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Scored a pathetic 490 (V35/Q23)...What do I need to do? 31 May 2011, 15:18
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Took the GMAT this morning and recv'd a score of 490. I took the MGMAT online course last year, but due to work related issues couldn't take the exam. If I remember correctly, my 2nd CAT exam score was a 560 last year. Started studying again this year around April. Finished most of the MGMAT books except the RC. I do revise the questions at the end regardless of whether they are correct or not, but in some cases I don't do 'em thoroughly. I guess I have to work on that. However, would going thru the same material help coz I have exhausted all the questions and don't want to get a false hope by re-doing all the questions again and getting 'em right. Suggestions please?
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Scored a pathetic 490 (V35/Q23)...What do I need to do? 31 May 2011, 17:02
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My verbal score is low. I am building the basic grammar. Then, I will focus in exercises and strategies!
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Scored a pathetic 490 (V35/Q23)...What do I need to do? 01 Jun 2011, 16:27
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Sorry to hear.. Perhaps the nerves got the best of you? What has been your study approach?
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Scored a pathetic 490 (V35/Q23)...What do I need to do? 01 Jun 2011, 18:33
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redo all the questions, but this time go through every answer choice and make sure you clearly understand why the wrong answers are wrong and why the right ones are right. most people just skip this step if they get the answer right. this is very important and if you do this method you will develop pattern recognition and can anticipate the right answers...

good luck.
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Scored a pathetic 490 (V35/Q23)...What do I need to do? 01 Jun 2011, 19:45
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Look at the bright side, you have a pretty good verbal score. Now, work on your quant basics and you should be good to good. Good luck.
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Scored a pathetic 490 (V35/Q23)...What do I need to do? 03 Jun 2011, 09:43
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I struggled mightily with Quant throughout my struggles and it was mainly because I really didn't understand number properties. Questions that seemed so difficult could be answered by acquiring at least a decent grasp of the most fundamental aspects of number properties. Once you understand the principals of number properties it makes everything else much easier.

Also, do the GMAT Club Tests because it's well worth the money. The questions are in the style of the actual GMAT, but are a lot harder and prepare you well for the real day. I started off at around 37Q a couple of months ago, and I took my GMAT yesterday and scored a 47Q. The jump can be made by really understanding number properties (and luckily for me avoiding combinatorics and geometry on the real test).

The whole Manhattan GMAT set is very helpful along with the GMAT Club Tests...those are pretty much all I used to study and I pulled off a 710 (and I'm by no means a math whiz in any sense).

As far as Verbal goes, I'm not really sure how to help you. I'm amazed that all of the non-native speakers on here do so well on Verbal. It's extremely difficult for me, so I can't even imagine how they've managed to master it. Again, I used the Manhattan set and really just focused on the strategies they teach you. Don't try to bring real world information into questions...just read the conclusion and try to take logical steps on your way to the answers.
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