Hi,

I gave GMAT today. Extremely frustrated...
Got 600( Q:49, V:22)
My lowest score till date... :( :(
Was expecting around 680...
Various test score results:
MGMAT 1: 680 (Q:48, V:34)
MGMAT 2: 680 (Q:47, V:35)
MGMAT 3: 680 (Q:49, V:34)
MGMAT 4: 590 (Q:47, V:25)
MGMAT 5: 660 (Q:50, V:32)
MGMAT 6: 650 (Q:50, V:31)
GMAT Prep1: 640 (Q:47, V:29)
GMAT Prep2:640 (Q:50, V:25)

Material covered for Verbal:
1) OG 12
2) Verbal 2nd review
3) SC MGMAT Guide
4) Kaplan Comprehensive
5) Spidey's SC Notes

Material Covered for Quant:
1) OG 12
2) Quant 2nd review
3) Kaplan Comprehensive
4) Kaplan 800
5) MGMAT Complete Set

Although I'm satisfied with my Quant score, just a little bit of improvement will land me in the 50 range.
Thinking of doing 700+ level questions.

As one can see, my average for verbal was around 30, I'm in state of shock after seeing my GMAT Verbal score.
Can someone suggest me what can be done for verbal as I'm totally clueless & confused...
Please help me as I'm planning to take my 2nd attempt after 3 months..
Any extra material for verbal and strategy which could be used?
Thanks in Advance,
~Akshat

Hey Akshat,

To improve your verbal score on the GMAT, I'd suggest studying from our three verbal Strategy Guides: Reading Comprehension, Sentence Correction and Logical Reasoning. The In Action problems in the Strategy Guides will first teach you the content needed for each verbal problem type. After you learn the content, you can then apply it to OG questions which are similar to what you'll see on the real GMAT. When you do the OG assignments, act as if you were sitting for the actual GMAT. Find a quiet spot, answer each set of questions at once and give yourself 1 min 15 sec for Sentence Correction, 2 min for Critical Reasoning and 2 min for every question in a Reading Comprehension passage (i.e. 6 min / 3 question passage, etc.)

As for the CAT exams, try to carefully analyze your performance by using our Assessment Reports. Try to identify specific weaknesses and then work to gain a better understanding of the content behind those kinds of problems. Only after you've addressed those specific weaknesses from your last CAT exam should you attempt the next. You can find a good article on this here: http://www.manhattangmat.com/articles/e ... -part1.cfm

We also have a lot of other resources to improve your verbal score and test taking strategy here: http://www.manhattangmat.com/tags/verbal/
You can get access to all of our articles, tutorials and other free resources on the MBA Resources section of our website here: http://www.manhattangmat.com/resources/

After you've built up your verbal foundation, another step to consider might be our three verbal Online Question Banks or attending a one day Quest For 750 Sentence Correction workshop.

I hope you find this information helpful. Please let me know if you have any other questions!

Best,
Matt Mapplebeck
Student Services Associate
Manhattan GMAT