How to Reach 700+ from 540-Just started?

[arorasudhanshu]

Hi,

I have just taken the Gmatprep test of manhattan series.( Not Prepared )

I have got the following score

SCORE & OVERVIEW OF RESULTS
TYPE SCORE ESTIMATED PERCENTILE RANK
Quantitative 36 48 %
Verbal 29 56 %
Total 540 50 %

Any advices on the strategy to reach the goal?

Cheers!
Sud

[StaceyKoprince]

Some overall ideas. First, you're going to have to decide whether you want to study on your own or work with someone (via a course, tutoring, whatever). If you study on your own, you're going to have to identify which materials you want to use, set up a study plan, etc. If you work with someone, you're going to have to check out the competing companies and decide who to use.

For anyone, regardless of how they study, I recommend using the Official Guide materials for practice problems. The latest books are The Official Guide 12 edition, and the 2nd edition Verbal and Quantitative Official Guides. These are the best practice problems available - but they don't teach you how to get better.

So I also recommend that everyone use materials from some test prep company. Yes, I work for a test prep company, so I may be biased - but, honestly, I think this is a no-brainer. You need materials to teach you how to get better and that's exactly what test prep companies do. :)

If you think you may want to take a course or find a tutor, then start attending any free events that are available and see what program looks like it would be best for you. You have the option of working in-person (in a physical classroom or other location with the teacher) or on-line (in a virtual classroom, but still with live interaction with an instructor).

If you take a class, you'll be given a specific syllabus that everyone in the class will use. If you work with a tutor, then the tutor will help you to devise a specific study plan.

Those are the basic decisions to be made. Once you decide what to do at this level, then you can get more specific about what to do to improve. As a general rule, identify your strengths and weaknesses (in terms of both accuracy and timing), and start to work from there, with more emphasis on the weaknesses.