Need advice how to improvise

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Dear all,

I'm an Indian non native speaker and finding it very difficult to high level questions. More over my scores just coming around 500- 530 Q 30-35 and v 20-25.

Difficulties faced while taking practice tests are 
1. out of the questions I'm getting wrong is due to careless mistakes or some number choices in substitution.
2. In data sufficiency most times not testing all the options which is meant to be. Always testing few conditions and concluding it wrong.

My biggest problem is verbal at-least I'm bit okay in Quant. At least I know where to even focus.

In my verbal, first thing I'm not a good reader. Before getting the point what the argument is about i may require to read it 2 or 3 times that eats my time a lot. Talk less of my R.C, frustrating to even read such a passages most times. My scratch work is worst, I was even thinking to write down the comprehension in a generic language but didn't get it right. help me to give some advice how to improve and where should i focus and how to manage my study time. Most of my wrong answers im my S.c and C.R are like I eliminate 3 choices correctly and ended up with the wrong one. I have only 2 months time to take my official GMAT. Will this time will be okay for my level to get a very good score. Or is it waste of time for a person like me to spend time on dreaming to get a good score in GMAT pls advice.

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi sreenathhh,

Before I can offer you the specific advice that you’re looking for, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:

Studies:
1) How long have you studied?
2) What materials have you used?
3) How have you scored on each of your CATs (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores)?

Goals:
4) What is your goal score?
5) When are you planning to take the GMAT?
6) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
7) What Schools are you planning to apply to?

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

sreenathhh · Answer

Hi, Thanks for your reply.

Studies:
1) How long have you studied?
 I have been preparing since the month of may. Preparations are on and off.  
2) What materials have you used?
 MGMAT , OG, and video classes from gmatprepnow and solving many problems from GMAT club questions and many downloaded question banks. 
3) How have you scored on each of your CATs (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores)?
 First i tried Manhattan free CAT 530 Q-37 V-26
Gmatprep software test 1 470 Q- 31 V- 23
Gmat prep sofyware test 2 490 Q- 35 V-21 
 
Goals:
4) What is your goal score?  700+ 
5) When are you planning to take the GMAT?  1st or 2nd week of December 
6) When are you planning to apply to Business School? January 
7) What Schools are you planning to apply to?  Targeting ISB, sp jain, NUS

Hope this info sufficient.

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi sreenathhh,

Your current lack of improvement is likely based on a few issues. First, you have not been studying consistent - and many Test Takers spend 3 months (or more) of consistent study time before they hit their 'peak' scores. The key word there is "consistent" - you need a set study routine that you can stick with. Second, many Test Takers who use a 'book heavy' study approach end up getting 'stuck' at a particular score level - and your scores all revolve around the 500 'level', so you'll likely end up needing to invest in some new, non-book resources.

With your current planned Test Date, you would have about 2 months of study time. While that is a considerable amount of time, it will be challenging to raise a 500 score to the 700+ level. I think that you'll need another 3 months of consistent study time, with an emphasis on learning/practicing new Tactics.

1) Going forward, how many hours do you think that you can study each week?

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

sreenathhh · Answer

Hi Rich,

Thanks for your support man. As you rightly spotted my study routine is not consistent.

I have started a consistent routine from this October first. Also plan to spend at least 25-30 hours of study time in a week. Before asking you will that be enough time in a week. I want to know how to spend my little time in a quality way to improve. Even if I want to extend my official GMAT I can extend up to another 20 days.

You have mentioned new and non book resources, What is that? Please explain?

Regards
Srinath

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi sreenathhh,

Any additional time that you can commit to studying (by pushing back your Test Date) would likely improve your chances of hitting your score goal. In your last post, you stated that you planned to study 25-30 hours per week, but when do you plan to do that (is that how many hours you're studying right NOW?)?

Beyond doing lots of practice problems though, you need consistent, professional guidance, so that you can learn all of the patterns, tactics and 'secrets' of the GMAT (without having to try to figure out all of that stuff on your own). You would likely find it beneficial to invest in a GMAT Course of some kind (either Guided Self-Study or instructor-led). Most GMAT Companies offer some type of free materials (practice problems, Trial Accounts, videos, etc.) that you can use to 'test out' a product before you buy it. We have a variety of those resources at our site (www.empowergmat.com). I suggest that you take advantage of all of them then choose the one that best matches your personality, timeline and budget.

If you have any additional question, then just let me know.

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

sreenathhh · Answer

Hi rich,

Thanks for the idea. Let me go through those and decide which one suit me.

Srinath.

GMATPILLBILL · Answer

Hi sreenathhh,

It looks like you need a study plan that you can stick to. Here is a customized 2-3 month study plan that can help boost your score: https://www.gmatpill.com/gmat-practice-t ... study-plan

Use this as a guideline. You don’t have to follow it exactly but the structure of the study plan should be the same structure that you take in your approach. This helps to optimize your retention and learning.

As you study, we recommend that you focus on one particular subsection for multiple consecutive days before moving onto the next. You can see this in our study plan where we recommend 5 days on nothing but SC -- before moving onto CR and then RC.

Here is a sample SC video to help you start your journey: https://www.gmatpill.com/sentencecorrect ... ythons.mp4

Best of luck - we are here to help.

sreenathhh · Answer

Thanks bill

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