Hey diya2085

Your first step must be to order the ESR and find out what your exact problem areas are.
Once you have an ESR, the experts on the forum will be able to give you ways to improve your score.

Link for Quant theory: https://gmatclub.com/forum/ultimate-gma ... 44512.html

A Q44 in the actual test means you have made mistakes at almost all the 700+ level questions.
The GMATClub Mocks which have a lot of really good Quant questions can help you build the
stamina to solve 700+ level questions. IMO, you should focus on re-building the concepts of your
weak topics from the links given above.This should be enough to improve your score to Q49-50.

This is an awesome post which will definitely help you improve your Quant scores to 50
https://gmatclub.com/forum/how-to-impro ... 41670.html

Addressing your main problem, Verbal!

A V22 most probably means that you have to work on your basics. Since you have used the
Manhattan Guides, you should try a different method.

You could use the PowerScore CR bible in order to get a basic understanding of how
the CR section works. This should help supplement the basics you have learned using
the Manhattan Strategy guides.

For RC, you could refer to the below-given link
https://gmatclub.com/forum/gmat-club-s- ... 83101.html

IMO, eGMAT is the best resource to improve your understanding of the concepts as far as
Sentence Correction is concerned. Additionally, you can use the SC videos collection of Ron
Purewal to build your concepts.

Hope this helps you!
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Hi diya2085,

I'm sorry to hear that Test Day didn't go as well as hoped. Before we can determine why your Verbal Scaled Score dropped so much, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:

Studies:
1) How long have you studied?
2) How have you scored on EACH of your CATs (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?
3) Did you take the FULL CAT each time (including the Essay and IR sections)?

Goals:
4) What is your goal score?
5) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
6) What Schools are you planning to apply to?

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
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Hi diya2085,

Raising a 570 to a 700+ will likely take at least another 3 months of consistent, guided study - and you'll have to make significant improvements to how you handle BOTH the Quant and Verbal sections. That having been said, the GMAT is a consistent, predictable Exam, so you CAN train to score at a higher level.

When these types of 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. If you can answer a few questions, then we should be able to figure this out:

When you took your CATs:
1) Did you take them at home?
2) Did you take them at the same time of day as when you took your Official GMAT?
3) Did you ever do ANYTHING during your CATs that you couldn't do on Test Day (pause the CAT, skip sections, take longer breaks, etc.)?
4) Did you ever take a CAT more than once? Had you seen any of the questions BEFORE (re: in an online forum or in a practice set)?

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
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Hi diya2085,

From your prior post, there were some 'red flags' in terms of how you took your CATs. Before we discuss those details though, I have a few additional questions about the lead-up to Test Day and Test Day itself:

1) What did you do in the 3 days before your GMAT?
2) How did you sleep the night before your Test?
3) How long was the ride to the Test Center from your home?
4) Were there any distractions at the facility or during the Test?
5) What did you do during the two 8-minute breaks?
6) Did you finish any sections early?
7) Did you have to rush to finish any sections (and guess on questions just to finish on time)?

As an aside, if you're 'limited' to just 2 months of study time, but you don't hit 700+, how will your plans change?

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
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Hi diya2085,

For verbal, I would highly encourage you to consider e-gmat verbal online or the e-gmat verbal live course. They are both amazing courses especially designed for non-natives. They offer almost 25% of their courses for free so you can try out their free trial to decide which one you want to go for. Plus the e-gmat Scholaranium which is included in both the courses is one of the best verbal practice tools in the market. You can easily track your progress in that you can identify your strengths and analyze and improve on your weak areas.

Further taking multiple mocks might help. Apart from the GMATPREP, Manhattan GMAT tests and Veritas Prep Tests in my experience have good verbal and Quant section and will certainly help you point out and improve your weak areas.

Further another advantage of taking many mocks is to build up your stamina. Apart from the GMATPREP tests, taking practise tests of any major GMATPREP company ought to do that.

I would also encourage you to purchase the GMATPREP QP 1 for some great additional practice. Here is a link that will help you with your decision.

https://gmatclub.com/forum/best-gmat-ve ... ml?fl=menu

Hope this helps. All the best.
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Hi Colin,

Thanks for pointing that out. The link has been updated.

All the best.
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