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Hey,

Is there anyone who has taken TOP Subscription for GFE?

Top one percent (TOP)^

Hi Janvi. I have taken it.

Which is the best coaching for GMAT in Bangalore India , where we can get personal attention, mentorship, coaching ,some level of accountability or daily check in to stay on track with studies, I am a working professional it has been difficult to be consistent with studies, I had taken top but didn’t find much suitable for me, any advice is appreciated

Hey everyone! 😊

I’m gearing up to take the GMAT Focus for the first time in a few months 📚, but I’m really struggling with the Quant section 😅. I could use some help! If anyone is good with numbers and has some free time, I want a study buddy so,feel free to reach out. Let’s tackle this together!

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I’m looking for a virtual study buddy, who is serious about GMAT. The idea is to discuss topics/doubts/preparation and share materials. I’m based in Indian Timezone, GMT +05:30. If interested, please DM.
P.S.: I live in Banglaore and I’m planning to take GMAT by end of July, 2024.

i am interested

Cool! Please DM your mail-id or contact no. to discuss further.

Hi, I am looking for a study partner to practice questions together. Pls ping me if anyone is SERIOUSLY INTERESTED.

Focus is to be on quant. My whatsapp - +91 9831912523

I am interested , I also stay in Bangalore and want to give GMAT by July end - 9810546765

Hey guys, do let me know if anyone’s planning to take up a Target Test Prep course?

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Here are some thoughts on how to improve your GMAT Verbal skills:

To increase your verbal score to a higher level, you have to go through GMAT verbal carefully to find your exact weaknesses, fill gaps in your knowledge, and strengthen your skills. The overall process will be to find weaker areas, learn all about how to answer questions of types that you aren't that comfortable with now, and do dozens of practice questions category by category, basically driving your score up point by point.

For example, assume you begin studying Critical Reasoning. Your first goal is to master the individual Critical Reasoning topics: Strengthen the Argument, Weaken the Argument, Resolve the Paradox, etc. As you go through the questions, do a thorough analysis of each question that you don't get correct. If you missed a Weaken question, ask yourself why you didn't get it right. Did you make a careless mistake? Did you not recognize what the question was asking? Did you skip over a key detail in an answer choice? Getting GMAT verbal questions right is a matter of what you know, what you see, and what you do. So, any time that you don't get one right, you can seek to identify what you would have had to know in order to get the right answer, what you had to see that you didn't see, and what you could have done differently to arrive at the correct answer.

Regarding RC, when students get those questions wrong, it’s partly because they don't truly understand what they have just read. To understand what you are reading, you may have to slow down even more (for now) in order to eventually speed up. You have to learn to comprehend what you read, keep it all straight, and use what you are reading to arrive at correct answers.

At this point, your best bet is to focus on getting the correct answers to questions, taking **as much time as you need** to see key details and understand the logic of what you are reading. If you don't understand something, go back and read it one sentence at a time, even one word at a time, not moving on until you understand what you have just read. There is no way around this work. Your goal should be to take all the time you need to understand exactly what is being said and arrive at the correct answer. If you can learn to get answers taking your time, you can learn to speed up. Answering questions is like any task: The more times you do it carefully and successfully, the faster you become at doing it carefully and successfully.

Another component to understanding what you are reading is being “present” when reading. Don’t worry about how things are going at work, or what you will eat for dinner, or even how long you’re taking to read through the passage. Just focus on what is in front of you, word by word, line by line. Furthermore, try to make reading fun. For example, even if you are reading about a topic that bores you, pretend that you are the person making the argument. By doing so, you will make the passage more relatable to YOU, and ultimately you should be able to read with greater focus.

One final component of Reading Comprehension that may be tripping you up is that RC questions contain one or more trap answers that seem to answer the question but don't really. So, a key part of training to correctly answer RC questions is learning to notice the differences between trap answers and correct answers. You have to learn to see how trap answers seem to follow from what the passages say, but don't really, while correct answers fit what the passages say exactly. Of course, the better you become at noticing the differences between trap answer choices and correct answers, the faster you will answer RC questions.

Here is also a great article that you can check out:

How to Score High on GMAT Verbal on the Focus Edition

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Although I cannot give you a daily study plan, here is some advice on how to move forward with your prep.

One important piece of advice is to ensure you are studying in a topical way. In other words, be sure you are focusing on just ONE quant, verbal, or DI topic at a time and practicing just that topic until you achieve mastery. If you can study in that way, I’m sure you will start to see incremental improvement.

For example, let’s say that you want to practice Number Properties. You can do so by answering 50 or more questions just from Number Properties: LCM, GCF, units digit patterns, divisibility, remainders, etc.

After each problem set, thoroughly analyze your incorrect questions. For example, if you got a remainder question wrong, ask yourself why. Did you make a careless mistake? Did you not properly apply the remainder formula? Was there a concept you did not understand in the question?

By carefully analyzing your mistakes, you will be able to fix your weaknesses efficiently and, in turn, improve your GMAT quant skills. Number Properties is just one example; follow this process for all quant, verbal, and DI topics.

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Feel free to reach out with any questions.

Good luck!

Oh my god. This was so helpful.

This really is very helpful. Thank you so much!!

I have opted in for trial and it was truly amazing. Although I have not opted due to my budget constraints. But it was really nice.

Hey folks!
I am preparing for GMAT and will give the exam on mid October
Currently I am looking for a virtual study partner
Please ping me if anyone interested
Thanks!

Hey!
I live in Bangalore and planning to give gmat in Aug end
Anybody interested in solving questions together?

Yes,I’m

I’m also in. Planned to give the exam in August.