Events & Promotions
|
|
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.
Customized
for You
Track
Your Progress
Practice
Pays
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Apr 2711:00 AM EDT
-12:00 PM EDT
Prefer video-based learning? The Target Test Prep OnDemand course is a one-of-a-kind video masterclass featuring 400 hours of lecture-style teaching by Scott Woodbury-Stewart, founder of Target Test Prep and one of the most accomplished GMAT instructors
Apr 2610:00 AM EDT
-11:00 AM EDT
The Target Test Prep course represents a quantum leap forward in GMAT preparation, a radical reinterpretation of the way that students should study. Try before you buy with a 5-day, full-access trial of the course for FREE!
Apr 2808:00 AM PDT
-11:00 AM PDT
Whether you are just beginning your MBA journey or fine-tuning your path to a 700+ score, GMAT Day is designed to give you a competitive edge.
18 Aug 2022, 23:50
Kudos
Bookmarks
After around 1.5 years of preparation, consisting of few breaks, I appeared for the GMAT (offline). Landed up with only 690 (V37, Q48) !
In Diagnostic I had (V17, Q40).
However, I expected atleast a 730 in actual exam.
The decrease in verbal to V37 can partially be attributed to exam pressure and a tensed exam environment. I could understand that I was not applying much brain in answering the verbal questions. I was not going 'in between the lines', specially in CRs. Further, I have always practised on Laptop, but the larger font size on a bigger computer screen in the exam seemed to effect me. However, these factors might justify why I didn't get V40, but can't explain why I failed to get V43. So, I need to increase my verbal skill. Kindly suggest strategies to improve verbal.
What I'm frustrated with is my Q48. I expected a Q50. I do admit GMATPrep (consistently kept Q50) is no way close to the actual Quant paper. I believe my Quant preparation was not bad enough to land up with a Q48. In test prep company mocks I used to keep Q48-49
In the actual exam, I kept on getting Overlapping set questions & those number line questions such as 's,u,v is on a line, which is closer bla bla..'. Several questions were from this two portions only. Initially I kept playing along, but towards end it seemed those number line questions are getting much tough. Quadratic substitution & percentages were the second thing that majorly covered the paper. There were No questions from work, speed-distance, inequalities, circles-triangles etc. Only 3 number system questions. Overall, Quant was not at all representative of what I practised in any mocks. So, kindly suggest me how to improve my Quant score.
I feel one more factor that may slightly have effected my score is that I kept on pushing my exam date. I feel, I was more prepared in verbal 6 months back. Although I kept on practising, I feel I kept on loosing the grip in this period. However, because of legal issues regarding passport, I had to push it.
Whatever, may be the case, these factors cannot account why I fell short of my target score of 750. I request you all to suggest how to improve both Quant & Verbal. Sources to follow, methodologies to keep track of progress, etc. & etc. Please provide your suggestions how shall I prepare to bring it up to 750.
Thanks in Advance !
In Diagnostic I had (V17, Q40).
However, I expected atleast a 730 in actual exam.
The decrease in verbal to V37 can partially be attributed to exam pressure and a tensed exam environment. I could understand that I was not applying much brain in answering the verbal questions. I was not going 'in between the lines', specially in CRs. Further, I have always practised on Laptop, but the larger font size on a bigger computer screen in the exam seemed to effect me. However, these factors might justify why I didn't get V40, but can't explain why I failed to get V43. So, I need to increase my verbal skill. Kindly suggest strategies to improve verbal.
What I'm frustrated with is my Q48. I expected a Q50. I do admit GMATPrep (consistently kept Q50) is no way close to the actual Quant paper. I believe my Quant preparation was not bad enough to land up with a Q48. In test prep company mocks I used to keep Q48-49
In the actual exam, I kept on getting Overlapping set questions & those number line questions such as 's,u,v is on a line, which is closer bla bla..'. Several questions were from this two portions only. Initially I kept playing along, but towards end it seemed those number line questions are getting much tough. Quadratic substitution & percentages were the second thing that majorly covered the paper. There were No questions from work, speed-distance, inequalities, circles-triangles etc. Only 3 number system questions. Overall, Quant was not at all representative of what I practised in any mocks. So, kindly suggest me how to improve my Quant score.
I feel one more factor that may slightly have effected my score is that I kept on pushing my exam date. I feel, I was more prepared in verbal 6 months back. Although I kept on practising, I feel I kept on loosing the grip in this period. However, because of legal issues regarding passport, I had to push it.
Whatever, may be the case, these factors cannot account why I fell short of my target score of 750. I request you all to suggest how to improve both Quant & Verbal. Sources to follow, methodologies to keep track of progress, etc. & etc. Please provide your suggestions how shall I prepare to bring it up to 750.
Thanks in Advance !
19 Aug 2022, 03:32
Kudos
Bookmarks
Hi ChakAvi.
Nice work increasing your verbal score from 17 to 37. Whatever you have been doing has worked rather well.
Now, one thing that could help you to increase your verbal score is to simply up your intensity when you are taking the test. If you find yourself "not applying much brain in answering the verbal questions," then dig in harder. I personally found that the way to reach my verbal score goal was to be super intense with each question and not choose an answer until I was basically 100 percent certain that I knew which choice was correct.
Also, for some general tips on how to increase your verbal score, see this post.
How to Score High on GMAT Verbal
Meanwhile, since you are shooting for a particularly high score, you'll likely find the tips in the following post helpful as well.
How to Get a Perfect 800 GMAT Score
Nice work increasing your verbal score from 17 to 37. Whatever you have been doing has worked rather well.
Now, one thing that could help you to increase your verbal score is to simply up your intensity when you are taking the test. If you find yourself "not applying much brain in answering the verbal questions," then dig in harder. I personally found that the way to reach my verbal score goal was to be super intense with each question and not choose an answer until I was basically 100 percent certain that I knew which choice was correct.
Also, for some general tips on how to increase your verbal score, see this post.
How to Score High on GMAT Verbal
Meanwhile, since you are shooting for a particularly high score, you'll likely find the tips in the following post helpful as well.
How to Get a Perfect 800 GMAT Score
19 Aug 2022, 18:49
Kudos
Bookmarks
690 (V37, Q48)
suggestions how shall I prepare to bring it up to 750
For 750+, you may want a V42+ score to combo with your Quant. In case you feel your fundamentals are solid, consider working on your solving approach. Perhaps work with a study buddy who has ace verbal skills. May boost your score a bit.
suggestions how shall I prepare to bring it up to 750
For 750+, you may want a V42+ score to combo with your Quant. In case you feel your fundamentals are solid, consider working on your solving approach. Perhaps work with a study buddy who has ace verbal skills. May boost your score a bit.
