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mukherjeeabhish
GMAT 710 ( V40 Q48)
Finally gave my GMAT 2nd time. From 660 in 1st attempt to 710 2nd time I am satisfied with the score,even though I am disappointed with my Quants ,which was my strong point. However I want to thank each and every experts here for their beautiful insights in all the topics .That helped me a lot.
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Congratulations
mukherjeeabhish !
What was you V/Q breakup for 660 and How did you improve in verbal?
V/Q for 660 was Q49 ,V31 .
As for the improvement :
Sentence Correction :
I read two books - GMAT Sentence Correction Nirvana for the foundation and Manhattan Sentence correction book for advanced topics . i also practiced a lot of questions from the forum and made sure to read most of the explanations of the experts from here . Those explanations are really very useful . I realized the 1st time I was more mechanical with my approach . I looked for grammatical errors the moment I read the question . But this time I understood the meaning of the sentence completely before approaching the options . If we practice enough , certainly we will get a pattern of the rules tested in each question and that helps .
CR -
I read Powerscore GMAT Critical Reasoning Bible and that's enough to understand how to approach each question . When I approached a question , I created a logical structure to understand how each statement is linked with the other. That helps in finding the conclusion and assumption and getting a clear picture of the argument . I also practiced a lot of LSAT questions from here .Those questions helped me to comprehend the twists an argument
can present , specially those cause and effect ones .
RC -
I practiced 2-3 passages every day and followed the topic RC Butler closely . I made sure to use the
GMAT timer very seriously as ,I feel , in RC comprehension is easy , but to do so within the stipulated time is very very difficult .
What else has helped me is the lessons from the 1st attempt . I understood the places in which I went wrong ,including choosing the sequence of sections in the test . I went for V followed by Q in my 1st attempt . This time I went for Q 1st so that by the time I approach verbal I could calm down a bit .
I also took the mock test series of
Experts Global .From my experience the tests were quite accurate . I scored in the range of 700 - 720 in those .
Good luck with your preparation .