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Need help to improve VERBAL Score [#permalink] New post   16 Jun 2022, 18:20
Hello GMATClub Family,

Hope you are doing well!

Quick debrief: I'm India, I have been preparing for my GMAT for the past 14 months now. Started of my prep with an Institute (2.5 months course) and then did my self prep for the rest of the months with the Institutes material, largely OG questions and Manhattan questions

Took my GMAT on 15th JUNE 2022 and scored 590 (Q48, V23)
I kind of burn myself overdoing my revision on the last 2 days before exam and could not sleep the night before my exam (could not sleep even for 15 mins straight)

It was an early morning 8 am slot, starting with Verbal, then Quants. Mentally I tried to prep myself to be extremely alert, but physically I was drained as I was sleep deprived.

However, when I started off my test - I didn't feel the physical tiredness overpowering and tried to concentrate on each question as it came.

Self Diagnosis:
RC- has always been an area were I have been struggling and losing time
SC - I thought I was strong with my basics but that seems to be not true with the test results
CR - Did not face any challenge on my prep

Resources already used : Have already solved all OG questions on verbal and used Official mocks except for the last one.

I want to improve my Verbal score to V39 - V42 for me to score a 740+, all thru my preparation I have been working towards that, unfortunately I'm not there. I want to restart and need assistance on how I can ace on the Verbal front.

I have purchased an ESR report, which I can share on PM

I want to apply to B schools for 2023 intake, which means Round 1 deadlines will be around early SEP this year.

Let me know if you will require any other detail to analyse my current performance and help chart a new plan to improve my Verbal score.

Thanks in advance!
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Need help to improve VERBAL Score [#permalink] New post   16 Jun 2022, 21:33
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Hi mmiiee.

To develop a clearer understanding of how best to prepare for GMAT verbal and achieve your verbal score goal, you could begin by reading these two posts, which discuss in detail key aspects of how to prepare for GMAT verbal.

How to Score High on GMAT Verbal

Three Key Practice Tips for Mastering GMAT Verbal

Now, regarding your situation, I see that, on your profile, you have GMAT 1: 670 Q48 V34. So, is it the case that you took the GMAT on a previous occasion and scored 34 on verbal?

Also, how have you scored on verbal on official practice tests?
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Re: Need help to improve VERBAL Score [#permalink] New post   17 Jun 2022, 12:56
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Hi mmiiee,

I'm sorry to hear that Test Day didn't go as well as planned. You have already identified one of the major issues that impacted you on Test Day (re: the lack of sleep the night before), but we have to be careful about assuming that that was the only factor. When score drops occur, the two likely "causes" involve either something that was unrealistic during practice or something that was surprising (or not accounted for) on Test Day. Before we discuss any of those potential issues though, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:

1) How many hours did you typically study each week?
2) What “brands” of CATs/mocks have you used over the course of ALL of your studies?
3) On what dates (or approximate dates) did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?
4) What Schools are you planning to apply to?

While the ESR doesn’t provide a lot of information, there are usually a few data points that we can use to define what went wrong on Test Day (and what you should work on to score higher). Since you purchased the ESR, then I'll be happy to analyze it for you. Before you can include attachments with your posts/PMs though, you need to have at least 5 posts in the forums (right now, you have 3 posts). If you would rather not go through those extra posting steps at this point, then you can feel free to email me directly (at Rich.C@empowergmat.com).

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Re: Need help to improve VERBAL Score [#permalink] New post   17 Jun 2022, 18:04
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Hi mmiiee.

To develop a clearer understanding of how best to prepare for GMAT verbal and achieve your verbal score goal, you could begin by reading these two posts, which discuss in detail key aspects of how to prepare for GMAT verbal.

Now, regarding your situation, I see that, on your profile, you have GMAT 1: 670 Q48 V34. So, is it the case that you took the GMAT on a previous occasion and scored 34 on verbal?

Also, how have you scored on verbal on official practice tests?


Hello Marty,

Thanks for your revert, what you see on my profile is one of my mock test scores.

I have taken all the official mocks except for the last one in the series, my range on verbal has been V 28-V34 on mock test.

Practise material - I have already covered all the OG and Advance OG questions on VERBAL

Lemme know how to understand the area of improvement and work towards it.

I'm ready to give 4-5 hours of preparation everyday or more need be.

Thanks
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Re: Need help to improve VERBAL Score [#permalink] New post   17 Jun 2022, 22:10
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mmiiee wrote:
Hello Marty,

Thanks for your revert, what you see on my profile is one of my mock test scores.

I have taken all the official mocks except for the last one in the series, my range on verbal has been V 28-V34 on mock test.

Practise material - I have already covered all the OG and Advance OG questions on VERBAL

Lemme know how to understand the area of improvement and work towards it.

I'm ready to give 4-5 hours of preparation everyday or more need be.

Thanks

The information on your ESR indicates that you have opportunities to increase your score in Geometry and Counting/Sets/Series in quant and in all areas of verbal. So, I think your move is to work on those aspects of quant in addition to learning more SC concepts and working on verbal in general.

To improve in verbal, you could read those two posts I shared to develop better overall understanding of how to increase your verbal score and then find some new resources from which you could learn the SC concepts that you need to know and effective strategies for answering verbal questions.

Once you've learned the concepts and strategies, you need to practice in effective ways to become skilled in applying the concepts and strategies. So, be sure to practice as discussed in the post on verbal practice.
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Re: Need help to improve VERBAL Score [#permalink] New post   20 Jun 2022, 06:31
Dear mmiiee,
my verbal score is similar to that of your. I tried different ways of preparation: I read the Manhattan guides and other materials, but these books did not bring me the visible result. The issue is that reading the materials and learn from them are two different things. Thus, to improve my verbal score I have started to employ the TTP service, because its well structured study plan and unique approach already have helped me to ameliorate my quant score. I have not consummated the Verbal part yet, but what do I say is that its curriculum, not only covers all general materials but also provides step by step guide to hone the acquired knowledge. Furthermore, I have found answers to some SC questions that were not disclosed in the Manhattan guide such as inner and outer list, delayed subject, etc.
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Re: Need help to improve VERBAL Score [#permalink] New post   03 Jul 2022, 21:36
Hi,

As I was trying to raise my verbal score, I encountered this issue as well, thus I would love to assist you. FYI, I retook the GMAT to raise my overall score, but my verbal score was mostly low. I engaged in the following activities at this time:

1. Assess your verbal section strengths and weaknesses first.

2. SC was my area of verbal strength. Therefore, SC questions took up less of my allotted time each question on average.

3. I used this opportunity to spend more time on difficult CR questions, followed by RCs, which in any case required more time from my end because my initial reading and answering pace was really slow.

4. The more time-consuming CR and RC questions weren't all difficult. I noticed that I was steadily improving my accuracy and my proficiency with them.

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Hope it helps!
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