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We are the same, verbal is my problem too, right now, my best way to fast-learn English proficiency is to make a lot of conversation with my American friends. At some point, I think I'm getting better and better with it. Btw, I'm Asian living here in my Aunt's place in Florida.

thank you for your reply. I feel the same. Speaking and listening to English really improves. But, in the end, it doesn't really help me on my GMAT reading skills. :/ And over all, I dont have ANY English speaking friend. :/
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hi Emmieemma,

I'm happy to provide some advice. Can 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 I can provide some advice.
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Hey everyone,

I am currently studying again for my GMAT exam. My first test was in June 2020, where I scored 460 in total. (Quant: 40 / 36 % and Verbal: 15 / 10 %).

My experience of the GMAT was really hard, because I was way too excited to be concentrated and focused. During the Quant session, I was quite confident, because I am good at Maths, but as soon as the Verbal Part startet, I panicked... I rushed through the questions, passages, answer choices... I'm usually not panicking during tests of any kind. But because the GMAT is so expensive and I already spend 200-300€ for my prep stuff (I did TTP and had the official guides) as well as the 300€ for the test itself, I felt like I have to pass this REALLY GOOD! I pressured myself so much... :(

I have to score at least 600 to enter the masters program of my preferred university. Therefore, my question is now:What is the biggest advice to study verbal?
I am a nonnative speaker, my english skills are okay, but not the best. I only watch English TV, I am now in an english course (B2) at my university to be more confident about my english.

I think my biggest problem is RC... I cannot read those passages and answer the questions in 3-4 minutes.

I am a student, therefore, I don't have much money to spend on Guides or Prep Courses. So, what else can I do? Is there anybody maybe offering some zoom classes to study and to give tips for little money or are there any videos that could help on Youtube? And, how did YOU, personally, conquer those verbal questions...

I would be happy to get some nice tips and tricks from you! :)

Thanks so much for reading this depressing post :D :angel:

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Hey Emma,

You don't have to be very proficient in English to score well on GMAT verbal. You have to understand the question types, understand what is actually tested using the three modules on verbal and learn the right methods to solve the questions. It's all about eliminating four incorrect answer choices rather than choosing the right one. I studied this way and improved my verbal score from 26 to 38.

I have made a couple of debriefs about my GMAT journey. You might find them helpful.

Debrief of my journey from 570 to 680 to 720

https://gmatclub.com/forum/my-journey-f ... l#p2648110

Debrief of Scoring a perfect CR 51 ( 97 percentile ) from being an amateur in CR

https://gmatclub.com/forum/scoring-a-pe ... l#p2526853

I suggest you to focus more on the right strategies and methods instead of focusing on practicing questions. Hope it helped. All the best :)
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We are the same, verbal is my problem too, right now, my best way to fast-learn English proficiency is to make a lot of conversation with my American friends. At some point, I think I'm getting better and better with it. Btw, I'm Asian living here in my Aunt's place in Florida.


Hey Drstudy,

You can check out my response to Emma. I think you might find it helpful.
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hi Emmieemma,

I'm happy to provide some advice. Can 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 I can provide some advice.


Hi Scott,

thank you for your reply. I did TTP just for my Quant part, but I have my ESR.. I cannot attach any file because I have to have at least 5 posts on GMATclub :D....


Therefore, I'm going to write the information down for you.

Verbal Overall Score: 15 (10th)


Sub-section Rankings
CR: 18th
RC: 11th
SC: 9th

Sub-Section Time Management
Overall Verbal: 1:43
CR: 1:48
RC: 2:15
SC: 1:13

Performance by Fundamental Skills

CR:
- Analysis/Critique 66%
- Construction/Plan 60%

RC:
- identify inferred idea 20%
- identify stated idea 80%

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- grammar 33%
- communication 66%

Summary
Your Verbal score of 15 is higher than 10% of GMAT Exam scores recorded in the past three years. The mean score for this section is 27.11.
• Your performance on Critical Reasoning questions was equivalent to a score of 17, which is better than 18% of GMAT Exam scores recorded in the past three years. The mean score for this sub-section is 27.59.
◦ Your performance of 66% on Analysis/Critique questions is considered Above Average.
◦ Your performance of 60% on Construction/Plan questions is considered Average.
• Your performance on Reading Comprehension questions was equivalent to a score of 13, which is better than 11% of
GMAT Exam scores recorded in the past three years. The mean score for this sub-section is 27.17.
◦ Your performance of 20% on Identify Inferred Idea questions is considered Very Weak.
◦ Your performance of 80% on Identify Stated Idea questions is considered Above Average.
• Your performance on Sentence Correction questions was equivalent to a score of 13, which is better than 9% of GMAT Exam scores recorded in the past three years. The mean score for this sub-section is 27.34.
◦ Your performance of 33% on Grammar questions is considered Weak.
◦ Your performance of 66% on Communication questions is considered Above Average.
• You completed 36 questions in the Verbal section.
• You responded correctly to 50% of the first set of questions, 43% of the second set of questions, 57% of the third set of
questions and 63% of the final set of questions.
• The average difficulty of questions presented to you in the first set of questions was Medium, the average for the
second set of questions was Medium Low , the average for the third set of questions was Medium and was Medium for
the final set of questions.
• The average time it took you to respond to the first set of questions presented was 1:56, the average time for the
second set of questions was 1:37, the average time for the third set of questions was 2:08 and 1:13 for the final set of
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• Please Note: If you sat for the GMAT exam prior to April 16, 2018 this section contained 41 questions, on or after April
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We are the same, verbal is my problem too, right now, my best way to fast-learn English proficiency is to make a lot of conversation with my American friends. At some point, I think I'm getting better and better with it. Btw, I'm Asian living here in my Aunt's place in Florida.


Hey Drstudy,

You can check out my response to Emma. I think you might find it helpful.

Saw it, thanks vamshikaithi!
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Hey everyone,

I am currently studying again for my GMAT exam. My first test was in June 2020, where I scored 460 in total. (Quant: 40 / 36 % and Verbal: 15 / 10 %).

My experience of the GMAT was really hard, because I was way too excited to be concentrated and focused. During the Quant session, I was quite confident, because I am good at Maths, but as soon as the Verbal Part startet, I panicked... I rushed through the questions, passages, answer choices... I'm usually not panicking during tests of any kind. But because the GMAT is so expensive and I already spend 200-300€ for my prep stuff (I did TTP and had the official guides) as well as the 300€ for the test itself, I felt like I have to pass this REALLY GOOD! I pressured myself so much... :(

I have to score at least 600 to enter the masters program of my preferred university. Therefore, my question is now:What is the biggest advice to study verbal?
I am a nonnative speaker, my english skills are okay, but not the best. I only watch English TV, I am now in an english course (B2) at my university to be more confident about my english.

I think my biggest problem is RC... I cannot read those passages and answer the questions in 3-4 minutes.

I am a student, therefore, I don't have much money to spend on Guides or Prep Courses. So, what else can I do? Is there anybody maybe offering some zoom classes to study and to give tips for little money or are there any videos that could help on Youtube? And, how did YOU, personally, conquer those verbal questions...

I would be happy to get some nice tips and tricks from you! :)

Thanks so much for reading this depressing post :D :angel:

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Hi emmieemma,

What is the biggest advice to study verbal?


I'm sure you must have gone through the concepts of all the topics. But the secret lies in learning the right methods. GMAT is a test of application of concepts. So, just the conceptual knowledge won't help you score well on GMAT.

Most importantly, the test makers often make similar answer choices by wording them closely. So, it's important that you are conceptually strong and use the right strategies to solve questions. GMAT verbal is all about eliminating four answer choices rather than choosing the right one.

How to read the passage in the right way?


You don't have to read the passage and answer the questions under 4 minutes. Do not put a restriction that you have to finish the passage under specific time. Focus on the process and get the answers right. Once you get comfortable with the methodology, time automatically falls into place.

Th right way to read the passage is to read it in an inferential manner. You can skip the details for the time sake as you can always come back to the relevant part of the passage to answer detail based questions. Instead, try to understand the purpose of the passage. Make a mental summary of each para and finally derive the main point by summarizing the summaries of each para.


We can get in touch over a call and have a detailed discussion about how to breach that 600 barrier. A one-on-one conversation will help me understand your concerns better and guide you in a better way. You can use the below link to get in touch with me.

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We are the same, verbal is my problem too, right now, my best way to fast-learn English proficiency is to make a lot of conversation with my American friends. At some point, I think I'm getting better and better with it. Btw, I'm Asian living here in my Aunt's place in Florida.


Hi Drstudy,

I see that even you are struggling with verbal and are looking to improve your score. I hope my previous reply to Emma helps. And if you wish to have a detailed discussion regarding the study strategy, you can get in touch with me using the below link.

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Hey everyone,

I am currently studying again for my GMAT exam. My first test was in June 2020, where I scored 460 in total. (Quant: 40 / 36 % and Verbal: 15 / 10 %).

My experience of the GMAT was really hard, because I was way too excited to be concentrated and focused. During the Quant session, I was quite confident, because I am good at Maths, but as soon as the Verbal Part startet, I panicked... I rushed through the questions, passages, answer choices... I'm usually not panicking during tests of any kind. But because the GMAT is so expensive and I already spend 200-300€ for my prep stuff (I did TTP and had the official guides) as well as the 300€ for the test itself, I felt like I have to pass this REALLY GOOD! I pressured myself so much... :(

I have to score at least 600 to enter the masters program of my preferred university. Therefore, my question is now:What is the biggest advice to study verbal?
I am a nonnative speaker, my english skills are okay, but not the best. I only watch English TV, I am now in an english course (B2) at my university to be more confident about my english.

I think my biggest problem is RC... I cannot read those passages and answer the questions in 3-4 minutes.

I am a student, therefore, I don't have much money to spend on Guides or Prep Courses. So, what else can I do? Is there anybody maybe offering some zoom classes to study and to give tips for little money or are there any videos that could help on Youtube? And, how did YOU, personally, conquer those verbal questions...

I would be happy to get some nice tips and tricks from you! :)

Thanks so much for reading this depressing post :D :angel:

Emma


Hi emmieemma,

What is the biggest advice to study verbal?


I'm sure you must have gone through the concepts of all the topics. But the secret lies in learning the right methods. GMAT is a test of application of concepts. So, just the conceptual knowledge won't help you score well on GMAT.

Most importantly, the test makers often make similar answer choices by wording them closely. So, it's important that you are conceptually strong and use the right strategies to solve questions. GMAT verbal is all about eliminating four answer choices rather than choosing the right one.

How to read the passage in the right way?


You don't have to read the passage and answer the questions under 4 minutes. Do not put a restriction that you have to finish the passage under specific time. Focus on the process and get the answers right. Once you get comfortable with the methodology, time automatically falls into place.

Th right way to read the passage is to read it in an inferential manner. You can skip the details for the time sake as you can always come back to the relevant part of the passage to answer detail based questions. Instead, try to understand the purpose of the passage. Make a mental summary of each para and finally derive the main point by summarizing the summaries of each para.



We can get in touch over a call and have a detailed discussion about how to breach that 600 barrier. A one-on-one conversation will help me understand your concerns better and guide you in a better way. You can use the below link to get in touch with me.


Thanks a lot for your answer and your offer! I scheduled the meeting for Sat at 8:30 CET. Hope that works for you. See/Hear you then!
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Thanks a lot for your answer and your offer! I scheduled the meeting for Sat at 8:30 CET. Hope that works for you. See/Hear you then!


Great Emma!! Looking forward :)
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hi Emmieemma,

I'm happy to provide some advice. Can 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 I can provide some advice.


Hi Scott,

thank you for your reply. I did TTP just for my Quant part, but I have my ESR.. I cannot attach any file because I have to have at least 5 posts on GMATclub :D....


Therefore, I'm going to write the information down for you.

Verbal Overall Score: 15 (10th)


Sub-section Rankings
CR: 18th
RC: 11th
SC: 9th

Sub-Section Time Management
Overall Verbal: 1:43
CR: 1:48
RC: 2:15
SC: 1:13

Performance by Fundamental Skills

CR:
- Analysis/Critique 66%
- Construction/Plan 60%

RC:
- identify inferred idea 20%
- identify stated idea 80%

SC
- grammar 33%
- communication 66%

Summary
Your Verbal score of 15 is higher than 10% of GMAT Exam scores recorded in the past three years. The mean score for this section is 27.11.
• Your performance on Critical Reasoning questions was equivalent to a score of 17, which is better than 18% of GMAT Exam scores recorded in the past three years. The mean score for this sub-section is 27.59.
◦ Your performance of 66% on Analysis/Critique questions is considered Above Average.
◦ Your performance of 60% on Construction/Plan questions is considered Average.
• Your performance on Reading Comprehension questions was equivalent to a score of 13, which is better than 11% of
GMAT Exam scores recorded in the past three years. The mean score for this sub-section is 27.17.
◦ Your performance of 20% on Identify Inferred Idea questions is considered Very Weak.
◦ Your performance of 80% on Identify Stated Idea questions is considered Above Average.
• Your performance on Sentence Correction questions was equivalent to a score of 13, which is better than 9% of GMAT Exam scores recorded in the past three years. The mean score for this sub-section is 27.34.
◦ Your performance of 33% on Grammar questions is considered Weak.
◦ Your performance of 66% on Communication questions is considered Above Average.
• You completed 36 questions in the Verbal section.
• You responded correctly to 50% of the first set of questions, 43% of the second set of questions, 57% of the third set of
questions and 63% of the final set of questions.
• The average difficulty of questions presented to you in the first set of questions was Medium, the average for the
second set of questions was Medium Low , the average for the third set of questions was Medium and was Medium for
the final set of questions.
• The average time it took you to respond to the first set of questions presented was 1:56, the average time for the
second set of questions was 1:37, the average time for the third set of questions was 2:08 and 1:13 for the final set of
questions.
• Please Note: If you sat for the GMAT exam prior to April 16, 2018 this section contained 41 questions, on or after April
16, 2018 the section consists of 36 questions.

Hey Emma,

Since it's clear that you need to improve in all aspects of GMAT verbal, why don't you check out the TTP verbal materials?
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We are the same, verbal is my problem too, right now, my best way to fast-learn English proficiency is to make a lot of conversation with my American friends. At some point, I think I'm getting better and better with it. Btw, I'm Asian living here in my Aunt's place in Florida.


Hi Drstudy,

I see that even you are struggling with verbal and are looking to improve your score. I hope my previous reply to Emma helps. And if you wish to have a detailed discussion regarding the study strategy, you can get in touch with me using the below link.


Thanks for your help! Right now, I'm just taking a break for a while. I'll be back to my study after a month or so and I'll be sure to visit your link posted here. Again thanks!
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thank you for your reply. I feel the same. Speaking and listening to English really improves. But, in the end, it doesn't really help me on my GMAT reading skills. :/ And over all, I dont have ANY English speaking friend. :/
Hi emmieemma, can you share your ESR for analysis.

Also, you might want to go thru this article, for advice on how to re-attempt GMAT.