690 M47 V38

Question

It is improvement from my first attempt, wich was 580 M45 V25

The main advice for nonnative people to improve Verbal - read as much as you can. Read, translate and learn every word you don't know.
Practice as much as you can with reading. That is how i did +13 in verbal.

My GMATprep1 and GMATprep2 showed me the same 710.
Gmatprep retakes was in range from 730 to 770.
MGMAT - 710 to 780.

From these tests i know i could have scored 700+ but i think i'll stop now and start my essays.

P.S. Thank you Walker for Pocket PC program. It ruined my holidays but it helped me a lot

nirimblf · Answer

Nice improvement, especially in Verbal. :good

walker · Answer

Congrats!!!!!!! from 580 to 690, it is a long hard way! :beer

All the best with your application! Marat and I are waiting for you at TOEFL group!

balboa · Answer

What schools are you looking at ? How competitive is a 690? I take the test in about a week and just wanted to know a safe score. Ofcourse, there is more more in an application but just wanted to get an idea. Thanks!

Yahsek · Answer

Congratulations on a great score and a significant improvement!

A 690 is a very competitive score. It's inside the middle 80% of any top-20 program. Plus, Snayt hit the 80/80 split so that's an added bonus.

barfer · Answer

Excellent jump in Verbal, Snayt! I wish you all the best and want to do the same! Congrats!!! 8-)

jb32 · Answer

Congratulations! I would second the reading emphasis, especially try and read things that are more difficult to undrstand, such as the Wall Street Journal Opinion pages and other op-eds from well know American newspapers.

greenoak · Answer

Congrats, Snayt, and best of luck in your apps! 
I see you have very impressive jump in Verbal. How long did it take you to get from 25 to 38?

highhopes · Answer

That's a really nice jump - congratulations. I think you're completely right, reading is the best way to get better at the verbal.

You need to make sure you're reading non-fiction though, fiction might have grammatical errors to portray a certain tone.

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