rishabhmishra
dear sir,
yesterday i gave my 1st online exam for that i practiced a lot. even for quant i finished
official guide , jamboree material and 700 to 800 questions. For verbal i made mistakes in sentence correct for that i took
egmat practiced them a lot and when i visited my jamboree center and gave my exam i just got 430. My maths score is 38 and i know i made some silly mistake But my biggest problem is verbal in which i just got 12 and i was only able to attend 16 question in that time i just got 1 sc wrong and 1 cr wrong but i took lot of time in rc and i think two rc was their in 1st one i got 5 questions and 3 were right but i think i took half an hour and in 2nd rc i was not able to read it properly and not able to understand and i marked answer just like that i think all of them were wrong. now i am really scared i don't know how to start and what to do
please help!!! Your mock scores shows a clear lack of fundamentals. In your preparation so far, how did you study? What material did you follow?
1. Did you take the test including AWA and IR?
2. There is a high penalty if you do not complete a section and this is what happened with you.
Having said all this, I think you need to spend sufficient amount of time in your preparation and that would include going through the basics and the questions again.
Also, I would recommend you to refrain from taking tests until you have gone through all the fundamentals.
You need to build the concepts/fundamentals before you jump in solving the problems. You can do so by choosing one of the following ways:
1. In person classes/private tutoring
2. Online classes
3. Self paced online preparatory course
4. Book heavy approach
Whatever you choose, make sure that you choose one. Because GMAT tests you on some concepts and fundamentals that you can learn from a course. Most of the preparatory companies including ours offer a free trial of our course. You can take the trial and see if the course suits your needs.
In addition to the preparatory material, buy the Official Guides(both
the Official Guide and the Verbal Review), Question Pack 1 and the 4 official mock CATs. They should be an indispensable part of your preparation.
You need close to 3 months to prepare well for the GMAT.
1. Understand the concepts and fundamentals before jumping into problem solving
2. Solve full length CATs including AWA and IR. You can get two free GMAT Prep mock CATs and can purchase two more from mba.com
3. Make sure you solve the official questions from
the Official Guide