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Dkingdom
Joined: 13 Apr 2017
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Location: India
Concentration: General Management, International Business
Schools: INSEAD Jan '19 LBS '19 HEC Jan 2018 Intake IESE '20
GMAT 1: 660 Q40 V41
GPA: 3.4
WE:Engineering (Energy)
Schools: INSEAD Jan '19 LBS '19 HEC Jan 2018 Intake IESE '20
GMAT 1: 660 Q40 V41
Posts: 65
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22 Apr 2017, 01:17
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Hello Everyone,
This is my first post on gmatclub. Well I had started studying for GMAT around 1.5 months back.
Study Material used:
1) MGMAT complete set (quant+verbal+essay and IR)
2) OG'16 edition
I have given 2 free GMAT prep CATs and 2 GMAT exam pack 1 CATs but till date I have not scored above 650, primarily due to weak concepts of verbal.
Though I am able to get most of the SC questions correct, I am still unable to get that confidence. On SCs rather than going for the concepts I am still relying mostly on the "that sounds ok" funda.
On CRs and RCs I have around 85% hit rate on easy questions, but my hit rate takes a dive when I move on to the medium and harder questions.
I have read the MGMAT verbal guides around two times now, but I am still unable to improve upon my score, which ranges from 28-35, significantly.
I am not really a fan of coaching centers and I personally want to defeat GMAT on my own.
Any advice that would help me improve my verbal skills would be great!
Thank you
This is my first post on gmatclub. Well I had started studying for GMAT around 1.5 months back.
Study Material used:
1) MGMAT complete set (quant+verbal+essay and IR)
2) OG'16 edition
I have given 2 free GMAT prep CATs and 2 GMAT exam pack 1 CATs but till date I have not scored above 650, primarily due to weak concepts of verbal.
Though I am able to get most of the SC questions correct, I am still unable to get that confidence. On SCs rather than going for the concepts I am still relying mostly on the "that sounds ok" funda.
On CRs and RCs I have around 85% hit rate on easy questions, but my hit rate takes a dive when I move on to the medium and harder questions.
I have read the MGMAT verbal guides around two times now, but I am still unable to improve upon my score, which ranges from 28-35, significantly.
I am not really a fan of coaching centers and I personally want to defeat GMAT on my own.
Any advice that would help me improve my verbal skills would be great!
Thank you
22 Apr 2017, 10:56
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Hi Dkingdom,
Many Test Takers spend 3 months (or more) of consistent study time before they hit their 'peak' scores, so it's likely that you just have not put in enough time and effort yet to have scored higher. In addition, many Test Takers who use a "book heavy" study approach end up getting 'stuck' at a particular score level. Even the best books are limited in what they can teach you; they also can't force you to approach questions in a certain way and their explanations are often one-sided. Since you've been studying primarily out of books, it's possible that this has happened to you as well.
That all having been said, the Verbal section of the GMAT is as consistent and predictable as the Quant section is, so you CAN train to score at a higher level. To start, I have a few questions about your studies so far:
1) How have you scored on each of your CATs (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for each)?
2) Did you take the FULL CAT each time (with the Essay and IR sections)?
3) What 'steps' do you go through when dealing with a typical SC, RC and CR prompt?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Many Test Takers spend 3 months (or more) of consistent study time before they hit their 'peak' scores, so it's likely that you just have not put in enough time and effort yet to have scored higher. In addition, many Test Takers who use a "book heavy" study approach end up getting 'stuck' at a particular score level. Even the best books are limited in what they can teach you; they also can't force you to approach questions in a certain way and their explanations are often one-sided. Since you've been studying primarily out of books, it's possible that this has happened to you as well.
That all having been said, the Verbal section of the GMAT is as consistent and predictable as the Quant section is, so you CAN train to score at a higher level. To start, I have a few questions about your studies so far:
1) How have you scored on each of your CATs (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for each)?
2) Did you take the FULL CAT each time (with the Essay and IR sections)?
3) What 'steps' do you go through when dealing with a typical SC, RC and CR prompt?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
24 Apr 2017, 04:05
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Hi Dkingdom! Since you specifically mention SC as an area of concern, thought I would mention that our sentence correction book Sentence Correction Nirvana is perhaps the only book that offers a score improvement guarantee, and is especially designed for non-native speakers.
After reading the book twice (yes! it's an academic book, and so must be read twice in all seriousness, to reinforce the concepts), you will start looking forward to solving SC questions!
The book is available on Flipkart and Amazon.in. You might want to refer to these sites, to also read testimonials of how readers have benefited.
See here how Mohit, who scored 750 on GMAT, vouches for our book.
If you want to sample a chapter before deciding to go ahead with our book, please PM me your mail-id (along with the chapter that you would like to sample) and I will be happy to send that chapter to you by mail. In addition, the entire Grammar section of the book is also available for free preview at pothi.
After reading the book twice (yes! it's an academic book, and so must be read twice in all seriousness, to reinforce the concepts), you will start looking forward to solving SC questions!
The book is available on Flipkart and Amazon.in. You might want to refer to these sites, to also read testimonials of how readers have benefited.
See here how Mohit, who scored 750 on GMAT, vouches for our book.
If you want to sample a chapter before deciding to go ahead with our book, please PM me your mail-id (along with the chapter that you would like to sample) and I will be happy to send that chapter to you by mail. In addition, the entire Grammar section of the book is also available for free preview at pothi.
