Any ideas for boosting my verbal score in 10 days?

[Needa Verbalboost]

I have isolated my weakness. Is it better use of my time to focus on concepts or practice problems? How intense should my preparation be as I approach test day? Thanks

[StaceyKoprince]

It's tough to boost a score very much in only 10 days. It's not easy to cram for this test.

Use practice problems to drive which concepts, rules, and techniques you review. If you get something right and totally understand it, you don't need to review what was tested there. If you get something wrong, or get it right but aren't entirely sure about it, then go back and study whatever that thing is (grammar rule, particular type of question from RC or CR).

Generally speaking, you should follow your standard preparation plan up until 2 days before the test. The last two days should be very light - just high level review of your timing strategy and your major strategies for the different question types. Mostly, do stuff unrelated to the GMAT. That may be hard to do, but cramming right before the test won't help and it's likely to hurt (by tiring your brain out).

Also, take your last practice test about 5-7 days before the real test, at the same time of day. Make sure to take it under complete official testing conditions. (30m each for two essays, 10m break, 75m quant, 10m break, 75m verbal)

Spend the few days after that last test doing a final review of the things on which you are still weak and that are also commonly tested (don't worry about the things that aren't commonly tested). Then go into your final-2-day plan (described above).