Events & Promotions
|
|
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.
Customized
for You
Track
Your Progress
Practice
Pays
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Apr 2808:00 AM PDT
-11:00 AM PDT
Whether you are just beginning your MBA journey or fine-tuning your path to a 700+ score, GMAT Day is designed to give you a competitive edge.
Apr 2711:00 AM EDT
-12:00 PM EDT
Prefer video-based learning? The Target Test Prep OnDemand course is a one-of-a-kind video masterclass featuring 400 hours of lecture-style teaching by Scott Woodbury-Stewart, founder of Target Test Prep and one of the most accomplished GMAT instructors
18 Mar 2012, 21:41
Kudos
Bookmarks
I am a MS in Biotechnology. I have been preparing for GMAT since a year. I have to improve my score.
I am not able to understand where I am wrong. I took GMAT twice and both the time I got 560. My recent practice tests after the first GMAT are
GMAT PREP . 640 (48Q/28V)
At this point I prepared a lot on SC part. I have studied from Manhattan SC and did some practice using Kaplan verbal workboook. After this I was working in Manhattan practice tests.
Manhattan GMAT 1 670(47Q/34V)
Manhattan GMAT 2 660(44Q/37V)
Manhattan GMAT 3 670(45Q/37V)
Even in GMAT magoosh, I am better, I have 100% on easy problems, 85% on medium and 79% on hard problems.
seeing these good scores, I took GMAT and again I scored 560 (40Q/27V), earlier it was 560 (42Q/26V)
I live in Houston, TX, can any one suggest me a tutor. I am aiming at 650 and above. I am an international from India.
Thanks in advance
I am not able to understand where I am wrong. I took GMAT twice and both the time I got 560. My recent practice tests after the first GMAT are
GMAT PREP . 640 (48Q/28V)
At this point I prepared a lot on SC part. I have studied from Manhattan SC and did some practice using Kaplan verbal workboook. After this I was working in Manhattan practice tests.
Manhattan GMAT 1 670(47Q/34V)
Manhattan GMAT 2 660(44Q/37V)
Manhattan GMAT 3 670(45Q/37V)
Even in GMAT magoosh, I am better, I have 100% on easy problems, 85% on medium and 79% on hard problems.
seeing these good scores, I took GMAT and again I scored 560 (40Q/27V), earlier it was 560 (42Q/26V)
I live in Houston, TX, can any one suggest me a tutor. I am aiming at 650 and above. I am an international from India.
Thanks in advance
19 Mar 2012, 04:46
Kudos
Bookmarks
gmat03gre
Did you work only on SC? What about CR and RC?
Here is my advice on these two sub sections from a previous post:
CR: You need to go through one set of CR material completely. It's your call which one. It is very important to know the various question types, the focus points of each question type, the variations in the question types etc. e.g. in the Veritas CR1 book, 2-3 pages are dedicated to each question type - SWIMMER (Strengthen, Weaken, Inference, Method, Mimic, Explain the paradox and Role) - along with some examples. In CR2, variations of these question types e.g. assumption questions etc are discussed. Once the students go through these thoroughly, they get assorted questions. It doesn't take very long to go through 20-30 pages of 2 books, does it? At the end of it all, you will be thankful for the clarity you get. Your approach is fine though it might take quite a bit of time. I would suggest you to read the question, make a mental note of the premises and the conclusion, think of what kind of an answer you would be happy with and check out the options (to hopefully find what you were looking for).
RC - There is very little theory here though it is still a good idea to know the question types and the various strategies you could use. The important thing here is to find which strategy works for you and then practice lots of questions using it. It is important to take a note of scope, tone, organization and purpose of the passage after your first full read. Thereafter, you can jump to the questions. Also, don't do 10 passages in 1 day and then none the next. Work on 2-3 passages everyday to fine tune your strategy and get the best results. Veritas RC book has a lot of high level passages from subjects ranging from History to Science to Economics etc etc
You should see a lot of improvement after some focused work in these two sub-sections.
As for a tutor in Houston, I think we have Valerie there. Check out this link for Houston prep courses:
https://www.gmatclub.com/forum/veritas-prep-resource-links-no-longer-available-399979.html#-gmat-prep-courses/
19 Mar 2012, 21:12
Kudos
Bookmarks
I'm a bit puzzled by how you scored 640-670 practice test yet drop down to 560 on the real test. That is quite a noticeable difference.
The problem can be two-fold. First I would say is your psychology and thinking changed on the day of the exam - probably panic, adrenaline rush, etc. Some people's brains go blank and then they freeze when they start the exam and can't recover.
There needs to be a change in your psychology and strategy on test day - https://www.gmatpill.com/about/studying- ... trategies/
Second, to help prevent brain freeze - your mind needs to know what exactly to do when you start reading the first question on the exam. If you have a clear attack strategy, there is almost no chance that your brain will freeze on exam day.
This is what people mean by "focus" - once you know where your eyes should be looking and what your mind should be thinking - you'll be able to focus.
The problem can be two-fold. First I would say is your psychology and thinking changed on the day of the exam - probably panic, adrenaline rush, etc. Some people's brains go blank and then they freeze when they start the exam and can't recover.
There needs to be a change in your psychology and strategy on test day - https://www.gmatpill.com/about/studying- ... trategies/
Second, to help prevent brain freeze - your mind needs to know what exactly to do when you start reading the first question on the exam. If you have a clear attack strategy, there is almost no chance that your brain will freeze on exam day.
This is what people mean by "focus" - once you know where your eyes should be looking and what your mind should be thinking - you'll be able to focus.
