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06 Feb 2016, 05:02
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Dear Forummates,
I am really stuck and disappointed as I tried to get 700 for 1 year (!!!) and I did not achieve that point. I have read tons of books and did up to 1 thousand GMAT problems. Please help me with the effective strategy.
I studied 3 times for 3 months, then tried to pass and:
1. March 2015 - 540 (Q38, V26)
2. May 2015 - 470
3. December 2015 - 530 (Q45, V20)
I scored max of 600 (Q40, V33) and it was half of year ago.
What I have learnt up till this time:
1. Manhattan books, both math and verbal. I know theory, as it seems to me, perfectly.
2. Powerscore CR bible
3. Powerscore sentence correction bible
4. Gmatclub tests (solving problems)
5. Veritas Prep (solving problems)
6. Official GMAT book (solving problems)
As I feel, I have 2 problems:
1. The biggest one - Critical Reasoning.
I truly do not understand the logic of GMAT though I have gone through 2 CR books (manhattan and powerscore). After the last try of GMAT, I have done the mock exam and only 20% of CR q-s were correct. What to do with this?! How to master it till 700 level?
P.S.: when I was doing CR q-s from official GMAT, everytime I scored 5-6 correct out of 10.
2. Reading comprehension.
I am slow reader and skimming strategy is not for me. Which strategy to master?
So, what to do next? I am devastated. Especially when it comes to logic of CR q-s. Thank you in advance!
I am really stuck and disappointed as I tried to get 700 for 1 year (!!!) and I did not achieve that point. I have read tons of books and did up to 1 thousand GMAT problems. Please help me with the effective strategy.
I studied 3 times for 3 months, then tried to pass and:
1. March 2015 - 540 (Q38, V26)
2. May 2015 - 470
3. December 2015 - 530 (Q45, V20)
I scored max of 600 (Q40, V33) and it was half of year ago.
What I have learnt up till this time:
1. Manhattan books, both math and verbal. I know theory, as it seems to me, perfectly.
2. Powerscore CR bible
3. Powerscore sentence correction bible
4. Gmatclub tests (solving problems)
5. Veritas Prep (solving problems)
6. Official GMAT book (solving problems)
As I feel, I have 2 problems:
1. The biggest one - Critical Reasoning.
I truly do not understand the logic of GMAT though I have gone through 2 CR books (manhattan and powerscore). After the last try of GMAT, I have done the mock exam and only 20% of CR q-s were correct. What to do with this?! How to master it till 700 level?
P.S.: when I was doing CR q-s from official GMAT, everytime I scored 5-6 correct out of 10.
2. Reading comprehension.
I am slow reader and skimming strategy is not for me. Which strategy to master?
So, what to do next? I am devastated. Especially when it comes to logic of CR q-s. Thank you in advance!
06 Feb 2016, 06:30
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Sorry to hear that your score has not improved at all after so much effort.
I have not taken GMAT yet, but since I have started my prep and took few practice tests, I think I can put some comments to help you out.
You have mentioned that you have finished studying ... books. Did your scores while practicing improve along the way? If the answer is 'No', I feel this is the loophole in your preparation; if your answer is 'Yes', ask yourself why that improvement s not reflected in actual GMAT even after many attempts.
I have some simple strategy here:
1. Test:
Knowing theory alone will not help to score on GMAT, rather it would help in academic exams. What matters is do you apply it well on GMAT? Moreover, sometimes we feel that we know theory but actually we do not. So, you need to test yourself first whether you know all the fundamentals or not. If you are answering many easy questions incorrect, it means that you need to start from basics. There are many books which can help in improving basics. But since you told that you have finished all the MGMAT guides, if you feel that these books can help you, start studying them again and test yourself along the way; otherwise, online/offline tutoring can help you.
2. Practice:
Practice according to the test results. 5 topics-5 days is my strategy to practice.
3. Improve:
This might be the step you have missed in your strategy. You might have practiced a lot, but if you do not improve your skills along the way, your score is also not going to improve. Have you analysed each and every question you have visited as part of practice. If you do not analyse, you may answer a similar question incorrectly again in the future. So, you should analyse and keep an error log
so that you can test yourself again using the questions which you have incorrectly answered previously.
4. Repeat steps 1, 2 and 3.
I hope this helps.
Remember two thing:
1. If GMAT is not a test for you, try GRE
2. Life is not about GMAT, we are great people and have been doing great things so far. Try to peruse what suits you best.
Regards
Nikhil
I have not taken GMAT yet, but since I have started my prep and took few practice tests, I think I can put some comments to help you out.
You have mentioned that you have finished studying ... books. Did your scores while practicing improve along the way? If the answer is 'No', I feel this is the loophole in your preparation; if your answer is 'Yes', ask yourself why that improvement s not reflected in actual GMAT even after many attempts.
I have some simple strategy here:
1. Test:
Knowing theory alone will not help to score on GMAT, rather it would help in academic exams. What matters is do you apply it well on GMAT? Moreover, sometimes we feel that we know theory but actually we do not. So, you need to test yourself first whether you know all the fundamentals or not. If you are answering many easy questions incorrect, it means that you need to start from basics. There are many books which can help in improving basics. But since you told that you have finished all the MGMAT guides, if you feel that these books can help you, start studying them again and test yourself along the way; otherwise, online/offline tutoring can help you.
2. Practice:
Practice according to the test results. 5 topics-5 days is my strategy to practice.
3. Improve:
This might be the step you have missed in your strategy. You might have practiced a lot, but if you do not improve your skills along the way, your score is also not going to improve. Have you analysed each and every question you have visited as part of practice. If you do not analyse, you may answer a similar question incorrectly again in the future. So, you should analyse and keep an error log
so that you can test yourself again using the questions which you have incorrectly answered previously.
4. Repeat steps 1, 2 and 3.
I hope this helps.
Remember two thing:
1. If GMAT is not a test for you, try GRE
2. Life is not about GMAT, we are great people and have been doing great things so far. Try to peruse what suits you best.
Regards
Nikhil
06 Feb 2016, 13:32
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Hi stelmashenko,
After spending so much time on your studies, it's worth acknowledging that 'your way' of approaching this Test is not enough to get you to your score goals. Continuing to read through lots of books and working through lots of questions is not what you need to do to succeed. Over such a long study period, you've likely developed a number of 'bad habits' that you'll need to 'fix' (and replace with new 'good habits'); you'll also need to learn/practice some new Tactics. This is meant to say that you'll probably need another 2-3 months of consistent, guided study and you'll need to invest in some new, non-book resources. To hit your score goals, you'll need to make some significant improvements to how you handle BOTH the Quant and Verbal sections.
1) What Schools are you planning to apply to?
2) When are you planning to apply?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
After spending so much time on your studies, it's worth acknowledging that 'your way' of approaching this Test is not enough to get you to your score goals. Continuing to read through lots of books and working through lots of questions is not what you need to do to succeed. Over such a long study period, you've likely developed a number of 'bad habits' that you'll need to 'fix' (and replace with new 'good habits'); you'll also need to learn/practice some new Tactics. This is meant to say that you'll probably need another 2-3 months of consistent, guided study and you'll need to invest in some new, non-book resources. To hit your score goals, you'll need to make some significant improvements to how you handle BOTH the Quant and Verbal sections.
1) What Schools are you planning to apply to?
2) When are you planning to apply?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
