Hello everyone
I've been a silent spectator on this forum all this while when i've been preparing for the GMAT so now that it's over and done with, just thought i should post my strategies so others like me could also benefit from these:
Brief background - Engineer from India, WE - 3yrs in IT
Preparation Time - Started preparing in July so roughly 2 and a half months
Practice test scores Kaplan Free test - 760
Princeton Free test - 740
Veritas Free Test - 710
MGMAT Free test - 740
GMAT Prep 1 - 770
GMAT Prep 2 - 760
GMAT Prep 1 (Retake) - 780
GMAT Prep 2 (Retake) - 780
Practice material used Used the following for both quant and verbal -
OG 10,11,12 & Kaplan Advanced
Additionally used the following material for verbal:
SC - Manhattan SC - The best book for SC as is universally acknowledged by all
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Aristotle SC Grail - Found this surprisingly useful for SC, sort of like a concise version of Manhattan with an excellent idiom list
CR - Powerscore CR Bible
- Some LSAT practice tests
RC - (set of 99 passages across difficulty levels)
I was always depending on Verbal as my stronger area so worked very hard on improving the same.
Test Experience - Nerves really tend to get the better of you initially. Think I started badly in Quant but settled down after the 1st 8-10 questions. Had a candy bar during the break and started with verbal which went like a breeze. clicked on Report scores and was overjoyed to see a 760 on the screen :-D
In case there are any specific queries would love to address those. Also in case any of you need any of the practice materials mentioned above just PM me.
Cheers!
s/w engineer, 3yrs IT ... :-D ... same boat, matey! Wonder how many folks like us are out there! I hope LBS doesn't discard one of our applications thinking - geez! this guy applied twice with a different name!
In fact, I think I saw someone here who is from my company :O. Apart from LBS, I ll be applying to Harvard, Stanford, Haas and Stern (atleast that's what I plan to do) unless I crack and opt for safer schools.