Improve GMAT Score From 620 To >= 700 : Need Urgent Help !!!

[togsarin]

Dear Experts,

A] Background :
1. Indian Male 35 Yrs Old Engineering Graduate
2. More than 13 Yrs of rich IT experience
3. Worked with some top IT/Telecom organisations
4. International Exp of > 2.5 Yrs

B] GMAT History :
GMAT Exam 1 : Oct 2009 : 500 [V 19, Q 40 - Could Not Complete The Section]
GMAT Exam 2 : Dec 2010 : 490 [V16, Q 42] - Did not prepare for the exam was quite busy with office work
GMAT Exam 3 : Dec 2012 : 620 [V31, Q 44 - In all mock tests scored >=48]

C] Verbal :

I completed OG 10, OG 12, OG 13, Aristotle RC 99 [80% completed but was unable to apply the strategy in the book - passage map], Aristotle SC before my last GMAT exam.

RC : Weakest, weak in primary purpose, inference, in order to questions. Accuracy 30-40 % only. I am unable to devise a proper strategy for RC questions. KINDLY HELP !!!
CR : Weak in assumption, bold face, flaw in reasoning, logically complete, must be true questions. Accuracy 50-60 %. KINDLY HELP !!!
SC : Weak in parallelism, pronoun, tense, meaning questions. Accuracy 60-70%. KINDLY HELP !!!

D] Quant Timing :
How to improve my quant timing. I gave more than 10 mock tests before I appeared for my last GMAT exam. KINDLY HELP !!!

E] Quant DS :
I am trapped with the language of the question posed. KINDLY HELP !!!

I plan to re-appear for GMAT on 25th Jan 13.
Do I have sufficient time to move from 620 to >=700?.
What all study material/tests should I cover?.
Will I be able to cover majority of bschools and join in 2013?.
I do not want to delay my admission to 2014.

Best Regards,

TOGSARIN.

[togsarin]

Hello Experts,

Kindly revert.

Thanks

TOGSARIN.

[StaceyKoprince]

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I can't address your admissions questions - I'm not an admissions expert, only a GMAT expert. :) I'd suggest that you talk to some admissions consultants re: those questions. As a very general rule, most US-based schools (and many other programs taught in English) have deadlines starting in October and running until about February. In Canada, where I am, the admissions season tends to run from Jan thru June (deadlines depend on whether you're a foreign student in Canada vs. a citizen or resident). An admissions consultant can better advise you.

An 80 point jump in 4 weeks is ambitious. I won't say that it can't be done, but most people would need more time.

You will also need some kind of material that helps you get better in your areas of weakness. I'm not familiar with the "Aristotle" materials so I don't know what is contained in those books, but it sounds like you didn't like some main strategy used there, so you'll have to find some other source for RC. You don't mention specific materials for CR or quant. (Learning materials, not just practice materials. OG = practice materials.) Did you use anything that taught you how to get better at CR or quant?

So it sounds like you need to identify some specific materials that will help you get better in these various areas. I won't advise you there because I'm biased - of course, I think that our own materials are the best. :)

Timing (for both Q and V):
http://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index ... to-win-it/
http://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index ... nt-part-1/

Some other resources.
DS:
http://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index ... -Problems/
http://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index ... questions/

RC: start with how to read:
http://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index ... p-passage/
http://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index ... c-passage/
http://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index ... -passages/

When you're ready for more, tell me :)

CR:
http://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index ... g-problem/

main 4 types:
http://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index ... e-Problem/
http://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index ... -problems/
http://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index ... n-problem/
http://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index ... n-problem/

SC: meaning, parallelism issues:
http://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index ... orrection/

These are all just to get you started - I can't replicate entire books on the forums. :)