550 to 750 - How YOU can be just as successful

Wow. This post kicks the adrenaline in me to give more to my preparation, which I started recently. Congrats on the score and above all, thanks for sharing it !!!

Congrats! Thanks for a great debrief.
Excellent Score!

Amazing debrief. I cannot imagine 10 pages of replies on a debrief. That just goes to say the value of your debrief. Since I am just starting off my prep, I thought I'd start with reading through some of the experiences and what better to start with the best debrief discussions....For me the main takeaway is that OG is theeeee source and the fact that we do not necessarily need to answer all questions correctly. This one is especially important for me since I make every question an ego issue.

I hope I am able to contribute even 10% of this debrief to the community

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thanks for the great post & congrats on your awesome score!!!!! I definitely will use what you have shared
Your post gave me the encouragement that I need to aim for a score of 700+

It takes a lot more than a mediocre skill and lazy mind to achieve that high on the D-Day. I started my prep a month back. Being a non-native , i am having a not so easy time in internalizing the verbal section. And in once month i am still stuck at SC, CR and RC are untouched. My prep test are fuctuating between 450-550. Not to forget i have a good domination over quant. anayway, i congratualte after 3 years because what you have done is really worth appreciation even after 3 more years

@ abenakeanam please make your posts in the GMAT language. Thanks for your co-operation

Man this is solid post. I really like the tips. I've been working through alot of the outside test prep materials (i.e. non OG) and alot of the material is different in the smallest way which is important. But I do love this story! I've been at this GMAT thing for a while and have had my up and downs but I know I'm so close! Its stories like this that keep me going!

This is the most outstading debrief i have seen over the last few months.

I'm preparing with the following faculties:

1. MGMAT Quant Guides
2. Veritas RC Guide ( I personally feel they wrote the books in very communicative way)
3. OG 12 and 13.
4. GMAT Prep Tests.

I'm still not sure whether to use Error log or not. I have the habit of taking notes, writing parllel to my studies and analysing the errors. I think That will suffice.

I was over confident in my earlier practise GMAT test about the verbal sections. I presumed that I would do great in Verbal, but after seeing my score i was humbled and hit to the ground.

Thanks for this wonderful story and GMAT club!! Miles to go before I sleep...

Kudos!!

Most of the things mentioned in this post is against popular views but somehow I am able to relate to it. Thanks for sharing your experience. Good Luck!

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Great to see that this post and comments from people in this community has helped you out! Honestly, I think everyone develops their own best strategy to beating this game, the GMAT. I, for one, did terrible in both sections and scored a measly 440 on my first diagnostic in Kaplan, say 18 months ago. I quickly jumped onto mastering the verbal section, as I am a native of an english-speaking country. Again, to each his or her own --- when it comes to focusing on a section. It was a long climb, filled with many peaks and valleys --- even in focusing on a section that I felt most comfortable with. I "religiously" woke up every morning, feeding myself verbal breakfast --- spending a "focused" 20 minutes reviewing structural concepts (such as "RC: Long Passage, focus on 1st P, and topic sentences...CR: Assumptions, focusing on filling the gap between P and Conc.)...even things that I felt pretty comfortable with, I continued to review them so that I wouldn't even hesitate when I approached those specific problems on the test. This process even had me losing a bit of faith as my study sessions progressed as each "grind", began to feel routine and monotonous. But, I learned that's what's expected. You simply need to KEEP AT IT, no matter what. Don't take that "extra break", leave that fresh-baked chocolate chip cookie alone! Don't feel like just because you spent a GREAT one hour mastering a new concept you deserve to take a break for the rest of the day. Keep going. And, keep going...until you reach your threshold. That barrier where you truly feel like an expert on this test. Because it really is an amazing feeling to have finally reached a new level of knowledge. Only people who have put in the hard, "smart" work can understand this special feeling. And this all starts with ... confidence and self-belief. I spent the "smart" hours working to reach my goal of a 680 because I believed that everyone who got into the 700 range ... had to put in the hours in order to achieve their successes. Without the grind, you can't achieve success. And with having confidence, all the way at the beginning of my journey, allowed me to fully develop my arsenal to take any risk that the GMAT had to offer. Good Luck to You, my friend!

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This is a really inspiring journey for all us who want to touch that elusive score in the GMAT. Your hard work and efforts brought out the desired results and hooping that we all could emulate you. Thanks for such a motivating post.

Kudos to you! a lot of great insight, thank you very much

Inspiring! Thanks for your post!

Congrats.This is very detail plan.Could help to tell bit more about which B-schools you have chosen? what specialization Ru planning to take.

To be honest I am really glad I found this website and read about your struggle. I took a mini practice GMAT and scored a 500 and thought to myself "Wow I thought I was smarter than this". I earned a 4.0 GPA in my undergrad studies in aeronautical science. I assumed I was already smart enough to take the test but wanted to take a practice just to make sure. As a result I fell into alot of the common traps that people fall into when taking the GMAT. I didn't think that I stood a chance to raise my score 200 points in order to even think about applying to the college I want to apply to (London Business School being the primary). Long story short I am glad that I came across this website as well as this post and look forward to improving my analytical abilities and hopefully do well on this test!

CONGRATS and thanks for sharing this . Your story motivated me . I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION . IN YOUR STORY YOU HAVE MENTIONED TO SKIP THE QUESTION .
SO DOES IT MEAN GUESS , CLICK AND MOVE ON OR SIMPLY PRESS SKIP . WILL IT NOT DEDUCT SOME MARKS ?