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Hi,
I have been reading here for past couple of months - need your help now:
Took the GMAT yesterday, after 3 months of preparation with Kaplan course + OG Quant + OG Verbal + Kaplan CAT exams + GMAT prep software.
I have been scoring 670(Q48, V32)-730(Q51, V37) on Kaplan CAT exams, GMAT Prep (the last one before the actual test) - 720.
And then on the actual test yesterday - 610(Q47,V27) - it really devastated me.

I would like to work on my verbal now - what should I do? What books should I use?
Is OG12 better than OG Verbal?

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Hi... In the last GMAT Prep you wrote, what was the Quant/Verbal break up...

Also tell me your weakest area in verbal (is it SC, RC or CR) and by when do you plan to retake the GMAT again...

This will help me recommend a solid plan to improve your verbal :)

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Hi Entwistle,

The last GMAT prep - 720 (Q50, V37).
I believe my main problem on the actual GMAT was wrong time management on the verbal part.
I feel that I am less comfortable with CR and RC and I was planning to retake the exam in about 1.5-2 months from now, though not sure whether it's enough time to improve my verbal.
Should I get some of the MGMAT books?

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I'm really impressed with your Prep-Test score :)

Personally, I never hit scores that high in any of my mocks... My maximum was 690... But there's something about the test environment which helps me perform better... a lot better actually!

Alright, about CR... The best book to use is Powerscore GMAT CT Bible.... I'll tell you the best way to use it... This is an extract from my GMAT de-brief... If you adopt it, you can be a CR wiz in 2 weeks...

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Critical Reasoning:
1. Powerscore GMAT CR Bible -
An excellent book for improving oneself in CR! The best way to study it is (pay attention, this is important, I don't think anyone has mentioned this approach before) as follows:

The first few chapters in the book offers a brief overview of what CR is all about. The remaining chapters focus on specific question types. The book divides CR questions into 10 different types and the introductory chapters will tell you how to distinguish one question type from another. After learning the introductory chapters, do the following:
Keep the Powerscore CR Bible next to you and turn to the CR section of the official guide. Start with the first CR question in the official guide and see if you can classify the question type. If you can't refer back to the introductory chapters. If you are able to classify it, turn to the relevant chapter. Go through the chapter and then return to the question and see if you're able to get to the right answer by applying what you just learned. If you're not able to get the right answer, go through the chapter again and again till you know why the right answer is right and why the wrong answer is wrong. Keep repeating the procedure for every question you do till you reach the point where you can start solving questions without having to refer back to the text. If everything goes as per plan, you should get there by question number 60 to 70 in the OG. From there on, do the remaining questions under timed conditions. I assure you, by the time you finish with the CR questions in the official guide, you will be able to breeze through the 500, 600 and possibly the lower 700 level questions in the actual GMAT :D
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Thanks!
I guess with me it's vice versa with the test environment :)
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