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Difficulty with verbal [#permalink] New post   10 Aug 2020, 17:57
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Hi guys, I'm relatively new to GMAT. I started preparing 15 days ago. I'm using TTP for my preparation. The issue is, even though I'm doing well with quant, my verbal is extremely bad so far. What strategies do I use? For those of you who know about TTP you may know that it's great for quant but the whole material for verbal is still not out. I have purchased the strategy for SC by Manhattan. What else do you guys recommend? I really want to improve on my verbal.

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Difficulty with verbal [#permalink] New post   11 Aug 2020, 07:52
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Well if you don't mind having 2 separate prep courses, then you can sign up the Egmat verbal course. I have heard it pretty great for verbal and it has very high reviews also.

Apart from that, the powerscore bible for cr, rc and sc are also quite helpful and will improve your score. You have already bought the manhattan prep sc guide, which is usually good enough. If you feel it is not enough for SC then you can go for Egmat or the powerscore bibles.

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Also, what is your review on TTP?
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Re: Difficulty with verbal [#permalink] New post   11 Aug 2020, 08:03
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Hey, thank you for the response. I tried the Egmat trial and I feel like the course isn't for me. Ok I'll use the Manhattan for now, if my scores don't improve I'll give powerscore bibles a try.

Speaking of TTP's review I feel it's is extraordinary for quant. The course really engrosses you in it. I'm the kind of guy who finds it difficult to continue working on something but TTP has me well engrossed. Their material is simple and easy to understand from beginner to advanced level. They even make sure you're retrieving all the information by giving ample amounts of tests.
Coming to the the verbal beta of TTP- it is good, better than EGMAT I feel but still a little lacking for beginners who aren't native speakers, also, the verbal is still in progress and has not been totally rolled out so there won't be as many tests as there are for quant.
All in all, I'm glad I spent my money on TTP.

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Re: Difficulty with verbal [#permalink] New post   11 Aug 2020, 08:12
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Thanks for the review. I am currently using veritas prep, which is no doubt great. But I feel its too time consuming and not engrossing enough. I still have a month of prep left and I will go through the course to see the results, but if I need more prep then I might switch to TTP.

How come the egmat course didn't suit you? I've heard its pretty great.

I will also recommend you to go through gmat club properly. It can be a bit difficult to find the info at first but you will gain a lot of knowledge here.
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Have you given GMAT before? Because there are two ways you can use TTP. Quick and complete. Quick is for people who have already scored q40 or above in the official GMAT exam or the mbamock. But if you go for the complete version that is quite elaborate and time consuming too. I've done 4 modules so far in my 15 days, there are a total of 38 modules. Plus this excludes verbal. So yes this is quite lengthy too.

Coming to EGMAT, not engrossing enough for me. I tried to do it for a few days and it just didn't make me wanna do it. TTP on the other hand does. This is very important for me. I know this is a vague review but egmat just didn't work for me.

GMAT club has been difficult for me, it's quite complex but I guess I'm getting the hang of it.

How is Veritas for verbal? How much did it cost? Also, how long did it take you to get a strong hand on verbal through Veritas?

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Re: Difficulty with verbal [#permalink] New post   11 Aug 2020, 08:55
Yeah I know about the short study plan switch option and I think it’s great. If veritas doesn’t workout then I’ll go for that option. I haven’t given the actual gmat yet but I’ve booked a date in September.

Well about veritas, their on-demand course is around $500, which is steep. I went for their set of 12 guides - https://www.amazon.com/Veritas-Prep-Com ... 193624019X
These guides are actually pretty good and sufficient. But I needed a course as well. I did some research and found that the veritas prep on demand course - only video lessons are available for free on their google play store app. I’m using the videos for the lesson and afterwards going over their guide for each lesson. For practice questions, I am using the veritas guides, OG and gmat club. Overall I know it’s not ideal but I’m working hard and I’ll see where I am at the end of this month. My diagnostic was Q40 V35 and now after a month it is Q44 V35. I have skimmed over the SC section but haven’t worked on verbal properly yet. But overall I think veritas has a solid course.

If this doesn’t workout for me and I have to go for a second attempt (hopefully that’s not the case), then I’ll opt for TTP 1 month plan with the short study option.

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Re: Difficulty with verbal [#permalink] New post   11 Aug 2020, 09:26
Oh that's great. I wish you all the best, hope you get your aimed score. But yeah TTP for quant is great I'll give you that. Thanks for the info on verbal :)

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