Hello,
I am going to take GMAT at the end of December, my target is 680.
My preparation has been lastig during the last 6 months. I took GMAT course in Moscow, private tutoring (Math only) during 60 hours, did all problems in OG, Kaplan, etc.
My last score on GMAT Prep was 580 (42 Math, 28 Verbal). As you see - Verbal is my weakest area, espessialy CR and RC. Unfortunatly, Manhattans advises about diagrams etc dont help me, moreover, while I have exactly the same level of correct answers, my time is twice as much as it was without Manhattans strategy. But, I have to say that SC advises really help!
Now I plan to have a break in my job to improve my GMAT. I suggest to go to London and study for 1,5-2 month. I am not sure that it will be right to take another full GMAT course at Manhattan, but possibly to improve my verbal I have to study with tutor.
How many hours will be enough to study with tutor to improve my verbal score to 35-40?
Can Manhattan tutor teach me another way, not the way is stated in Manhattan books?
Can Manhattan company give me the document that I am going to study with tutor to get visa?
Thanks,
Olga.
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- OlgaN
- StaceyKoprince
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In private tutoring, yes, your tutor can help you to develop strategies that are different than or go beyond the strategies in the book. The diagramming might not be entirely bad for you - it might just be that the tutor needs to help you figure out what parts of it to use and what parts of it to ignore.
We cannot help you get a student visa, unfortunately - GMAT test prep programs are not full-time study programs, so they don't qualify for student visas.
In terms of how much time you'll need, that really depends on your particular situation. Because English is not your native language, it will likely take longer than it might for a native speaker. I'd say that for an improvement from 28 to 35-40, and given that you're not a native speaker, you'd probably need to meet with a tutor for 15-30 hours over a period of about 2-3 months. (Again, it depends on the individual circumstances - without having worked with you myself, I can't really give a more precise answer than that.)
You may also want to take a general English as a Second Language class (not specific to the GMAT), as that can help non-native speakers a great deal with your reading comprehension ability (which is critical for both reading comp and critical reasoning question types on the test).
We cannot help you get a student visa, unfortunately - GMAT test prep programs are not full-time study programs, so they don't qualify for student visas.
In terms of how much time you'll need, that really depends on your particular situation. Because English is not your native language, it will likely take longer than it might for a native speaker. I'd say that for an improvement from 28 to 35-40, and given that you're not a native speaker, you'd probably need to meet with a tutor for 15-30 hours over a period of about 2-3 months. (Again, it depends on the individual circumstances - without having worked with you myself, I can't really give a more precise answer than that.)
You may also want to take a general English as a Second Language class (not specific to the GMAT), as that can help non-native speakers a great deal with your reading comprehension ability (which is critical for both reading comp and critical reasoning question types on the test).
Stacey Koprince
Instructor
Director, Content & Curriculum
ManhattanPrep
Instructor
Director, Content & Curriculum
ManhattanPrep
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