Verbal Preparation

Hi uditgopalka,

In prior posts (in both June and August), you noted similar CAT/mock Scores to the one that you posted in this thread - so it's possible that you have gotten 'stuck' in the 500s. If you have developed any 'bad habits' during your prior studies that are keeping you from scoring higher, then we will have to work to define those habits (and replace them with new 'good habits'). If your Score Goal is still 700+, then you will likely need at least another 2-3 months of consistent, guided study before you can consistently score at that higher level, so you might need to consider pushing back your planned Test Date.

Before I can offer you any additional advice for your studies, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:

Studies:
1) Have you taken the Official GMAT yet? If you have, then how did you score?
2) What type of study routine have you been following over the last 5 months? How many hours do you typically study each week?
3) What study materials have you used so far?
4) On what dates (or approximate dates) did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?

Goals:
5) What is your overall goal score?
6) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

When studying for Verbal (*one thing to consider is watching Gmatninja's series) take care to not let your Quant skills rust/deteriorate.
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Hi uditgopalka,

I'm happy to provide some advice but would like to learn more about your situation with the GMAT. Once you respond to the questions already asked, I can provide some advice. In the meantime, here are some helpful articles:

GMAT Sentence Correction: 8 Essential Tips

GMAT Reading Comprehension Tips: Top 8 DOs and DON’Ts
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Hi Udit, how have you prepared for Verbal so far?

I am assuming that you are planning to take verbal to a 35+ level, to land in the 700+ range on GMAT.

One month might be insufficient for you to achieve this goal.
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Hi uditgopalka,

I can totally connect with you. My first Verbal score was 27 and then I was confident about my conceptual knowledge. But little I did know about the strategies used to solve verbal questions. I started approaching questions in a different way and I started seeing the results. In fact, I have made a couple of debriefs of my journey. You can go through them to know a few tips and how differently I approached my prep.

Debrief of my journey from 570 to 720



Scoring a perfect CR 51 ( 97 percentile ) from being an amateur in CR



I suggest you to focus on the process, choose a good resource, learn the right strategies and then practice questions. All the best

Have you taken the Official GMAT yet? If you have, then how did you score? Not yet taken
2) What type of study routine have you been following over the last 5 months? How many hours do you typically study each week? Studying approximately 3-4 hours a day on weekdays and 7-8 hours on weekend
3) What study materials have you used so far? OG and official review
4) On what dates (or approximate dates) did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?
Took 4 adaptive mocks at an interval of 3 weeks. Scoring around the same across mocks
Goals:
5) What is your overall goal score? 700+
6) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to? Targeting round 2 for fall 21 intake

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