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09 Oct 2005, 22:09
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Hi
I have my GMAT next month. I am looking for some help on the verbal section. I have gone through PR, Kaplan and OG 10e. I thought I was doing reasonably well on the questions in these book (85-90% accuracy), except OG SC. Took my first GMATPrep test and scored 750. I think its a little optimistic since I had already done about 1/3 of OG. And then took Kaplan CAT1 and scored a disappointing 640. Q: 3 wrong, V: 16 wrong. The verbal section blew up my confidence. The entire section seemed an order of magnitude tougher than what's in the book. My SC is particularly weak. I am almost always wrong on the "idiomatic" and "sounds awkward" answers.
Do you guys have any suggestions for me. I don't seem to be learning much by revising the verbal sections from the PR and Kaplan books. Also, I haven't started preparing for essays yet. How much time should I allocate for those considering I only have a month left.
Thanks
I have my GMAT next month. I am looking for some help on the verbal section. I have gone through PR, Kaplan and OG 10e. I thought I was doing reasonably well on the questions in these book (85-90% accuracy), except OG SC. Took my first GMATPrep test and scored 750. I think its a little optimistic since I had already done about 1/3 of OG. And then took Kaplan CAT1 and scored a disappointing 640. Q: 3 wrong, V: 16 wrong. The verbal section blew up my confidence. The entire section seemed an order of magnitude tougher than what's in the book. My SC is particularly weak. I am almost always wrong on the "idiomatic" and "sounds awkward" answers.
Do you guys have any suggestions for me. I don't seem to be learning much by revising the verbal sections from the PR and Kaplan books. Also, I haven't started preparing for essays yet. How much time should I allocate for those considering I only have a month left.
Thanks
09 Oct 2005, 22:37
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Kaplan's scoring is always lower than the real thing, and its questions are tougher, especially on quant. Don't panic because of a low Kaplan score. I got 630, 690, 670 and 700 on my 4 Kaplan CATs, and scored a 770 on the real exam. Just look at Kaplan as a way to build your stamina by working on tougher questions.
For SC, remember to look for traps like subject-verb disagreements, unidiomatic wording, and lack of parallelism.
For SC, remember to look for traps like subject-verb disagreements, unidiomatic wording, and lack of parallelism.
10 Oct 2005, 09:18
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Wow, I've heard that your Kaplan score can be 100 points lower than on official tests, but that's amazing! Nicely done, coffee dude.
Stick with PR practice for verbal...they are much closer to the real thing. Have you exhausted all their tests? If you have, then prep with the official tests but don't let the Kaplan scores psyche you out.
If you need extra help with grammar to conquer SC, pick up a copy of a book called Grammar Smart. VERY helpful.
Stick with PR practice for verbal...they are much closer to the real thing. Have you exhausted all their tests? If you have, then prep with the official tests but don't let the Kaplan scores psyche you out.
If you need extra help with grammar to conquer SC, pick up a copy of a book called Grammar Smart. VERY helpful.
