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FinanceStudentx
Joined: 10 Jul 2025
Last visit: 10 Jul 2025
Posts: 1
Schools: SDA Bocconi'25 (S)
GMAT Focus 1: 715 Q85 V89 DI82 
10 Jul 2025, 06:25
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Hi!
In January, I received my GMAT Focus score after months of preparation, and I want to
share some advice for anyone who needs it. I am currently finishing my bachelor’s degree
and will be pursuing a master’s degree (hence, the need for the GMAT). I got accepted
into every master’s program I applied to, so I hope this advice helps others as well!
My score breakdown:
I first started preparing for the GMAT using a textbook about a year before I actually took
the exam. This really doesn't work, at least for me, so don’t do what I did haha. I thought I
could work through a textbook and do the GMAT in one to two months. I was sadly
mistaken. I was learning nothing, and the process was not fun. I checked Reddit and found
Target Test Prep.
I studied with Target Test Prep for two and a half months during the summer. I highly
recommend it! I started with their two-week free trial, then purchased an additional two
months of subscription, logging over 200 hours on the platform. This made a huge
difference. I scored a 575 (62nd percentile) after the trial, and after summer, I achieved a
685 (97th percentile) on another practice exam.
Target Test Prep is a website where the material is divided into chapters and subchapters,
each marked by GMAT sections. They provide short (but comprehensive) explanations of
the topics covered in each subchapter, along with practice questions, followed by
chapter quizzes. There are always many quizzes, which allows you to thoroughly learn the
topic if you're aiming for a top score. I aimed for a top score but still couldn't even come
close to completing all the quizzes, showing just how many there are. If you’re not aiming
for a top score, luckily you don’t have to do all these quizzes and can focus only on the
chapters or subchapters you feel are necessary. The platform also offers many other
tools, such as flashcards, tests, detailed analytics showing what you should work on, live
classes, and more. I also contacted the TTP team, and the founder himself responded to
clarify some confusion I had about the GMAT.
General advice (if aiming for top 5%):
In January, I received my GMAT Focus score after months of preparation, and I want to
share some advice for anyone who needs it. I am currently finishing my bachelor’s degree
and will be pursuing a master’s degree (hence, the need for the GMAT). I got accepted
into every master’s program I applied to, so I hope this advice helps others as well!
My score breakdown:
- Total 715/805, 99th percentile
- Quantitative Reasoning 85/90, 88th percentile
- Verbal Reasoning 89/90, 99th percentile
- Data Insights 82/90, 93rd percentile
I first started preparing for the GMAT using a textbook about a year before I actually took
the exam. This really doesn't work, at least for me, so don’t do what I did haha. I thought I
could work through a textbook and do the GMAT in one to two months. I was sadly
mistaken. I was learning nothing, and the process was not fun. I checked Reddit and found
Target Test Prep.
I studied with Target Test Prep for two and a half months during the summer. I highly
recommend it! I started with their two-week free trial, then purchased an additional two
months of subscription, logging over 200 hours on the platform. This made a huge
difference. I scored a 575 (62nd percentile) after the trial, and after summer, I achieved a
685 (97th percentile) on another practice exam.
Target Test Prep is a website where the material is divided into chapters and subchapters,
each marked by GMAT sections. They provide short (but comprehensive) explanations of
the topics covered in each subchapter, along with practice questions, followed by
chapter quizzes. There are always many quizzes, which allows you to thoroughly learn the
topic if you're aiming for a top score. I aimed for a top score but still couldn't even come
close to completing all the quizzes, showing just how many there are. If you’re not aiming
for a top score, luckily you don’t have to do all these quizzes and can focus only on the
chapters or subchapters you feel are necessary. The platform also offers many other
tools, such as flashcards, tests, detailed analytics showing what you should work on, live
classes, and more. I also contacted the TTP team, and the founder himself responded to
clarify some confusion I had about the GMAT.
General advice (if aiming for top 5%):
- Prepare to do the GMAT twice!
- Realize you have to wait about 2 weeks between GMAT attempts.
- Start prepping early!! It takes so much more time than you would think.
- In total (excluding the textbook), I studied about 250-300 hours.
- Use TTP from the beginning, it really makes a difference.
- The most efficient way to study!
- Do the GMAT in a test center (many people have problems online).
10 Jul 2025, 08:16
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Gratz on the 715. All the best going forward.
Archit3110
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10 Jul 2025, 09:33
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congratulations for score.... all the best with applications..
