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Hi Anilchawla208

don't be depressed, it was just a bad day. I will recommend you to follow step by step
approach, starting with concepts part first, followed by practice and practice from quality material(OG etc)
Regarding Online courses, there are reviews available on GC, you can check and decide, or you can check with any known who has already completed such course. All in all, keep progressing day by day and you will gain the confidence over a period of time.
All the best!
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Hi Anilchawla208,

I'm sorry to hear that Test Day did not turn out better. 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:

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1) How long have you studied? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used so far?
3) On what 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)?

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

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Thanks everyone for your suggestions!!

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1) i started 5 months ago, weekly 15hrs
2) classroom books and OG
3) i gave mocks 20 days before GMAT, scored 450 and 510
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Hi Anil,

Its great that you took the plunge ! Yes it can be disheartening to get a lower than expected score in GMAT, but fret not. Failures are the biggest teachers of life.

From your score, it seems prima facie that both verbal and quant need work on the foundation. To offer good suggestions, a few details are needed:-
- How long have you been preparing and what kind of effort went into it?
- You mentioned you took help from neighborhood centre. How was the experience ?
- Did you take full-length tests simulating the actual GMAT environment? If yes, what was the pattern of scores (section wise, and full score)
- What score was you expecting? What do you think went right or wrong in the actual GMAT?

Also if you ordered the ESR report, please share that.

In the meantime, we would suggest a couple of general ideas for score improvement:

1. Keep the prep short and focussed:- GMAT tests the very basics of quant and verbal, and aspirants need to develop a skill in several new concepts. Its best if you do a 2-3 months of focussed preparation and then take the exam rather than prepare over a long duration. If the lead time to exam is too long, you will forget concepts as you grab new ones.

2. Diagnose and improve:- Analyse viz. break into parts, your score. After you have analysed the section-wise performance, focus on improving accuracy first and then on speed. You can start analysing from either your official score (can be supplemented by a ESR report) or take a diagnostic test to check your relative strengths in sections. Speed will come to you once you have a good grasp on concepts and hence have good accuracy.

3. Get the first impression right :- In GMAT, the score is affected by performance in the initial few questions. Since its an adaptive test, the performance on your first few questions on the exam determines the difficulty level of questions you receive. Keep this in mind when re-attempting.

4. Second time is better:- Remember that aspirants usually improve on a repeat attempt because of various aspects like familiarity with the exam format, lower anxiety, etc. So you will definitely do better on the 2nd attempt.

5. Prep Resources:- I would suggest you focus on building the foundations. You can use GMATClub grammar book and GMATClub quant book for the basics. Also, Manhattan Prep guide books (CR / SC / RC) are excellent resources for both concepts and practice. I'm sure you already have the latest OG with you. Practicing OG is recommended 15 days prior to the exam. Before that you need to practice from other sources.

If you have any questions, feel free to connect with us at www.toptiermba.org

All the best.

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Score very low in GMAT . Had a bad day since suffered medical emergency..scored only 360
V11 and Q31.
After going thorough success stories..planning again..but needs review about good online course..
Had classroom program from nearby location..
Bt didnt work for me..
Kindly help me to choose crackverbal or egmat..
Read reviews and tried trail version of both..
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Hi Anilchawla208,

First off, hang in there my friend. With some further prep, you can improve your GMAT score.

In addition to advice regarding resources, would you like some general advice on how to improve your GMAT verbal skills?
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Hi Anilchawla208,

I have a few follow-up questions about your prior studies and plans:

1) What course did you take and when did you take it?
2) How many practice CATs/mocks did you take and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?
3) What Schools are you planning to apply to?

Raising a 360 to the point that you can consistently score 650+ will likely require at least another 3 months of consistent, guided study - 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.

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