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There is always a certain moment in a man’s life when he realises that he can no longer merely be a boy, he can no longer relish in the pool of mediocrity and he can no longer be his current self. This defining moment in my life came in Dec 2021, when I decided to transform myself after an incident in my life. My goal became improving consistently through hard-work & dedication. I started to find different ways to do so, in terms of health, spirituality and in terms of my career and education. That’s when I decided I need to study for the GMAT and take my first step towards higher education. Little did I know what was in store for me!
One late night after having the last cigarette of my life in Jan’2020, I gave the official mock test 1 and scored 440. I knew I had not studied for more than 1.5 years and I lacked the aptitude to score good but I was still sad about the result. Nevertheless, I decided to pursue this further and started preparing using Wizako’s online course. I studied everyday, took no breaks, not even sparing Sundays. Wizako’s course was good in quant but a disappointment in verbal and it also lacked any good practice material. I improved my score to 580 but it took me 5 months to do so. The preparation was based on collecting information from peers & Youtube, the entire 5 months lacked a coherent structure despite my attempt to design the prep plan flawlessly. Learning- please opt for a structured course and learn about strategies by reading debriefs on GMAT. Jumping in and navigating using a subpar course would be dangerous.
I have lost count of how many times I felt under confident in my GMAT journey, I was alone, battling something way out of my league. But the thing about underdogs is that they never ever give up. I always picked myself up and went at it again. I chose the e-gmat course and started studying again,but unfortunately missed R1. Until now, I was working from home & stayed with my parents but due to WFO policy adopted by my firm, I had to return to Gurgaon to join my office back and with a heavy heart, I had to leave my family and emotional support behind and venture on an unknown path.
Life became a bit difficult. Managing work and gmat prep demanded a lot of hard-work & dedication. The e-gmat course was well structured and it had the quality for me to succeed. The verbal course was fantastic and the quant course was good as well. I personally was not a big fan of Quant since childhood, so this section needed extra efforts.
But despite giving the exam my all and draining myself physically-emotionally, I was left with a mere 640( after scoring a 710 in official mock 2 days before test day). I was broken after looking at my screen. Fortunately, I was lucky enough to meet my parents the next day on eve of Diwali, leave Gurgaon and celebrate the festival with them. Next 2 months in my life were spent in getting a AWS certification, exploring a few places in North India and garnering the courage to give the GMAT again.
After consulting my parents, I decided to quit my job at the turn of 2023 to prepare solely for Gmat. However, my company offered me a sabbatical to study and then come back to join office, I accepted the offer and started studying. Those times were honestly hard and it made me slip into depression, where I would not eat for hours or not sleep properly for days. I was clueless, lonely & crippled in life. It became hard for me to believe that I could ever score a 700+ score in gmat or join a good business school. Once again, I got the chance to visit my parents and this time for 3 good months( sabbatical period).
Determined to get back on track and save myself from the downward spiral, I started working one day at a time, taking little baby steps. I started eating healthy again, studying daily and focusing on positive things.
Once again, I decided to opt for e-gmat. The two main reasons were that I had not listened to their quality advice and did my own thing and that their course structure really appealed to me as it covered all aspects of the exam. Hence, I decided to follow their plan with utmost sincerity. The verbal course with SC(meaning based), CR( prethinking based), RC( purpose based) really helped me. It is really simple and just focuses on fundamentals. Their quant course helped me build confidence that I can maybe solve good and ultimately made me like quant. After their questions, official quant and hard questions were a piece of cake.
Apart from the egmat course, I made sure to read the economist, New york times and ScienceDaily on a regular basis. Please make sure to read topics which make you uncomfortable. After completing the entire course and investing good amount of time, I scored a mere 630 on official mock 3. Needless to say, I was shattered and thought about quitting. I thought that I should opt to write the GRE or sometimes else because I can never crack the gmat code. This is where my e-gmat mentor, Abha Mohan, helped me. She made me realise that I should work on my mistakes and improve. She showed me data on e-gmat portal that proved that it was test-taking that was my lacking point, not knowledge. Hence, we worked extensively at my test-taking skills and mock warm ups.
I was amazed to see mock scores of 730 and 720. I was relieved and more than the hope to score good on d-day, it was the assurance that I have the ability that soothed me. Finally, I gave the gmat. The score- 680. Shockingly for people around me, I was unmoved, neither happy nor sad. Meditating and listening to Bhagwad Gita(Indian holy book) was having its impact. I firmly believed that I can score better and I will only focus on my efforts which were brilliant. E-gmat team helped me analyse my ESR and we restarted the work under the LMP initiative of e-gmat.
After scoring 680, I had to return to Gurgaon( back to office) the very same night. Ah, the tragedy of life. I came to Gurgaon, and found things way more difficult than I imagined them to be. Every single day in the month of June was a different story, filled with unexpected events , hard-work and dedication. Still, I persevered, I kept moving forward. I kept pushing.
My last attempt was an online one. Being a fan of Mamba mentality, Jordan mentality and Ronaldo work ethic, I told myself that whatever may that day, I will give my best and succeed. The online attempt was a nightmare. There were distractions because of power loss and minor intrusions by the proctor. She was absent during start of my break. Verbal felt as if I had lost the game. Unfazed by it, I told myself that I will conquer the quant section. After completing the test, I just closed my eyes and waited for the result to flash on the screen.
I had scored a 710(Q49, V39, IR5, AWA6). I was thrilled, amazed and astonished. To everyone reading this debrief, this is not a story of success or failure. This is a celebration of hard-work, honesty & discipline. A journey which transformed a boy into a Man, a journey which shaped his character & soul. More than anything, this is the story of an underdog who refused to give up & won!
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One late night after having the last cigarette of my life in Jan’2020, I gave the official mock test 1 and scored 440. I knew I had not studied for more than 1.5 years and I lacked the aptitude to score good but I was still sad about the result. Nevertheless, I decided to pursue this further and started preparing using Wizako’s online course. I studied everyday, took no breaks, not even sparing Sundays. Wizako’s course was good in quant but a disappointment in verbal and it also lacked any good practice material. I improved my score to 580 but it took me 5 months to do so. The preparation was based on collecting information from peers & Youtube, the entire 5 months lacked a coherent structure despite my attempt to design the prep plan flawlessly. Learning- please opt for a structured course and learn about strategies by reading debriefs on GMAT. Jumping in and navigating using a subpar course would be dangerous.
I have lost count of how many times I felt under confident in my GMAT journey, I was alone, battling something way out of my league. But the thing about underdogs is that they never ever give up. I always picked myself up and went at it again. I chose the e-gmat course and started studying again,but unfortunately missed R1. Until now, I was working from home & stayed with my parents but due to WFO policy adopted by my firm, I had to return to Gurgaon to join my office back and with a heavy heart, I had to leave my family and emotional support behind and venture on an unknown path.
Life became a bit difficult. Managing work and gmat prep demanded a lot of hard-work & dedication. The e-gmat course was well structured and it had the quality for me to succeed. The verbal course was fantastic and the quant course was good as well. I personally was not a big fan of Quant since childhood, so this section needed extra efforts.
But despite giving the exam my all and draining myself physically-emotionally, I was left with a mere 640( after scoring a 710 in official mock 2 days before test day). I was broken after looking at my screen. Fortunately, I was lucky enough to meet my parents the next day on eve of Diwali, leave Gurgaon and celebrate the festival with them. Next 2 months in my life were spent in getting a AWS certification, exploring a few places in North India and garnering the courage to give the GMAT again.
After consulting my parents, I decided to quit my job at the turn of 2023 to prepare solely for Gmat. However, my company offered me a sabbatical to study and then come back to join office, I accepted the offer and started studying. Those times were honestly hard and it made me slip into depression, where I would not eat for hours or not sleep properly for days. I was clueless, lonely & crippled in life. It became hard for me to believe that I could ever score a 700+ score in gmat or join a good business school. Once again, I got the chance to visit my parents and this time for 3 good months( sabbatical period).
Determined to get back on track and save myself from the downward spiral, I started working one day at a time, taking little baby steps. I started eating healthy again, studying daily and focusing on positive things.
Once again, I decided to opt for e-gmat. The two main reasons were that I had not listened to their quality advice and did my own thing and that their course structure really appealed to me as it covered all aspects of the exam. Hence, I decided to follow their plan with utmost sincerity. The verbal course with SC(meaning based), CR( prethinking based), RC( purpose based) really helped me. It is really simple and just focuses on fundamentals. Their quant course helped me build confidence that I can maybe solve good and ultimately made me like quant. After their questions, official quant and hard questions were a piece of cake.
Apart from the egmat course, I made sure to read the economist, New york times and ScienceDaily on a regular basis. Please make sure to read topics which make you uncomfortable. After completing the entire course and investing good amount of time, I scored a mere 630 on official mock 3. Needless to say, I was shattered and thought about quitting. I thought that I should opt to write the GRE or sometimes else because I can never crack the gmat code. This is where my e-gmat mentor, Abha Mohan, helped me. She made me realise that I should work on my mistakes and improve. She showed me data on e-gmat portal that proved that it was test-taking that was my lacking point, not knowledge. Hence, we worked extensively at my test-taking skills and mock warm ups.
I was amazed to see mock scores of 730 and 720. I was relieved and more than the hope to score good on d-day, it was the assurance that I have the ability that soothed me. Finally, I gave the gmat. The score- 680. Shockingly for people around me, I was unmoved, neither happy nor sad. Meditating and listening to Bhagwad Gita(Indian holy book) was having its impact. I firmly believed that I can score better and I will only focus on my efforts which were brilliant. E-gmat team helped me analyse my ESR and we restarted the work under the LMP initiative of e-gmat.
After scoring 680, I had to return to Gurgaon( back to office) the very same night. Ah, the tragedy of life. I came to Gurgaon, and found things way more difficult than I imagined them to be. Every single day in the month of June was a different story, filled with unexpected events , hard-work and dedication. Still, I persevered, I kept moving forward. I kept pushing.
My last attempt was an online one. Being a fan of Mamba mentality, Jordan mentality and Ronaldo work ethic, I told myself that whatever may that day, I will give my best and succeed. The online attempt was a nightmare. There were distractions because of power loss and minor intrusions by the proctor. She was absent during start of my break. Verbal felt as if I had lost the game. Unfazed by it, I told myself that I will conquer the quant section. After completing the test, I just closed my eyes and waited for the result to flash on the screen.
I had scored a 710(Q49, V39, IR5, AWA6). I was thrilled, amazed and astonished. To everyone reading this debrief, this is not a story of success or failure. This is a celebration of hard-work, honesty & discipline. A journey which transformed a boy into a Man, a journey which shaped his character & soul. More than anything, this is the story of an underdog who refused to give up & won!
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Schools: Stanford '26 Wharton '26 (D) Kellogg '26 (II) Booth '26 (D) Yale '26 (S) CBS '26 (II) Darden '26 (S) HBS '26 (D) Ross '26 (II) LBS '26 (D) Tuck '26 (II)
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13 Jul 2023, 19:06
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Neel7736
This is so motivating!
Heartiest congratulations for your score.
All the efforts paid off!
13 Jul 2023, 20:23
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That's a marvellous achievement. Hard work and dedication personified !1
All the Best for the applications.
All the Best for the applications.
