My Verbal score 16 - Need suggestion

[arpitad403]

Hi ,

I took my Gmat on 10th august,2015.
My score is - 540 (IR-5; Quant-49; Verbal 16; Awa- 5)

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I have prepared for GMAT 6 months. In practice examination my verbal score was around 25-30.
score in GMAT Prep 1: 600
GMAT Prep 2: 630

Please advise how to improve my verbal score.

[StaceyKoprince]

I'm sorry that you had a disappointing experience on the verbal.

First, I've got some overall questions for you to debrief from that test:

- Did you take your practice tests under full official conditions? (30m essay, 30 min IR, 8m break, 75m quant, 8m break, 75m verbal)

- What did you do during the last couple of days before the test? Did you have any symptoms of mental fatigue during the test? (Note: you can be mentally fatigued even if you are physically feeling the adrenaline / rush / nervousness of taking the test.) Here's what that can feel like:
https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/blog ... you-crazy/

- How was your timing during the verbal section?

- How did the verbal section feel similar to your practice tests and how did it feel different?

Next, I need detailed information about your strengths and weaknesses in order to advise you about what to do. First, read these two articles:
http://tinyurl.com/executivereasoning
http://tinyurl.com/2ndlevelofgmat

Think about how what you've been doing does and doesn't match up with that and how you may need to change your approach accordingly.

Then, use the below to analyze your most recent MGMAT CATs (if you do both Q and V, this should take you a minimum of 1 hour; you can do V only if you want):
http://tinyurl.com/analyzeyourcats

Based on all of that, figure out your strengths and weaknesses as well as any ideas you have for what you think you should do. Then come back here and tell us; we'll tell you whether we agree and advise you further. (Note: do share an analysis with us, not just the raw data. Your analysis should include a discussion of your buckets - you'll understand what that means when you read the last article. Part of getting better is developing your ability to analyze your results - figure out what they mean and what you think you should do about them!)