justincao wrote:
Hi all!
Here's my previous scores:
1st: GMAT ONLINE Q49 V26. Really dont know how I got such a low score on verbal, really thought i did well lol whatever though
2nd: GMAT in person, Q45 V39.
The gap was about 50 days and i focused on verbal and apparently slipped away in quant a little bit. I really want to maintain a 49+ for quant and effectively increase my verbal score. Here's what I have come up as a strategy
I will do 5 questions of each topic (DS, PS, SC, RC, CR), all from the 700-level question banks that the forum offers.
Is that a good strategy? Or perhaps I should get get
manhattan prep? I did get Kaplan from the begining but i dont think it's that effective to prepare me for the 740+ level.
Please advise.
Hi justincao,
You are doing the very common mistake which most students do in their initial stages and end up regretting their approach. You are in a
misconception that practicing 'N' number of questions will help you overcome your weaker areas. It is the
methodology on which you have to focus on. GMAT is a test of application of concepts, so, to score well, it is really important that you learn the concepts and the methodology required.
Why do I emphasize so much on using the right methodology?
GMAT is a one such test which focuses mainly on application of concepts rather than just concepts. So, to score well on GMAT, it is really important to use the right methodology to solve questions. If you have a misconception that GMAT just gives you questions which test your conceptual knowledge and remembering few formulae would help you solve them, then let me tell you the harsh truth. GMAT questions are very tricky and one would require a
strong conceptual knowledge and right strategies to solve them. One has to perform a certain pre-analysis on the question stem to understand what is it that the question actually requires you to do. Only learning the right methodology to solve questions will help you do this process effectively. The same goes with Verbal. Each module on verbal (SC, CR and RC) has to be approached in a certain way.
For example, there is a misconception that SC questions test your knowledge of grammatical rules. But what GMAT actually tests is the ability to convey the right meaning without any ambiguity. So, it is really important to
approach them from a meaning stand-point. Grammatical rules are helpful but only to some extent. You can find a few answer choices which are grammatically correct and also convey a logical meaning. But there is only one answer choice, which conveys the intended meaning. So, it is important to understand the meaning the sentence is trying to convey and identify the errors and then eliminate the answer choices which do not convey the intended meaning.
Having said that, how do you go about learning the right methodology? Is there any effective way of doing that?
Yes! The best way to learn the right methodology is to learn the concepts along with the methodology. And to understand where you are going wrong while solving questions, it is really important to refer to the detailed solutions and compare your approach with the right one. This will help you nullify the gap gradually, making sure that you master the skill of using the right methodology.
The need to use the right resource:
As you now understood the importance of using the right methodology, it is equally important to use the right resource to learn that. The resource you use has to teach you the concepts methodically and also the right strategies. It should help you solve GMAT like questions and also provide you with detailed solutions. The best way you can learn the right approach is by referring to the solutions and comparing your approach with the right one. It should help you identify your weaker areas and work on them. So, make sure to choose the right resource this time and start studying from it.
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