7** Quest ends: from 550 to 640, from 640 to 710

Question

Hello all - Briefly Q(44) V(25) --> 550 :madd

Q(48) V(28) --> 640 :cry:

Q(47) V(40) --> 710 :-D

In detail: I took GMAT today for the third time. It has been a long journey but I am happy with my final score. My first attempt ended up with disappointing Q(44) V(25). I was so much crushed that I needed to put off all application process last year. Back in September, my second attempt ended up with Q(48)V(28). This was also much lower than the tests that I took at home. So decided to give it a one last try. Specifically, after reading many inspiring stories here, I felt I needed one more chance! So, yesterday was that day! It ended up with Q(47) V(40). Overall, I am happy with the score. I could have done better on Quant but I spent way too much time with the first 10 questions, almost all of them were DS. So, I was behind all the time during the quant. I am not a native English speaker, so I am quite happy with what I got on verbal. :-)

I would like to thank everybody who contributes to the forum. Paul, thanks so much for your articulate SC responses! Bogdan and Praet, Thanks for keeping the site up and running!! Venksune, anandk and all others, A MILLION THANKS! I will be around for a while, feel free to send any questions. :gl

to all!

Atroson · Answer

Awesome <img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" title="Smile" />

alex.mba · Answer

Very inspiring! Thanks for sharing.

A.

tanh4479 · Answer

I got a 550 recently and am taking the test again. What was your study game plan to get a higher score?

NEWKID · Answer

You are the man. ! :boxer

The final punch was yours...not of the exam.! Great...Inspiring and congratulations!

Questor · Answer

Hi. That's a huge jump from 28 to 40 in verbal in two months. Can you share with us how you prepared for the verbal section?

Questor

Praetorian · Answer

wow, thats an awesome performance.

Please share your prep strategies with the club. i am sure it will be helpful to others. best wishes Praet

Paul · Answer

Congrats Afife. You are an inspiration to all of us. Incredible score increase and this shows sheer dedication. Good luck with everything else and please stay around.
Paul

afife76 · Answer

Thank you all for good wishes. It has been great pleasure to be part of such a community that shared the same pain.

GMAT is a boring test. That must be said first. So, you first need to learn how to deal with it.

On my initial try, I didn't prepared at all and I got my lesson. Afterwards, I started to keep an error log which had helped me immensely. As I think, what I had kept doing was falling for almost identical questions again and again. When I started for GMAT, I had too many set backs as I started to speak English very recently and it was an unknown territory. So, I focused mostly on Verbal rather than Math.

All these CATs also about an attitude. I mean, how cool you can stay during the test. So, try to learn these thru those tests. Took as many as you can. But don't focus the scores even they are so good or so bad.
I took those CATs that came with PR and Kaplan but didn't pay attention to my scores. Each time, after a test, as soon as I saw my errors, I was happy as I thought that I would start paying more attention to these subjects from then on.

I went thru all available paper tests, and I think they are good source of practice. Also, I solved some gmat plus materials.

Princeton Review Verbal is much more close to the ETS style, in my opinion. Kaplan 800 Math is a good estimation of ETS style.
I also looked at some LSAT stuff specifically for CRs and I think it was useful. For SC, OG SC section is great and closest! Go thru it many times until you understand why a particular choice is wrong or right.

In my last attempt, I had a very bad distraction during Quant that made me think to cancel the test. So, try to focus and try to become a robot during whole test.

Finally, be very positive!!! That is the key! Don't forget, you are already a person who managed to have great career and now wants to touch better places. Be confident and you'll be able to get the score you have in mind.

By the way, I listed the books I had used in Buy/Sell forum, so if you like to see the material I used, please check my message.

Good luck! :flower

	Manhattan Prep: $99 Bonus Score Higher on Your GMAT Exam. Guaranteed.
	Target Test Prep - Save up to $599 $400 Discount + $99 Bonus GMAT Club Tests
	e-GMAT: 60% Off on GMAT Focus Get to 735+ from any starting point
	Magoosh increases your score, guaranteed - 15% off ALL Magoosh GMAT plans with code GMATCLUB15 + Free GMAT Club Tests.
	Experts' Global - ~~$1720~~ $960 End-to-End GMAT Prep + App Support: 150+ Videos, 2000+ Questions, 15 FLTs +
	GMATWhiz - $299 ~~$499~~ Experience the course through a free trial.
	GMAT Club Tests - Free Included with every course purchase of $149+ View all deals

7** Quest ends: from 550 to 640, from 640 to 710

Prep Toolkit

Top 5 GMAT Debrief Videos

615 to 715 in 15 Days (Ria's Strategies)

More than Quant/Verbal Abilities: Speed vs. Accuracy

745 with Only Self-Prep and GMAT Club

From 555 to 765: 210-point Improvement

Perfect 805 Score Debrief by Julia

My Rewards