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Location: United States (NC)
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GMAT 1: 620 Q35 V40
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05 Dec 2020, 06:42
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I’m relieved to be one of the people sharing a success story finally.
My first attempt was in March 2020 and yielded a 610. I was disappointed because I had gotten a couple 690’s and even one 700 on practice tests. I used GMAC’s official practice tests from mba.com. I only use the first free set and purchases the second set with exams 3 & 4. At the time I didn’t consider my scores could be inflated because I had retaken some of the exams twice. Besides these practice tests, I didn’t want to spend too much $$$ so I only used the official GMAT 2020 guide and the free video courses available from GMATPrepNow.
After this first attempt, I decided to buy the full GMATPrepNow course and follow their study guide. By the time I took my second attempt in August 2020 I felt like I knew the concepts very well. However, I came away with a 620. Now I was extremely disappointed. I couldn’t believe I had a 10 point increase after months of additional studying. It didn’t make sense. I was getting bitter about how much money getting a good score seemed to cost. I resented the whole system because if I didn’t have the fortunate financial situation I’m in, I wouldn’t be able to afford these $275 exams or the hundreds that goes into prep materials. It all felt like some sort of “rich get richer” scheme. But after sulking about that for a few days, I got ready to go again. Although I think GMATPrepNow does a great job teaching concepts, I knew I had to switch up my approach.
I tried e-GMAT and hated it immediately so I quickly nixed that one. I already scored very highly in verbal (consistently in 90th+ percentile) because I’m a native English speaker who also loves grammar. e-GMAT made me feel confused about my native language. However, their technical approach to sentence structure may be great for someone who speaks English as a second language. After posting my frustrations in the forum, Rich from EMPOWERGMAT pointed out to me that just because I know these concepts for quant - as an engineer, I felt comfortable with algebra and geometry and heavy math - does not mean I know how to approach the test. I was intrigued by this so I tried EMPOWERgmat and I’m SO GLAD I did.
I used the accelerated syllabus for both quant and verbal curated for people who have already been studying a lot. This program was the first to really explain how this test REALLY works and how to approach problems in the most efficient way possible. I realized my engineering approach, though accurate, was NOT efficient and left the door open to more opportunity silly mistakes.
Rich also totally gasses you up in these videos, I felt so much more confident and “empowered” when studying and doing practice problems. By the time my third attempt came around in December 1st, I went into it “knowing” that I know how to solve every single problem they throw at me - even if the problem is a bit crazy, the math and the concepts are things that I know (it’s not like it’s calculus!) and it was just a matter of understanding the question and the logic. I knew when to skip questions and how to guess better when skipping those questions. This confidence was essential. The tactics they teach in EMPOWERGMAT were exactly what I needed to succeed. Knowing the concepts simply isn’t enough. I would recommend this course to everyone!!
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My first attempt was in March 2020 and yielded a 610. I was disappointed because I had gotten a couple 690’s and even one 700 on practice tests. I used GMAC’s official practice tests from mba.com. I only use the first free set and purchases the second set with exams 3 & 4. At the time I didn’t consider my scores could be inflated because I had retaken some of the exams twice. Besides these practice tests, I didn’t want to spend too much $$$ so I only used the official GMAT 2020 guide and the free video courses available from GMATPrepNow.
After this first attempt, I decided to buy the full GMATPrepNow course and follow their study guide. By the time I took my second attempt in August 2020 I felt like I knew the concepts very well. However, I came away with a 620. Now I was extremely disappointed. I couldn’t believe I had a 10 point increase after months of additional studying. It didn’t make sense. I was getting bitter about how much money getting a good score seemed to cost. I resented the whole system because if I didn’t have the fortunate financial situation I’m in, I wouldn’t be able to afford these $275 exams or the hundreds that goes into prep materials. It all felt like some sort of “rich get richer” scheme. But after sulking about that for a few days, I got ready to go again. Although I think GMATPrepNow does a great job teaching concepts, I knew I had to switch up my approach.
I tried e-GMAT and hated it immediately so I quickly nixed that one. I already scored very highly in verbal (consistently in 90th+ percentile) because I’m a native English speaker who also loves grammar. e-GMAT made me feel confused about my native language. However, their technical approach to sentence structure may be great for someone who speaks English as a second language. After posting my frustrations in the forum, Rich from EMPOWERGMAT pointed out to me that just because I know these concepts for quant - as an engineer, I felt comfortable with algebra and geometry and heavy math - does not mean I know how to approach the test. I was intrigued by this so I tried EMPOWERgmat and I’m SO GLAD I did.
I used the accelerated syllabus for both quant and verbal curated for people who have already been studying a lot. This program was the first to really explain how this test REALLY works and how to approach problems in the most efficient way possible. I realized my engineering approach, though accurate, was NOT efficient and left the door open to more opportunity silly mistakes.
Rich also totally gasses you up in these videos, I felt so much more confident and “empowered” when studying and doing practice problems. By the time my third attempt came around in December 1st, I went into it “knowing” that I know how to solve every single problem they throw at me - even if the problem is a bit crazy, the math and the concepts are things that I know (it’s not like it’s calculus!) and it was just a matter of understanding the question and the logic. I knew when to skip questions and how to guess better when skipping those questions. This confidence was essential. The tactics they teach in EMPOWERGMAT were exactly what I needed to succeed. Knowing the concepts simply isn’t enough. I would recommend this course to everyone!!
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05 Dec 2020, 22:15
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Hi Sydney,
That's OUTSTANDING news! This 690 is a fantastic improvement over your earlier 610 and 620 - and you're in a far better position to apply to all of the Schools that interest you. From our prior discussions, I know that you're well into the application process already - so we're all looking forward to hearing how all of that turns out.
Congratulations again on all of your success so far!
Another GMAT Assassin has been made!
Rich
That's OUTSTANDING news! This 690 is a fantastic improvement over your earlier 610 and 620 - and you're in a far better position to apply to all of the Schools that interest you. From our prior discussions, I know that you're well into the application process already - so we're all looking forward to hearing how all of that turns out.
Congratulations again on all of your success so far!
Another GMAT Assassin has been made!
Rich
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