Approach

by **Ashman** Tue Sep 16, 2008 10:13 am

Hi Stacey and team,

My Previous post was labld approach, hence the same subject again.
I need some real help and advice....
My first gmat score was 630(poor verbal of 31/45 quant....had never got a 31 on any previous test)
I enrolled for Manhattan online program(the 9 week course)-since I had run through most of the material the online coaching was not too helpful....I feel I understand concepts well, especially english...
I gave all the MGMAt tests...the first one was poor(after a year-580), post that the range was 650-680 with an avg of 35-38 in verbal and 44 in math...
I also tried the official tests , got a 690 in the first and a 700 in the second.....
I felt that my actual level was at about 36 verbal and 45 math...

I gave the gmat today and got a 620(46 math and 29 V)...very similar experience to the first one...It shows that I have actually dropped in my score,which is not the case....last time around, I studied on my own and my average score was 620, this time it was around 670...hence, I post the foll issues/questions:
1.I am actually quite confident of my verbal skills, if given 2 mins to solve each, I get almost everything correct.
2.My SC fundamentals are good, but I seem to underperform on test day
3.I struggle between time on either sc or cr...(if i focus on 1 I lose time on the other)...having said that in all my practice tests, I have always completed the verbal section...today was an aberration....I had something like 7 q in 7 mins left.
4.Is my math score good enough or is it a weak one?I dont think I can go beyond this level, unless I put in a lot of effort.
5.My 9 week courses is supposed to have a post course analysis...how do I avail of the same.
6.If I end up giving the GMAT 3-4 times, does it mean my chances for a good school are over...I know schools take the latest scores...
7.What I am most confused about is regarding the action plan from here on....should I just retake the test.....since verbal scores were ok otherwise.
Should I go in for pvt tutoring(what are the options-am based in India) to get my score upto a sustained 740 level(i believe i can do it-i just dont know how)
8.I terms of content, i have gone through all mgmat books(which are awesome btw) and all og material....I have reviewed OG so many times I find it incredibly easy.
9.What resources are available for difficult verbal(I found the actual verbal slightly harder than mgmat and the prep software....though I still think I should have scored at least 35)

Apologies for the long post, but would appreciate if somebody can take the time and address all the points mentioned.I believe in MGMAT and am sure your advice will help me get this out of the way(PS I have 10 yrs of industry work ex and am fairly good at my essays-inspite of the low score last time, I got to the initial round of some top 10 ranked colleges, so I feel that the GMAT is my only hurdle)

by **Ashman** Wed Sep 17, 2008 1:11 pm

Hi Stacey, could you pls help on the post below
Thanks
Ashley

by **Briehan_in_SS** Wed Sep 17, 2008 6:43 pm

Hi Ashman-

Unfortunately, this is the busy time of year for the GMAT. Our instructors who patrol the forums are a little backed up, but they're getting to all of the posts. Sorry for the delay!

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