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HI all, I studied around 25 days and received 570 in my first attempt. I will be making applications next year though. I read the theory of Verbal from Manhattan but I just received 21. I am shooting for 40. I have no clue what to do to make my verbal score go up. I did practice from Verbal review the SC and CR. But again I do not completely understand the explanation behind them. In Math I got 48 and I shooting for 50. I am ready to put as much effort as necessary. I a looking towards taking coaching in order to improve my score.

Given that verbal level, I think you're missing some fundamental skills (but you should be able to learn them within a year).

Suggestions:
-Look into SAT verbal prep material, and do some practice SATs. TPR/Kaplan/SAT official guide are all fine.
-Buy MGMAT's practice exams & and the 800score tests that's sort of bundled with it
-Buy the GMAT official guide
-Buy Kaplan's practice exams
-Read "Elements of Style"

The SAT Writing/Critical Reading sections are perfect for low-level practice imo. As you start to nail those questions, you "graduate" to GMAT verbal; hopefully the explanations will make a lot more sense after doing SAT prep.
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Thank you for the suggestions. Will do the needful. I received a 6.0/6.0 in my argument essay.