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02 Feb 2012, 16:00
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MrFong's story is indeed real. Obviously we do not recommend using GMAT Pill with so many other distractions, but every student has his/her own learning style so we respect whichever approach suits you best.
Lots of people score very well on GMAT every year and many post them here -- but how many of them are willing to put a face behind their words? Well, MrFong has done so and that speaks volumes on his behalf.
We are very appreciative that MrFong has been so supportive of our program that he even went the extra mile for us with the following video testimonial (with no compensation - and we certainly did not expect it). We are a small New York-based shop so it is impossible for us to reach out to someone in Singapore and force them to do something like this.
Of course, MrFong is not the only student to score a Q46 with lots of time left on the exam. John is another student -you can read about him here, and another guy here, another Oxford MBA here, a $50k guy here, a Goldman guy here, etc..
We believe in our program in helping you perform to the best of your abilities - but ultimately it is you who must walk through the door.
Having said that, I should note that you should not expect a score like this with that much free time using our program. Lots of students improve - and every once in a while, we get an outlier like MrFong who scores extremely high. But you cannot begin studying with this kind of expectation - and that's true for any program you sign up for. Keep things realistic and humble. Challenge yourself to do your best but don't expect any single resource to make it or break it for you.
Thanks and good luck with your studies.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZuuJnja4c8[/youtube]
Lots of people score very well on GMAT every year and many post them here -- but how many of them are willing to put a face behind their words? Well, MrFong has done so and that speaks volumes on his behalf.
We are very appreciative that MrFong has been so supportive of our program that he even went the extra mile for us with the following video testimonial (with no compensation - and we certainly did not expect it). We are a small New York-based shop so it is impossible for us to reach out to someone in Singapore and force them to do something like this.
Of course, MrFong is not the only student to score a Q46 with lots of time left on the exam. John is another student -you can read about him here, and another guy here, another Oxford MBA here, a $50k guy here, a Goldman guy here, etc..
We believe in our program in helping you perform to the best of your abilities - but ultimately it is you who must walk through the door.
Having said that, I should note that you should not expect a score like this with that much free time using our program. Lots of students improve - and every once in a while, we get an outlier like MrFong who scores extremely high. But you cannot begin studying with this kind of expectation - and that's true for any program you sign up for. Keep things realistic and humble. Challenge yourself to do your best but don't expect any single resource to make it or break it for you.
Thanks and good luck with your studies.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZuuJnja4c8[/youtube]
02 Feb 2012, 18:52
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I think its clear to anyone with half a brain that, if MrFong's story is true, his score has much more to do with his personal natural abilities and background, and much less to do with GMATPill.
This is not to say that GMATPill isn't a good program; to be honest I'd never even heard of it before now. It could be the best GMAT prep ever. But as they mentioned, for anyone to look at MrFong's results as typical or as a blueprint well then you are kidding yourselves.
This is not to say that GMATPill isn't a good program; to be honest I'd never even heard of it before now. It could be the best GMAT prep ever. But as they mentioned, for anyone to look at MrFong's results as typical or as a blueprint well then you are kidding yourselves.
02 Feb 2012, 20:16
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Well, I can't really do much other than assure you that it's true.
If it helps my case any, you should note that as far as the GMAT is concerned, I happened to be in a particularly favourable position. English is effectively my native language, and I'm not all that many years out of high school; both of these mean that it took less time for me to "catch up" than it would for many test-takers, who seem to me to be up to 30 years old and native speakers of languages other than English. In addition, my classes in high school included a large helping of mathematics (A-level Mathematics, Further Mathematics, and Physics), which likely helped fortify my quantitative ability.
It just happens that English and mathematics are, and have always been, two of my strongest subjects. I'm certainly no genius - if the GMAT tested my Mandarin Chinese, or my geography, then I'd probably have landed at a total score of 200. If I'd become a Literature student in high school like I was planning to as a teenager, I'd likely have needed a lot more time preparing for the GMAT. It might be a flaw of the GMAT that it only tests these two subjects, but I figure that that's why MBA applications consider more than just the GMAT.
That being said, I do feel that the GMAT Pill suited my style of learning particularly well. Other programs may well work better for some of you, and you should certainly feel free to look at all of your options. Think about what's worked best for you in the past, and figure it out from there. If you're great at studying alone, then the Official Guide might suffice, saving you a whole lot of money - I've heard of some engineers whose native language is English scoring in the high 700's with just a day or two of flipping through the OG. If you feel that you need an actual person coaching you, then I hear that Manhattan GMAT's private tutoring is of a pretty high standard, albeit at a fairly high cost, as well. There is Kaplan, which seems to be "the establishment". Or there are possibly tens or hundreds of other options out there.
As mentioned, preparation really does seem to be the key to scoring on the GMAT. For the reasons mentioned above, most of you will likely need more time preparing for it than I did. Some of you will barely need any time at all. Just figure out what works for you, and run with it.
- MrFong
P.S. - Santanu: My very first practice test was taken waaaay before I started my preparation for the GMAT, and it was one of those free, downloadable ones from a signup website. I was, at the time, still thinking about whether an MBA would be "NPV-positive" for me. I'm not sure about the reliability of CATs from outside of the official GMAT Prep program, which is why I say "about" 700.
If it helps my case any, you should note that as far as the GMAT is concerned, I happened to be in a particularly favourable position. English is effectively my native language, and I'm not all that many years out of high school; both of these mean that it took less time for me to "catch up" than it would for many test-takers, who seem to me to be up to 30 years old and native speakers of languages other than English. In addition, my classes in high school included a large helping of mathematics (A-level Mathematics, Further Mathematics, and Physics), which likely helped fortify my quantitative ability.
It just happens that English and mathematics are, and have always been, two of my strongest subjects. I'm certainly no genius - if the GMAT tested my Mandarin Chinese, or my geography, then I'd probably have landed at a total score of 200. If I'd become a Literature student in high school like I was planning to as a teenager, I'd likely have needed a lot more time preparing for the GMAT. It might be a flaw of the GMAT that it only tests these two subjects, but I figure that that's why MBA applications consider more than just the GMAT.
That being said, I do feel that the GMAT Pill suited my style of learning particularly well. Other programs may well work better for some of you, and you should certainly feel free to look at all of your options. Think about what's worked best for you in the past, and figure it out from there. If you're great at studying alone, then the Official Guide might suffice, saving you a whole lot of money - I've heard of some engineers whose native language is English scoring in the high 700's with just a day or two of flipping through the OG. If you feel that you need an actual person coaching you, then I hear that Manhattan GMAT's private tutoring is of a pretty high standard, albeit at a fairly high cost, as well. There is Kaplan, which seems to be "the establishment". Or there are possibly tens or hundreds of other options out there.
As mentioned, preparation really does seem to be the key to scoring on the GMAT. For the reasons mentioned above, most of you will likely need more time preparing for it than I did. Some of you will barely need any time at all. Just figure out what works for you, and run with it.
- MrFong
P.S. - Santanu: My very first practice test was taken waaaay before I started my preparation for the GMAT, and it was one of those free, downloadable ones from a signup website. I was, at the time, still thinking about whether an MBA would be "NPV-positive" for me. I'm not sure about the reliability of CATs from outside of the official GMAT Prep program, which is why I say "about" 700.
