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06 Sep 2016, 10:58
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Hi there,
My exam is just shy of a week away. My first attempt was a 680 (Q46, V38? I cannot remember the scores exactly as I cancelled them). Since then, my quant section currently hovers anywhere between 49-50, depending on how I feel that day; either I make one or two calculation mistakes or I do everything right only to overlook a part of the question stem.
My verbal however, has been suffering greatly. Over the two mock exams, I had a V42, followed by a V34. Throughout the entirety of tests from e-gmat and the mock exams, my strength in verbal sections vary widely. On some days, RC is my strongest, some days SC is the strongest then CR is the strongest. I seem to have difficulty finding consistency over the verbal sections. One thing I've noted is that during my last mock exam, I had much difficulty keeping my mind focused and words were scrambling all over the place. Hence, SC was my strongest section (92%) since they were shorter sentences while RC/CR took a big hit.
Does anyone have any advice on how to rectify this situation? I feel like I got the strategies down, studying and knowledge is mostly concrete. Perhaps I am just burnt out? Shall I practice more full length verbal sections only for the next few days?
Any advice will be highly appreciated!
Thank you in advance.
My exam is just shy of a week away. My first attempt was a 680 (Q46, V38? I cannot remember the scores exactly as I cancelled them). Since then, my quant section currently hovers anywhere between 49-50, depending on how I feel that day; either I make one or two calculation mistakes or I do everything right only to overlook a part of the question stem.
My verbal however, has been suffering greatly. Over the two mock exams, I had a V42, followed by a V34. Throughout the entirety of tests from e-gmat and the mock exams, my strength in verbal sections vary widely. On some days, RC is my strongest, some days SC is the strongest then CR is the strongest. I seem to have difficulty finding consistency over the verbal sections. One thing I've noted is that during my last mock exam, I had much difficulty keeping my mind focused and words were scrambling all over the place. Hence, SC was my strongest section (92%) since they were shorter sentences while RC/CR took a big hit.
Does anyone have any advice on how to rectify this situation? I feel like I got the strategies down, studying and knowledge is mostly concrete. Perhaps I am just burnt out? Shall I practice more full length verbal sections only for the next few days?
Any advice will be highly appreciated!
Thank you in advance.
09 Sep 2016, 09:12
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If your exam is only a week away, you shouldn't make any huge changes now. Your knowledge is what it is. What you can still do is work on how 'solid' your current knowledge is, and make 100% sure you really do understand all of the things that you think you understand. That's the only thing that will help you get a better score with your current level of ability! Over the next week, just review the verbal that you've already studied: redo some old questions, reread some old chapters, etc. In my experience, being very inconsistent often comes either from 1. careless mistakes, or 2. not actually mastering topics that you think you've mastered, but just understanding them superficially. But either way, all you can/should do in the next week is high-quality, careful review of topics you've already studied.
13 Sep 2016, 09:41
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Well, you need a framework to think about the verbal sections, which I hope the materials you've been using have given you. Beyond that, it is a lot about stamina. Doing the GMAT is tough. It's like running a marathon: you can't practice for it by running a bunch of sprints. Unfortunately, there isn't a ton you can do in such a limited amount of time. I hope you got the score you wanted. If not, come back to this post and let's see what we can do.
