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15 Oct 2015, 03:35
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I'm non-native English speaker. For 4-5 months, I prepared for the GMAT. Finally, 2 days ago took the real exam and scored 590(Q49, V21), which didn't meet my desired score 650(Q51, V30). So I plan to retake in a month. What materials and best tips do you suggest?
15 Oct 2015, 04:21
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Hi Shrug,
Had you taken any mockups before the real thing? If so, how had those turned out? I think it'll be much faster to improve in verbal than to improve in quant. The lower the score, the easier I find it to be improved, but of course this is a very personal consideration that many people may not share.
Verbal
Do you know what type of questions you struggle the most with? I've always found SC to be the easiest verbal part to improve, and it can have a very significant effect on your score. Have you used the Manhattan SC Strategy Guide? To me this is the most useful of the Manhattan strategy guide. Just working with it for a week and only working on SC (no CR and no RC yet), I was able to boost my baseline V28 score to V32~V36 in the subsequent mockups.
For CR, the PowerScore Bible has worked quite well for me. For verbal, I thoroughly recommend working only with OG exercises, while studying the concepts, as the phrasing of other sources can be quite different from that of the GMAT.
I have been reading lately great things about e-Gmat's verbal content for non-native speakers, but I haven't checked it myself. You can check it out: https://e-gmat.com/
Quant
For Quant I'm afraid I can't help you as much, as I'm in the same place you are. I've been stuck at Q48 for a few weeks, and I'm trying to make it up to Q50 or Q51. I'm going through Bunuel's topics, the hard questions, tricky & tough, etc. It seems like it's helping so far...
Hope I've been able to help!
Cheers,
paula
Had you taken any mockups before the real thing? If so, how had those turned out? I think it'll be much faster to improve in verbal than to improve in quant. The lower the score, the easier I find it to be improved, but of course this is a very personal consideration that many people may not share.
Verbal
Do you know what type of questions you struggle the most with? I've always found SC to be the easiest verbal part to improve, and it can have a very significant effect on your score. Have you used the Manhattan SC Strategy Guide? To me this is the most useful of the Manhattan strategy guide. Just working with it for a week and only working on SC (no CR and no RC yet), I was able to boost my baseline V28 score to V32~V36 in the subsequent mockups.
For CR, the PowerScore Bible has worked quite well for me. For verbal, I thoroughly recommend working only with OG exercises, while studying the concepts, as the phrasing of other sources can be quite different from that of the GMAT.
I have been reading lately great things about e-Gmat's verbal content for non-native speakers, but I haven't checked it myself. You can check it out: https://e-gmat.com/
Quant
For Quant I'm afraid I can't help you as much, as I'm in the same place you are. I've been stuck at Q48 for a few weeks, and I'm trying to make it up to Q50 or Q51. I'm going through Bunuel's topics, the hard questions, tricky & tough, etc. It seems like it's helping so far...
Hope I've been able to help!
Cheers,
paula
15 Oct 2015, 05:37
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Hi Shrug,
The first place to start is with asking how you have been studying so far? As Paula also asked, how many mock tests have you taken? When you took those mock tests, did you complete the full experience, including the Analytical Writing and Integrated Reasoning sections? It is important to take full-length tests in practice to build your ability to focus throughout the full GMAT.
In your studies so far, have you taken the time to learn strategies for approaching the question types? When you have completed practice questions, have you gone back to review those questions? One of the best tips I can give is to review every question that you complete in practice, with an eye on “what can I learn from this question for the future?” You will never see that particular question again, but you can train yourself to look for certain types of errors in SC, how to analyze arguments in CR, and the most efficient way to set up Quant questions. Keep a notebook handy to jot down what you learn that you need to do differently as you review, and look for opportunities to apply those lessons in your next practice session.
I hope this helps!
Best,
Jennifer
The first place to start is with asking how you have been studying so far? As Paula also asked, how many mock tests have you taken? When you took those mock tests, did you complete the full experience, including the Analytical Writing and Integrated Reasoning sections? It is important to take full-length tests in practice to build your ability to focus throughout the full GMAT.
In your studies so far, have you taken the time to learn strategies for approaching the question types? When you have completed practice questions, have you gone back to review those questions? One of the best tips I can give is to review every question that you complete in practice, with an eye on “what can I learn from this question for the future?” You will never see that particular question again, but you can train yourself to look for certain types of errors in SC, how to analyze arguments in CR, and the most efficient way to set up Quant questions. Keep a notebook handy to jot down what you learn that you need to do differently as you review, and look for opportunities to apply those lessons in your next practice session.
I hope this helps!
Best,
Jennifer
. I've studied Manhattan Strategy Guide books and OG gmat review. Also, Manhattan's Advanced Quant, Manhattan's 3 CATs out of 6 and GMATPrep's 1st test. Scored below:
