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22 Nov 2018, 07:15
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Hello,
This is my first time posting. I have been studying for about 3 months now and took 2 exams resulting in scores of 430 (24/09/2018) and 490 (21/11/2018). I began 3 months ago with the D-test and scored a 380. During this period I focused on the Official Guide 2018 and made all the questions with checking the answers back on Gmatclub. After the first exam I also bought Magoosh online course and went through a one-month studyplan. One week before my second exam, I also finished a practice exam and scored 560. That made me feel better. However once I hit the verbal part during my real exam, my mind was exhausted and end up guessing some questions. Also, I have a hard time reading the RC passages fast enough and have to read the CR stems more than once.
So I need a score of 550 before January 4th, I hope to get an advice from you guys ro reach 550 in a short-time period. I still want to hit my target though so I'm willing to do what it takes to accomplish my goal. My native language is Dutch and to enroll for the Finance program in the Netherlands you need a 550+ gmat score.
Thank you,
Ercan
This is my first time posting. I have been studying for about 3 months now and took 2 exams resulting in scores of 430 (24/09/2018) and 490 (21/11/2018). I began 3 months ago with the D-test and scored a 380. During this period I focused on the Official Guide 2018 and made all the questions with checking the answers back on Gmatclub. After the first exam I also bought Magoosh online course and went through a one-month studyplan. One week before my second exam, I also finished a practice exam and scored 560. That made me feel better. However once I hit the verbal part during my real exam, my mind was exhausted and end up guessing some questions. Also, I have a hard time reading the RC passages fast enough and have to read the CR stems more than once.
So I need a score of 550 before January 4th, I hope to get an advice from you guys ro reach 550 in a short-time period. I still want to hit my target though so I'm willing to do what it takes to accomplish my goal. My native language is Dutch and to enroll for the Finance program in the Netherlands you need a 550+ gmat score.
Thank you,
Ercan
22 Nov 2018, 09:44
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Hello [b]Ercan .....welcome to the community.[/b]
GMAT is more related to the fundamentals . Although by nature it takes time , but can be done . I perceive it as learning to ride a bi-cycle or learning swimming. Once acquired , the new skill becomes your second nature. ( Although it has not became my second nature yet
).
Not sure about your strong & weak suits , but the link below will give you an idea about in how many ways you can achieve a score :
https://www.800score.com/score2.html
To Improve on Quants you can try the below :
1.To start with definitely have a through lookup ( & clear understanding of the concepts ) at GMAT CLUB math book.
2.Follow the link: https://gmatclub.com/forum/all-you-need ... 40445.html
& Ultimate GMAT Quantitative Megathread
3.Practice the questions at different levels (Recommendation: Once your accuracy is >75% at 500-level , move to 600-level. And once you reach the accuracy >75% at 600-level , move to 700-level )For Practice : DS (https://gmatclub.com/forum/ds-question- ... 28728.html) & PS (https://gmatclub.com/forum/gmat-ps-ques ... 27957.html)
4. Where ever you find solutions by Bunuel , chetan2u and other prominent guys ..... understand them so well that you can explain the same to any other.
5. Finally.... If you are shooting for Q50-51........ go for the GMAT CLUB tests.
For Verbal Suite :
RC : The only thing required is practice , try to do 2-3 passages each dayt from GMAT Club collections : ( definitely understand your mistakes & guesses)
For Practice : https://gmatclub.com/forum/reading-comp ... 29341.html
CR: Power Score is a very good book. Then practice at GMAT Club - regularly & again, understand the logic behind the correct as well as wrong answers.
For Practice :https://gmatclub.com/forum/critical-reasoning-question-directory-topic-and-difficulty-128861.html
SC: Rule based .... know your rules ....... Then practice at GMAT Club - regularly & again, understand the logic behind the correct as well as wrong answers.
For Practice : https://gmatclub.com/forum/sentence-cor ... 29750.html
All the best !!
GMAT is more related to the fundamentals . Although by nature it takes time , but can be done . I perceive it as learning to ride a bi-cycle or learning swimming. Once acquired , the new skill becomes your second nature. ( Although it has not became my second nature yet
).Not sure about your strong & weak suits , but the link below will give you an idea about in how many ways you can achieve a score :
https://www.800score.com/score2.html
To Improve on Quants you can try the below :
1.To start with definitely have a through lookup ( & clear understanding of the concepts ) at GMAT CLUB math book.
2.Follow the link: https://gmatclub.com/forum/all-you-need ... 40445.html
& Ultimate GMAT Quantitative Megathread
3.Practice the questions at different levels (Recommendation: Once your accuracy is >75% at 500-level , move to 600-level. And once you reach the accuracy >75% at 600-level , move to 700-level )For Practice : DS (https://gmatclub.com/forum/ds-question- ... 28728.html) & PS (https://gmatclub.com/forum/gmat-ps-ques ... 27957.html)
4. Where ever you find solutions by Bunuel , chetan2u and other prominent guys ..... understand them so well that you can explain the same to any other.
5. Finally.... If you are shooting for Q50-51........ go for the GMAT CLUB tests.
For Verbal Suite :
RC : The only thing required is practice , try to do 2-3 passages each dayt from GMAT Club collections : ( definitely understand your mistakes & guesses)
For Practice : https://gmatclub.com/forum/reading-comp ... 29341.html
CR: Power Score is a very good book. Then practice at GMAT Club - regularly & again, understand the logic behind the correct as well as wrong answers.
For Practice :https://gmatclub.com/forum/critical-reasoning-question-directory-topic-and-difficulty-128861.html
SC: Rule based .... know your rules ....... Then practice at GMAT Club - regularly & again, understand the logic behind the correct as well as wrong answers.
For Practice : https://gmatclub.com/forum/sentence-cor ... 29750.html
All the best !!
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22 Nov 2018, 10:24
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Ercan
Dear Ercan,
sorry to hear that it did not work out during your first try.
In general, it is helpful to provide the score split as that helps people to asses your ability and give recommendations accordingly.
However, based on your description I understood that verbal seems to be the main troublemaker and that RC is the obstacle in particular.
You might want to have a look at some or all of the following topics;
RC:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/how-to-destr ... ml#p205035
CR:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/powerscore-c ... ml#p937472
General:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/how-to-impro ... l#p1643215
https://gmatclub.com/forum/verbal-strat ... l#p2082192
If you need further material on a specific topic please let me know.
Good luck for the prep and the next exam,
Chris
