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rikinmathur
GMAT 1: 750 Q49 V42
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Updated on: 24 Jul 2022, 17:20
Originally posted by rikinmathur on 24 Jul 2022, 13:56.
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Today, I took the GMAT and got a 750 (49V, 42V), which I am extremely happy about. Previously, I had taken the exam once with minimal self-study and gotten a 690 so I am stoked about my improvement.
First, a big thank you to MartyTargetTestPrep ScottTargetTestPrep for their amazing course that helped me understand all the necessary concepts and solidify my basics. After my 690, MartyTargetTestPrep referred me to some TTP articles and that's where I started recognizing that TTP is really the best course out there, at least for me! There are various study plans and both Verbal and Quant cover almost all the concepts in great detail! Lots of practice exercises by question difficulty as well! The emphasis on thinking of the GMAT more as a game of skill and less as a big, scary exam really helped me! For anyone trying to raise their score 30, 40 + points or higher, I would highly recommend it!
Also, a big thanks to GMATNinja, MartyTargetTestPrep, KarishmaB, and AndrewN for their fantastic explanations on verbal!
Last but not least- thanks to entire gmat club community for their posts, explanations and really taking this "learning" experience to the next level.
My test experience today:
I took the GMAT online and had some technical difficulties in the beginning, including a computer restart, which was annoying but the proctor was super helpful! There was also some noise in the house which distracted me for the first few mins in the Quant section but overall nothing major. I actually recommend taking it online if you have a quiet place to yourself since it removes the hassle of going to the test center and saves you time in the morning.
How I prepared:
It has been a long journey but first I went through the entire TTP course with most of the lessons (I only did a part of some lessons in Quant since I had a 47 on my last exam) and the exercises in Q and V. In the last couple of months, after finishing the TTP course, I switched my prep to solving 15-20 OG/Official LSAT Verbal and OG Quant questions almost every day. TTP folks were super responsive to explaining concepts again to me in the Chat feature and made up examples I had for them after going through the OG questions. The most important thing was to carefully read explanations of questions I got wrong or took too much time to solve; I recorded each one of these questions in a self-made error log. My error log had questions and choices, an explanation of correct choices and wrong choices, the most efficient solution (for quant), indication of correct or too much time. Building on TTP concepts and understanding the style of OG questions got me to a level of skill that was in the 740-770 range.
My practice tests were Official Gmat Prep: 730, 760, 770, and 740 (in that order chronologically) and Gmat Club Tests for Quant (50,50,48,49,50)
What's next
People I have talked to so far have said 750 should be good enough (my target was a 760) but I am not sure if the 10-point increase is worth a retake for the top schools. Would love any advice from anyone on this or if you can refer me to a better forum on GMAT club to get answers to this would be great!
First, a big thank you to MartyTargetTestPrep ScottTargetTestPrep for their amazing course that helped me understand all the necessary concepts and solidify my basics. After my 690, MartyTargetTestPrep referred me to some TTP articles and that's where I started recognizing that TTP is really the best course out there, at least for me! There are various study plans and both Verbal and Quant cover almost all the concepts in great detail! Lots of practice exercises by question difficulty as well! The emphasis on thinking of the GMAT more as a game of skill and less as a big, scary exam really helped me! For anyone trying to raise their score 30, 40 + points or higher, I would highly recommend it!
Also, a big thanks to GMATNinja, MartyTargetTestPrep, KarishmaB, and AndrewN for their fantastic explanations on verbal!
Last but not least- thanks to entire gmat club community for their posts, explanations and really taking this "learning" experience to the next level.
My test experience today:
I took the GMAT online and had some technical difficulties in the beginning, including a computer restart, which was annoying but the proctor was super helpful! There was also some noise in the house which distracted me for the first few mins in the Quant section but overall nothing major. I actually recommend taking it online if you have a quiet place to yourself since it removes the hassle of going to the test center and saves you time in the morning.
How I prepared:
It has been a long journey but first I went through the entire TTP course with most of the lessons (I only did a part of some lessons in Quant since I had a 47 on my last exam) and the exercises in Q and V. In the last couple of months, after finishing the TTP course, I switched my prep to solving 15-20 OG/Official LSAT Verbal and OG Quant questions almost every day. TTP folks were super responsive to explaining concepts again to me in the Chat feature and made up examples I had for them after going through the OG questions. The most important thing was to carefully read explanations of questions I got wrong or took too much time to solve; I recorded each one of these questions in a self-made error log. My error log had questions and choices, an explanation of correct choices and wrong choices, the most efficient solution (for quant), indication of correct or too much time. Building on TTP concepts and understanding the style of OG questions got me to a level of skill that was in the 740-770 range.
My practice tests were Official Gmat Prep: 730, 760, 770, and 740 (in that order chronologically) and Gmat Club Tests for Quant (50,50,48,49,50)
What's next
People I have talked to so far have said 750 should be good enough (my target was a 760) but I am not sure if the 10-point increase is worth a retake for the top schools. Would love any advice from anyone on this or if you can refer me to a better forum on GMAT club to get answers to this would be great!
24 Jul 2022, 14:17
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Congratulations, rikinmathur. That 42 Verbal scaled score is nothing to sneeze at, and you should be proud of yourself for all the hard work you put in. I am particularly impressed by just how thoroughly you utilized an error log. People often offer advice to take note of errors and review what makes the wrong answers incorrect, but you actually catalogued everything and reminded yourself of the most efficient way to tackle Quant questions and concepts. Those GMAT Club Tests scores are impressive as well. A 50 on one of those is worth at least a 50 on the actual exam.
I doubt the 10-point gap from where you landed and where you wanted to be will make that much of a difference. The application has many components, and the GMAT™ is just one such component. I would wager that a polished essay could get you the nod over someone with a 760 who wrote a standard essay that drew attention to every accomplishment that person had achieved... in other words, a zero-substance essay. But now we are veering more into admissions territory, and that is a conversation you may wish to hold with a different group of experts.
Good luck with the next step in your journey.
- Andrew
I doubt the 10-point gap from where you landed and where you wanted to be will make that much of a difference. The application has many components, and the GMAT™ is just one such component. I would wager that a polished essay could get you the nod over someone with a 760 who wrote a standard essay that drew attention to every accomplishment that person had achieved... in other words, a zero-substance essay. But now we are veering more into admissions territory, and that is a conversation you may wish to hold with a different group of experts.
Good luck with the next step in your journey.
- Andrew
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GMAT 1: 740 Q49 V41
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Congratulations on that brilliant score! What I wouldn't give to have a 750!
As a fellow student who is in the preparation stage right now, could you share at what points in your prep you had taken the official gmat prep tests and how long did you take to finish the TTP course? Although I do understand that you may not have spent as much time on quants as I may have to (I scored a Q44 in gmat prep).
As a fellow student who is in the preparation stage right now, could you share at what points in your prep you had taken the official gmat prep tests and how long did you take to finish the TTP course? Although I do understand that you may not have spent as much time on quants as I may have to (I scored a Q44 in gmat prep).
