Only 530 Q45 V19 Please give me some advice.

Question

I'm a new face in this forum. After reading many comments in this forum, I think that I should ask for help. Please give me the suggestions to improve my GMAT. 

For my background. 

Now, I have a day off for 1 week after my bad day. 

Last week, I took my exam after 2.5 month for the preparation.(unemployment) But, what I got is only 530 (Q45 V19). My problem during the real test is pacing which is the most important factor for this failure. Another problem is my weakness in verbal. 

For Sc, it is my most strength part. Anyway, it's not quite consistent during the test. 

For CR, if I can translate the question, I normally can do it. But, If I can't translate, the problem occurs. 

And for RC, it's the most weakness part for me. My strategy for RC is to read the whole passage slowly and try to answer. I know that it's waste of time,but I think I have to invest for it. Coz, I don't want to make it wrong 3-4 questions in row. It's such a disaster. 

umm, one more thing, I need the score around 620++ which means that I should get Quan around 46-49 and for Verbal around 22 - 30. 

So, could you please recommend me 
 - the way to improve the verbal part for non-native speaker within 4 weeks? - Plan to take the test on TUE 12 DEC.  

 - which material is the best one to use for both Quan and verbal apart from OG 10 & 11 ?  

In addtion, I've a plan to take all of these materials for the 2nd attemp. 
 For Math  - OG 10 & 11 
- PS and DS 1000 
- Kaplan 2007 
- Searching the questions in the websites. 

 For Verbal  - OG 10 & 11 
- SC, CR 1000 
- SC Manhattan 
- Searching the questions in the websites. 

 Which one should use and which one should not?  

Please feel free to suggest me. 

Thanks for your kind assistance. 
Seth. 


PS : This is my statistics. (After finishing OG 10 & 11) 
ETS 1 620 (Q49 V24) - Exactly my target 
GPREP 1 540 (Q48 V17) - Really close to my real test 
GPREP 1 (2nd) 590 (Q49 V21) 
ETS 2 610 (Q49 V23) 
GPREP 2 560 (Q47 V21) 
GPREP 2(2nd) 660 (Q50 V28) - I hope I can do this score in my second attemp.

Fig · Answer

Hi Seth

I'm not a native speaker as well and I'm done with the GMAT.

The key is to practice and to spend time to analyse, understand, and assimilate your mistakes. To do so, u should keep your mistakes in a errorLog File, commonly an XLS file

The errorLog will provide u information about your weak areas

For instance, u will be able not only to know where to focus but also to determine wheter u need to study the basic concepts.

Have a look on this nice post from Futuristic : https://www.gmatclub.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=244281

Seth · Answer

Thanks a lot Fig for giving me the great link.

Anyway, what is LSAT? Is it SAT? What's the different between LSAT and CR?

CHEN · Answer

You are on the same boat as me. If translation is a big trouble to you,
you might need more time on expanding vocabulary. 
I'm on this process also and believe me it takes time to strengthen
this skill. You may need more time to prepare than just 1 month
otherwise the result might bear no any substantial progress in V.

Fig · Answer

I cannot say u the exact meaning of LSAT or SAT.... Another member could explain us here :D

What I know is that LSAT CRs are some questions similar to GMAT CRs but harder !

... People recommand to use these questions once u have no more GMAT materials and once u want to go further

.... The ones that used LSAT CRs describe them as good and helpfull to keen their skills. Verbal section is hard for non native, at least for me

... I spent most of my time to improve my verbal score (5 months). Any one is unique and perhaps it would be faster for u

... Actually, I hope u so

How much time a week can u reserve to study?

pelihu · Answer

SAT is the exam that high school students take to get in to college.

LSAT is the exam that college students take to get in to law school.

The other non-native speakers have great advice for you, but based on the level you are scoring at, there would be no point in you looking at LSAT questions right now. The CR & RC of the LSAT are more difficult that those found in the GMAT, and the only reason to use the LSAT for prep is if you are scoring very well already.

Seth · Answer

I got it. Thanks for Pelihu's explanation.

For Fig's question, I've quited my job for 2.5 months to prepare GMAT and application process. Actually, I've intended to apply for the first round. But I could not get the GMAT score as I have thought. So, I have to change to apply in the 2nd round.

Now, I have time all the day to prepare it. Normally, I have at least 10 hours a day and I plan that I will take the test on DEC 12. In addition,I have to take on that day to let me have enough time to prepare the application.

Umm, I've just got the writing score, and I got 5. It's quite good for me,but it's worthless coz it doesn't count the score.

Though, I have quite limited time, I will try my best. Thanks for your reccommend Fig and Chen.

I think that I have to start with OG 10 & 11 and try to read the explanation. After that I will take SC and CR 1000 to practice myself. With all of those, I hope I can improve my Verbal enough to get verbal around 25 - 30. I would like to get 620++. Do not require as high as 680 - 700 ++ coz I would like to go to the 30 - 50 th top university such as U Pittz, Wake forest.

If anyone have better materials, please feel free to suggest me.

londonluddite · Answer

Start buying the Economist, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, News Scientist, New Statesman etc and read them every day over cornflakes or something :-D

Science: https://www.newscientist.com/home.ns https://www.sciam.com/ https://www.focusmag.co.uk/ https://www.nature.com/index.html Business: https://www.economist.com/ https://www.ft.com/home/uk Political: https://www.newstatesman.com/ https://www.johnpilger.com/ (my favourite columnist, if anyone has a grasp of SWE its this guy) https://www.private-eye.co.uk/ https://www.medialens.org/

Seth · Answer

Thanks a lot londonluddite.

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