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Hi Everyone,
I have been preparing for a long time, since July 2022 and I am seeing no improvement in my score. I am able to do mostly every question that is from the OG, i have completed Maths OG twice, Verbal OG and advanced once, finished all the material that I had, but I am seeing no improvement in my score. Can anybody, help me out with this.
Any help will be highly appreciated.

Thanks!

MartyTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi Ps1810.

What were you starting total, Quant, and Verbal scores, and what are they now?

Ps1810 · Answer

Hi Marty, 
Thanks for a quick reply, I am very glad that an expert replied.
My initial quant score was - Q49 and verbal score was - V19, then Q49 & V27, and after almost 6months of prep -Q49 and V25.
I am good with quant and when I am practicing with time on forum quiz(for OG questions) I am able to get almost all of them correct but I am not sure why am I not performing.
Again, thank you so much Marty for a quick response.

ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

Since verbal is your issue, here is an article you may find helpful:

How to Score High on GMAT Verbal

GmatKnightTutor · Answer

Have suggested Manhattan-Prep's 6th Edition for Sentence Correction and Critical Reasoning. Becoming familiar with how INFERENCE questions work on RC and, for SC, memorizing commonly tested idioms may help boost your score a bit as well. Might be worth considering working with a study buddy who is strong on Verbal also. You could teach them Quant (Q49) in exchange.

SC Idiom List  - may help a bit (you can use Anki to make flashcards out of them).

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi Ps1810,

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:

Studies:
1) Have you taken the Official GMAT yet? If you have, then how did you score (and on what date did you take the Exam?)?
2) Over the last 3 months, how many hours did you typically study each week?
3) Have you used any other study materials besides the books that you listed? What “brands” of CATs/mocks have you used?
4) 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)?

Goals:
5) What is your overall goal score?
6) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

Contact Rich at: [email protected]

Aishyk97 · Answer

Hi, I am no expert.

But I was facing the same problem.
I started practicing with LSAT materials and this has helped my performance.

After reading many articles I realized that improving my verbal performance would not be an easy task.
Here is what I did:

1. Practicing with time using the LSAT materials. They are tougher than the GMAT materials so they put you under pressure to perform better.

2. Analysing my mistakes
What I came to realize is that it is not whether I am getting an answer right or wrong. Test performance does not depend on any one question. But rather figuring out patterns in my test-taking. I realized that around halfway through the test I see a drop in my accuracy. Because of time constraints, I lose out on answering some questions that I potentially could've gotten right as I would've wasted time on the first few questions.
Beyond this, I also realized that there are certain question types that I am weaker at, and started focusing my energy on those kinds of questions. What is really important, is not just knowing the right answer but being able to eliminate every other wrong answer with confidence and training your mind to realize why an answer is wrong so that you can take advantage of that during the exam and make a quick elimination.

3. I used this article from Manhattan prep to analyze my initial mocks.
I did spend a lot of time on this but honestly, it really helped me. I think it would be fruitful for anyone looking to understand what is going wrong and to figure out how they can improve.
https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/blog ... ts-part-1/

4. GMATNinja has a great 13 week study plan.
https://gmatclub.com/forum/gmat-ninja-s ... 00295.html

But all in all, improving verbal is not easy. It takes time, practice, and tons of dedication. But stick with it and you will see great results.
Hope this helps you.

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