Need Help..Retaking GMat in about 35 days

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Hello everyone,

I'm actually retaking the GMAT since I bombed it this past Saturday. 510...35Q and 25V. Obviously I studied wrong for about a month and a half. I had an online course and the OG guide but I really didnt use the OG guide as much as I should have and used the course and the practice problems and quizzes from the course and I felt great. I took the two practice exams and had a 510 on one and a 550 the week before the exam and that is when I knew I was in trouble. I was shocked to see my verbal so low actually since English is my native language. What advice would you guys have for me on this second time around..I need to clear 600 and ideally if I can get to the 650 range would be ideal. I have the OG 12 guide and I am for sure giong through everything in that book this time but also I have ordered the Manhattan Verbal foundations book and also the number properties and word translations from Manhattan as well and they arrived today. Any study plan or words of advice to increase my score? I know that I can get higher than this this next time around. What materials should I use to study to give me an accurate assessment this second time around?

Thanks

Tim.

sandeeepsharma · Answer

for CR try Power score bible
even Try Aristotle material

someone79 · Answer

Why are you rushing to give the GMAT?

For such a short duration, it's very difficult to suggest a strategy, but if possible, MGMAT CR(or power score CR), MGMAT SC, and MGMAT RC.

How did you fare in Quant? See whether you can improve it.
MGMAT maths books are good.

sandeeepsharma · Answer

Using MGMAT maths series , i increased my score from 48 to 50-51
Give it a try..

tstud20 · Answer

I have to take it again because of Feb.1 Deadlines for PhD programs.

someone79 · Answer

Tim,

You can't trust your ear while giving GMAT. The logic used in GMAT CR is bit interesting, so you need to give some time on that.

Try these books:

1/ Power Score CR bible. Don't read it all. Let me know if you want me to tell you the page numbers you should focus on. GMAT authors have very typical way of thinking in their GMAT centric way. If they say something is hapening due to something, they mean that it can't happen due to any other thing. Such sort of very important info you can find in this book.

2/ Try Kaplan Verbal Supplement for RC: It's very crisp and it tells you to focus on the gist of the passage and to watch for changes in the tone. Passages are very easy to understand if you see what they really are. Authors have a very set patters in their passages.

General pattern is something like:
1/ They introduce a theory in first paragraph, and then they tell that there are alternate theories. They explain these theories.
2/ Watch out for conjunctive adverbs: furthermore, however, etc. 
3/ Watch out for things such as examples. Examples elaborate the idea that was presented before. So if you don't understand what was in the previous sentence, you can see the example and try to deduce it.

You can drastically improve your quant score. Go through the maths books by Manhattan. Though they may take time as they are bit lengthy.

tstud20 · Answer

Someone79,

Thanks for the reply. I have purchased manhattan two of the manhattan series math books (number properties and word translations) I also have the OG guide 12 and Manhattan Verbal book. I will also purchase the Power Score CR bible and it would be so helpful if you could tell me the pages to focus on. Now that I think about it..when I got stuck on the test I did refer to what I thought "sounded" good and I'm sure that had to do a lot with my mistakes...I have started the Manhattan Math books and they are really good. I only got those two since I felt like those are my weakest areas and I want to make sure I'm able to go through them in time...but yes if you can give me the page numbers of the Power Score CR bible that would be so so helfpul. Thanks so much for your response and for your help!

Tim

someone79 · Answer

I am sorry that I couldn't post the pages y'day. Skip chapter 1 and start reading 2. I will post the pages today. My son is sick so couldn't get time.

tstud20 · Answer

Thank you so much...it will be so helpful

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