Need Help - 670 (Q50, V31, AWA 5.5)

[liangchwei]

Hi Stacey / Ron,

I'm a fan of yours however not yet a qualified candidate of top MBA applicant. Honestly speaking, this is my 3rd trial in the past 5 months and I had never expected to experience such a bottleneck. Embarrassed enough, no one believed that I could not hit 700+ and friends even wondered if I randomly selected the answers, since I easily got 108 on TOEFL without any preparation =(

Quan is not a problem (got Q50-51 in 3 exams) but verbal indeed becomes an issue - please, help me to identify the blind spots so I can improve the score!!

Summarized previous study plans as below:
- Used materials: OG11-13, OV1 & 2, Manhattan RC & SC handbook, CR Bible (by PowerScore) and GMATPreP exams
- Prep results: CAT 1~6 all 720+
- Completed:
-- SC: question types analysis and classification (parallel, tense, comparison, meaning and concision...etc);
-- CR: question types analysis and classification (weaken, support, assumption, bold face...etc); logic chain practice
-- RC: articles classification by topics (bio, history, econ, racial and gender...etc.) and extensive reading on daily basis

Sincerely need your help and advices - target to apply for 2nd round this year. Greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

[StaceyKoprince]

I'm sorry you're struggling so much with verbal; we'd be happy to help.

We need much more detailed data on your strengths and weaknesses in order to advise you. Use the below to analyze your most recent MGMAT CAT(s):

http://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index ... ice-tests/

Then come back here and tell us the results of your analysis. (Note: do share an analysis with us, not just the raw data. 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!)

Please also note whether you took the practice tests under 100% official conditions (including essay, IR, length of break, etc). If you did not, please tell us how you deviated from official conditions.