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gauravjuneja123
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Need urgent help... feeling demotivated

by gauravjuneja123 Sat Jan 15, 2011 8:48 pm

Hi,

I studied for my GMAT for 3 months, scored 580 - 750 in various practice exams e.g. MGAT and GMAC practice tests. I must admit there were a few repeat questions, at times, especially during my last tests. I then went for my GMAT and got a 640 49Q and 27V.

In my practice tests, I started with 580.. then went upto 710... then dropped to 640.... then 710... 660... and 750. I have always score 49 to 50 in quant but it's clear my Verbal is weak. Mostly I think it is CR and to some extent SC.

Verbal books used.. OG Verbal 12, OG Version 12, MGAT SC, Skimmed MGAT RC, 1000 series of questions in RC, CR and SC, GMAC prep questions and Kaplan. I also used Powerscore CR Bible for CR.

I felt I had done enough for Verbal but dont know what to do next.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.
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Re: Need urgent help... feeling demotivated

by StaceyKoprince Tue Jan 18, 2011 12:21 pm

I'm sorry you had a tough time on the test. We're happy to help - we just need some more info from you.

Please do the analysis described in the following article on a recent, representative MGMAT test. "Representative" means that you took it as close to official conditions as possible and that you didn't see a ton of repeated questions - no more than 2 or 3, ideally zero. Ideally, pick one of your lower test scores, because that's closer to what happened on the real test.

http://www.manhattangmat.com/articles/e ... -part1.cfm

If you deviated from official conditions, please tell us how. (eg, skipped the essays, took longer breaks than allowed, etc.)

You may also want to do the analysis described in this article for your verbal score:

http://www.beatthegmat.com/a/2009/10/26 ... went-wrong

What we're doing with the above, by the way, is trying to figure out what might have gone wrong and where you're at right now. If we can figure those things out, then we can formulate a plan to address the issues. So after you've done the above, come back here and let us know what you've found out.

NOTE: do not simply post the data from your practice test. You can post the data, but you must also post your analysis of the data - what you think it means. It's important for you to be able to analyze your own work. So tell us what you think (along with the data), and we'll tell you whether we agree and what we think you should do about it!
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