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07 May 2016, 20:32
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Hello all,
I wish to take GMAT at the end of may, target is 720-740. June-july i won't be able to, and I wish to apply in Round 1.
I started preparing in mid Jan. with Books. my results are as follows
16FEB- Veristas free test---570 - Q44 - V25 - only V and Q
24Mar- MGMAT1-------------590 - Q44 - V28 - only V and Q
2Apr - MGMAT 2- it was a bust as i ran out of time.
11APR- GMATprep1---------600 - Q48 - V25 - Full
17APR - MGMAT3------------580 - Q42 - V28 - Full
24 Apr - IE B School free test
----------------------------640-680- Q50 -V30 - only V and Q
07may- GMATPREP2--------650 - Q49 - V29 - Full - but was not able to attempt question no 41 in verbal section. time ran out. probably that also pulled the score lower.
I posted here after MGMAT1. (manhattan-prep-test-1-590-what-to-do-215552.html)
and was suggested to do test in full and at the fixed time when i would have my real test. Have been following that advice.
After GMATPrep test 1 i shifted gears. Moved from books to online material from GMATPrepNow
In last 3-4 tests i have been taking full breaks. Following up on my mistakes. working on those. but Still progress is tediously slow
1. Shall I shift gears again? as I have 3 more weeks to prepare.
2. What should be my approach now?
I wish to take GMAT at the end of may, target is 720-740. June-july i won't be able to, and I wish to apply in Round 1.
I started preparing in mid Jan. with Books. my results are as follows
16FEB- Veristas free test---570 - Q44 - V25 - only V and Q
24Mar- MGMAT1-------------590 - Q44 - V28 - only V and Q
2Apr - MGMAT 2- it was a bust as i ran out of time.
11APR- GMATprep1---------600 - Q48 - V25 - Full
17APR - MGMAT3------------580 - Q42 - V28 - Full
24 Apr - IE B School free test
----------------------------640-680- Q50 -V30 - only V and Q
07may- GMATPREP2--------650 - Q49 - V29 - Full - but was not able to attempt question no 41 in verbal section. time ran out. probably that also pulled the score lower.
I posted here after MGMAT1. (manhattan-prep-test-1-590-what-to-do-215552.html)
and was suggested to do test in full and at the fixed time when i would have my real test. Have been following that advice.
After GMATPrep test 1 i shifted gears. Moved from books to online material from GMATPrepNow
In last 3-4 tests i have been taking full breaks. Following up on my mistakes. working on those. but Still progress is tediously slow
1. Shall I shift gears again? as I have 3 more weeks to prepare.
2. What should be my approach now?
10 May 2016, 14:17
Kudos
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prabhakar09
Dear prabhakar09,
I'm sorry to hear about your struggles and I am happy to respond.
First of all, here are two blogs that you may find germane:
1) GMAT Study Plan for a 700 or More
2) Getting a Good GMAT Score
Your math scores are impressive, and clearly it is verbal that is holding you back. Here's a set of free GMAT Idiom flashcards.
Also, I will recommend this blog article:
How to Improve Your GMAT Verbal Score
If you push yourself, every single day between now and your GMAT, to do over an hour of sophisticated English reading---over and above all the time you are spending on GMAT-specific practice---this will lead to some improvement.
I will be honest with you. It will be extremely difficult to make the kinds of gains you want to make in the time you have left. If you can take some time off from work or cut other obligations so that you can devote more time to studying, that will help. Fundamentally, you have to commit yourself to going above and beyond. If you want to do things at a comfortable pace, you will not get to your goal, you have to push yourself.
Here's one suggestion I will make. My company, Magoosh, has a fabulous library of verbal lessons that could really help you. We have a 7-day guarantee: anyone who uses the product for less than 7 days gets a full refund if they want. You could join Magoosh, watch as many verbal lesson videos as you can, do as many Magoosh verbal practice questions as you can, and if you cancel your membership before 7 days are up, it will cost you nothing. I would also recommend reading every verbal post on that free blog.
You can do this, but the next three weeks will require the heart of a lion. If you have that, you can do it, my friend.
Does all this make sense?
Mike
