where to start 610(q44,v29)

[sristhi.rustagi]

Hi folks,
Just finished My Gmat!!
I am really disappointed with my score.
ran out of time in quant so had to flip through the last 8-9 questions. I guess therefore score was low.
verbal- I felt was doing fine but cant figure out where i missed out.
Aiming for a high score.
My scores were as follows:-

Gprep1- 580
gprep2-680
gprep(unistall reinstall)- 660
Kaplan-560
Kaplan-580

I had studied from the following materials:-
Sc- manhattan Sc, Og11, OG verbal review, Og 10, Kaplan verbal
CR- OG, kaplan Verbal, Nova
Rc- Og11

I had done set21-31 and 1-13 for CR and SC

Kindly help me out.

[KillGmat]

Hmm..guessing 8-9 questions will definitely hurt the score. Timing issues can be solved by giving lots of mock tests. Save CATs for last few days.
You can solve paper based tests ..time them..s that you cna work on your timing.

Verbal can be really tricky. We feel that we are doing well but in the end we see a low score. This could happen because of careless errors.

We often recognize the flaw in a given sentence but choose a option which introduces new error. So be careful while you choose a particular option. When you choose a option gel it with the original sentence and see if it fits in well.

For CR, i think you are strong in this section. Anyways, solve 1000 CRs.
Especially the last 20 tests. Make sure you have "good reason" for selecting a particular option in CR.

RC-

No substitute for practice. Again 3000 RC doc will help you a lot. Solve at least 4-5 passages daily. And keep a track on your progress. Categorize your weaknesses and then target those areas accordingly.

Let me know if this helps.
Good luck

[sristhi.rustagi]

Any specific material you suggest for CR and SC?

[KillGmat]

It depends on the kinda mistakes you are committing.
If you are committing lot of conceptual errors then i would suggest
CR Powerscore Bible for CR and Manhattan SC ,Kaplan for SC besides i would advise you to go through every SC problems in OG-11 ,but dont forget to go through the explanations given by them. Go through the explanation of every problem you solve. Even if you have got the question right.

If there you are committing many silly mistakes then it shows lack of practice. Solve 1000 CR and 1000 SC .
You can start solving Brutal SCs once you gain confidence.

HTH
Good luck

[vinscorpion]

Where 'Brutal CRs can be found"?

[KillGmat]

Originally Posted by vinscorpion

Where 'Brutal CRs can be found"?

I dont think there is anything called "BRUTAL CRs"

[sristhi.rustagi]

What are brutal CRs?