Events & Promotions
|
|
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.
Customized
for You
Track
Your Progress
Practice
Pays
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Apr 2512:30 AM EDT
-01:30 AM EDT
At one point, she believed GMAT wasn’t for her. After scoring 595, self-doubt crept in and she questioned her potential. But instead of quitting, she made the right strategic changes. The result? A remarkable comeback to 695. Check out how Saakshi did it.
Apr 2610:00 AM EDT
-11:00 AM EDT
The Target Test Prep course represents a quantum leap forward in GMAT preparation, a radical reinterpretation of the way that students should study. Try before you buy with a 5-day, full-access trial of the course for FREE!
Apr 2711:00 AM EDT
-12:00 PM EDT
Prefer video-based learning? The Target Test Prep OnDemand course is a one-of-a-kind video masterclass featuring 400 hours of lecture-style teaching by Scott Woodbury-Stewart, founder of Target Test Prep and one of the most accomplished GMAT instructors
Apr 2808:00 AM PDT
-11:00 AM PDT
Whether you are just beginning your MBA journey or fine-tuning your path to a 700+ score, GMAT Day is designed to give you a competitive edge.
Updated on: 19 Apr 2012, 06:47
Originally posted by siddheart22 on 17 Apr 2012, 21:37.
Last edited by siddheart22 on 19 Apr 2012, 06:47, edited 1 time in total.
Last edited by siddheart22 on 19 Apr 2012, 06:47, edited 1 time in total.
Kudos
Bookmarks
Firstly, thank you to this forum, to its readers, moderators, founders, everybody.
This forum has a nobel intention and is a great source of information for all GMAT takers.
Just before I decided to write my debrief, I happened to read one another debrief. And man, am I glad I did that, that debrief is from risys82, its in the Best Stories section. That debrief has reinforced a self-belief in me that hardwork DOES payoff.
My test
I took my test over last weekend and got a depressing 660 (Q49, V32). I am a non-native English speaker, but 32 in verbal was still on the lower side of all my test scores so far. With 12 years of work experience, family with 2 toddler boys and a full time job, retaking GMAT sounds like a challenge.
Material used
I prepared for the test for close to 5 months using the following material [did most of this atleast thrice (EVERY question) to the point that I started memorizing these questions- unfortunately]:
MGMAT Strategy guides
Official Review Guide 11th Edition
Kaplan Premier 2012
Kaplan 800
Official Quant Guide
Official Verbal Guide
PowerScore Critical Reasoning
Used a lot of material from this forum as well: Flash cards, GMAT CLub tests (all -25 Quant, 6 Verbal) [very helpful], GMAT PREP 200 SC, LSAT CR, and a lot of material from Whiplash.
I certainly needed to improve my verbal score. I was aware from the get go of my prep, that verbal is my weak area. And I did try to cover all the strategies by doing as many books as possible. Read through my mistakes, reviewed answers, explanations, error logs, but my performance never improved beyond 36 in verbal.
Question to readers
Now, I wonder if I should consider GMAT PILL to improve my verbal area. I've read a bit about the course, and reviewed some of its sample videos. I think I liked their sample videos and reviewing them makes me think that if I watch those videos closely and repetitively, they 'can' ingrain the frameworks/concepts and give me an approach to quickly solve verbal questions. But thats just my thought, I would like to hear from someone who has used GMATPILL, a first hand review on the course's verbal pills and also to learn about some of its cons.
Learning
I personally think that one thing that I was lacking was the ability to attack verbal questions. Despite knowing almost all the strategies on SC I was never able to attack any question. Despite practicing umpteen number of questions in CR, I was not confident between the 'two' answer choices. Despite reading several hard and extra hard RC passages, I still always got one or two wrong in every passage I read.
Therefore, I believe on GMAT to know is one thing but to be able to apply one's knowledge is a completely different ball game. In my case, this gap prevented me to get into the golden 700s.
I want to try again, but before I start my prep, I really need this forum to either endorse my approach (GMATPILL) or direct me to a better one. Also, since the new format is approaching fast, do you think I should retake before the new section is added?
Thanks,
Sid.
This forum has a nobel intention and is a great source of information for all GMAT takers.
Just before I decided to write my debrief, I happened to read one another debrief. And man, am I glad I did that, that debrief is from risys82, its in the Best Stories section. That debrief has reinforced a self-belief in me that hardwork DOES payoff.
My test
I took my test over last weekend and got a depressing 660 (Q49, V32). I am a non-native English speaker, but 32 in verbal was still on the lower side of all my test scores so far. With 12 years of work experience, family with 2 toddler boys and a full time job, retaking GMAT sounds like a challenge.
Material used
I prepared for the test for close to 5 months using the following material [did most of this atleast thrice (EVERY question) to the point that I started memorizing these questions- unfortunately]:
MGMAT Strategy guides
Official Review Guide 11th Edition
Kaplan Premier 2012
Kaplan 800
Official Quant Guide
Official Verbal Guide
PowerScore Critical Reasoning
Used a lot of material from this forum as well: Flash cards, GMAT CLub tests (all -25 Quant, 6 Verbal) [very helpful], GMAT PREP 200 SC, LSAT CR, and a lot of material from Whiplash.
I certainly needed to improve my verbal score. I was aware from the get go of my prep, that verbal is my weak area. And I did try to cover all the strategies by doing as many books as possible. Read through my mistakes, reviewed answers, explanations, error logs, but my performance never improved beyond 36 in verbal.
Question to readers
Now, I wonder if I should consider GMAT PILL to improve my verbal area. I've read a bit about the course, and reviewed some of its sample videos. I think I liked their sample videos and reviewing them makes me think that if I watch those videos closely and repetitively, they 'can' ingrain the frameworks/concepts and give me an approach to quickly solve verbal questions. But thats just my thought, I would like to hear from someone who has used GMATPILL, a first hand review on the course's verbal pills and also to learn about some of its cons.
Learning
I personally think that one thing that I was lacking was the ability to attack verbal questions. Despite knowing almost all the strategies on SC I was never able to attack any question. Despite practicing umpteen number of questions in CR, I was not confident between the 'two' answer choices. Despite reading several hard and extra hard RC passages, I still always got one or two wrong in every passage I read.
Therefore, I believe on GMAT to know is one thing but to be able to apply one's knowledge is a completely different ball game. In my case, this gap prevented me to get into the golden 700s.
I want to try again, but before I start my prep, I really need this forum to either endorse my approach (GMATPILL) or direct me to a better one. Also, since the new format is approaching fast, do you think I should retake before the new section is added?
Thanks,
Sid.
Two64
Joined: 30 Mar 2012
Last visit: 27 Jun 2016
Posts: 140
Given Kudos: 14
Location: United States (TX)
Concentration: Strategy, Finance
Schools: McCombs PT '18 (A) McCombs '17 (WL)
GMAT 1: 670 Q45 V38
GPA: 2.64
WE:Supply Chain Management (Consumer Electronics)
Products:
17 Apr 2012, 23:09
Kudos
Bookmarks
First, while I know you're not extremely happy with your score, do understand that a 660 is no easy task. You got an amazing 49Q!
Obviously you can get some help in your Verbal section but that's where this forum can lend its resources. I can't comment on the GMAT Pill as I've stuck with the Official Strategy Guides only. Now that you can isolate your weakness, you want to find resources that will help. I would personally revisit the Official Strategy Guides (the 3 verbal ones) and get a better grasp for what the GMAT is really testing you on. Especially if the exam score was on the low side comparing to all of your practice exams (did you honestly replicate as many of the real-time variables as possible?), I would highly encourage you to study for a month (40-50 hours) and take the exam again. You will probably have to throw in an addition 20-30 hours for the new IR section but this will not hold much weight in your applications at all.
Good luck and please let us know your next results!
Obviously you can get some help in your Verbal section but that's where this forum can lend its resources. I can't comment on the GMAT Pill as I've stuck with the Official Strategy Guides only. Now that you can isolate your weakness, you want to find resources that will help. I would personally revisit the Official Strategy Guides (the 3 verbal ones) and get a better grasp for what the GMAT is really testing you on. Especially if the exam score was on the low side comparing to all of your practice exams (did you honestly replicate as many of the real-time variables as possible?), I would highly encourage you to study for a month (40-50 hours) and take the exam again. You will probably have to throw in an addition 20-30 hours for the new IR section but this will not hold much weight in your applications at all.
Good luck and please let us know your next results!
Schools: Goizueta '15 Tepper '15 Anderson '15 Darden '15 Georgia Tech '15 NUS '15 Fisher '15 HEC '15 Erasmus '15 Duke '15 Jones '15 Kenan-Flagler '15 Melbourne '15 LBS '14 Krannert '15 Ivey '15 W.P. Carey
GMAT 1: 710 Q50 V35
Posts: 793
Kudos:
648
18 Apr 2012, 01:19
Kudos
Bookmarks
siddheart22
First of all you can just be having a bad day this alone would put your score to 680 range. The amount of material you have suggested, what was your daily study hours ? Even in 5 months solving every question thrice is a lot.
How do you keep track of your errors ?
Don't worry about the new format, IR score is relatively unimportant, don't over stress it. Give your test when you are best prepared. A few points to note though at Q49 you still have room to come close to Q50-51. You will gain 20-30 points with the same verbal score.
