Verbal score

Question

Hi members,

I am having very tuf time with verbal. My journey to mba started in 2017 with CAT but couldn't crack because of very low score in verbal 30% percentile. Again now I started to prepare for Gmat from past 6 months again verbal is big headache to me.

I have been scoring good in quants in mocks 48 to 50 but my verbal score is not at all improving even after studying for more than 6 months it just improved from V13 to V21.

I am clueless now how to move forward, I spent almost 90% of my time for verbal but still unable to improve. As round 1 deadline is nearing I want to take private tutoring for verbal. This is the only last option I am guessing will improve my verbal score as I tried previously online classes & self preparation too.

If someone can suggest a way to scale up my score to at least V29/30 I will be really very happy as I am very confident on quants that I can score V51 with little more preparation from my end.

GmatKnightTutor · Answer

A Q51 would be would be an incredible quant score. When do you plan to give your next attempt?

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi akhil1895,

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:

Studies:
1) Over the last 6 months, what type of study routine have you been following? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used so far? What “brands” of CATs/mocks have you used?
3) 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:
4) What is your overall goal score?
5) What Schools are you planning to apply to?

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

akhil1895 · Answer

EMPOWERgmatRichC

1) Over the last 6 months, what type of study routine have you been following? How many hours do you typically study each week?

I use to study 25hrs per week atleast, that too only for verbal. I hardly prepared for quants as I was always afraid of scoring less in Verbal.

2) What study materials have you used so far? What “brands” of CATs/mocks have you used?

Intially I purchased gmat videos (don't want to mention name) but I felt they are very lengthy and couldn't finish watching all the videos and got expired. Later I started preparation on my own and thought I can improve my score in verbal.

1st I thought by solving more questions I can improve that went on for 2 months atleast just solving questions 1000 series but score was not improving.

2nd I started reading Manhatan & gmatclub notes intially I felt I made mistake not knowing sc rules I solved 1000 series but even after finishing coudn't improve in verbal I am scoring 20

3rd now I thought I need to join classes online and follow proper plan for verbal so that I can atleast score V 29 in the main exam and quants anyways I am scoring V 48 - V50

3) 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)?

April 4th - Q 48, V 13 (MBA.COM)
April 14th - Q 49, V 29 (MBA.COM)
May 15th - Q 48 , V 19 (Kaplan)
June 2nd - Q 50 , V 19 (Mba.com)

Goals:
4) What is your overall goal score?

I will be really happy if I can score V 29/30 so that I can start focusing on Quants for 50/51.

Overall target score 660 - 680

5) What Schools are you planning to apply to?

I want to get into Babson with full / with 70-50% scholarship. Reason for choosing Babson after lot of research I found the resources there are inclined to my area of interest.

If not Babson I am looking for HKU/CHKU.

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi akhil1895,

Based on the information that you've provided so far, I have a few follow-up questions.

1) Have you taken any of the Official CATs/mocks more than once?
2) Are you planning to take the At-home GMAT or are you planning to take your GMAT at a Test Facility?
3) Are you planning to apply to School later on this year? If you are, then do you know the specific application deadlines yet?
4) Going forward, how many hours do you think you can consistently study each week?

Assuming that your current 'ability level' is in the high-500s, you will likely need at least another 1.5 - 2 months of consistent, guided study before you'll be able to consistently score in your Goal 'range' - and you'll have to make significant improvements to how you handle BOTH the Quant and Verbal sections. Thankfully, the GMAT is a consistent, predictable Exam so you CAN train to score at a higher level. Going forward, you would likely find it beneficial to work on some Quant and some Verbal each week though (as opposed to the "all of one, then all of the other" that you're currently doing). You'll likely find it easier to retain everything overall if you're consistently working on a mix of Quant and Verbal subjects.

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

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