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asheshayushmishra
Joined: 18 Sep 2015
Last visit: 09 Sep 2023
Posts: 9
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Location: United States (VA)
Concentration: Technology, Operations
Schools: Mason '19 (A$)
GMAT 1: 650 Q49 V31
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11 Oct 2015, 13:24
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Hi all,
I recently gave my Gmat and scored 47 in Quant, Ir 6, and 29 in verbal. I gave only 1 month to my prep before I went for my exam,. And I also had my office which left me about 3-4 hrs effective study time in a day. While giving the exam I was pretty confident during the Verbal section, that I was identifying the right issues in SC and was able to find the solutions. As such, was pretty disappointed when my score arrived.
When thinking back now, I was struggling with one of the RC's. Had difficulty with bold faced statements/phrases in the CR part. And now I am not even sure, if what I was thinking in the exam while doing SC was the correct analysis of the problem or not.
Please suggest me how can I improve my verbal score, without compromising on other sections. What sources should I use?
I recently gave my Gmat and scored 47 in Quant, Ir 6, and 29 in verbal. I gave only 1 month to my prep before I went for my exam,. And I also had my office which left me about 3-4 hrs effective study time in a day. While giving the exam I was pretty confident during the Verbal section, that I was identifying the right issues in SC and was able to find the solutions. As such, was pretty disappointed when my score arrived.
When thinking back now, I was struggling with one of the RC's. Had difficulty with bold faced statements/phrases in the CR part. And now I am not even sure, if what I was thinking in the exam while doing SC was the correct analysis of the problem or not.
Please suggest me how can I improve my verbal score, without compromising on other sections. What sources should I use?
11 Oct 2015, 21:06
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Hi asheshayushmishra,
First off, a 630/Q47 is a pretty good score (it's just a bit shy of the 80th percentile overall), so it might be enough to get you into your first-choice Business School, especially if you have a strong OVERALL profile. That having been said, many Test Takers spend 3 months (or more) on their studies before they hit their 'peak' scores, so it's likely that you just have not put in enough time and effort yet.
Before I can offer any advice, I'd like to know about how you've studied and your timeline/goals:
1) What materials have you used during your studies?
2) What is your overall score goal?
3) When are you planning to take the GMAT again?
4) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
5) Do you know which Schools you plan to apply to?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
First off, a 630/Q47 is a pretty good score (it's just a bit shy of the 80th percentile overall), so it might be enough to get you into your first-choice Business School, especially if you have a strong OVERALL profile. That having been said, many Test Takers spend 3 months (or more) on their studies before they hit their 'peak' scores, so it's likely that you just have not put in enough time and effort yet.
Before I can offer any advice, I'd like to know about how you've studied and your timeline/goals:
1) What materials have you used during your studies?
2) What is your overall score goal?
3) When are you planning to take the GMAT again?
4) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
5) Do you know which Schools you plan to apply to?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
11 Oct 2015, 23:57
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asheshayushmishra
Get your Enhanced score report to understand the sections in which you actually struggled. If your SC score is actually good, you will know that you were on the right track there.
You know that you faced difficulties with a certain passage in RC. Read up more on that and other topics. Also, having difficulty with one question type and one passage will not reduce your verbal score much. The ESR will provide some data on the area in which you are lacking. Your practice tests will give you a good idea too. If you studied only for a month, you probably did not take many/any practice tests. If you haven't taken any, you might want to take a couple to understand why your verbal score is low.
As for the other sections, ensure that you keep practicing. Also, aim to jump up 2 points in Quant as well. Check out my blog for the same: https://www.gmatclub.com/forum/veritas-prep-resource-links-no-longer-available-399979.html#/2014/11 ... nt-part-v/
