How to improve overall score..

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Hi All, Recently i have attempted gmat prep 1 : score Quant: 50 with ( 10 wrong .. too many wrong i suspect on 50 score during other mocks i used to get 4-5 wrong..

) verbal: 25 with ( 22 wrong ... and l ast 14 questions got all wrong :cry:

) overall: 620 Target score : 700+ SC: 17 Right: 7 Wrong:10 CR: 11 Right: 5 Wrong:6 RC: 13 Right: 7 Wrong:6 i guessed on Last 8 questions got all wrong in verbal.. :'(... How to improve my score in one month? please please help me experts :cry:

.. i wanted to apply in R1 but it's over for but now i want to go for R2 at any cost... with work i can devote 3 hours of study.. during weekends 6-7 hours

KyleWiddison · Answer

First of all, you need to properly balance yourself between quant and verbal. You have "maximized" your quant score, so your focus over the next month should be to maintain your quant score and dig deep on verbal. Do not leave quant entirely because it can (and almost certainly will) get worse if you don't spend some time each day to keep it sharp.

In terms of Verbal, it looks like you need to improve across each section and you must get better at time management. If you want to get a 700 in the next month, you need to find a prep program to help you learn rapidly, if you haven't done so already. You need to understand verbal better from the foundational elements up. Also, you simply cannot leave so many questions up to guessing at the end. Manage the test better so you are guessing throughout on the problems that are beyond your ability level.

You should have plenty of time to study. Get some help on the verbal side and improve your test management and you should be able to reach your goal.

KW

mmsk2014 · Answer

@KyleWiddison..Sir, thanks a lot.. I have taken up verbal prep course to work on my week area and your suggestions are definitely worth. I will keep those in mind.. but as you suggest that i should spread my guesses that's what is difficult for me to decide. Please suggest how to do so in exam and will it be good if i guess on 4-5 questions as i am always left with those many questions in the end. Can i still manage to get pass 36 score in verbal even after guessing on 4-5 questions.

KyleWiddison · Answer

Everyone guesses on the GMAT. The people who get the best scores are those who guess on the problems that are beyond their ability level; the people who score poorly try to answer every single question and are forced to guess randomly on the last 4-5.

As you are going through the exam, learn to recognize when you won't be able to answer a question. If you are about a minute into a problem and you don't really know what you are doing, you need to guess and move on. If you are 1:30 into the problem and you aren't on the path to solving the problem, you need to guess and move on. Feel free to go over 2 minutes if you are solving a problem, but you can't afford to spend more than 2 minutes on a problem you don't know how to solve.

You also need to get good at guessing - don't simply guess randomly when you realize you can't do a problem. You've learned something along the way as you've worked out the problem; take some time to eliminate the obviously wrong answers and choose the remaining answer that seems most correct.

It takes some time to get used to, so start practicing the "guess and move on" strategy now...

KW

manyatpr · Answer

Hi,

For the next 1 month, focus only on giving mock tests. However, more importantly than giving mock test, focus on analyzing your performance in every mock test. Typically, if you spend 2 hours giving a mock test, spend 4-5 hours in analyzing the same. Go through each and every question again, spend as much time as you want. Try to figure out a better, smarter and a faster way to solve every question. Take a note of these points and then apply all of them in the next test. Keep doing this consistently and you should see your score going up.

We have seen this strategy work very well for a lot of our students and we sincerely hope you would also benefit from this.

The amount of time you are planning to give is sufficient. Only try and see if you can give a mock test every alternate day and then keep a day spare to either analyse previous day's mock and brush up the basics in your weaker areas. 
Wish you all the best and we are hopeful you would do well.

OptimusPrep · Answer

you should def. concentrate on the verbal test part.

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