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Hi all,

I took the GMAT today and got a 590(Q45,V26). On my mock tests, I was scoring in the range of 570 - 630. 
My verbal has not been so strong but I was scoring in the 30s recently. 
I had flu for the last two days and I thought I would not even get what I got, so I'm not complaining about my first time but I want to work on it.

I used the OG, Kaplan, MGMAT Math, SC guides (all self-prep). I would like to retake it and I'm hoping that I can improve significantly in verbal.

What are the best online tools/courses available for verbal? Any advice/recommendations?

Thanks,
D

P.S- How long do they take to send the AWA results?

Celestial09 · Answer

Hello!
I felt the urge to share and help to a bit as I was on the same boat few weeks back. Though I'ant no expert yet.
For self prep I would want you to go through these links one by one.
most imp take deep breath and a day or to off from gmat tension. see these links and make a plan accordingly.

gmat-study-plan-how-to-start-your-gmat-prep-80727.html?fl=menu

how-to-improve-your-quant-from-q44-to-q50-141670.html

how-to-go-to-v40-from-v30-142366.html

study-plan-for-verbal-gmat-98342.html

recently we fe started a post for the overcoming the same problem which you faced just now.

online-study-group-for-gmatiers-taking-before-2015-june-190725.html

for verbal use only two mentioned stuff below:
e-gmat
Aristotle 3rd sc grail
within a passage of time you will urself see the drastic improvement in score.

quant-
Manhattan guides are the best

for complete online course i can recommend e-gmat complete live prep. this comes with score guarantee.
you can also try magoosh. best part it got 900 questions with audio video explanations.

awa results will take 10 days approx.
kindly join our online study group started in gmatclub itself. it s a thread.
online-study-group-for-gmatiers-taking-before-2015-june-190725.html

your kudos to me say more than THANKS.

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi dina98,

If you were sick (or recovering from being sick) on Test Day, then this could absolutely have affected your performance (especially later on in the Test when fatigue starts to set in).

Before you invest in any new materials or put together a new study plan, it's important to define your goals:

1) What is your score goal?
2) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
3) What Schools are you considering?

You also mentioned the GMAT resources you used, but how long did you study?

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

dina98 · Answer

Celestial9, Kudos!

EMPOWERgmatRichC, 
I'm hoping to improve by at least 80-100 points in the next 2/3 months. I just have about 4 years of work experience in IT so my priority is to get a decent score before I think about applications and schools.

I studied for about 3/4 months... Not very regularly for the first two/three months but I had a winter break and I put in a lot of hours the last month.

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi dina98,

Most Test Takers spend 3 months (or more) of consistent study time to hit their "peak" scores. Studying for the GMAT is not like studying for a College Test - very few Test Takers can "cram" for it and score at a high level. As such, you have to look at this process as more of a part-time job - you'll spend 10-15 hours per week (or more) on it throughout the 3+ months of study. This is all meant to say that you just might not have studied enough yet to hit your goals.

Using the data from your Official GMAT, you clearly have a greater opportunity to pick up points in the Verbal section, but you also have some points available to you in the Quant section. With a Q45, you're likely really strong on the "math" questions that you come across, but you're missing out on the strategy "points" and you're missing a bunch of DS questions along the way.

Before you invest in any new GMAT products, you should take advantage of all the free resources (practice problems, Trial Accounts, etc.) that GMAT Companies offer so that you can "test out" a Course before you buy it. In that way, you can purchase a product that best matches your personality, timeline and budget.

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

cchu92 · Answer

Try egmat verbal online course. It helped me to get a V42 from a performance of around V30.

GMATPill · Answer

You can also check out GMAT PILL and test out the Practice Pill Platform portion for free:www.gmatpill.com/gmat-practice-test/

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