Thanks a ton whiplash2411 for your advise.Please find my response/queries inline
36 and 19 are not your average scores and might indicate a fundamental weakness in your preparation and knowledge. But it's not impossible to bring your score up.
PS :I got 36 and 19 during my first GMAT attempt. Improving from 36Q-> 49Q and 19V->40V will involve a combination of knowing and applying concepts and using correct strategies for different sections and sub-sections. I need GC members help here to devise a strategy for the improvement.
1. Get the
MGMAT or Veritas Prep Math Fundamentals book. I've heard good things about both the books and I am sure it'll help bring you up-to-date on the basic concepts.
PS: I got
MGMAT books .
2. Then, if you can, enroll in a Knewton class or buy either the
MGMAT Bundle or the Veritas books. These are comprehensive resources that will definitely aid you in your preparation. Choose between them - they're both good.
3. Get the Powerscore CR Bible. Definitely get
MGMAT SC.
PS: I got both the books.
From here on, devise a strategy that would basically involve a familiarization phase and a practice phase. First gain proper understanding of concepts.
PS: Can you please advise which would be correct approach :
Approach 1: Learn concepts of all the subsections SC, CR, RC , PS, DS and just do
MGMAT exercises. After completing this, do questions from different question banks like
OG,
OG Verbal and Quant and GmatClub topic wise questions.
Or
Approach 2:Learn one concept do all the questions for example in case of Number properties complete first topic; Prime numbers and divisibility and do all the questions for GMAT Club forum. In this way complete quant and then follow same approach for verbal.
Or
Approach 3: Complete each
MGMAT book and after completion of each book do questions from forum. That means in case of quant complete all 5 books and do the topic wise questions from forum. After completing quant section move to verbal and follow same approach
Approach 4: Start Quant and Verbal lets say SC in parallel and do questions from forum.
Please advise in case you thing any other approach is better.
Then finally take practice exams and see where you stand. If you're consistently scoring >700 in your practice tests (esp. GMAT Prep), then you're in good shape. If not, go back and re-do your problem areas.
PS: Sure will do that and will share my experience
Hope this helps, and good luck!