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13 Jul 2015, 02:11
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Hello all,
I just took my GMAT and scored 690 (Q50,V34)
My mock details are:
1. MGMAT mock 6: 680 (Q49,V34) (took only verbal and quant)
2. MGMAT mock 1: 660 (Q48, V31) (took only verbal and quant)
3. GMAT Prep 1 : 690 (Q50, V34) (full length test)
4. GMAT Prep 2 : 680 (Q49, V33) (full length test)
5. GMAT Extra 1 : 690 (Q50,V34) (full length test)
Material referred to :
1. OG 12, 13
2. Manhattan SC, CR bibles
3. Veritas DS book
Total study time period : about 3 months straight (averaging 2 to 3 hours daily)
I somehow feel that I am unable to hit the 700+ mark. And I feel that verbal is my area of improvement to touch the 40 mark.
Planning to give GMAT again in a months time.
Any specific suggestions or references that you feel I need to follow. Any material or strategies ?
Thanks in advance.
Shashank
I just took my GMAT and scored 690 (Q50,V34)
My mock details are:
1. MGMAT mock 6: 680 (Q49,V34) (took only verbal and quant)
2. MGMAT mock 1: 660 (Q48, V31) (took only verbal and quant)
3. GMAT Prep 1 : 690 (Q50, V34) (full length test)
4. GMAT Prep 2 : 680 (Q49, V33) (full length test)
5. GMAT Extra 1 : 690 (Q50,V34) (full length test)
Material referred to :
1. OG 12, 13
2. Manhattan SC, CR bibles
3. Veritas DS book
Total study time period : about 3 months straight (averaging 2 to 3 hours daily)
I somehow feel that I am unable to hit the 700+ mark. And I feel that verbal is my area of improvement to touch the 40 mark.
Planning to give GMAT again in a months time.
Any specific suggestions or references that you feel I need to follow. Any material or strategies ?
Thanks in advance.
Shashank
13 Jul 2015, 07:44
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Hi Shashank,
First off, a 690/Q50 is a great score (it's just shy of the 90th percentile overall), so you should apply to any Business Schools that interest you. You're actually remarkably close to a 700+ score right now, but retesting is likely not necessary.
Using your CAT scores (and your Official GMAT Score) as reference, your performances in the Verbal section are remarkably consistent. This means that you're consistently doing certain things correctly, while making the same consistent mistakes. Since you've been studying for 3 months, you've likely developed some 'bad habits' in how you approach the Verbal section - it's these bad habits that are keeping you from scoring well above the 700 level.
From what you've described, you appear to have taken a 'book-heavy' study approach. What 'steps' do you go through when dealing with a typical SC, RC or CR prompt?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
First off, a 690/Q50 is a great score (it's just shy of the 90th percentile overall), so you should apply to any Business Schools that interest you. You're actually remarkably close to a 700+ score right now, but retesting is likely not necessary.
Using your CAT scores (and your Official GMAT Score) as reference, your performances in the Verbal section are remarkably consistent. This means that you're consistently doing certain things correctly, while making the same consistent mistakes. Since you've been studying for 3 months, you've likely developed some 'bad habits' in how you approach the Verbal section - it's these bad habits that are keeping you from scoring well above the 700 level.
From what you've described, you appear to have taken a 'book-heavy' study approach. What 'steps' do you go through when dealing with a typical SC, RC or CR prompt?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
13 Jul 2015, 22:22
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Hi EMPOWERgmatRichC!!
Thank you for the your reply.
It has given me a clearer picture of my current status
Steps that I usually follow:
CR : Read the QS and then the stimulus. try to paraphrase the answer if possible and then move onto the answer choices
RC : Read the first question and then the passage carefully and understand what is being conveyed. If required reread the first paragraph again and then move onto answering.
SC : Read the statement and try to point out 1 or 2 flaws which are evident. If I am unable to do that then figure out the differences in the answer choices and then do by elimination.
Thank in advance
Shashank.
Thank you for the your reply.
It has given me a clearer picture of my current status
Steps that I usually follow:
CR : Read the QS and then the stimulus. try to paraphrase the answer if possible and then move onto the answer choices
RC : Read the first question and then the passage carefully and understand what is being conveyed. If required reread the first paragraph again and then move onto answering.
SC : Read the statement and try to point out 1 or 2 flaws which are evident. If I am unable to do that then figure out the differences in the answer choices and then do by elimination.
Thank in advance
Shashank.
