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21 Nov 2014, 03:21
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Dear community,
I took the gmat a few weeks ago without preparation, just to see how it is. My score was 590, which is fine for a first start and gave me the feeling that the 600's and 650+ are not out of reach.
My hope was supported by very different performances in the Quant and Verbal section
--> Quant 46, Verbal 24!! (something like that)
My problem is that I don't know how to improve my verbal. Because SC is the "closest" to Quant, I decided to start with that topic (in SC I can thus improve the most). I bought a Magoosh account and watched all the videos and did the quizzes. It tells me that my skills in the SC area are between 35-42 which really made me happy. However, the exercises found here in the forums never allow me to go higher than 45% (medium difficulty) max! I always do either silly mistakes or simply 2-3 answers sound correct to me.
I did all the SC exercises in the OG 14 and the additional Verbal book. Another problem given is that I cannot repeat problems because I directly remember the solution.
Do you have any advice?? How can I improve in SC without having to guess so much (and prevent those stupid mistakes)
I have to retake the GMAT this year.
Cheers
I took the gmat a few weeks ago without preparation, just to see how it is. My score was 590, which is fine for a first start and gave me the feeling that the 600's and 650+ are not out of reach.
My hope was supported by very different performances in the Quant and Verbal section
--> Quant 46, Verbal 24!! (something like that)
My problem is that I don't know how to improve my verbal. Because SC is the "closest" to Quant, I decided to start with that topic (in SC I can thus improve the most). I bought a Magoosh account and watched all the videos and did the quizzes. It tells me that my skills in the SC area are between 35-42 which really made me happy. However, the exercises found here in the forums never allow me to go higher than 45% (medium difficulty) max! I always do either silly mistakes or simply 2-3 answers sound correct to me.
I did all the SC exercises in the OG 14 and the additional Verbal book. Another problem given is that I cannot repeat problems because I directly remember the solution.
Do you have any advice?? How can I improve in SC without having to guess so much (and prevent those stupid mistakes)
I have to retake the GMAT this year.
Cheers
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23 Nov 2014, 11:06
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you can avoid silly mistakes by learning the grammar rules and by practising more number of questions.
dont get tempted by looking trap answers.
by process of elimination you can easily narrow down to 2 options.
the answer which you select must be grammatically correct, no change in the intended meaning and precise.
you can do some practise in OG 12 or 13.
When you work on those, apart from choosing correct answer, you should eliminate other incorrect answer choices with proper reason. don't eliminate since it is wordy and awkward. This can improve your accuracy.
dont get tempted by looking trap answers.
by process of elimination you can easily narrow down to 2 options.
the answer which you select must be grammatically correct, no change in the intended meaning and precise.
you can do some practise in OG 12 or 13.
When you work on those, apart from choosing correct answer, you should eliminate other incorrect answer choices with proper reason. don't eliminate since it is wordy and awkward. This can improve your accuracy.
24 Nov 2014, 09:36
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Hi oli1324
SC questions are challenging, and you may be tempted to answer some of the questions using your gut or 'ear.' But don't do this! SC questions are rarely only grammatical. Be sure you understand what the original sentence is trying to convey. This will help you rule out answers that don't make sense or violate the logic or meaning of the sentence. Try to eliminate incorrect answer choices systematically.
As you may already know, attention to detail is key in mastering the SC section. So when answering SC questions, don't jump the gun. For the hardest SC questions, you'll need to go through a few steps before you're ready to answer.
If you have some time from now until exam day, try signing up for a free trial of our course. Our adaptive learning technologies can help you iron out those last SC issues: https://econgm.at/freetrialoffer
Best of luck and let us know how things go.
Jessica
SC questions are challenging, and you may be tempted to answer some of the questions using your gut or 'ear.' But don't do this! SC questions are rarely only grammatical. Be sure you understand what the original sentence is trying to convey. This will help you rule out answers that don't make sense or violate the logic or meaning of the sentence. Try to eliminate incorrect answer choices systematically.
As you may already know, attention to detail is key in mastering the SC section. So when answering SC questions, don't jump the gun. For the hardest SC questions, you'll need to go through a few steps before you're ready to answer.
If you have some time from now until exam day, try signing up for a free trial of our course. Our adaptive learning technologies can help you iron out those last SC issues: https://econgm.at/freetrialoffer
Best of luck and let us know how things go.
Jessica
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Hi there,
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