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If you follow a somewhat balanced prep plan, you should be able to improve both your Verbal and Quant scores drastically. It sounds like you are scoring around a 500, so you have about 100 points to go, which is very doable.

I would think marketing PhD programs would want to see strong verbal skills, so giving verbal 2/3rds or 3/5ths of your prep time probably makes sense.

Check out my guide to self-study: GMAT Clarity (amazon link). It will help you reach your score goal by making sure you prep optimally and don't make prep mistakes.
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Hi mzanbagi,

I agree with Thomas Hall -- great advice!

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Thank you guys!

Appreciate your advices.
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