adkikani wrote:
Hi Experts,
I am huge fan of gmatclub and am indebted to this forum for valuable resources and
suggestions from experts.
Brief profile: M32, India, BE in private MNC with 11 years of WE
I started with GMAT prep-1 (310 Q20 / V8) in Jan- 17 w/o any sort of preparation and after spending
10-12 hrs/ week on perfecting verbal, I found that there was only marginal score improvement
when I reattempted the same test again yesterday (360, Q27 / V13)
On reviewing analysis, I found that my accuracy in all sections across verbal was less than 50%
esp, SC (41%) I have completed
e-gmat resources on forum,
manhattan books, powerscore and all
OG and
was scoring 70% while attempting Qs in un-timed manner.
It seems I am not able to apply the learning and rules although I am very good at memorizing them.
I also noticed that I almost did not use much of scratch paper to scribble anything down during the exam and
relied heavily on my memory. (noting conclusion, making para summaries)
Let me know your insights so that I can rectify my approach in coming prep phase.
WR,
Arpit.
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Hi Arpit,
I would echo the thoughts of the other experts here. I think you are focussing more on quantity than quality. You need to build the foundation first, understand the concepts and then start solving the problems. You scores clearly show a lack of understanding of fundamentals.
If you are stuck at a point, you can increase your score by drilling down deep.
SC: The questions test various concepts such as S-V agreement, modifiers, parallelism etc. Find out what troubles you.
As a general guide line and a starting point, you can start solving a question by taking the following things in consideration:
1. Find out the subject and the verb
2. See that the S&V agree in number
3. Look out for the modifiers
4. Look out for parallelism
5. Look out for usage of certain words - such as vs like, few vs less etc.
CR: There might be certain types of questions that are troubling you. May be Assumption, may be conclusion, inference etc.
You need to find that out and then practice them
RC: This again can be drilled down into different types of questions and also different topics. See what questions and topics trouble you the most and then practice accordingly.
Quants: Again try to break the questions in topics such as Algebra, Number system (very important), Geometry, PnC etc.
As an addition, start preparing an
error log and keep a note of all the mistakes you made and the lessons you learnt from the problems. This will ensure you do not make the same mistake again.