was fortunate to just receive a 780 (q50 v46) earlier today on GMAT Prep Exam 4.
I've added a picture of my previous prep results. I attempted the official exam 9 days ago and received a 710 (q50 v36) so I see verbal as my achilles heel. My goal is to score a 760 - I'm curious to hear from other users on what the best path forward is with 10 days to the exam.I'd like to find a path that would "guarantee" a V42 given the inconsistency I've had with my performance in that section.
Would it be worth burning 'Exam 5' in 2 days and 'Exam 6' in 5 days or should I just continue to focus on SC (my primary weakness)?
Appreciate your feedback.
Charles
I am looking to get some advice from other high-scorers on how to continue improving after receiving positive indicators from GMAT Prep. I was fortunate to just receive a 780 (q50 v46) earlier today on GMAT Prep Exam 4.
I've added a picture of my previous prep results. I attempted the official exam 9 days ago and received a 710 (q50 v36) so I see verbal as my achilles heel. My goal is to score a 760 - I'm curious to hear from other users on what the best path forward is with 10 days to the exam.I'd like to find a path that would "guarantee" a V42 given the inconsistency I've had with my performance in that section.
Would it be worth burning 'Exam 5' in 2 days and 'Exam 6' in 5 days or should I just continue to focus on SC (my primary weakness)?
Appreciate your feedback.
Charles
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29 Aug 2021, 20:24
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Keep working on SC. You have to become more consistent in SC to hit your score goal.
To master SC, keep analyzing questions choice by choice, identifying issues and articulating what they are. You could do some timed practice, because your test is coming up soon, but you could also do a lot of untimed practice to give yourself time to develop skill in seeing what's going on.
Also, you could use the TTP Streaks method to develop more consistency. https://gmatclub.com/forum/gmat-practic ... 56936.html
Streaks of 15 would be good. If you can consistently get 15 hard SC questions correct in a row, then you should be able to get all or all but one correct when you take the test.
If you want some more insights into how to master GMAT verbal in general, you could read this post. How to Score High on GMAT Verbal
To master SC, keep analyzing questions choice by choice, identifying issues and articulating what they are. You could do some timed practice, because your test is coming up soon, but you could also do a lot of untimed practice to give yourself time to develop skill in seeing what's going on.
Also, you could use the TTP Streaks method to develop more consistency. https://gmatclub.com/forum/gmat-practic ... 56936.html
Streaks of 15 would be good. If you can consistently get 15 hard SC questions correct in a row, then you should be able to get all or all but one correct when you take the test.
If you want some more insights into how to master GMAT verbal in general, you could read this post. How to Score High on GMAT Verbal
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Hello, CharlesThCreator. It is rare that I disagree with Marty above, and this proves another instance in which I concur. If you are least comfortable with SC questions, then you should focus primarily on SC questions. But do all of your tests reveal the same? I ask because I have seen cases in which someone may identify, say, CR as a weakness, but an ESR shows RC to be a soft spot instead, or at least as weak as the area in question. (I kid you not: I had a client who failed to inform me, after improving his CR and SC performance but flatlining in RC, that an earlier (actual) exam he had taken showed RC to be the worst area. I felt duped, since his responses to my inquiries about his RC performance were always to the effect that it was "fine" or "in good shape." I steered lessons in a different direction thereafter and learned NOT to take people at their word.)
You cannot guarantee a 42 in the Verbal section, but you can increase the probability of reaching or surpassing that benchmark with a consistent performance, and that is where streaks can figure in. Just make sure you do not focus too intently on one "problem" area at the expense of others. Consider, too, the discrepancy between your exam from several days ago and your more recent performance in mocks. What has made the difference, in your view? Are you more comfortable? Did you place too much emphasis on accuracy before, perhaps at the expense of efficiency? What are you going to do differently the next time? Basically, you need to pinpoint where you may have gone awry in your last actual exam before you can realistically hope to improve upon that performance by 50 or more points—reaching into the 99th percentile, no small feat—in less than a fortnight.
Best of luck to you.
- Andrew
You cannot guarantee a 42 in the Verbal section, but you can increase the probability of reaching or surpassing that benchmark with a consistent performance, and that is where streaks can figure in. Just make sure you do not focus too intently on one "problem" area at the expense of others. Consider, too, the discrepancy between your exam from several days ago and your more recent performance in mocks. What has made the difference, in your view? Are you more comfortable? Did you place too much emphasis on accuracy before, perhaps at the expense of efficiency? What are you going to do differently the next time? Basically, you need to pinpoint where you may have gone awry in your last actual exam before you can realistically hope to improve upon that performance by 50 or more points—reaching into the 99th percentile, no small feat—in less than a fortnight.
Best of luck to you.
- Andrew
