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Hi folks,
I have been waiting for a day like this when I would write a GMAT Debrief on this forum.
Just gave the test yesterday. Scored a 730 Q50,V38.

Preparation:
Because of my work committments, I couldn't give much time . But in my opinion 2 months of prep with 2-3 hours of concentrated study on weekdays and at least 6 hours on weekends.

Quant :
Being an Indian Engineer , Quant came very naturally to me . Still I would recommend a lot of practice for everyone.For concepts I just went through GMAT CLUBS MATHS CONSOLIDATED E-book. I took the GMAT CLUB test package for practice . Both are absolutely important. Really good questions by GMAT Club

VERBAL:
Well, this is one section where I worked hard a lot. For concepts, went through all books MANHATTAN SC, Power score CR, OG 12 and 15, GMAT club tests , E- GMAT verbal questions., probably all of verbal material available on earth. The key is to study with complete detail knowing why each answer is right or wrong. BELIEVE me guys, Verbal in GMAT can be conquered easily. Just Practice with the right approach.

Hope u guys got a fair idea how to begin with and prepare. I would be happy to help if anyone has any queries. And lastly, I would like to thank makers of GMAT CLUB. Excellent job guys. GMAT club is d place to be if anybody is serious about GMAT.
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Congratulation manveersaluja! That is an amazing score, and it sounds like you earned it by working very hard.

I want to make a couple of points about some of the awesome things that you did in preparing so that others can do them as well. First, quant came easily to you but you still prepared for it. That is an important point; many test preppers focus almost exclusively on their weak areas, and as a result leave a lot of valuable points on the table on test day in their strong areas. Don't become overly consumed with addressing weaknesses - it is always a balance. Second, your point about understanding the answers to practice questions is so important. A common mistake is to do hundreds of practice problems, without taking the time to really understand and grow from each one. Finally, even though you did not have unlimited time to prepare, you were able to put in solid preparation for 2 months by being consistent. A couple hours per day and 6 hours per weekend is not an insane amount of studying for two months, but your consistency with it paid huge dividends.

Thanks a lot for posting your story, and congratulations again!
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Congratulation manveersaluja! That is an amazing score, and it sounds like you earned it by working very hard.

I want to make a couple of points about some of the awesome things that you did in preparing so that others can do them as well. First, quant came easily to you but you still prepared for it. That is an important point; many test preppers focus almost exclusively on their weak areas, and as a result leave a lot of valuable points on the table on test day in their strong areas. Don't become overly consumed with addressing weaknesses - it is always a balance. Second, your point about understanding the answers to practice questions is so important. A common mistake is to do hundreds of practice problems, without taking the time to really understand and grow from each one. Finally, even though you did not have unlimited time to prepare, you were able to put in solid preparation for 2 months by being consistent. A couple hours per day and 6 hours per weekend is not an insane amount of studying for two months, but your consistency with it paid huge dividends.

Thanks a lot for posting your story, and congratulations again!
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Thanks for the insight Brandon. I was impressed by manveersaluja's accomplishment's too. Would you also recommend e-gmat for verbal?
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Congratulation manveersaluja! That is an amazing score, and it sounds like you earned it by working very hard.

I want to make a couple of points about some of the awesome things that you did in preparing so that others can do them as well. First, quant came easily to you but you still prepared for it. That is an important point; many test preppers focus almost exclusively on their weak areas, and as a result leave a lot of valuable points on the table on test day in their strong areas. Don't become overly consumed with addressing weaknesses - it is always a balance. Second, your point about understanding the answers to practice questions is so important. A common mistake is to do hundreds of practice problems, without taking the time to really understand and grow from each one. Finally, even though you did not have unlimited time to prepare, you were able to put in solid preparation for 2 months by being consistent. A couple hours per day and 6 hours per weekend is not an insane amount of studying for two months, but your consistency with it paid huge dividends.

Thanks a lot for posting your story, and congratulations again!

Thanks for the insight Brandon. I was impressed by manveersaluja's accomplishment's too. Would you also recommend e-gmat for verbal?
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Hey gmatarbirtage,

I am glad that you enjoyed the insights. I think that for a non-native speaker this can be a helpful resource. For a native speaker it may not be the best resource to utilize however, as the necessary focus is a bit different. So it depends on the person.
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Congratulation manveersaluja! That is an amazing score, and it sounds like you earned it by working very hard.

I want to make a couple of points about some of the awesome things that you did in preparing so that others can do them as well. First, quant came easily to you but you still prepared for it. That is an important point; many test preppers focus almost exclusively on their weak areas, and as a result leave a lot of valuable points on the table on test day in their strong areas. Don't become overly consumed with addressing weaknesses - it is always a balance. Second, your point about understanding the answers to practice questions is so important. A common mistake is to do hundreds of practice problems, without taking the time to really understand and grow from each one. Finally, even though you did not have unlimited time to prepare, you were able to put in solid preparation for 2 months by being consistent. A couple hours per day and 6 hours per weekend is not an insane amount of studying for two months, but your consistency with it paid huge dividends.

Thanks a lot for posting your story, and congratulations again!

Thanks for the insight Brandon. I was impressed by manveersaluja's accomplishment's too. Would you also recommend e-gmat for verbal?

Hey gmatarbirtage,

I am glad that you enjoyed the insights. I think that for a non-native speaker this can be a helpful resource. For a native speaker it may not be the best resource to utilize however, as the necessary focus is a bit different. So it depends on the person.
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Thanks for the nudge Brandon. That's great advice. I think I'll probably go with e-gmat.
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Thanks for the insight Brandon. I was impressed by manveersaluja's accomplishment's too. Would you also recommend e-gmat for verbal?

Hey gmatarbirtage,

I am glad that you enjoyed the insights. I think that for a non-native speaker this can be a helpful resource. For a native speaker it may not be the best resource to utilize however, as the necessary focus is a bit different. So it depends on the person.

Thanks for the nudge Brandon. That's great advice. I think I'll probably go with e-gmat.
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Whatever you use, definitely take a demo class and decide for yourself.
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Hi Manveer, since you seem to have made a significant 60 point jump (from 670 to 730), I am interested in specifically knowing "what" changed between these two attempts. What is particularly impressive, is that you scored signfiicantly higher in both quant and verbal, over your first attempt. Congratulations again!
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Hi Manveer, since you seem to have made a significant 60 point jump (from 670 to 730), I am interested in specifically knowing "what" changed between these two attempts. What is particularly impressive, is that you scored signfiicantly higher in both quant and verbal, over your first attempt. Congratulations again!
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Hey Prijit,
Well 2 things changed -

1) First, I was expecting 700 - 710 in my first attempt too. Coz I had been constantly scoring 51 in quant mocks. Verbal was never my strength. I studied only OG . And didn't study the reason for each and every answer. Moreover, I got extremely nervous in the exam because of the pressure. As a result, I got 670

2) I my second attempt, I studied verbal in detail. I studied grammar diligently like a kid does. Remember, Always read why the right answer is correct and why the wrong answers are not correct. So I started getting 41 in verbal mocks. GMAT CLUB MOCK TEST ARE REALLY HELPFUL FOR VERBAL. Also, if u notice my IR score, its pretty low. Coz again I was nervous. I knew I had screwed my IR. During the first 8 min break, I told myself that this is the last chance- do or die. Quant had to be good coz it was my strong point. And in verbal, I improved my concentration by closing my ears and avoiding any external noise and looking into the screen like there is nothing around. Trust me- it improves concentration a lot. You can use your own technique, but the point is , verbal is all about getting involved and immersed in the passage/ sentence / argument.

All d best.!!
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Thanks Manveer. It is very helpful!
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Hi Manveer, since you seem to have made a significant 60 point jump (from 670 to 730), I am interested in specifically knowing "what" changed between these two attempts. What is particularly impressive, is that you scored signfiicantly higher in both quant and verbal, over your first attempt. Congratulations again!

Hey Prijit,
Well 2 things changed -

1) First, I was expecting 700 - 710 in my first attempt too. Coz I had been constantly scoring 51 in quant mocks. Verbal was never my strength. I studied only OG . And didn't study the reason for each and every answer. Moreover, I got extremely nervous in the exam because of the pressure. As a result, I got 670

2) I my second attempt, I studied verbal in detail. I studied grammar diligently like a kid does. Remember, Always read why the right answer is correct and why the wrong answers are not correct. So I started getting 41 in verbal mocks. GMAT CLUB MOCK TEST ARE REALLY HELPFUL FOR VERBAL. Also, if u notice my IR score, its pretty low. Coz again I was nervous. I knew I had screwed my IR. During the first 8 min break, I told myself that this is the last chance- do or die. Quant had to be good coz it was my strong point. And in verbal, I improved my concentration by closing my ears and avoiding any external noise and looking into the screen like there is nothing around. Trust me- it improves concentration a lot. You can use your own technique, but the point is , verbal is all about getting involved and immersed in the passage/ sentence / argument.

All d best.!!
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Awesome insight. Notice in point 2 he harps on spending time on the answers to practice questions, understanding well why a correct answer is correct and an incorrect answer incorrect. I encourage people to not only review the answers to questions that they got incorrect, but review the answers to the correct questions also. This is particularly helpful in quant -> was there a more efficient way to do this problem? was there a better way of thinking about it, or just a different way of thinking about it? The key in quant is to be flexible, so that kind of thinking can help a lot. Also, in both quant and verbal and for both correct and incorrect questions, try to figure out what the trap answers were. You will notice that similar traps repeat themselves in many problems, so if you take time to study them in your practice questions then you will begin to more easily recognize and avoid them in problems moving forward!
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