I dunno what happened Q35 V28

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Hello all - I am a long time lurker and i thought maybe some active particpation in this forum will help me. I took the Kaplan course and just finished taking my GMAT and i was crushed. Totally!!! My score a dismal Q35 V28 (530) . I took all the practice tests on KAPLAN and scored b/w 540 - 580 on all 8 of them. I just dont know what i am doing wrong. I took both GMAT prep tests and scored 640 and 610 respectively. Like everyone here i would like to be in the elusive exclusive 700 club. I need help. I am open to any suggestions

gidimba

sm176811 · Answer

Dont worry... Just practice!! Its a matter of dedication and determination!


I know its easy to say, and often even I feel really demoralized and off!! But keep the faith!!

trivikram · Answer

I am in no good situation to give advice but I heard people say that pratice is the best remedy.

Stick to the forum and practice from your resources

selene · Answer

hi gidimba,

my suggestion for you is practise, practise, practise..

it is very imporatnt in GMAT that you become familiar with the question types and what is asked specifically. you should determine your weak areas and focus on them. if possible, participate in this forum actively. it is a great help!!

all the best..

MA466 · Answer

I agree with selene. Keep practice,practice and practice. Closely follow this forum as much as you can. I am sure you will be fine in your next attempt. Can you tell me whether it is worth to take KAPLAN gmat prep course? Thanks.
ma466

gidimba · Answer

In my opinion, it is really not worth the $1400 they make you pay. The objective is to get a 700+. Kaplan will not do that for you. From the blogs of others on this forum, practice, practice, practice is what is required.

ywilfred · Answer

Here are some suggestions:

Check 1: Evaluation
- Are you weak in certain areas? From your score, it seems your verbal needs more attention, followed by quant.

- How are you attacking the quant questions? Are you very familiar with the concepts and the types of questions you can expect?

- How are you attacking the verbal section? Are you stuggling with grammatical concepts, or how to approach a CR and RC?

- Once you have found out where your weaknesses are, it's time to explore options.

Check 2: Decision Making
- If you find that you're not clear on the concepts, and you need help, you can try either of these:

1) For quant, I suggest you work through the Kaplan Math Workbook. Make sure you read and understand what you're reading. Go through the practice questions. At this moment, do not be concerned about time. Just be concerned getting them right, and learnining the correct method if you're getting them wrong.

2) For verbal, I suggest you get the Kaplan Verbal workbook and read through the points of grammar. Work through the questions. Don't pay too much attention to their CR and RC strategy, it doesn't work for everyone. You'll need to develop your own method of approaching CR and RC. Most people use a diagramming method, which I think works well. You can read some of the stickies here and try out some of the methods people suggest and see which one works for you.

3) If you need a taught class, you might consider getting the GMAXOnline course. I've seen several people swear by the course. If it works for so many, it should work for you. Price is pretty decent, and they recently got a CD version, so if your internet connection is crap, go for the CDs.

Check 3: Practising
- After you've gone through some practice, it's time to work the OG. Try to work sets in timed condition. I think 25PS, 25DS, 10SC, 3RC, 3CR per day should work. Go through the OE even if you get the answer right and learn from your mistakes. An error log would help here.

- Come in to GMATClub and work on some questions with your spare time. This will expose you to a variety of questions that can turn up on the GMAT.

Check 4: Final Lap
- At this stage, you should have gone through the OG thoroughly. You should have more or less ground the basics and concepts into your head.

- Start taking some CATs. Don't skip the AWA section, this will give you the real idea how tiring the actual GMAT can be. Go through the solutions for the CATs thoroughly and make notes. 

- Come to GMATClub and work on more types of questions.

- You can make a booking for the GMAT when you get to this phase. Normally, it's about 2 months or so from the 1st day you start. Don't sweat it, keep plugging away and you will achieve what you want.

gidimba · Answer

Thank you for all the wonderful advice. It is highly appreciated. I will give it a shot a see what happens.

chiragr · Answer

ywilfred, advise is right on spot, though I would suggest to have manhattan gmat SC and if you need further help in math manhattan gmat's 5 math books.

shampoo · Answer

I would suggest to get some of the Manhattan Gmat guides for Math if you have trouble with some of the basics, or have timing issues. I am using them and find them very helpful in understanding the concepts. Also the sentance correction guide is really good. Hope this helps.

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