Hi Yuko499,
Many GMATers find at least some part of the Exam to be challenging - so you are not alone. Thankfully, the Verbal section is as consistent and predictable as the Quant section is, but Verbal questions have no 'safety net' - meaning that if you make a little mistake or miss a vital piece of information, then you will convince yourself that one of the wrong answers is correct (and not realize it). Based on your first two CAT/mock results, you have a LOT of work to do in the Verbal section - and it will take some time to learn, practice and master all of the Verbal skills needed to consistently score a V36+. If your current Test Date is September 20th though, then that leaves you with less than 3 weeks of potential study time. That type of improvement in such a short timeframe is likely too difficult to be considered realistic. If you ultimately "need" to score that high to get into your first-choice School, then you will need to adjust your plans a bit.
Before I can offer you any additional advice for your studies, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
1) How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used so far?
3) Are these the only 2 CATs/mocks that you have taken or were there others? 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)?
4) 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
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