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21 Jun 2011, 01:09
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My Preparation Background:
Non-native English speaker
Target Score - 750.
Time Left for GMAT ~ 1 month.
Last 3 mock tests:
MGMAT CAT 1 - 15th April, 2011 - 620 (Q 43, V 32)
I took this with lots of breaks in between and did the test over 3 days!
After test -
1. Manhattan Guide - Number Properties
2. Manhattan Guide - Equations, Inequalities and Vics
MGMAT CAT 2 - 01st June, 2011 - 640 (Q 46, V 32)
After the test -
1. CR Bible - Completed
2. Doing Grammar, Max Morenberg - Completed the first 3 chapters
3. Manhattan SC guide - Completed first 2 chapters
MGMAT CAT 3 - 20th June, 2011 - 670 (Q 45, V 36)
After the test-
Now I have only 1 month left for the actual GMAT.
I have improved in CR, RC and Quant I am reasonably fine.
12 wrong out of a total of 16 SC questions!
Post test- Confusion, Depression and few questions...
Questions:
1. Given my prep test scores, how reasonable is it to target 750 in the next 1 month?
In SC I have got 75% of the questions wrong (almost all of them were 700 level questions). I like reading "Doing Grammar" but I am not sure how it will help at this stage. I also have Manhattan SC and SC Grail. Manhattan SC is pretty dry and I am not able to move on with it. I am against the idea of "memorizing lists" and would like to have an objective approach for SC - something like Max Morenberg's GMAT guide...
2. What should be my prep startegy for SC given my current performance and expectations?
Non-native English speaker
Target Score - 750.
Time Left for GMAT ~ 1 month.
Last 3 mock tests:
MGMAT CAT 1 - 15th April, 2011 - 620 (Q 43, V 32)
I took this with lots of breaks in between and did the test over 3 days!
After test -
1. Manhattan Guide - Number Properties
2. Manhattan Guide - Equations, Inequalities and Vics
MGMAT CAT 2 - 01st June, 2011 - 640 (Q 46, V 32)
After the test -
1. CR Bible - Completed
2. Doing Grammar, Max Morenberg - Completed the first 3 chapters
3. Manhattan SC guide - Completed first 2 chapters
MGMAT CAT 3 - 20th June, 2011 - 670 (Q 45, V 36)
After the test-
Now I have only 1 month left for the actual GMAT.
I have improved in CR, RC and Quant I am reasonably fine.
12 wrong out of a total of 16 SC questions!
Post test- Confusion, Depression and few questions...
Questions:
1. Given my prep test scores, how reasonable is it to target 750 in the next 1 month?
In SC I have got 75% of the questions wrong (almost all of them were 700 level questions). I like reading "Doing Grammar" but I am not sure how it will help at this stage. I also have Manhattan SC and SC Grail. Manhattan SC is pretty dry and I am not able to move on with it. I am against the idea of "memorizing lists" and would like to have an objective approach for SC - something like Max Morenberg's GMAT guide...
2. What should be my prep startegy for SC given my current performance and expectations?
21 Jun 2011, 13:45
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rampa
Well, you're lucky because in general SC is the easiest to improve in a short amount of time. With reading comprehension---this is a lifelong skill that can take years to develop, but for SC--there are definitely techniques you can use to boost your confidence and accuracy in SC in the 1 month you have.
Take a look at some of our SC videos and see if they fit your style.
Remember not to underestimate the psychological component of the test.
Ace That GMAT!
22 Jun 2011, 15:09
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You have shown improvement in your performance. But a score of 750 requires a great deal of time and effort; one month doesn't allow much opportunity for either. There's no gauranteed way to reach that score, so the best advice I can offer is to use the Manhattan series for math and SC, Powerscore for CR, and reinforce the concepts with the OG books and GMATClub tests. Again, though, time is a factor here.
SC offers you the biggest chance to increase your score, so focu on that for verbal.
SC offers you the biggest chance to increase your score, so focu on that for verbal.
