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22 May 2026, 07:45
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Just took my first official GMAT Focus mock with zero preparation and scored 515.
Verbal Reasoning: 80 — 56th percentile
Quantitative Reasoning: 78 — 50th percentile
Data Insights: 68 — 14th percentile
6 years of work experience, founded two businesses in freight logistics and tyre trading and NGO experience . Haven’t touched formal academics in years so the cold start was expected. I picked data insights to be the last section and I'm not used to 2hr exams anymore so the fatigue really hit me and this whole test just ended up being a non serious attempt. I ended up leaving a question unattempted. But this mock helped me realise i need to brush up my fundamentals and get back into reading.
Target score: 700+ for MBA applications targeting fall 2027. Schools I’m looking at include ISB, INSEAD, LBS, HEC Paris, NUS, and a few US T25 schools. Exam timeline: aiming for August 2026 — roughly 3 months of prep.
Data Insights at 14th percentile is my biggest gap and first priority. Verbal is my strongest section so less urgent work needed there. Quant at 50th percentile needs systematic improvement but isn’t catastrophic.
Im a first gen graduate so i don’t really have anyone to guide me through the process. Im not really sure which resources to pick and how to go about the preparation.
Appreciate any honest advice, especially from people who started in the 500s and broke 700.
Verbal Reasoning: 80 — 56th percentile
Quantitative Reasoning: 78 — 50th percentile
Data Insights: 68 — 14th percentile
6 years of work experience, founded two businesses in freight logistics and tyre trading and NGO experience . Haven’t touched formal academics in years so the cold start was expected. I picked data insights to be the last section and I'm not used to 2hr exams anymore so the fatigue really hit me and this whole test just ended up being a non serious attempt. I ended up leaving a question unattempted. But this mock helped me realise i need to brush up my fundamentals and get back into reading.
Target score: 700+ for MBA applications targeting fall 2027. Schools I’m looking at include ISB, INSEAD, LBS, HEC Paris, NUS, and a few US T25 schools. Exam timeline: aiming for August 2026 — roughly 3 months of prep.
Data Insights at 14th percentile is my biggest gap and first priority. Verbal is my strongest section so less urgent work needed there. Quant at 50th percentile needs systematic improvement but isn’t catastrophic.
Im a first gen graduate so i don’t really have anyone to guide me through the process. Im not really sure which resources to pick and how to go about the preparation.
Appreciate any honest advice, especially from people who started in the 500s and broke 700.
22 May 2026, 10:38
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Hi bakasur,
From my experience, I think you should have Data Insights DI at the last, after covering a fair amount of Quant and Verbal, by this I mean, covering or getting familiar with all major topics. Now, why do I say this ? It's because, the DI section just contains questions that mix both Quant and Verbal concepts. And, about your view with Verbal, Did you score 80 by making too many guesses - i.e. Do you mark the right choice having 100% certainty ? Now, your Quant score is okay for starting out, but you need to familiarize with all the concepts and try to hit a 70 percentile or a 80 percentile.
My advice will be to start Quant and Verbal simultaneously and start the DI section and sectional mocks and problem solving sections for Quant and Verbal.
All the best in your prep ! Use the GMATClub as your most valuable resource. And consider TTP Self Study course - it personally resonated with me.
- Kingbucky
From my experience, I think you should have Data Insights DI at the last, after covering a fair amount of Quant and Verbal, by this I mean, covering or getting familiar with all major topics. Now, why do I say this ? It's because, the DI section just contains questions that mix both Quant and Verbal concepts. And, about your view with Verbal, Did you score 80 by making too many guesses - i.e. Do you mark the right choice having 100% certainty ? Now, your Quant score is okay for starting out, but you need to familiarize with all the concepts and try to hit a 70 percentile or a 80 percentile.
My advice will be to start Quant and Verbal simultaneously and start the DI section and sectional mocks and problem solving sections for Quant and Verbal.
All the best in your prep ! Use the GMATClub as your most valuable resource. And consider TTP Self Study course - it personally resonated with me.
- Kingbucky
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