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Hello everyone,

I have given GMAT Twice
once with hardly a month of preparation and ended up with 580 score.
next i joined a class put in more efforts and managed to goof up quant section( my strong suit) in main exam and ended with lower than previous score
I am planning to give it one more try in may or early june
can anybody suggest how I should work things out
on studying I have realized i struggle with probability, DS questions and SC in verbal

any help would be appreciated
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Hello everyone,

I have given GMAT Twice
once with hardly a month of preparation and ended up with 580 score.
next i joined a class put in more efforts and managed to goof up quant section( my strong suit) in main exam and ended with lower than previous score
I am planning to give it one more try in may or early june
can anybody suggest how I should work things out
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on studying I have realized i struggle with probability, DS questions and SC in verbal

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Probability: https://gmatclub.com/forum/math-probability-87244.html
This is SC Master Thread: https://gmatclub.com/forum/sentence-correction-sc-138/ Go through this and let me know if you need anything specific.
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Hello everyone,

I have given GMAT Twice
once with hardly a month of preparation and ended up with 580 score.
next i joined a class put in more efforts and managed to goof up quant section( my strong suit) in main exam and ended with lower than previous score
I am planning to give it one more try in may or early june
can anybody suggest how I should work things out
on studying I have realized i struggle with probability, DS questions and SC in verbal

any help would be appreciated
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Can you share the following things?
-->The split of your score. Expert may help you more knowing that.
-->share your goal score.
-->Share which materials do you used so far, please.
-->What strategy do you use for your study now?
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Follow the following study plan:-
https://gmatclub.com/forum/gmat-study-p ... ml?fl=menu
https://gmatclub.com/forum/gmat-self-pr ... tml?f=menu

Courses that can help with your prep:-
https://gmatclub.com/forum/best-gmat-co ... ml?fl=menu

Best books for Quants:-
https://gmatclub.com/forum/best-gmat-ma ... ml?fl=menu
Best books for Verbal:-
https://gmatclub.com/forum/best-gmat-ve ... ml?fl=menu

Best Gmat practice tests:-
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Hi there

I was in a similar soup not so long ago.
With the limited information you have shared in your post I have the following advice:
1. Practise to maintain Quant as your strong suit. Anybody can have a rainy day without any fault of his. So get over what happened.
2. For SC: I faced many challenges even after devoting 10 weeks of genuine effort to Verbal section's SC portion. e-GMAT came to my rescue. Not only is the curriculum very elaborate, but also Scholaranium is a great tool to sharpen your acumen when it comes to portions you want to improve.
3. For probability: It's tricky. I give you that. Practise, practise, practise and finally, practise some more. Try to internalise the concepts. Take breaks (helps creating head space).
Believe me, you will be able to manage it after your 'incubation period'.
4. DS is a game changer in Quant. I tried the following technique:
a. write the question stem
b. write the first statement
c. evaluate if it suffices:
d. if no>>> A and D can't be the answer>>> write second statement and evaluate:
>>>>>> i. if yes>> Answer is B
>>>>>>ii. if no>>> evaluate first and second statement together:
>>>>>>>>>>> A. if yes>>> Answer is C
>>>>>>>>>>>B. if no>>>E
e. if yes>>> write the second statement
f. evaluate second statement
g. if yes>>> Answer D
f. if no>>> Answer is A

I hope this helps.
Pls drop me a message if you have any other specific issues to discuss.
All the very best.
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Hello everyone,

I have given GMAT Twice
once with hardly a month of preparation and ended up with 580 score.
next i joined a class put in more efforts and managed to goof up quant section( my strong suit) in main exam and ended with lower than previous score
I am planning to give it one more try in may or early june
can anybody suggest how I should work things out
on studying I have realized i struggle with probability, DS questions and SC in verbal

any help would be appreciated
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The MGMAT official guide companion for sentence correction is extremely useful for SC. This link below lists the video explanations to all the quantitative problems in the Official Guide to GMAT. It will immensely help you to resolve quant problems.

https://gmatquantum.com/official-guides/
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