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I don't like to brag or show off my results, but this time I'm doing it in case I can help motivate somebody struggling. When I was first starting GMAT my Quant was by far the weakest section (around 50th percentile). My HS math education was very patchy and by the time I was ending uni I forgot a lot of the stuff. I knew I had to do a lot of practice and learning to get to my dream 705+ score, but had accepted that it might be too hard to achieve.
So i blocked off 2 months and decided to prep for the GMAT after graduation. Initially I didn't want to buy a study plan as they seemed expensive. However, the advice "just watch youtube videos" and do OG questions wasn't ideal (atleast for me). I lacked real structure when covering basic topics and was simply learning how to answer specific questions in the first week (this is not the way to learn if you don't know concepts).
After a bit of research and choosing between the options that were well reviewed I bought a 4 month dedicated self study plan from TTP. I can confidently say this purchase was well worth it in my case. The stress of "am I doing my prep right?" at this point disappeared as TTP provided me with a clear and well organised study plan leading up to test day. I started hammering away lesson by lesson, from morning to night (with the "occasional" IG doomscrolling and clash session
;)). The course was long but I was seeing progress. I had signed up for daily GMAT club questions and I was seeing it became easier every day to solve these compared to the start. This did not mean I wasn't getting frustrated by questions or tired, but I simply pushed on as my 2 month deadline was arriving.
In roughly 6 weeks I had finished quant and verbal on TTP, then came the real deal - Data Insight. I have no idea why, but the data insight section(excluding data sufficiency) on TTP felt like straight torture. Accuracy was very low, questions were way too long to read through on time. I brushed it off as TTP trying to over prepare me (which in hindsight I still believe, the DI section of TTP is way harder than the actual GMAT). I had two weeks left and this DI hurt my confidence a little bit approaching the mocks. I bought mocks 3-6 (i highly recommend you do aswell, as they are the closest thing to the actual GMAT imo).
My diagnostic test was around 605 a year prior to me starting my prep (doubt it changed that much over the year). After the harsh DI and finishing TTP i did mock 1 - this was the "FIRST REAL" test to check if it was all worth it (the late nights and missed hangouts). Turns out it was as I got 735. Then second mock 765. Suddenly I'm thinking "we're so f*****g back". Mock 3-6 were all over the place and these scores are not in order 655,725,685,735.
So my last week of prep i booked my exam for Monday Test center. 2 BIG mistakes i made in hindsight. Because i was rushing to do the exam on latest Monday (wanted to attend bro's graduation with a clear head next day), i had to rush the mocks a little and left my mock number 6 for Sunday. I thought this was a good idea as i believed it would keep me warmed up to handle gmat and I had already conditioned myself to do a lot of GMAT questions a day at that point so didn't feel much fatigue. That I believe to be my first mistake. I also missed the applications for my safety school as the servers went down upon opening on Saturday night which messed up my sleep. At this point I should have postponed but I didn't. I went and did the exam fully confident and excited about how much lighter quant felt than on diagnostics. Then at the end full of anticipation i got hit with a 645. Not too shabby but definitely not what I believed i could achieve (685+). I was slightly disappointed (my gpa was low and needed counter balancing). Apparently one of my DI questions was not answered which I strongly disagreed with as I remember doing them all.
If it wasn't for TTP I most likely would have given up at this point but Jeffrey(legend) helped me analyse my results and encouraged me to give it one more try. So I did. I booked for one month later and instead of studying I simply chilled for 2 weeks now. (As Lenin said one step back to go two forward). Anyway I completed the TTP course and a sizable number of OG questions. Then I grinded some targeted TTP practice and OG questions on DI as this emerged as my new weakest point for the last 2 weeks. Taking it easy, accepting that the result could be anything and not doing more than 40 GMAT questions the day before I headed for my second attempt. I booked my slot a bit earlier this time so I wouldn't have to wait too long after I wake up to take the exam (after all Jeff suggested anxiety was most likely pulling me down a lot).
I started my second attempt but felt incredibly stressed.
Side note- If you're struggling with stress it might help you to not to think too deeply about the fact you're currently doing the GMAT. Try and detach from it and simply focus on the questions as it helped me. (it's like one guy on reddit said (cant find you anymore so credit to whoever you were), mocks seem easy because there is no "real consequence" and its like playing with monopoly money. The GMAT can stress you out because suddenly "you're playing with real money".
Midway through quant (first section) i remembered this advice and detached as well as I could. I accepted the fact that whatever outcome I get I still have to live with it and it doesn't change me as a person - its simply a GMAT score at the end of the day. Considering my past attempt I made it a rule before doing this exam, that I would guess and come back to any question, but i had to answer all my questions 2-3 mins before the time runs out (as I didn't want another unanswered question case). Went through the exam, took my break (ate my banana) and ended up on my last part Verbal. At this point i got through the questions and had a few minutes left as per my rule. Before ending my exam i took half a minute to calm down, crossed myself and hoped for the best.
There it hit me - 755, I couldn't believe it, I was so elated I just checked my total score and forgot to see the unofficial scores for sections. I quickly reminded myself that again, it is simply a GMAT score at the end of the day and it hasn't changed me as a person at all. Half an hour after my exam, I got the "administration review" email which started the final round of anxiety. Jeff told me not to worry as it was "routine", but that didn't stop me from worrying. After 3 days it got cleared and I proceeded to have the best sleep I had in a while.
Without TTP I would have never gotten this far. They were like a knowledgeable friend who reassured me the whole way through the journey. I can guarantee you that in my case the quant increase from 50th to above 90th percentile is fully thanks to TTP's course.
I would also like to say, don't get discouraged if you get a bad score. Change up your approach and try again. The GMAT scoring system is very hard to understand and just like in my case your score tends to be 80% - the work you put in and 20% - luck. It's like a dice game, sometimes you simply have to roll again and hope the system gives better questions. If anybody has questions or is feeling demotivated feel free to reach out, I understand the GMAT prep is very hard, and sometimes a few words of reassurance go a long way! And once again please remember, your GMAT score, good or bad is simply just another number and doesn't define who you are.
So i blocked off 2 months and decided to prep for the GMAT after graduation. Initially I didn't want to buy a study plan as they seemed expensive. However, the advice "just watch youtube videos" and do OG questions wasn't ideal (atleast for me). I lacked real structure when covering basic topics and was simply learning how to answer specific questions in the first week (this is not the way to learn if you don't know concepts).
After a bit of research and choosing between the options that were well reviewed I bought a 4 month dedicated self study plan from TTP. I can confidently say this purchase was well worth it in my case. The stress of "am I doing my prep right?" at this point disappeared as TTP provided me with a clear and well organised study plan leading up to test day. I started hammering away lesson by lesson, from morning to night (with the "occasional" IG doomscrolling and clash session
;)). The course was long but I was seeing progress. I had signed up for daily GMAT club questions and I was seeing it became easier every day to solve these compared to the start. This did not mean I wasn't getting frustrated by questions or tired, but I simply pushed on as my 2 month deadline was arriving. In roughly 6 weeks I had finished quant and verbal on TTP, then came the real deal - Data Insight. I have no idea why, but the data insight section(excluding data sufficiency) on TTP felt like straight torture. Accuracy was very low, questions were way too long to read through on time. I brushed it off as TTP trying to over prepare me (which in hindsight I still believe, the DI section of TTP is way harder than the actual GMAT). I had two weeks left and this DI hurt my confidence a little bit approaching the mocks. I bought mocks 3-6 (i highly recommend you do aswell, as they are the closest thing to the actual GMAT imo).
My diagnostic test was around 605 a year prior to me starting my prep (doubt it changed that much over the year). After the harsh DI and finishing TTP i did mock 1 - this was the "FIRST REAL" test to check if it was all worth it (the late nights and missed hangouts). Turns out it was as I got 735. Then second mock 765. Suddenly I'm thinking "we're so f*****g back". Mock 3-6 were all over the place and these scores are not in order 655,725,685,735.
So my last week of prep i booked my exam for Monday Test center. 2 BIG mistakes i made in hindsight. Because i was rushing to do the exam on latest Monday (wanted to attend bro's graduation with a clear head next day), i had to rush the mocks a little and left my mock number 6 for Sunday. I thought this was a good idea as i believed it would keep me warmed up to handle gmat and I had already conditioned myself to do a lot of GMAT questions a day at that point so didn't feel much fatigue. That I believe to be my first mistake. I also missed the applications for my safety school as the servers went down upon opening on Saturday night which messed up my sleep. At this point I should have postponed but I didn't. I went and did the exam fully confident and excited about how much lighter quant felt than on diagnostics. Then at the end full of anticipation i got hit with a 645. Not too shabby but definitely not what I believed i could achieve (685+). I was slightly disappointed (my gpa was low and needed counter balancing). Apparently one of my DI questions was not answered which I strongly disagreed with as I remember doing them all.
If it wasn't for TTP I most likely would have given up at this point but Jeffrey(legend) helped me analyse my results and encouraged me to give it one more try. So I did. I booked for one month later and instead of studying I simply chilled for 2 weeks now. (As Lenin said one step back to go two forward). Anyway I completed the TTP course and a sizable number of OG questions. Then I grinded some targeted TTP practice and OG questions on DI as this emerged as my new weakest point for the last 2 weeks. Taking it easy, accepting that the result could be anything and not doing more than 40 GMAT questions the day before I headed for my second attempt. I booked my slot a bit earlier this time so I wouldn't have to wait too long after I wake up to take the exam (after all Jeff suggested anxiety was most likely pulling me down a lot).
I started my second attempt but felt incredibly stressed.
Side note- If you're struggling with stress it might help you to not to think too deeply about the fact you're currently doing the GMAT. Try and detach from it and simply focus on the questions as it helped me. (it's like one guy on reddit said (cant find you anymore so credit to whoever you were), mocks seem easy because there is no "real consequence" and its like playing with monopoly money. The GMAT can stress you out because suddenly "you're playing with real money".
Midway through quant (first section) i remembered this advice and detached as well as I could. I accepted the fact that whatever outcome I get I still have to live with it and it doesn't change me as a person - its simply a GMAT score at the end of the day. Considering my past attempt I made it a rule before doing this exam, that I would guess and come back to any question, but i had to answer all my questions 2-3 mins before the time runs out (as I didn't want another unanswered question case). Went through the exam, took my break (ate my banana) and ended up on my last part Verbal. At this point i got through the questions and had a few minutes left as per my rule. Before ending my exam i took half a minute to calm down, crossed myself and hoped for the best.
There it hit me - 755, I couldn't believe it, I was so elated I just checked my total score and forgot to see the unofficial scores for sections. I quickly reminded myself that again, it is simply a GMAT score at the end of the day and it hasn't changed me as a person at all. Half an hour after my exam, I got the "administration review" email which started the final round of anxiety. Jeff told me not to worry as it was "routine", but that didn't stop me from worrying. After 3 days it got cleared and I proceeded to have the best sleep I had in a while.
Without TTP I would have never gotten this far. They were like a knowledgeable friend who reassured me the whole way through the journey. I can guarantee you that in my case the quant increase from 50th to above 90th percentile is fully thanks to TTP's course.
I would also like to say, don't get discouraged if you get a bad score. Change up your approach and try again. The GMAT scoring system is very hard to understand and just like in my case your score tends to be 80% - the work you put in and 20% - luck. It's like a dice game, sometimes you simply have to roll again and hope the system gives better questions. If anybody has questions or is feeling demotivated feel free to reach out, I understand the GMAT prep is very hard, and sometimes a few words of reassurance go a long way! And once again please remember, your GMAT score, good or bad is simply just another number and doesn't define who you are.
17 Nov 2025, 18:42
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18 Nov 2025, 01:07
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