[ankush_infy]

Originally Posted by normalguy

Dear Keya,

Congrats for the great score! Wish you all the best for the schol of your choice.

Here's my short intro - I am a compsci engr, 3.5 years of w.exp, working right now.
I plan to give 'it' in 3rd week of Sept. As for my prep, I have finished OG 10, Kaplan (without CD tests) and done 200 Q's of 1000 SC. For quant I didnt do any particular prep since I did it for CAT last year. On completing OG I found my accuracy between 85% and 90%, while keep time limit.
I definitely want to improve my speed but I am still about my accuracy.

Well, I read your posts and the one thing that struck me the most was ....your list of 250 Idioms. You have mentioned it marked a turning point for you in your verbal prep and I am sure it will do the same for me.
So can you please send it to me? My email is calm.juggernaut@gmail.com

If you have any other suggestions for me, please feel free to share the gyaan!

Best Regards,
Normalguy

hey normal guy,
posting of personal emails is not allowed on the forums. mods can ban u for this. Kindly use PM's for this.

thanks

[ankush_infy]

[QUOTE=Bunty4Billi]Congratulations!!! Keya ..awesome score ...

->I am refering OG 10th edition, which does not have boldface CR q's. Can you please provide me few sample boldface CR q's?
->also can u please provide me the list of 250 Idioms?

Cheers
B4B.

Originally Posted by Keya

Hi PGuys and PGals,

Well, it looks like people want to listen to my rants and ravings after all…. So here it is, a blow-by-blow account of all the details about my Prep.

yeah keya,

i m also intersted in the list of 250 Idioms. Also where can i find bold faced CR's. i have OG11 with me.

Thanks

[Keya]

Originally Posted by ankush_infy

yeah keya,

i m also intersted in the list of 250 Idioms. Also where can i find bold faced CR's. i have OG11 with me.

Thanks

Hi Ankush and B4B,

I compiled the list of 250 idioms from various sources... the Kaplan Verbal Workbook, various sites on the net, from questions as I went along etc. Unfortunately, this list is on good old paper... me being old fashioned in some ways and all... :-)
Actually, I did this because I had no definite idea where I'd be doing my next bit of studying... so I'd carry those stapled sheets around with me, and jot down whatever new stuff I found.... but I think you can use good old google just the way I did... and get a pretty long list. I am so sorry I'm unable to help here :(

Now for the bold face CRs. The official guide has the Big Yellow Book (the one with all sections) and two other workbooks a Green Book (quant) and a Purple book (verbal). This Purple book has one or two boldface CRs. The GMAT Prep also has one or two CRs. I think the Kaplan tests also have a couple of CRs I think I must have done more than 300 CRs in all, out of which I was able to find only 4-5 boldfaces. So I can give you an idea about where to get those 4, but not any others. I looked around at a lot of places but couldn't find any more. No wonder these questions are thought to be so tough!!! People hardly get any practice!!

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Keya

[Keya]

Originally Posted by normalguy

Dear Keya,

Congrats for the great score! Wish you all the best for the schol of your choice.

Here's my short intro - I am a compsci engr, 3.5 years of w.exp, working right now.
I plan to give 'it' in 3rd week of Sept. As for my prep, I have finished OG 10, Kaplan (without CD tests) and done 200 Q's of 1000 SC. For quant I didnt do any particular prep since I did it for CAT last year. On completing OG I found my accuracy between 85% and 90%, while keep time limit.
I definitely want to improve my speed but I am still about my accuracy.

Well, I read your posts and the one thing that struck me the most was ....your list of 250 Idioms. You have mentioned it marked a turning point for you in your verbal prep and I am sure it will do the same for me.
So can you please send it to me? My email is calm.juggernaut@gmail.com

If you have any other suggestions for me, please feel free to share the gyaan!

Best Regards,
Normalguy

Hello NormalGuy,

I just posted that bit about the Idiom list in the prev post. I am so sorry that I can't be of more help here...

I think you're prep is going fine, seeing the material you've covered.. I too, did only Kaplan and OGs, so that ought to be sufficient. You're on the right track!!!

As for speed and accuracy..
Speed= Practice+Practice+Practice.....
Accuracy= Practice+Analyse+Practice+Analyse....


Keya


PS...(TO ALL ON THIS FORUM)
Just one thing... I agree with Ankush that it's not a good idea to put your private e-mail in a public post...
However... I'd also like to take this oppurtunity to broadcast a message.

Please do not use the PM service to ask for personal phone numbers!!!! One gentleman was very insistent that I give him my number, in spite of my saying 'No' once. He vowed he would "be in touch for a long time to come".

I'm here to help those many others who are struggling in their GMAT Prep the way I struggled. I had no one to guide me... I'd like to make sure that it's not the way for you guys. I want to help.
However, PMs like that are intrusive, and needlessly irritating. It hurts when I have to be rude.. I hate being rude.

Now that I've said that... it's a load off my chest, and I feel a lot better

Cheerio, all... keep those questions coming... I'll help in every way I can

[estranged_gnrs]

Originally Posted by Keya

PS...(TO ALL ON THIS FORUM)
Just one thing... I agree with Ankush that it's not a good idea to put your private e-mail in a public post...
However... I'd also like to take this oppurtunity to broadcast a message.

Please do not use the PM service to ask for personal phone numbers!!!! One gentleman was very insistent that I give him my number, in spite of my saying 'No' once. He vowed he would "be in touch for a long time to come".

I'm here to help those many others who are struggling in their GMAT Prep the way I struggled. I had no one to guide me... I'd like to make sure that it's not the way for you guys. I want to help.
However, PMs like that are intrusive, and needlessly irritating. It hurts when I have to be rude.. I hate being rude.

Now that I've said that... it's a load off my chest, and I feel a lot better

Cheerio, all... keep those questions coming... I'll help in every way I can

Guys and of course Gals,

I hope Keya has made it clear. She is been doing a fab job of helping others here on the forum. Please make ur PMs as comprehensive as possible and respect someone's need of space. If she is not willing to give her number or personal details , its her wish. You can put your query here and am aure she will answer them happily.

Cheers and keep rocking,

Rohit

Ps > Keya

[srikrishnan]

awesome score keya!!!! congrats and here's where the hard(er) work really starts.. best wishes for the applying part....

[nagpalkunal]

Originally Posted by amitnsitian

your info is not correct. i have a 710 with 51 QA n VA 34.690 (Q51,V37) is just not possible....

it is. subject scores are on the number of correct answers
total score is dependent on when you would be makig the mistakes.

it is possible my friend

Cheers

Kunal

[chicsmelolo]

Any suggestions on how to get to the 90% levels here. I am even trying to target the LSAT CR's or maybe Kaplan 800.

[iday]

Originally Posted by nagpalkunal

it is. subject scores are on the number of correct answers
total score is dependent on when you would be makig the mistakes.

it is possible my friend

Cheers

Kunal

Also - minor increases in Verbal scores migth end up in big differences in total scores. An individual can clear the 700 barrier with a low Q46 and a V39 or V40. Add to it Kunal's point of where the mistakes lie. I know of ppl who got a 760 for Q50 V41. but i got a 750. there are also ppl who got a 740 for that combo.

That, i guess, explains the discrepancy in the scores amit's trying to get explained.

Iday

[ankush_infy]

Originally Posted by nagpalkunal

it is. subject scores are on the number of correct answers
total score is dependent on when you would be makig the mistakes.

it is possible my friend

Cheers

Kunal

that was a very useful piece of information, Kunal!!