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27 Jun 2017, 04:42
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Friends, i tried to prepare for GMAT on 2014 and appeared for GMAT after 3 months of study. Got a very bad score of 600. Following was the breakup:
Q48 / V25 / AW 4.5 / IR 4
Worthless to mention, this appeared to be a nightmare and i started to believe that GMAT is not for me and left everything related to GMAT.
But after a gap of 3 years now i feel motivated again and want to appear fresh for it (this time damn seriously).
Looking back, i think followings were my faults:
1. took the first official mock test just a day before my exam date. (What should be the ideal scenario? when to appear for 1st and 2ns one?)
2. Did not enroll for any mock test series. (please suggest which one to buy, i want the marking tougher than the orginal GMAT ?)
3. Did not purchase any book and just studied with the OG.
4. Though Quant score seems fine, but i believe it should be 49 (which book should i purchase, want the concrete answer, not links to other posts, most posts mention 2-3 book names and i got confused.)
5. AW score is too bad (which book or stuff should i follow, again want just the name of one book not many)
6. IR score is also too bad (which book or stuff should i follow, again want just the name of one book not many)
LAST and most important Verbal section seems like a poison to me. I really want to improve on that to an extent than i can gain my confidence back and i am sure i can do that.
Again, just suggest 1 or 2 books for Verbal and here i said 2 books because i think i need more material for verbal score to improve.
Please don't give many resources names, as i need to purchase them separately and cant spend much money. Also, it confuses a lot.
Experts, Please help me, i need your experience here as to conclude which resource would be best for me at my current level.
If you want i can appear for the official mock test and then get back to you as these scores were of 2014!
Q48 / V25 / AW 4.5 / IR 4
Worthless to mention, this appeared to be a nightmare and i started to believe that GMAT is not for me and left everything related to GMAT.
But after a gap of 3 years now i feel motivated again and want to appear fresh for it (this time damn seriously).
Looking back, i think followings were my faults:
1. took the first official mock test just a day before my exam date. (What should be the ideal scenario? when to appear for 1st and 2ns one?)
2. Did not enroll for any mock test series. (please suggest which one to buy, i want the marking tougher than the orginal GMAT ?)
3. Did not purchase any book and just studied with the OG.
4. Though Quant score seems fine, but i believe it should be 49 (which book should i purchase, want the concrete answer, not links to other posts, most posts mention 2-3 book names and i got confused.)
5. AW score is too bad (which book or stuff should i follow, again want just the name of one book not many)
6. IR score is also too bad (which book or stuff should i follow, again want just the name of one book not many)
LAST and most important Verbal section seems like a poison to me. I really want to improve on that to an extent than i can gain my confidence back and i am sure i can do that.
Again, just suggest 1 or 2 books for Verbal and here i said 2 books because i think i need more material for verbal score to improve.
Please don't give many resources names, as i need to purchase them separately and cant spend much money. Also, it confuses a lot.
Experts, Please help me, i need your experience here as to conclude which resource would be best for me at my current level.
If you want i can appear for the official mock test and then get back to you as these scores were of 2014!
27 Jun 2017, 12:09
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Hi Saurabh,
I'm going to try and keep my answer as concise as possible, and I'll try to touch upon each of the things you mentioned.
1. Considering you have already taken the first GMAT Prep exam, it would make no sense to repeat that. It will just inflate your score and give you false hope. Having said this, I would suggest you keep the second test for 1-2 weeks before you take the actual exam. Taking a CAT a day before the actual thing is a pretty bad idea. It will cause "burn out" and will lead to a very palpable decline in your performance. In fact, most experts suggest you take it easy leading up to the exam and save the last week only for revision and brush ups.
2. If money isn't an issue, get the official exam packs from GMAC. They're the closest you'll get to the real thing. However, the MGMAT CATs are really good and you can buy 6 of them as well.
3. For someone who needs help with verbal, I would suggest you go with the MGMAT Strategy Guides. Buying the whole set in not compulsory, so you can buy the books for the topics you struggle with. (I suggest you at least get the 3 verbal guides)
4. MGMAT works best for most people. It's broken up topic wise and sits well with most people.
5&6. Use these forums. They contain all the information you need to do well on those sections. However, if you like working with pen and paper then I'm going to have to point you in the direction of MGMAT once again.
I think I have touched upon the Verbal part with point 3 so that should answer your last question as well.
I wish you the best of luck for your prep and hope you can achieve your target score!
If you thought my response was useful, please don't forget to hit the Kudos button.
I'm going to try and keep my answer as concise as possible, and I'll try to touch upon each of the things you mentioned.
1. Considering you have already taken the first GMAT Prep exam, it would make no sense to repeat that. It will just inflate your score and give you false hope. Having said this, I would suggest you keep the second test for 1-2 weeks before you take the actual exam. Taking a CAT a day before the actual thing is a pretty bad idea. It will cause "burn out" and will lead to a very palpable decline in your performance. In fact, most experts suggest you take it easy leading up to the exam and save the last week only for revision and brush ups.
2. If money isn't an issue, get the official exam packs from GMAC. They're the closest you'll get to the real thing. However, the MGMAT CATs are really good and you can buy 6 of them as well.
3. For someone who needs help with verbal, I would suggest you go with the MGMAT Strategy Guides. Buying the whole set in not compulsory, so you can buy the books for the topics you struggle with. (I suggest you at least get the 3 verbal guides)
4. MGMAT works best for most people. It's broken up topic wise and sits well with most people.
5&6. Use these forums. They contain all the information you need to do well on those sections. However, if you like working with pen and paper then I'm going to have to point you in the direction of MGMAT once again.
I think I have touched upon the Verbal part with point 3 so that should answer your last question as well.
I wish you the best of luck for your prep and hope you can achieve your target score!
If you thought my response was useful, please don't forget to hit the Kudos button.
27 Jun 2017, 14:41
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I guess you need to start off by spending a lot of time reading good quality stuff. Must try reading articles and news from the economist, wsj, scientific american, national geographic, etc.
Supplement your prep by referring to books later on so as to attune your brain towards GMAT style content.
Supplement your prep by referring to books later on so as to attune your brain towards GMAT style content.
