I want to take a moment of people's time to talk about my experience with GMAT. Having gotten that out of the way, I completely agree with everyone on this forum, who has mentioned that GMAT is conquerable.
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Wow, as you said, you put in the work and it paid off!
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Needless to say that getting a correct answer is what really matters, but preparation is best served when you divorce yourself from the feeling of achievement or any other emotional underpinning. Emotions typically activate our brain’s destructive powers, in that it begins to either think about the past or fantasizes about the future. I struggle with this on a daily basis and the challenge is to bring yourself to a point of indifference (almost like a mental equilibrium) where you show no emotion to a correct or an incorrect answer.
Wise words man. Sometimes studying is "easy" (straightforward, at least) compared to getting the mental part in order. Congrats.
GOSH! I am not alone in this world. I am neither genius nor a persistent person(before). I took GMAT 2 times already. I become allegic to the GMAT nowadays but i plan to retake it within 2 weeks. I am facing the same problem(cannot get the score as much as the simulated test) as you did but i am not yet past the conquering point. Your story is inspiring though.
I hope i have a chance to debrief as graciously as you do.
_________________ I am not born to be a GENIUS nor a GMATTER. If you are struggling, we are in the same boat. Fight to the last!!
great score . Seeing your GMAT challenge scores I am little nervous now. I have taken 7 maths test so far and have not been able to cross 17 correct ones. I have my exam scheduled for the 1st week of Jan.
Any suggestions to improve my qants scores in this type of tests.
Keep practicing and believe me you will see improvement. And Do not worry about right or wrong....just make sure that you understand why you got them right or why you got them wrong.
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Also you have my nomination vote for Most Valuable Improvement of the Year (MVI); very well rounded improvement.
Suggest GMATClub to think about starting such award(s) to encourage the persistence and resilience.
Personally I feel here are some wonderful take aways
The important difference this time was that I was focusing on the approach more than the correct answer. Needless to say that getting a correct answer is what really matters, but preparation is best served when you divorce yourself from the feeling of achievement or any other emotional underpinning. Emotions typically activate our brain’s destructive powers, in that it begins to either think about the past or fantasizes about the future. I struggle with this on a daily basis and the challenge is to bring yourself to a point of indifference (almost like a mental equilibrium) where you show no emotion to a correct or an incorrect answer. Instead the focus should be on trying to delve deep into the basics and understanding the underlying theory.
Anyways, I had recently read in a Science & Technology article on Economist (BTW, a great way to practice for RC, I would read all weekly S&T articles every week and I eventually started enjoying reading them) that doctors in the Scandinavian countries treat patients suffering from winter depression (since there is no sun then, some people are psychologically affected by it) by effectively asking them to stare at yellow light bulbs...so in the state of desperation I was in I put my face right next to the study lamps next to me and kept staring for close to 5 minutes and I think it helped me wake my brain up....
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) paid off. Very motivating read, and way to go buddy! 
