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07 Feb 2016, 17:38
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I took the GMAT 2 weeks ago and got a 660 (47Q, 34V, 7IR, 6 AWA). I'm extremely disappointed in my verbal score, especially as a native speaker. I purchased a customized score report and it showed that SC and CR were the two areas I struggled in (the SC was a huge surprise to me). I have been mastering SC and RC in my practice test, but was performing "above-par" in terms of CR. My test experience was OK (I accidentally took a long break between the IR and Quant section, which flustered me a little bit. The waiting room in the testing center didn't have a clock. Because of this, I ended up taking a shorter break between the Quant and Verbal section. Facility was OK). Does anyone suggest I brush up on SC and CR and retake the test? Is a 34V really odd for a native speaker?
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07 Feb 2016, 20:32
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Hi chestud13,
The GMAT tests certain concepts and fundamentals. We have seen many native speakers struggling on the verbal section, so you are not alone out there.
1. What were your scores in the mock CATs?
2. Did you take the mock CATs including the AWA and the IR?
3. What preparatory material did you use?
4. Did you solve all the Official Guide questions?
Now that you know the sections you need to improve on, try to drill down deeper in each section and find out the problematic areas:
SC: The questions test various concepts such as S-V agreement, modifiers, parallelism etc. Find out what troubles you.
CR: There might be certain types of questions that are troubling you. May be Assumption, may be conclusion, inference etc.
You need to find that out and then practice them
RC: This again can be drilled down into different types of questions and also different topics. See what questions and topics trouble you the most and then practice accordingly.
As an addition, start preparing an error log and keep a note of all the mistakes you made and the lessons you learnt from the problems. This will ensure you do not make the same mistake again.
Make sure you complete all of the OG and the Verbal review and if required, you can buy the Question pack1 from mba.com
Similarly, you can improve your quants score too by identifying your shortcomings and the problematic areas.
07 Feb 2016, 23:08
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Try to look at it as a matter of proficiency. Specifically, proficiency in GMAT verbal. Being a native speaker is no guarantee of such proficiency.
How were you doing on the GMATPrep tests? A quick retake would make sense if you were getting significantly higher scores on those tests.
