Took my GMAT when I was half-prepared and feeling sick on. scored 710.

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I would suggest everyone to take GMAT only when they are fit and fine. We should know that GMAT dates can be extended for a fee. sickness can greatly affect your performance. In the test center It is too hot. You will need rehydration frequently. another mistake I committed was regarding the level of preparation. I think I took the test prematurely. I relied too much on having had good scores in Expert's global tests. later I realized that I had a big scope to improve in RCs, SCs and CRs. After my 1st GMAT, I found my approach for RC completely changed for good. It is something that takes time to build up. Give yourself that time. test yourself on Gmat club official hard level collections before you are ascertained that you want to write the tests. I would suggest trying to solve all OG questions of GMAT club before selecting the test date. In the process you may realize that you have solved enough hard questions and are prepared for the test. That's when you take the 2 paid GMAC tests. Many test companies don't let you face the hard questions. It's ok. Find your own way to solve RC. Initially I thought it was impossible to write major details as GMAT Ninja does. I tried to devise my own way to solve RC and borrowed bits and pieces from everywhere while also testing my approach. Now I only need practice since I have the accuracy now. You should know that you can develop your own approach by following GMAT Ninja's and trying to imitate them. It is 100% possible.

MartyTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi Vinay.

Good advice there. All too often people don't think they need to do much Verbal prep, and many others think there's not much they can do to improve in RC.

710 is a great start, and you'll do even better next time.

In case you want some tips you can use to get even better results from your Verbal prep, see this post.

How to Score High on GMAT Verbal

ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi vinayparkash,

Thank you for sharing! Out of curiosity, did you also take all the official GMAC practice exams before your GMAT?

GmatKnightTutor · Answer

Gratz on the 710. All the best for your retake. For RC, becoming familiar with how INFERENCE questions work could be helpful. Perhaps doing a session or two with a study buddy who is really strong on RC could be positive as well.

3 RC tips

vinayparkash · Answer

I took the free 2 GMAC tests before GMAT. first one at the beginning of preparation (550) and second one in one week advance of the exam date(720).

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