Not able to Improve my Score

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Hi,

I am feeling extremely demotivated and disappointed in myself. Even after preparing for around 6 months, I am not able to improve my verbal score beyond V25 in any of the mocks.
After going through various blogs, I have even tried e-gmat's subscription but even after a lot of practice, I am not able to improve my score!

My accuracy in respective subjects is as follows :

SC - around 60%
CR - around 50 - 60%
RC - 40%

Please guide me on how to improve my verbal especially the RC section?

Looking forward to some insightful suggestions.

Thanks.

AjiteshArun · Answer

It's not a very good idea to use accuracy as a measure of how much you have improved. The reason for this is that the GMAT is an adaptive test, and the difficulty level of a question matters a great deal. Could you post some GMATPrep scores? Those provide scaled scores that  can  be compared over time.

If you haven't taken a GMATPrep yet, it might be a good idea to take one as soon as possible.

ENEM · Answer

Hi SMendiratta

on egmat, have you taken the ability tests and generally what sections are you most weak in?
You probably need to put in more dedicated effort in those sections. Verbal skills take longer to build than quant. If you're good at Quant push as hard as you can and aim for a 48/49 so that you can have some relief with verbal.

below are some tips please skip to the verbal section.
https://gmatclub.com/forum/how-to-buy-g ... 36174.html

hope it helps. all the best.

GMATNinja · Answer

I agree with both of the folks above -- GMATPrep tests will definitely tell you much more than your raw percentages in the OG, for whatever it's worth. And MelP is completely correct here, too:

Quote:

Verbal skills take longer to build than quant.

There's absolutely no magic bullet with verbal, unfortunately. If it doesn't come naturally to you, then patience and time and hard work are going to be your best friends.
And this thread might help, too: https://gmatclub.com/forum/study-plan-f ... 98342.html

And we're here whenever you have specific questions. Don't give up, SMendiratta!

gmat2k17 · Answer

You can start reading scientific american, new yorker, the economist, new york times, HBR, and such newspapers to improve your natural reading skills.

SMendiratta · Answer

Thanks Everybody for the advice.

I will try to follow the same and resume my preparation.

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