scoremore wrote:
I took the verbal section alone of
mgmat tests. Got a 28 and 29.
I have been getting 45 to 48 in the Quant section. With less than a week for the exam, I am not sure, what else I can do. I have revised at least 3 times, the concepts for CR from power bible, SC from
Mgmat. In the latest Test, I found 2 main areas I consisteently make mistakes in CR - Assumption & Evaluate /conclusion questions.
In SC - I have revised all chapters including the advanced topics. and when I see the mistake pattern, I get one out of one type wrong, and one out of same type correct. So there is no consistency in my mistake. This worries more. The main topics are modifiers, pronouns, verb mood(Subjunctive), parallellism with nouns.
I am also running out of time for last 4 to 5 questions in verbal. Some questions, I bring it down to 2 asnwers, and pick the wrong one. I have noticed, atleast 5 or 6 of them in the incorrect answers. Not sure why I get confused. May be sometimes I over think and also this is where I loose time also.
RC - its almost 70% hit rate. Depnds ont he passage. Some passages are so dry or abstract,
I loose concentration. Any tips?
Now for the score I want, I am looking to do part time MBA. I would be the happiest person if I got 650 or more. Would be happy with 630-640 also. I cannot postponse the exam now. I already did once.
Please advice!!!!!!! thanks.
with your range of scores, you may score anywhere between 600-650. But sometimes
MGMAT verbal scores are difficult to replicate on the real thing. (if you are getting q45-48 on
MGMAT tests, you can definitely end up getting a q49/50 on the real thing. That can bump your score )
Anyways, I'll go ahead and give you a couple of pointers on verbal (in this order):
1.) Study the official collection of questions- (especially SC and CR)
1.) Do take at least a couple of tests. try to improve on your timing (and take them with AWA and IR). Use checkpoints and pace yourself accordingly. Even if you do a LOT of questions wrong you can get a 700. You are aiming for a 650 - Realize that you will need to leave a few questions. Don't make 'best' the enemy of 'good' .
3.) Do revise and review your mistakes. If you don't measure, you can't improve. Spend adequate amount of time to go through the official explanations from the
OG and official supplements. Will help tremendously. Subsequently, improve on areas you are weak in.
4.) concentrate on parallelism and modifiers.
good luck on your exam