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Hi everyone, here is my GMAT story. Having given both the online and the offline GMAT exam, I hope that readers would find my experience useful.
Sometime in May , I decided to attempt the GMAT . I am an Indian woman with no background in STEM, my major has been accounting and my professional qualification is CA (Chartered Accountant ). I ordered the entire set of Manhattan strategy guides and began brushing my concepts of math . Since, the last time I had studied Math was in 2007, I thought it fit to revise all the scary looking concepts . I will emphasize on my Quant journey a bit more, as I believe that I neither have the desired V40 nor the required experience to give tips on verbal.
For one month, I revised and re revised all the Strategy guides. I was extremely under confident about my ability to score in Quant. Also, Manhattan's practice sets in Quant looked ridiculously hard every time I attempted them. Finally, on 14th June, I took my first MGMAT mock- score was 590 (Q 35 V ). I resolved to work harder and soon I started practicing from the OGs . After doing the entire OG twice, I was ready to take more MGMAT Mocks. I was somehow never convinced about my ability to get a good score. Most of the posts on GMAT highlighted the statistic that Indians score well in Quant. I used to think, your's truly is here to break that stereotype. I used to score anything in between Q37 to Q43 in all my MGMAT mocks. Attributing it to nerves, I continued to practice both Verbal and Quant from the OGs in the hope of improving my speed. Eventually, I also gave Offical GMAT practice tests 1 and 2 . I never crossed more than Q 44 in either of the tests.
Fast forward to August . By the first week of August, I had solved the main OG as well as the Quant only OG thrice . Also, at that time, the COVID crisis was out of hand in my city. So, to be on the safer side, I booked my test date for the online GMAT on 19th August 2020. But , but, immediately soon after, a family member who I share my home with was detected with COVID. I still managed to practice for my exam. I also purchased official practice exams 3 and 4 from GMAC. On my third exam, I scored Q45 and an overall of 650. I felt that I would be able to push to 680 on test day. However, to be sure and to ensure that I've got enough practice in both Quant and Verbal, I postponed my test and took a new date on 24/08/2020. 3 days before, on 21/08, I took the last practice exam and touched 640. Hmmmm. I decided to take the exam neverthless.
Exam day 24/08/2020. I seamlessly logged in, completed the check in formalities, spoke to the proctor and was ready to begin my test 10 mins before schedule. The check in process was smooth and I was as calm as I could remain. Quant section went on seamlessly, verbal was tricky and IR was okay. Taking the exam at home was a different experience . I personally wouldn't recommend it, particularly if you have young kids in the house. Post the exam, I nervously waited for my score report for three days . On the fourth day, I woke up to an email from GMAC. When I saw my score, it was 640.I had scored Q47 and V31 . I was a little sad, but soon after I resolved to take the exam again in a short duration.
Attempt 2 prep- September 2020.
I signed up for the Egmat verbal course and also ordered Advanced Quant from MGMAT. I started with CR and then moved on to RC and then subsequently to SC. Although, my verbal scores aren't reflective of the true potential of the course , I would highly recommend it to all non natives who are struggling to understand verbal . It is important to apply the process taught to discern between the correct and the incorrect answer choices. Also, practice from the Scholaranium , as much as you can. Two weeks after beginning prep for attempt 2, I gave another GMAC practice exam. Sadly, this too was a 640 and my Quant score had again fallen to Q44 . Disheartened, I started doing the MGMAT Advanced Quant book. I scheduled my GMAC practice exam 5 days later. I practiced all the tricks and techniques given by MGMAT and solved all the hard questions. In that Mock, I touched 680 for the first time with my Quant score again back to 47. With a sigh of relief, I booked my test date for 29/09/2020.
I kept on practicing from E Gmat for verbal and MGMAT advanced quant for quant. I could feel a surge in my abilities with MGMAT. I highly recommend this book only for those who have done the OGs. The OGs build a base, MGMAT Advanced Quant cements it. I also did timed practice for Quant by doing only the Quant section from MGMAT mocks. On 26th, I took my last mock, again 680.
Test date-
I went with the Verbal, Quant, IR,AWA selection. I managed to finish verbal with 10 seconds to spare.(
) In quant, i felt that the inital two questions were easy, then the level kept on going higher, I finished with 1 min to spare. Breezed through IR and AWA as well. It was then time to submit. Before submitting the essay, I closed my eyes and held my breath. Soon, 700 flashed !!!!!! 
.
So, my struggle to touch 700 has thus come to an end.
I could have done more with verbal, but I'm at peace with my score. i hope it's enough for the B schools I'm applying to .
Now, I hope to make it to the schools of my choice.
Hope you have enjoyed reading my story.
For Indian applicants- please take your passport to the test centre.
Sometime in May , I decided to attempt the GMAT . I am an Indian woman with no background in STEM, my major has been accounting and my professional qualification is CA (Chartered Accountant ). I ordered the entire set of Manhattan strategy guides and began brushing my concepts of math . Since, the last time I had studied Math was in 2007, I thought it fit to revise all the scary looking concepts . I will emphasize on my Quant journey a bit more, as I believe that I neither have the desired V40 nor the required experience to give tips on verbal.
For one month, I revised and re revised all the Strategy guides. I was extremely under confident about my ability to score in Quant. Also, Manhattan's practice sets in Quant looked ridiculously hard every time I attempted them. Finally, on 14th June, I took my first MGMAT mock- score was 590 (Q 35 V ). I resolved to work harder and soon I started practicing from the OGs . After doing the entire OG twice, I was ready to take more MGMAT Mocks. I was somehow never convinced about my ability to get a good score. Most of the posts on GMAT highlighted the statistic that Indians score well in Quant. I used to think, your's truly is here to break that stereotype. I used to score anything in between Q37 to Q43 in all my MGMAT mocks. Attributing it to nerves, I continued to practice both Verbal and Quant from the OGs in the hope of improving my speed. Eventually, I also gave Offical GMAT practice tests 1 and 2 . I never crossed more than Q 44 in either of the tests.
Fast forward to August . By the first week of August, I had solved the main OG as well as the Quant only OG thrice . Also, at that time, the COVID crisis was out of hand in my city. So, to be on the safer side, I booked my test date for the online GMAT on 19th August 2020. But , but, immediately soon after, a family member who I share my home with was detected with COVID. I still managed to practice for my exam. I also purchased official practice exams 3 and 4 from GMAC. On my third exam, I scored Q45 and an overall of 650. I felt that I would be able to push to 680 on test day. However, to be sure and to ensure that I've got enough practice in both Quant and Verbal, I postponed my test and took a new date on 24/08/2020. 3 days before, on 21/08, I took the last practice exam and touched 640. Hmmmm. I decided to take the exam neverthless.
Exam day 24/08/2020. I seamlessly logged in, completed the check in formalities, spoke to the proctor and was ready to begin my test 10 mins before schedule. The check in process was smooth and I was as calm as I could remain. Quant section went on seamlessly, verbal was tricky and IR was okay. Taking the exam at home was a different experience . I personally wouldn't recommend it, particularly if you have young kids in the house. Post the exam, I nervously waited for my score report for three days . On the fourth day, I woke up to an email from GMAC. When I saw my score, it was 640.I had scored Q47 and V31 . I was a little sad, but soon after I resolved to take the exam again in a short duration.
Attempt 2 prep- September 2020.
I signed up for the Egmat verbal course and also ordered Advanced Quant from MGMAT. I started with CR and then moved on to RC and then subsequently to SC. Although, my verbal scores aren't reflective of the true potential of the course , I would highly recommend it to all non natives who are struggling to understand verbal . It is important to apply the process taught to discern between the correct and the incorrect answer choices. Also, practice from the Scholaranium , as much as you can. Two weeks after beginning prep for attempt 2, I gave another GMAC practice exam. Sadly, this too was a 640 and my Quant score had again fallen to Q44 . Disheartened, I started doing the MGMAT Advanced Quant book. I scheduled my GMAC practice exam 5 days later. I practiced all the tricks and techniques given by MGMAT and solved all the hard questions. In that Mock, I touched 680 for the first time with my Quant score again back to 47. With a sigh of relief, I booked my test date for 29/09/2020.
I kept on practicing from E Gmat for verbal and MGMAT advanced quant for quant. I could feel a surge in my abilities with MGMAT. I highly recommend this book only for those who have done the OGs. The OGs build a base, MGMAT Advanced Quant cements it. I also did timed practice for Quant by doing only the Quant section from MGMAT mocks. On 26th, I took my last mock, again 680.
Test date-
I went with the Verbal, Quant, IR,AWA selection. I managed to finish verbal with 10 seconds to spare.(
) In quant, i felt that the inital two questions were easy, then the level kept on going higher, I finished with 1 min to spare. Breezed through IR and AWA as well. It was then time to submit. Before submitting the essay, I closed my eyes and held my breath. Soon, 700 flashed !!!!!! . So, my struggle to touch 700 has thus come to an end.
I could have done more with verbal, but I'm at peace with my score. i hope it's enough for the B schools I'm applying to .
Now, I hope to make it to the schools of my choice.
Hope you have enjoyed reading my story.
For Indian applicants- please take your passport to the test centre.
06 Oct 2020, 08:23
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Thank you for sharing, ShivnaM, and congratulations on hitting the 700 threshold. I cannot imagine preparing for the exam during another wave of COVID panic, particularly when a family member contracted it. (I hope all is well there.) I also cannot imagine taking the online exam with young, unpredictable children around. You kept going, though, and I am glad to hear that you utilized a variety of resources to achieve your target score. (There is too much this-is-the-best/only-way talk.) The line that stands out to me the most, concerning preparation advice, is that it is important... to discern between the correct and incorrect answer choices. All too often, students place too much emphasis on the correct answer choices exclusively, and they keep making the same mistakes (and exhausting valuable practice questions all the while). Well done on taking a more mature approach. I hope your GMAT™ score allows you to achieve a desired end.
Good luck in your endeavors.
- Andrew
Good luck in your endeavors.
- Andrew
06 Oct 2020, 09:19
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And yes , my family member has recovered from Covid , thanks 😊
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