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Hi AlexGenkins1234,

The extra information that you've provided is important - it shows that you didn't really study as much as you could (or should) have. Many Test Takers spend 3 months (or more) of consistent study time to prepare for the GMAT. While that doesn't necessarily mean that they study every day, they study MORE OFTEN than just on the weekend. From the details you provided, you essentially studied 2 days a week for 12 weeks (a total of 24 days) and then took 5 CATs leading up to your Official GMAT. That's NOT a lot of time overall - and taking so many CATs right at the very end likely led to 'burn out' - which would have hurt your performance on Test Day.

Thankfully, the GMAT is a predictable, standardized Test, so you CAN train to score at a higher level. Also, since you've faced the Official GMAT already, you can use that knowledge/experience to better prepare for your next attempt. While you might be able to raise your Quant score on your own (using the materials that you already have), you need to make some serious improvements to how you handle the Verbal section overall. That will likely require that you invest in some new GMAT resources.

1) For this next attempt, will you be able to find some time to study during the week (as opposed to just on the weekends)? How many hours do you think that you could commit per week?

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
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EMPOWERgmatRichC wrote:
Hi AlexGenkins1234,

The extra information that you've provided is important - it shows that you didn't really study as much as you could (or should) have. Many Test Takers spend 3 months (or more) of consistent study time to prepare for the GMAT. While that doesn't necessarily mean that they study every day, they study MORE OFTEN than just on the weekend. From the details you provided, you essentially studied 2 days a week for 12 weeks (a total of 24 days) and then took 5 CATs leading up to your Official GMAT. That's NOT a lot of time overall - and taking so many CATs right at the very end likely led to 'burn out' - which would have hurt your performance on Test Day.

Thankfully, the GMAT is a predictable, standardized Test, so you CAN train to score at a higher level. Also, since you've faced the Official GMAT already, you can use that knowledge/experience to better prepare for your next attempt. While you might be able to raise your Quant score on your own (using the materials that you already have), you need to make some serious improvements to how you handle the Verbal section overall. That will likely require that you invest in some new GMAT resources.

1) For this next attempt, will you be able to find some time to study during the week (as opposed to just on the weekends)? How many hours do you think that you could commit per week?

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich


You are right, It did felt that it was too much work for a short amount of time.

I am planning on studying at 2-3 hours each day, and 8 hours on weekends.
Hopefully 2 simulations per week.

I hope to focus on:
1. Going through my notes/ Verbal rules/methodologies – on a constant basis
2. Practicing specific subjects to improve week spots ( bases on simulation analysis)
3. Mixed sets in verbal

1. What resources would you recommend?
2. Do you have any recommendations improving my Verbal skills?

Thanks,
Alex
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Re: Tips for improvement are need for a nonnative English speaker [#permalink]
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Hi AlexGenkins1234,

Rich has given you some great feedback on your study plan so far, and I'm glad that you are committing to more consistent study time available moving forward. I see that you mentioned taking the Kaplan self-prep course. As you plan for how to study in the coming weeks, I would like to know if you still have access to the On Demand course or if your resources have expired. Even if they have expired, you can use the Higher Score Guarantee to renew them for an additional 90 days. This will allow you to rewatch any of the lessons as part of your review and to have the Quiz Bank available for your question practice, which will help with all 3 of the areas you mention in your focus.

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Jennifer
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Re: Tips for improvement are need for a nonnative English speaker [#permalink]
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Hi Alex,

With a V22, you're losing lots of points in all 3 major Verbal categories (SC, RC and CR), so some big adjustments have to made in these areas. The Q44 means that you were strong on most of the 'math' questions that you faced on Test Day, but you lost out on lots of 'strategy-based' points (likely in DS, but on a few PS questions as well) and you made some little mistakes throughout the section. This is all meant to say that you need to focus heavily on Tactics during this next round of studies.

Since you've already worked through some material, you would likely find it beneficial to invest in some new materials. Given everything you've described, I think that you would find the EMPOWERgmat Total Score Booster to be quite helpful. Most of our clients complete that Study Plan in well under 2 months, so it should mesh with your overall timeline. We have a variety of free resources on our site (www.empowergmat.com), so you can 'test out' the Course before setting up an account.

If you have any additional questions, then you can feel free to contact me directly.

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
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