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15 Dec 2021, 05:47
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Hi Experts! I need your advice to help me improve my GMAT score. A summary of my GMAT Journey is mentioned below.
I have been studying for the GMAT for approximately 1.5 years. I initially started off assuming that my Quant was weak and that my Verbal was just above average (big mistake). I went heavy on Quant. Started building my Quant foundation using TTP. TTP certainly helped me to get to a decent level however, I consistently struggled on the questions that were above the 55% difficulty level range. I also took private coaching from GMAT Insight, which helped me bring depth in my thought process.
Alongside quant I was consistent with my Verbal Prep. Before my 1st attempt I had completed every OG question for SC, CR and RC several times. While doing a few verbal mocks, I realized that my speed and comprehension was slow. In certain cases I could not complete the 36 questions in the stipulated time.
Nevertheless, I gave my first attempt on the 31st of August 2021. I scored a 590 (Q47, V24). I ran out of time on the 32nd question on Verbal hence I had to guess the last 4 questions. I wasn’t pleased to see my verbal score because the lowest that I had ever scored on verbal was 31 on an MGMAT practice paper. After about two weeks I recovered from my 1st GMAT defeat. I told myself that probably I didn’t have a good exam day. I couldn’t order my ESR as I had given the online GMAT. As I couldn’t analyze the number of errors on verbal, I made myself belief that probably the algorithm was not throwing enough hard questions. I booked my second GMAT attempt for the 5th of November 2021. This time I bombed it with a 550 (Q46 V21). Even on this attempt I had to guess the last 4 questions on verbal. After my second attempt I realized that my strategy for verbal needs a revamp. I learned new methods for SC,CR, RC. I had enrolled for the Verbal top one percent course by Sandeep Gupta. Learnt his OCTAVE method for RC. This method was helpful as I started focusing more on the purpose of the passage, contradictory words, tone of the passage, etc. In SC I realized that it’s always better to identify 4 wrong answers (3 by 2 splits or 2 by 3 splits), in CR I started making a mental note after reading every line whether what I read was a fact, premise or conclusion, etc. After my second attempt, I was hellbent to make structural changes while approaching any verbal question. These changes helped to a certain extent. Not that I started getting very high accuracy, but I could feel that I was reading every question actively. I picked myself up. Dedicated several hours to verbal. Gave my 3rd attempt yesterday (14th Nov 2021). This time I scored a 610 (Q48, V25). My verbal timing on my 3rd attempt was the worst. I remember guessing the last 6 questions. My ESR is enclosed below. In the last section of verbal I got 75% wrong (the 6 guesses were all probably wrong). In the first 27 questions I managed to get 6 wrong. I need to improve my Comprehension, Reading Speed and need to stop re-reading. I tend read and re-read a-lot and that's where I lose time. I desperately need advice on Verbal. I want to restrict my total number of errors below 10. I’m targeting V35. Any tips that I can incorporate within the next 15 days?
I have been studying for the GMAT for approximately 1.5 years. I initially started off assuming that my Quant was weak and that my Verbal was just above average (big mistake). I went heavy on Quant. Started building my Quant foundation using TTP. TTP certainly helped me to get to a decent level however, I consistently struggled on the questions that were above the 55% difficulty level range. I also took private coaching from GMAT Insight, which helped me bring depth in my thought process.
Alongside quant I was consistent with my Verbal Prep. Before my 1st attempt I had completed every OG question for SC, CR and RC several times. While doing a few verbal mocks, I realized that my speed and comprehension was slow. In certain cases I could not complete the 36 questions in the stipulated time.
Nevertheless, I gave my first attempt on the 31st of August 2021. I scored a 590 (Q47, V24). I ran out of time on the 32nd question on Verbal hence I had to guess the last 4 questions. I wasn’t pleased to see my verbal score because the lowest that I had ever scored on verbal was 31 on an MGMAT practice paper. After about two weeks I recovered from my 1st GMAT defeat. I told myself that probably I didn’t have a good exam day. I couldn’t order my ESR as I had given the online GMAT. As I couldn’t analyze the number of errors on verbal, I made myself belief that probably the algorithm was not throwing enough hard questions. I booked my second GMAT attempt for the 5th of November 2021. This time I bombed it with a 550 (Q46 V21). Even on this attempt I had to guess the last 4 questions on verbal. After my second attempt I realized that my strategy for verbal needs a revamp. I learned new methods for SC,CR, RC. I had enrolled for the Verbal top one percent course by Sandeep Gupta. Learnt his OCTAVE method for RC. This method was helpful as I started focusing more on the purpose of the passage, contradictory words, tone of the passage, etc. In SC I realized that it’s always better to identify 4 wrong answers (3 by 2 splits or 2 by 3 splits), in CR I started making a mental note after reading every line whether what I read was a fact, premise or conclusion, etc. After my second attempt, I was hellbent to make structural changes while approaching any verbal question. These changes helped to a certain extent. Not that I started getting very high accuracy, but I could feel that I was reading every question actively. I picked myself up. Dedicated several hours to verbal. Gave my 3rd attempt yesterday (14th Nov 2021). This time I scored a 610 (Q48, V25). My verbal timing on my 3rd attempt was the worst. I remember guessing the last 6 questions. My ESR is enclosed below. In the last section of verbal I got 75% wrong (the 6 guesses were all probably wrong). In the first 27 questions I managed to get 6 wrong. I need to improve my Comprehension, Reading Speed and need to stop re-reading. I tend read and re-read a-lot and that's where I lose time. I desperately need advice on Verbal. I want to restrict my total number of errors below 10. I’m targeting V35. Any tips that I can incorporate within the next 15 days?
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15 Dec 2021, 06:25
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What a mammoth effort Supratik!
SC emerges as a big area that needs improvement. Not only is your percentile, the lowest in SC, the average time that you spent on SC is the highest! In fact, generally students spend the least time per question, on SC.
15 days that you have in mind, are wholly inadequate for the 8-10 point improvement that you are looking for, imho.
SC emerges as a big area that needs improvement. Not only is your percentile, the lowest in SC, the average time that you spent on SC is the highest! In fact, generally students spend the least time per question, on SC.
15 days that you have in mind, are wholly inadequate for the 8-10 point improvement that you are looking for, imho.
15 Dec 2021, 20:27
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Hi SUPCFAFRM,
I see that you were using TTP. I'd love to see how much of TTP verbal you completed. Could you please paste in a screenshot of your TTP analytics page, so I can see your TTP stats and course progress? Once I have that information, we can take things from there.
I see that you were using TTP. I'd love to see how much of TTP verbal you completed. Could you please paste in a screenshot of your TTP analytics page, so I can see your TTP stats and course progress? Once I have that information, we can take things from there.
