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A Q47 is a very solid quant score. Can definitely get a 700+, even a 720+, with that score. But you have to get Verbal to 40+ (at least a 38). That's pretty tough to swing in two weeks.

If timing is an issue, make sure you're doing timed sets, frequently (3 SC, 2 CR, 1 RC+3 questions, 15 minutes).

It's pretty tough to know what you need to work on, here. I suspect a little bit of everything. The thing about RC and CR is that there aren't rules and formulas to memorize. It's words on a page, and your thoughts about them. So to improve those you really have to some deep self analysis on how you interpret information, and then how you reason with it.

Here's a drill on how to review RC and CR for that very purpose: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xem2vqSyenE

SC my biggest advice is make sure you are a master at reading for structure. You should hope to be able to 'structure' any sentence similar to how I do in that video within 10 seconds (...maybe faster). (By 'structure' I mean 'highlight parts of the sentence with a certain color based on its structural role, if I had highlighting tools.' Basically, to mentally do with the sentence what we do with the highlighting tools throughout this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIsU_JI7Z6w).

Parallelism and modifiers are also huge SC things to have a solid grasp on:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOGIxNi ... Qo94AaABAg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3A9YyFw-UQ&t=74s
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Re: Requesting tips on improving 640 score in 2 weeks [#permalink]
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Hi AayanRashid,

A 60-80 point score improvement in less than 14 days is likely too difficult to be considered realistic. While there is no harm in taking the GMAT as scheduled, if you are going to continue studying (and retesting) until you score 700+, then you could potentially save some time, money and frustration by pushing back this Test Date. Before I can offer you the specific advice that you’re looking for, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:

1) How long have you studied? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) What “brands” of CATs/mocks have you used?
3) On what dates (or approximate dates) did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?
4) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?

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