I am from Minnesota. I took GMAT 2 times - both times i got 425-450 - Quan. part was okay (raw 34-37) but Verbal was the killer (raw 11 and 14) - I am really Embarrassed to talk about it. First time i studied like 2 weeks with OG 10th ed and second time with OG 10th and PR guide ( yes i wasn't very serious either).

Now I have MNGMT guides (based on OG 10th ed) and i gone through couple of chapters of SC (I do reallly bad in that section) - Still I don't get 90% correct!!! My Goal to make it verbal raw score to 40!!!

Yes, English is my 2nd language - studied engineering in college but never got less than B in English classes!! I am missing something!

I saw MNGMT has online class - should i try the online class? or a on site class would be better for me ( i have to go to Chicago or NY for that)? should I get private tutoring?

Is there any help to improve my score? (wondering) Can i score higher? Help!! anyone? any advice?

Hi there Optimist,

First of all: so sorry for the late reply - I just noticed that your message had not been answered, and I am very sorry.

On your situation, I can envision a number of scenarios based on what you describe. The most productive program I think that you should consider first is the online course. Yes, it's online; however it is exactly the same course as that which we teach at our centers. In addition, you can actually attend the first session for free, which means that you can evaluate it against the data you have about your own performance.

Our students in classes also get 1/2 hour each week of online, and private, office hours, which means that you can get some individual attention where it might be needed. And you can even supplement the course later with some tutoring time with your teacher (or at that point, perhaps you meet with someone in our Chicago office in person).

The bottom line is that you seem to be in need of a significantly stronger content foundation - just doing a bunch of GMAT questions is not going to get you to your goal. Whatever your decision, please feel free to get back in touch if you have any other questions,

Kim Watkins
Manhattan GMAT

Thanks very much Kim - appreciate it.