My GMAT Focus score in 3 weeks: 435-605-645. But how to reach 700?

Question

Hi everyone! I have my exam in 2 weeks, so recently I`ve started my GMAT Focus preparation, and in past 3 weeks I improved my score from 435 to 605 to 645 (it is new 700 score, I think?).
Through the sections
Data insights: 69 =>77=>83
Quant: 71=>84=>85
Verbal: 75=>79=>77
As you can see, I have really big gap between my Quant/DI and Verbal (last time I`ve made 10 mistakes in Verbal section, 6 of them in Critical reasoning).

Can you please recommend me the way I can achive 700 in 2 weeks? Is it possible to improve my verbal, or it will be more effective to focus on my strenghts (Quant and DI)?
Really need your opinion and advice!

RishS94 · Answer

You need to improve CR; go question by question. 10 Q's in each type, maintain error log >>Find fault patterns >> Fix issues >> Repeat.

I can't emphasize more on error log.

Archit3110 · Answer

Review your ESR improve by practising topics you are lacking accuracy..

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kingbucky · Answer

Hi there!

Congratulations on your impressive progress from 435 to 645! Here are some tips to help you aim for that 700 score in the next two weeks:

1.  Focus on Weak Areas in Verbal:  Dedicate time to Critical Reasoning. Practice targeted exercises and review explanations for mistakes.

2.  Practice Under Timed Conditions:  Simulate exam conditions to improve time management.

3.  Review and Analyze Mistakes:  Identify patterns in your errors and focus on those question types.

4.  Utilize Quality Resources:  Use official GMAT questions and reputable prep books for practice.

5.  Balance Your Study Time:  Maintain your strengths in Quant and Data Insights with light review.

6.  Stay Positive and Manage Stress:  Keep a positive mindset and ensure you get enough rest.

7.  Consider a Study Plan:  Create a focused study plan that allocates time for both Verbal and your stronger sections.

Improving your Verbal score is possible with focused effort. Best of luck with your preparation! You've got this!

lshirvanyan · Answer

Thank you a lot for your tips! I'll do my best:) 
 kingbucky   Archit3110   RishS94

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ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi lshirvanyan,

To improve in Critical Reasoning, your first goal is to fully master the individual Critical Reasoning topics: Strengthen the Argument, Weaken the Argument, Resolve the Paradox, etc. As you learn about each question type, do focused practice so you can track your skill in answering each type. If, for example, you get a weakening question wrong, ask yourself why. Did you make a careless mistake? Did you not recognize the specific question type? Were you doing too much analysis in your head? Did you skip over a keyword in an answer choice? You must thoroughly analyze your mistakes and seek to turn weaknesses into strengths by focusing on the question types you dread seeing and the questions you take a long time to answer correctly.

Another major mistake that people make when training for CR is that they answer practice questions too quickly. To get Critical Reasoning questions correct, you have to see exactly what is going on in the passages and answer choices, and you likely won't learn to do so by spending a few minutes per question. At this stage of your training, you may need to spend up to fifteen minutes per question, learning to see what there is to see. Here is a way to look at this process: If you get a new job in a field in which you are not experienced, you may not be as fast as the other people working with you, but you know you have a job to do. So, what do you do? You do the job correctly, if not as quickly as those around you, and you make sure that you learn all the angles, so that you do the job well. Rushing through the job and doing it incorrectly would not make sense. As you gain more experience, you learn to do the same job more quickly.

Think of Critical Reasoning questions similarly. Your job is to do what? To get through questions quickly? Not really. Your job is to get correct answers. So, first you have to learn to get correct answers, generally at least 10 to 15 in a row consistently, and more in a row would be better. Doing so is doing your job, and if it takes you fifteen minutes per question to get correct answers consistently, then so be it.

Only after you have learned to get correct answers consistently should you work on speeding up. Remember, working quickly but not doing your job is useless. Better to work slowly and learn to do your job well. You can be sure that with experience, you will learn to speed up, and then you will still be doing your job well, i.e., getting correct answers consistently.

Finally, a crucial aspect of getting correct answers to Critical Reasoning questions is noticing the key differences between trap choices and correct answers. Trap choices can sound temptingly correct, but they don't get the job done. The logic of what a trap choice says simply doesn't fit what the question is asking you to find. So, to find correct answers, learn to see the key differences between trap choices and correct answers.

Here is an article with more advice:

How to Score High on GMAT Verbal on the Focus Edition

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