From 650 to 740! Thanks to GMATCLUB.com

Ok, i wont lie. I just happened to stumble upon this site, one dreary night while searching for free downloadable material. Soon, this site was on my bookmarks. I gave my GMAT today, after starting preparation 4 months ago. I had studied a bit for CAT, an exam very common in India, with god level difficulty quant. As per a few suggestions I bought Manhattan books. But I soon realised that this wasn't enough. Manhattan books have ridiculously easy examples that wont feature even in the 300-400 level questions on the actual GMAT. That's precisely where GMATclub proved to be of utmost use with tons of question banks and practice material that would have cost me huge sums otherwise. Yes, the downloadable material is a bit disorganized but if one is willing to search upto the 8 th or the 9 th page, one could really end up with rare gems. Particularly, a thread that contains "hundred important SC question" and "Quant 700- 800 level bank". These were my ultimate lifelines. Most of the questions in these are from the Manhattan GMAT CAT test, so i was kind of disappointed seeing them there while practising my CAT's. But nevertheless, one hardly remembers these question later on so they don't act as spoilers. Given below are my Manhattan Gmat marks and GMAT prep marks. Although i would agree that my final day score is a miracle, in my defence, I had given these tests without learning formulae and revising SC rules and special handmade SC tips and CR notes which also played a crucial role in my success. More so, lady luck fortunes the brave, and I believe if a few guesses turn out to be right, it only covers up for the silly mistakes you have made elsewhere. So it all evens out.
Manhattan CAT #1 650( Q41, V37)
Manhattan CAT #2 670( Q42, V37)
Manhattan CAT #3 690(Q45, V38)
Manhattan CAT #4 Only Quant 47
Manhattan CAT #5 Only verbal 38
Manhattan CAT #6 670(Q43, V37)
GMAT prep #1 690 (Q47, V38)
GMATprep #2 660(Q46, V34)
I was really disappointed with this and even found schools that accept scores around the 650 bracket. But the key was to take it positively and work hard. The last 3 days are the most important, or atleast were, in my case!

and here comes the bomb, after 3 days of rigorous mugging of formulae, rules and tips,
Actual GMAT 740(Q47, V45) that is Quant 73 percentile and Verbal 99 percentile.

If you wish, I could tell you the other study material i referred.Once again thank you GMAT club and especially Mr.BB whose posts have been nothing short of gold dust. This is the best website I have come across in my life. I still don't know what KUDOS or LIKES or messages are, but I'll be happy to help and contribute in whatever little way I can. Please feel free to ask me some easy doubts regarding the prep. Ready to help!