Want to improve on Verbal

[dhavaldesai.7]

Hi,

I hope I am posting in the right section. Please let me know if I am wrong on this part. I will take corrective actions necessary (If needed ) from my side. I want to make sure that I get MGMAT's response on my post below as I seriously need some advice.

In my prep of Verbal I mainly concentrated knowing grammar rules, knowing different type of CR questions that appear in GMAT, and finally improving my accuracy level. For RC i actually have never done any prep as such.

Now as I have exhausted all materials i have such as OG, Kaplan premier and workbooks, OG Verbal, Grockit, Kaplan QBank , and BTG Qbank, I am not sure what to start with and what to do !! :(

Please let me know your views and suggestions.


Thanks

[StaceyKoprince]

You're in the right place. :)

So, let's see. Your verbal did go up (4 points) on the second test, but your overall score went down - so quant must've gone down?

I had a concentration lapse in verbal section after 10th or 12th question, leading me taking more time understanding the questions and finally panicking.

How did the actual timing play out on that? Did you have to guess on a bunch of questions? Did you leave any blank? Did you have timing issues on the second test?

Did you burn yourself out leading up to the first test? The second test? During the tests themselves, did you ever feel like you had to read things a couple of times to comprehend them, or like you were tired of taking the test and just wanted it to be over?

I was focusing more on how many questions I am doing right, what are the rules i need to follow on CR and SC, and my timing.

Don't think about how many questions you're answering correctly. If you concentrate on that, you almost certainly won't be able to maximize your score - this test just doesn't work that way.

Log into your MGMAT student center and read the Scoring section of our GMAT Uncovered Guide. Understanding how the scoring works is crucial to making good decisions as you work your way through the test.

Next, do you have any timing issues? Don't answer too quickly - I talk to people every day who think they don't have timing issues because they finish the section on time, but they do actually have timing issues, sometimes major ones. Use the below article to analyze your most recent MGMAT test and then come back and tell me what you discover:

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

Also share with me the rest of your strengths and weaknesses based on your analysis from the above article. That will give us a lot of good data to plan what to do.

You may also want to look at this article to help you brainstorm why you do so much better on verbal during practice tests:
http://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index ... ent-wrong/

If you do have timing issues, read the below and start doing what it says:
http://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index ... anagement/

Don't worry, you'll get there! We just have to figure out what's going on.