makeleio
Hi,
I am Dimitris, i self study Gmat for 2 months now and i am sitting the exams in 6 of September.
My scores 2 weeks to 4 weeks ago was:
Kaplan free: 590 Q:45 V:26
Manhattan free: 580 Q:42 V:29
Veritas free : 560 Q:42 V:25
Today i took the 1st Gmac test with results:
Score 500 Q:40 and V:20!!!!!?!!
i am really dissapointed with myself,
my mistakes- RC:11, CR:5, SC:2
I decide to relax 2 hours and retake the 1st test again.
My score was 600: Q:48 and V:25
For your information only 2 question on Quantative were the same, questions that i have already answered them correctly in my 1st attemp.
And only 5 question of the Verbal were the same, questions that 4 of them i answered wrong in my 1st attemp.
I have some questions: I cant understand why the gap in Verbal between Manhattan, Kaplan, Veritas with GmaC is huge!!
I cant understand why my 1st attemp compared to my second attemp has a gap of 100 points while only 7 questions were the same and 3 of them had the same answer?
Any tricks how can i improve my Verbal score?(i read everything in gmatclub about how)
Dear Dimitris,
I'm happy to respond.
I will say a few things. The GMAT Prep tests are close to the real GMAT, and few free tests can rival that quality. Are you familiar with the cynical assessment "
free . . . and worth every penny"?
Also, keep in mind, your GMAT-readiness is not a fixed quantity, like the the performance of something mechanical. In particular, your relative stress level can make a huge difference on your performance. Many people do not appreciate this, and the stress of sitting for the real test torpedoes their score. See this blog article:
Lower on the Real GMAT than on Practice TestsThe links at the end of that article discuss stress-reduction skills.
Clearly, Verbal is your weak point. With all due respect, my friend, your written English in this post also has some flaws, the kinds of flaws very typical of an ESL learner. You need to polish your understanding of English, and the very best way to do this is to develop a habit of reading. See:
How to Improve Your GMAT Verbal ScoreDon't look for a simple
trick. A simple trick is not going to give the kind of broad improvement that will really help you. If you can pursue assiduously the habit of reading between now and your GMAT, you will see solid improvement.
Does all this make sense?
Mike