koolhunk19

Guys, i got my AWA score today...4.5 (55%)..Please tell me how bad is it?? I got 6.0 in TOEFL..can that help me in my applications??

Congratulations! Well done...

Hi Vijay, Thanks a lot. Well, I dint do much to improve on RC. I have been taking CAT for the last 2 years now and RCs in GMAT are much easier than CAT ones. So, i think because of the practice in CAT, i cud do well in RCs. For CRs, i would recommend u to finish OG. I have said this b4 and saying it again..download 'Gmatter' asap from the net and start doing OG questions. this software will give u an option to analyze ur test results and once u are done with all the CR qs, u can go thru the results and see what exactly is going wrong and can improve on that. Last but not the least, increase ur stamina to keep a good concentration level for 4 hours. This can be achieved only by taking as many Practice tests as u can. And for that, GmatPrep is the best!! Wishing u all the best. When are u writing GMAT by the way?

Frankly speaking, I dint do anything extra ordinary this time. Infact, i would say that i had worked harder for the Jan test than this one.But there are some changes which i felt during this test. The major change i noticed this time around was in my concentration level. First time when i took the test, I was not able to concentrate on CRs and RCs because: 1) I never thought that i can improve on CRs and RCs with practice. So in the test whenever i saw a CR or RC question, I got nervous and most probably got it wrong. 2) I dint finish the OG. This time even i could not do all the questions but i did 100 CR Qs and got familiar with the GMAT pattern. I know nobody has time to read what all crap motivation or enthusiasm i got this time. I would like to give some tips to all u ppl though..which i think can improve ur score in verbal. TIPS: 1) I noticed one thing in both the Jan and Apr tests that in all OG SC questions, u can discard at least 2-3 answer choices depending on either subejct-verb agreement or parallelism. But in the real test, there was not a single SC Q in which u could eliminate 2-3 choices on the basis of subject-verb. Basically, SC standards have gone higher.:( So, practice Gmat prep as many times as u can. Thats the only thing available close to real gmat standard. 2) Download software 'gmatter' from internet. :tup: :tup: Its a very good software coz first thing, u get all OG questions. Second, it has a nice user interface so that u can practice qs on ur computer. 3) Take some Red Bull Cans with u. :tup: . I took two and had both before starting verbal. It helped me a lot to maintain my concentration level even after 2 n half hrs of AWA n quants. 4) one thing for quants, I always thot that i am very strong in quants and can never get less than 50. So never touched a single question in my entire prep. But trust me, Gmat quants standard is pretty high, specially in DS questions. So practice DS questions even if u think u r a bond in quants. 5) CR and RC is still the same as in OG.

Thanks to all the people who have been posting regularly on this forum. I could not have done this without ur help. I know its not a huge score but i am proud of it. Coz only i remember how dejected and frustrated i felt after 610. I am ecstatic :tup: :tup: :tup: :tup: Any1 wants any kind of material or any other kind of help, please dont hesitate to contact me.

very good question. Worth leaving in real GMAT test.

My choice is D too.

D and B for me too.

C for me too.

Tough Question.

Answer is E

I have GMAT scheduled on 11th...worried bout AWA.

I agree with Rat. Though i got the reason why 'D' is wrong, I still cant understand why 'E' is the right answer.

'E' it is..

'E' and 'A' for me too. Good questions.