740 (Q50, V40, AWA 4.5, IR3) - anti-debrief ;)

Hello shasadou.
Thanks for congratulations )

I did not take free test so can say nothing about that. But did almost all from the paid section and they are excellent.
IMO for quant GMATclub tests are the best (after GMAT prep) and now I recommend them to all my friends, who concerned, to buy it.
And there is another option by the way: if you will gain 25 kudos you can exchange them on the access to tests. (this is time consuming but if you have a lot of time and not so much money then it is cool option)

First kudos you already have so it is not so hard to collect 24 more

P.S. Some info about kudos:
kudos-points-on-gmatclub-forum-79704.html

Congrats Harley1980 ......great score...been working on questions u have posted recently..have my GMAT scheduled for the weekend...Any tips??....I took GMAT prep QP 1 and got 660 twice....U think i have any chance of breaking through the 700 club with that score in GMAT prep??...i did get a 720 in the GMAT prep but had a few repeat questions...what should be focussing on for the next 3 days?....This is my 1st attempt...

Hello manojsundar1
Thanks for congratulations.

As I wrote in debrief I believe that in GMAT present a big part of luck. So yes, you have a chances on 700+.
My tactic for 2 last days before exam - is complete relaxation (not with alcohol for sure) but no GMAT in last 2 days.
It is really easy to overburn in last days.

But this is all that I can say about last 3 days.
Sorry, looks I did not help in this question )

@harley1980...thanks for the advice..was the GMAT harder than GMAT PREP and QP1??...verbal and quant??....

IMO SC was harder. But I read other debriefs and notice that people usually write that XX section was harder when they have some problems with that section.
After my first attempt I had a feeling that math was easy and SC was harder and in that days I found a fresh debrief that says that SC was easy and quant was harder.
So I think this is very subjective evaluation.

Hello Harley,
First off Congratulations!! Excellent Score and incredible story. Its funny how seemingly unknown people come together on such forums. I remember spending countless hours on this forum solving problems posted by Bunuel, and I would always see your posts. And I saw you posting right answers to every problem and I always made sure I read your posts cause your approach was different, short and sweet. I always though at the back of my mind, Man!! This guys so good! And your score clearly reflects your skills. I am really happy for you. Congratulations and good luck with your applications!

Cheers!
NP

Harley1980 Brilliant debrief sir. What I especially liked is your comment about quant on the forums: It is perfectly fine to not understand one way of solving the problem, and in searching for another solution, you probably honed your skills enough to kick some major GMAT butt.

Congratulations on the great score!

Hello nphatak
Thank you very much. Your words about my solutions is a little unexpected for me so this is even more pleasant )
Good luck with your applications too.

Hello souvik101990.
Thank you for your kind words and thanks for your collections of questions: I can not imagine how much efforts you put in all these packs. I especially like short 10 question collections on some specific topics.
Also big thanks for your post "How to move from V30 to V40" I read it a lot of times when was in despair about my Verbal and did not know what to do further.
Actually now I realized that this post inspire me on writing debrief in such manner so thanks for inspiration

Hi!

I think your is one of the best motivating anti debrief ever!

I am myself coping witht the same problems and I am great with quant or verbal .

but your never give up attitude and the debrief has really charged me up!

good luck with your Applications!.

Unfortunately for me ,My gmat is on the 14th sept so not much time left but hoping to do my best.

Thank you for the kind words Gmad2015.
I wish you good luck in your exam!

Hello Harley1980,

Not only does your score stand out, but also does your debrief (anti-debrief) ...notice the idiom there Congratulations brother for such an amazing feat, given the situations you mentioned. Truly inspiring.
I gave GMAT in a span of a month (retake) first attempt 690 Q49, V34, i got my weakpoint, worked hard at it. Corresponding mocks, Q50, V36-40, then came my second attempt 2 days back, 690, Q47, V38. Mid way through my quant, i started seeing such easy questions that made me realize that i have screwed it up but i try to ignore that thought and work on the question infront of me even if it was 8th grade level. Finished quant 6-8 minutes before time.
What do u think i could do now? In fact what does one do when your strength becomes the reason for your fall?

Hello earnit

I am not sure but it looks like that you are nervous and think too much not about exam but about other things. This state of mind during exam drags your score down.

I hear a lot of times that GMAT is not only test for knowledge but test of your self-control.

Try to read these articles I have a feeling (very subjective) that they help me a lot.

https://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/the-gmat-b ... g-picture/
https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/blog/ ... nprep-com/ (All articles of this author. There present like 5 or 6. I was really sad when I realized that I read last article)
overcome-gmat-exam-anxiety-200070.html#p1538995
https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/0 ... ores/?_r=0
https://www.gmatclub.com/forum/veritas-prep-resource-links-no-longer-available-399979.html#/2014/10 ... -the-gmat/

Good luck in your next attempt. Try to be calm and thinking about current task only

Hey, I came to this forum to post a similar experience with non-official practice tests. I was not breaking 670 in Veritas Prep but managed to get your exact CAT score (and Q/V breakdown! We got a different AWA/IR though )

Further context: I had originally scored a 710 a year earlier which I was feeling neutral about, and finally decided to re-take it this year, believing that I would be able to improve the score and beat the average of most if not all business schools. After 10 months after my 710, my first GMATPrep practice was 720, and while my Veritas practice runs started at 650. I improved very slowly to a 670, and then practiced a 760 on GMATPrep again.

2 days before my actual GMAT, I took another Veritas prep, and scored 670 again. I was conscious of the disrepancy between the scores and took it as a challenge to do much better on test day. I scored 70 points better.

Hope this helps people keep perspective in their study!

2 weeks ago i scored 710 (q 49 v38) on gmac 2 retake 3 =)) - surprisingly I had drunk 2 shots of vodka (grey goose) on the day before I took the test. dunno whether this helped but i am going to have a couple of shots on friday as well before another mock.

hope i won't become a drunkard before i take my ofcciail exam =))).

btw on quant i answered 17 incorrect questions - how come it is possible? and to prove Harley words: gmac feeds you different questions at different levels, nevetheless this was the 3d retake only very few questions repeated.

Hello shasadou
I mention completely different results after beer drinking: I have a good relax mood but results were worse so I did not drink alcohol during last two monthes before exam.

Congratulations Harley1980,
You did it !! .
All the best for your application.