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I was in same situation when i saw a very low score in verbal in my final GMAT exam, however my GMATpreps had better verbal scores. ESR helped me know what mistakes did i make.

I would strongly suggest that you order ESR. If you are not aware what ESR is then please visit : https://www.mba.com/global/store/store-catalog/gmat-preparation/gmat-enhanced-score-report.aspx

In order to know what all ESR can help you with in terms of information related to your entire performance in over all GMAT exam and in each section, have look at - https://gmatclub.com/forum/information-on-new-gmat-esr-report-beta-221111.html

After you receive the ESR, do upload it on the above URL to get the analysis done by experts.

Hope it helps!
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Thanks for the tipp. I already saw my ESR. I had a 23 in CR, RC 40 and SC 31. On my mocks I even managed to score 41 in both SC and CR. How can that happen?

I am now studying with Powerscore to improve CR. Do you have any other suggestions for CR and also for SC?

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Hi there,

I took the GMAT yesterday and, to my surprise, scored only V31 compared to mock exams where I consistently scored in the V38-40 range.

I used the GMATPill online course as source of preparation and thought that I had a good understanding of the concepts. I took mock exams and got confirmation with scores in the range of V38-40. For that reason I neglected working through all OG verbal questions and focused on Math, since that was my weaker area.

Then on the real exam, I was satisfied with my Math Score, got even an 8 on the IR, but only got 31 on verbal. I was shocked and hence scored only in the upper 600 range.

Do you guys have any hints or strategy advice as to how to improve my Verbal score? Ideally, I would like to retake the exam in 3-4 weeks to not miss the deadlines for MBA application.

Thank you very much in advance.

Given that both of your GMATPrep CATs were in the V38-40 range, I feel that your V31 was likely a fluke. How were you feeling during the test? Is it possible your performance was affected by nerves?
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