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Q42,V22. 530. A desperate plea for help and guidance. 
Hello everyone. I gave my GMAT yesterday and scored a Q42 and V22. Below I am going to write up the prep materials I used, Please critique my study schedule and flaw in my preparation and tell me what I need to correct. I am taking a month off from work and reappear again. Will it be enough time?(Given my current score) Please let me know.
For this particular exam i studied for around twenty days and gave six mocks in the last week.
Books I Used:
Nova Math bible.
CR Bible.
Manhattan SC.(I did not do the idioms.)
Test prep sites: Veritas prep
I gave the mocks for the last one week. I gave one mock each day and scored around 600+ (600-630)
The books below are the books I possess:(I have not studied from them at all.)
OG 12 th edition.
OG 13 th edition.
OG 2016 edition.
GMAT Quantitative Review.
GMAT Verbal Review.
RC99
Aristotle SC.
Princeton Review-Premium edition
Can you suggest what I need to improve? Based on my scores can you tell me where I stand? Are my basics weak? Should I start from the scratch? What do my scores imply? Looking at the books I’ve completed, do you think I practiced enough at all? I enrolled for manhattan mocks.. Looking back, I scored 580 in their mocks.
Please go ahead and let me know, be as brutal as you want. I have a month of time on my hands.
Thank you very much. Thank you for your time.
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I'm extremely lost. Guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Hello everyone. I gave my GMAT yesterday and scored a Q42 and V22. Below I am going to write up the prep materials I used, Please critique my study schedule and flaw in my preparation and tell me what I need to correct. I am taking a month off from work and reappear again. Will it be enough time?(Given my current score) Please let me know.
For this particular exam i studied for around twenty days and gave six mocks in the last week.
Books I Used:
Nova Math bible.
CR Bible.
Manhattan SC.(I did not do the idioms.)
Test prep sites: Veritas prep
I gave the mocks for the last one week. I gave one mock each day and scored around 600+ (600-630)
The books below are the books I possess:(I have not studied from them at all.)
OG 12 th edition.
OG 13 th edition.
OG 2016 edition.
GMAT Quantitative Review.
GMAT Verbal Review.
RC99
Aristotle SC.
Princeton Review-Premium edition
Can you suggest what I need to improve? Based on my scores can you tell me where I stand? Are my basics weak? Should I start from the scratch? What do my scores imply? Looking at the books I’ve completed, do you think I practiced enough at all? I enrolled for manhattan mocks.. Looking back, I scored 580 in their mocks.
Please go ahead and let me know, be as brutal as you want. I have a month of time on my hands.
Thank you very much. Thank you for your time.
--------------
I'm extremely lost. Guidance would be greatly appreciated.
27 Jul 2017, 18:31
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rohit123
Q42,V22. 530. A desperate plea for help and guidance.
Hello everyone. I gave my GMAT yesterday and scored a Q42 and V22. Below I am going to write up the prep materials I used, Please critique my study schedule and flaw in my preparation and tell me what I need to correct. I am taking a month off from work and reappear again. Will it be enough time?(Given my current score) Please let me know.
Books I Used:
Nova Math bible.
CR Bible.
Manhattan SC.(I did not do the idioms.)
Test prep sites: Veritas prep
I gave the mocks for the last one week. I gave one mock each day and scored around 600+ (600-630)
The books below are the books I possess:(I have not studied from them at all.)
OG 12 th edition.
OG 13 th edition.
OG 2016 edition.
GMAT Quantitative Review.
GMAT Verbal Review.
RC99
Aristotle SC.
Princeton Review-Premium edition
Can you suggest what I need to improve? Based on my scores can you tell me where I stand? Are my basics weak? Should I start from the scratch? What do my scores imply? Looking at the books I’ve completed, do you think I practiced enough at all? I enrolled for manhattan mocks.. Looking back, I scored 580 in their mocks.
Please go ahead and let me know, be as brutal as you want. I have a month of time on my hands.
Thank you very much. Thank you for your time.
--------------
I'm extremely lost. Guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Hello everyone. I gave my GMAT yesterday and scored a Q42 and V22. Below I am going to write up the prep materials I used, Please critique my study schedule and flaw in my preparation and tell me what I need to correct. I am taking a month off from work and reappear again. Will it be enough time?(Given my current score) Please let me know.
Books I Used:
Nova Math bible.
CR Bible.
Manhattan SC.(I did not do the idioms.)
Test prep sites: Veritas prep
I gave the mocks for the last one week. I gave one mock each day and scored around 600+ (600-630)
The books below are the books I possess:(I have not studied from them at all.)
OG 12 th edition.
OG 13 th edition.
OG 2016 edition.
GMAT Quantitative Review.
GMAT Verbal Review.
RC99
Aristotle SC.
Princeton Review-Premium edition
Can you suggest what I need to improve? Based on my scores can you tell me where I stand? Are my basics weak? Should I start from the scratch? What do my scores imply? Looking at the books I’ve completed, do you think I practiced enough at all? I enrolled for manhattan mocks.. Looking back, I scored 580 in their mocks.
Please go ahead and let me know, be as brutal as you want. I have a month of time on my hands.
Thank you very much. Thank you for your time.
--------------
I'm extremely lost. Guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Hi, Rohit.
I am no expert here but I can definitely help.
First of all, understand that one cannot perform to his/her full potential under stress. I believe same goes in the preparation phase as well.
I am sure you are familiar with a lot of concepts tested on the GMAT (that is just CONTENT you need to know) But GMAT questions usually test our ability on how we implement those concepts when we solve a question. And that takes time and patience and WORK.
FIRSTLY, Take a chill pill. Make a PLAN. Follow it religiously. See yourself Crack that godamn EXAM.
Your scores tell me that you need improvement in Verbal. IT will make or break your score.
Start with SC. Anyone will tell you that SC is THE area to work on in order to improve your score in VERBAL.
My two cents:
Start with Aristotle SC. Go through once or twice. Spend around 2 3 days with the book.
You just need to pick up main things you need to know about SC from Aristotle.
The main purpose of this to make you really adore "solving SC questions."
You do need Manhattan SC or maybe enroll yourself in Egmat SC course. It costs around 4500 or something.
Meanwhile, develop a habit of reading at least half an hour every day for the next month before you take exam. Will drastically help you in RC.
LEARN TO READ CRITICALLY.
While solving RC, don't just read the passage, talk to the author of the passage in your head. Abuse the **** out of him, make fun of him. keep yourself entertained while reading it; In turn, it will help you grasp the information. and solve questions better.
Powerscore CR bible should do the job for CR.
QUANT -- PRACTICE. PRACTICE. PRACTICE.
The things I have shared here are some of the things I am implementing in my startegy.
TIP -- Don't rush. Appear for the GMAT only when you reach the score you want to have.
Hope this helps you.
ALL THE BEST.
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27 Jul 2017, 19:09
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Hi rohit123,
I know it will feel tough to get that dismal score. But all I would suggest is to pick yourself up and try for another attempt.
I guess you did not put the required effort.
Quant:
1. You need to brush up your basics, since you lack basic math skills based on your current Quant score. Download GMAT club math book. And go thru all the concepts. Practice 500 level questions from OG. And try to solve all the remaining OG questions. Take Mock and check your progress. If you can reach to Q47 level in at least 3 Mock test. Then try to do the GMAT club tests. Do not do GMAT club tests if you are not really at Q47+ level.
Verbal:
1. I would suggest you sign up for egmat or empowergmat. Egmat is good for non native, if you are really looking to improve your verbal from V22 to V30+. And once you are done with the course. Practice OG extensively. Both Egmat and empowergmat contains good methodologies to approach verbal.
OG is the real deal. Since official guides are retired questions. You need to practice OG to train your ear to GMAT style of writing. And then you would get to know where to improve what to reach V35+ or even V40+.
For Verbal- Practice only from official guides. No other source. Just Official Guide.
All the best.
I know it will feel tough to get that dismal score. But all I would suggest is to pick yourself up and try for another attempt.
I guess you did not put the required effort.
Quant:
1. You need to brush up your basics, since you lack basic math skills based on your current Quant score. Download GMAT club math book. And go thru all the concepts. Practice 500 level questions from OG. And try to solve all the remaining OG questions. Take Mock and check your progress. If you can reach to Q47 level in at least 3 Mock test. Then try to do the GMAT club tests. Do not do GMAT club tests if you are not really at Q47+ level.
Verbal:
1. I would suggest you sign up for egmat or empowergmat. Egmat is good for non native, if you are really looking to improve your verbal from V22 to V30+. And once you are done with the course. Practice OG extensively. Both Egmat and empowergmat contains good methodologies to approach verbal.
OG is the real deal. Since official guides are retired questions. You need to practice OG to train your ear to GMAT style of writing. And then you would get to know where to improve what to reach V35+ or even V40+.
For Verbal- Practice only from official guides. No other source. Just Official Guide.
All the best.
