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I didn't want to write a debrief because there are debriefs with much higher scores and much more amazing stories. But I thought since I spent a great deal of time on this forum and learned from so many people on this forum that I can express my gratitude and also perhaps offer some motivation so you guys can score even higher and possibility learn from my mistakes. Also there are many stories about people going from 600 to 750 but not many from 350 to 700 so if you're starting out and struggling with GMAT, my story should comfort you. No matter what your starting score is, you can easily score 700+ with some discipline n hard work.
MSG me for full debrief.
So now onto my actual test. I started the test of very very nervous, in the middle of the test I started freaking out because I was running out of time and that had an impact on my performance. During the test I recall some good advice from warriorguy who said treat it as a mock so I started to relax and you will notice that in the last section even though i had 10 mins left for last 10 questions I still somehow managed to not only finish but finish strongly. This is a scenario I had practiced in the last week. I practiced doing 30 questions in 45 minutes or 40 questions in 60 minutes instead of 75 mins.... I still had to guess on last 2-3 questions but i managed to finish on time.
Onto Quant: The quant came really really easy, i was way ahead on my time. I had 30 minutes left with 10 questions to go. At this point I started to relax and lost my focus. This was a costly mistake. I hope you won't make the same mistake. But I started to doze off and day dream. I thought I had done very very poorly in verbal (less than V30) so I thought I didn't have a chance at getting 700 so I didn't put 100% on quant. Big mistake, no matter how you feel about your verbal or quant, do not let previous section dictate how you do on other sections. Give you 100% one every question.
So I finished the section, guessed last 3 questions and moved onto IR. IR was super easy even though i didn't prepare for it. IR was a breeze much easier than some OG IR questions. They were like 500 level questions. Then i wrote the AWA ( i am a good writer so i didnt' even worry about this section. I wrote about 700-800 words, quickly proofread and submitted).
Special thanks to hazelnut stonecold souvik101990 warriorguy @Buenel bb Vyshak gmatexam439 abhimahna GMATNinja Without all your support I wouldn't have been able to achieve my goal. So my deepest gratitude to you all.
MSG me for full debrief.
So now onto my actual test. I started the test of very very nervous, in the middle of the test I started freaking out because I was running out of time and that had an impact on my performance. During the test I recall some good advice from warriorguy who said treat it as a mock so I started to relax and you will notice that in the last section even though i had 10 mins left for last 10 questions I still somehow managed to not only finish but finish strongly. This is a scenario I had practiced in the last week. I practiced doing 30 questions in 45 minutes or 40 questions in 60 minutes instead of 75 mins.... I still had to guess on last 2-3 questions but i managed to finish on time.
Onto Quant: The quant came really really easy, i was way ahead on my time. I had 30 minutes left with 10 questions to go. At this point I started to relax and lost my focus. This was a costly mistake. I hope you won't make the same mistake. But I started to doze off and day dream. I thought I had done very very poorly in verbal (less than V30) so I thought I didn't have a chance at getting 700 so I didn't put 100% on quant. Big mistake, no matter how you feel about your verbal or quant, do not let previous section dictate how you do on other sections. Give you 100% one every question.
So I finished the section, guessed last 3 questions and moved onto IR. IR was super easy even though i didn't prepare for it. IR was a breeze much easier than some OG IR questions. They were like 500 level questions. Then i wrote the AWA ( i am a good writer so i didnt' even worry about this section. I wrote about 700-800 words, quickly proofread and submitted).
Special thanks to hazelnut stonecold souvik101990 warriorguy @Buenel bb Vyshak gmatexam439 abhimahna GMATNinja Without all your support I wouldn't have been able to achieve my goal. So my deepest gratitude to you all.
09 Aug 2017, 13:31
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Congratulations on entering the 700 league
Thanks for the wonderful debrief which offers a lot of things to learn. You worked really hard for this score and your effort is a motivation for many people.
Thanks and good luck for the future
Regards
Sarab
Thanks for the wonderful debrief which offers a lot of things to learn. You worked really hard for this score and your effort is a motivation for many people.
Thanks and good luck for the future
Regards
Sarab
09 Aug 2017, 14:31
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So here is the magic score you yearned for and that you rightfully deserved. I told you the last time itself you will break it 
stonecold is a real life saver....one can't ignore his tips and practice sessions. I miss the quiz sessions. I am hoping that he will start coming to chatroom frequently at nights again, so that people like us could benefit from such great discussions.
Jko 1 question for you, apart from Thursday's with Ron, what else did you go through for SC ??
P.S. It will our turn next to make you proud !!
stonecold is a real life saver....one can't ignore his tips and practice sessions. I miss the quiz sessions. I am hoping that he will start coming to chatroom frequently at nights again, so that people like us could benefit from such great discussions.
Jko 1 question for you, apart from Thursday's with Ron, what else did you go through for SC ??
P.S. It will our turn next to make you proud !!
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