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[hi2dream27]

Hi All,

Just got through with my first attempt of GMAT and scored 690 (Q50,V34). Verbal and to be specific SC screwed me up and i am really pissed off.

Need help to know how can I improve on that Verbal score, i am non native English Speaker. I did SC Manhattan guide 3-4 times but problem with me is that when the exam time comes, i try to select the correct SC choice based on the sound of the sentence. The sentence which sounds the best to my ears, i usually select that. This had proved to be disastrous for me and my hit ratio in SC has been at max in the range of 30-40% correct.

I am palnning to give GMAT again in Feb-March and my Traget schools are INSEAD, LBS,IE Spain etc.

So need advice if someone can help me in lifting my scores in Verbal and specially in SC.

Thanks

Ankur

[StaceyKoprince]

Did you take our course or one of our self-study packages? If so, you may be eligible for a free Post-Exam Assessment. This is a phone call with an instructor to figure out what went wrong and come up with a plan to re-take the test. Please send an email to studentservices@manhattangmat.com to see whether you're eligible - and, if so, sign up right away. (And, if so, you can come back to the forums for additional advice after, if you like.)

If not, then we can also continue to help you here. It sounds like you have a decent handle on at least part of the problem for you with SC - using your ear is really dangerous on this test.

Here are some articles that can help. Start here:
http://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2010/06/ ... on-problem
This one will help you with how to process your way through SC problems in general.

And then read these two articles:
First: http://www.manhattangmat.com/articles/a ... roblem.cfm
Second: http://www.manhattangmat.com/articles/GMATprep-SC.cfm
These two will help you with how to study / analyze SC problems in general.

There are additional SC articles in these two locations:
http://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/manhattan-gmat
http://www.manhattangmat.com/resources/

So you can browse through and find additional topics and discussions that will be of help.

Do you have any idea what problems you might be having in RC or CR? If you have taken an MGMAT test, you can use this article to analyze your results:
http://www.manhattangmat.com/articles/e ... -part1.cfm

Then, post your analysis here (you can also post the data, but make sure to post your actual analysis of the data), and we'll tell you whether we agree with your analysis and help you figure out what to do about it. :)

p.s. the good news is that you still have a 690 - even though you're not happy with your verbal score, you're not in a terrible position.