V25 Q50 Baseline. Need 740 in 3 weeks fulltime prep

Hi SSGMAT20212022,
I joined some free live Verbal Friday sessions of MartyTargetTestPrep and got some good strategies on how to approach SC and CR problems. You might join one and pm him.
Thanks!

Hi SSGMAT20212022,
Your quant score seems great, and you need to focus on verbal. What materials did you go through for verbal in the meantime? Explore the free SC and CR solution to OG problems from the link;
https://gmatwithcj.com/resources/critic ... questions/

Thanks!

Hi SSGMAT20212022,

Q50 is an excellent score. As for the verbal section, you may want to familiarise yourself with the basic concepts and question types, and then take another official practice test.

Hi SSGMAT20212022,

Many GMATers spend 3 months (or more) of consistent study time before they hit their 'peak' scores, so if you're just starting your GMAT studies - and you plan to study for just 3 weeks - then there will likely be a limit to how much you can improve in that time. A 740 is right around the 97th percentile - meaning that clearly most GMATers never score that high on the Official Test. Thankfully, the GMAT is a consistent, predictable Exam, so you CAN train to score at a higher level; you just might need more time than you've planned for to hit your Score Goal.

Before I can offer you the specific advice that you’re looking for, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:

1) Have you done any studying yet for the GMAT? If you have, then how much time have you put in and what materials have you been using?
2) What study materials do you currently have access to?
3) Going forward, how many hours are you planning to study each week?
4) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?

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Which is your specific area of weakness in Verbal?

Also, how have you prepared so far?

I scored V25 Q50 (630) in my 1st baseline official mock. I target 740 in next 3 weeks, I am planning on preparing fulltime for the exam. Any advice to push the verbal score to V42?

Nice Quant! To improve Verbal, in addition to whatever prep path you choose, consider finding a study buddy whom you can teach Quant and they can teach you Verbal in return. May not get you to a V42 but it could be helpful!

How to get a V40 or higher on the GMAT? What about a V51?

Hi SSGMAT20212022,

630 with a Q50 is a great baseline score to start with. However, your verbal score is an area of concern. Let me help you.

Your verbal score clearly indicates there are many conceptual gaps and you may need to start from scratch, revisit the concepts and get a clear understanding of them before you solve the questions. Verbal questions on GMAT are very tricky. Let me help you with the right way to approach your Verbal Prep.

How to Ace your Verbal Prep?

For GMAT Verbal, it is very important that you follow the right methodology and the logical approach. Your focus has to be on eliminating four incorrect choices rather than choosing the right one. The key is to develop a solid understanding of the concepts that are typically tested on the GMAT and master the process skills that are required to solve GMAT questions. Only then, you will be able to smartly avoid the traps set by the test makers.

Before you start learning, it's important to understand what is actually tested using the questions. Each module in Verbal (SC, CR and RC) has to be approached in a different way. For example, before you start learning the concepts of SC, you need to understand that SC questions on GMAT test your ability to convey the right meaning without any ambiguity. So, it's important to approach them from a meaning stand-point. You might have often come across answer choices which are both grammatically correct and convey a logical meaning but are indeed incorrect because they do not convey the intended meaning. So, the process to approach SC questions is to:
• Comprehend the original meaning of the sentence
• Identify errors if any (both grammatical and meaning wise)
• Eliminate answer choices which either are grammatically incorrect or do not convey the intended meaning

You can go through the link below to understand the process in a better way:

Similarly, you need to prepare for RC and CR as well in a structured and efficient manner. You have to follow a methodical and systematic approach while solving the questions in order to work on your accuracy and increase your score. For example,
• In CR, you have to understand the argument, identify the premise and the conclusion and then pre-think the answer before looking at the solutions.
• In RC, you need to have the right reading strategies to understand the inferences which are not directly stated in the passage.

I’d recommend you to follow this order for the verbal part - SC->CR->RC. The reason for this is very specific. Each question type on the GMAT is testing a specific skill. SC tests your comprehension skills. CR tests comprehension & analytical skills. Finally, RC builds on the previous two skills and also tests your ability to be able to grasp the central point of the passage i.e. Your inferential skills. Thus, when you learn in this order, it's much more effective.

The importance of using a standard resource:

The only method to make sure that you invest your time, money and effort in an effective way is to use a standard resource which teaches you the concepts, strategies and also helps you work on your weaker areas. Studying using OG or a few random resources might help you to solve GMAT like questions but I’m afraid that they won’t be able to help you much from a strategy perspective.

I would suggest you to go for some standard course for your Verbal preparation at least which can help you prepare in a structured and efficient manner thereby increasing your productivity. It’s always better to spare some more time on your preparation until you are ready instead of missing out on your dream colleges/ b-schools in hurry.

You can get some success tips from Nishant's journey who improved his Verbal score from V31 to V41 in almost a month's time, bringing it to GMAT 720:

Hope this helped and feel free to contact if you have any further queries.

You can always write back to me here or the better way would be to connect over a call and have a discussion. You can schedule a free consultation call using the below link.

thanks for all of your replies!