Hey everyone, Just thought I'd like to share my GMAT experience, as well as shill for a bit about the prep program I used. I say shill because I am clearly quite positive about the program, but I'd like to state that I'm not getting anything outta being so positive! I'm honestly just very impressed that it helped me score so well, as I wasn't expecting any more than about 740 as a hard upper limit. If any of this helps any of you guys out, it'd be fantastic. Little bit about me: Final year university student, American but studying overseas. Terribly rusty math AND English skills after so many years out of high school; as an Accounting/Finance major, you don't really practise the things which get tested on the GMAT. Hell, I'd even forgotten things like basic geometry, or how best to tackle Venn diagrams. So... I decided that I needed a little help. Preparation: After examining a few different GMAT prep program options, I eventually settled on GMAT Pill. Kaplan appears to be slightly poorer reviewed, and Manhattan's more expensive, so GMAT Pill it was. Everything was pretty nicely laid out, and explained in a manner that was easy to grasp, and the always-available online video format made it easy to study whenever and wherever I wanted to, provided I had my phone or tablet with me. At home, on the subway, or even sitting by the pool. Don't underestimate the importance of a convenient studying resource that doesn't weigh several pounds; it'll make it much easier to keep studying consistently and allow you to take quick "study breaks" in between bouts of whatever it is you usually do. I first started on the material about three to four weeks before my GMAT, and studied fairly in consistently over the next few weeks. On the whole, I believe I put in about 10-20 hours of time fully concentrating on the material, and possibly another 10-20 or so leaving the videos running while I did other things that weren't overly taxing on my mental resources - television, video games, laundry, and such. It might not seem like a whole lot of time, but that's part of my point entirely; the program ran through things in such a simple way that it wasn't difficult to understand the concepts. So again... pretty impressed. Exam experience: Not sure yet how well I did on the AWA segment, but nobody really cares about that one, right? At any rate, it went passably. Was a little bit pressed for time because my mind wandered off for a bit during the Analysis Of An Issue section, but managed to finish my essay with less than a minute left on the clock. When I got to the Quant segment, I immediately found that most of the questions seemed very familiar to me. Pretty much everything that the GMAT was testing had been gone through on the GMAT Pill videos; there were a couple of odd-looking questions (and I mean really odd), but I assumed that those were "experimental" questions and so didn't stress myself out too much about 'em. Finished up with about 25 minutes left on the clock. Verbal segment seemed even more straightforward. Nothing strange-looking, and all of the questions were in a familiar format. Finished that segment with 40 (!) minutes left on the clock. It might be of note that I made sure to take the breaks in between the segments, even though I didn't really feel like I needed them. During each break, I just sat on the chairs in the test centre, closed my eyes for a bit, and rested my brain. It might have helped or it might not, but I feel that a lot of people could benefit from taking these breaks; they give you time to, at the very least, "shift gears" from writing to quant and then from quant to verbal. If I could go back and change anything that I did, it would be to tell myself to slow down a little. Time yourself well, and make sure that you're spending an appropriate amount of time on each question; I would advise taking maybe a minute and a half on the easier Quant questions, leaving you with a little more time for the tougher ones. Try to utilise your time well, so that you don't end up finishing as early as I did and then kicking yourself for not taking the time to be 99% sure that you didn't make any careless mistakes. If anyone has any questions, I'd be glad to share more about my experiences Also posted a GMAT Pill Course review here: https://gmatclub.com/reviews/comments/gm ... -345345614

Last visit was: 18 Nov 2025, 16:29

It is currently 18 Nov 2025, 16:29

Toolkit

Share GMAT Experience

GMAT Club Daily Prep

Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.

Customized
for You

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Track
Your Progress

every week, we’ll send you an estimated GMAT score based on your performance

Practice
Pays

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.

Go to My Error Log Learn more

Request Expert Reply

Confirm Cancel

Nov 19
GMAT 705 in 30 days: Best Study Strategy for Working Professionals
12:30 PM EST
-
01:30 PM EST
Learn how Keshav, a Chartered Accountant, scored an impressive 705 on GMAT in just 30 days with GMATWhiz's expert guidance. In this video, he shares preparation tips and strategies that worked for him, including the mock, time management, and more
Nov 18
GMAT Quiz #50 - Live GMAT Practice Covering Quant, Verbal, RC, & Data Insights
11:00 AM PST
-
12:00 PM PST
Join us in a live GMAT practice session and solve 30 challenging GMAT questions with other test takers in timed conditions, covering GMAT Quant, Data Sufficiency, Data Insights, Reading Comprehension, and Critical Reasoning questions.
Nov 20
GMAT 675 with 96th percentile in DI- Kamakshi’s Winning Strategy
01:30 PM EST
-
02:30 PM IST
Learn how Kamakshi achieved a GMAT 675 with an impressive 96th %ile in Data Insights. Discover the unique methods and exam strategies that helped her excel in DI along with other sections for a balanced and high score.
Nov 22
GMAT RC Masterclass
11:00 AM IST
-
01:00 PM IST
Do RC/MSR passages scare you? e-GMAT is conducting a masterclass to help you learn – Learn effective reading strategies Tackle difficult RC & MSR with confidence Excel in timed test environment
Nov 23
Conquer Algebra on the GMAT Focus Edition
11:00 AM IST
-
01:00 PM IST
Attend this free GMAT Algebra Webinar and learn how to master the most challenging Inequalities and Absolute Value problems with ease.
Nov 24
FREE Focus Edition Mock!
07:00 PM PST
-
08:00 PM PST
Full-length FE mock with insightful analytics, weakness diagnosis, and video explanations!
Nov 25
Try OnDemand GMAT Masterclass
10:00 AM EST
-
11:00 AM EST
Prefer video-based learning? The Target Test Prep OnDemand course is a one-of-a-kind video masterclass featuring 400 hours of lecture-style teaching by Scott Woodbury-Stewart, founder of Target Test Prep and one of the most accomplished GMAT instructors.

Back to Forum

Create Topic

GMAT 780 (Q51; V46)

1 2 3 4

KodeA

Joined: 23 Jan 2012

Last visit: 07 Feb 2012

Posts: 7

Given Kudos: 11

Posts: 7

Kudos: 0

04 Feb 2012, 23:05

Kudos

Bookmarks

So Superman is not the only individual who had come from Planet Krypton.

MrFong, I shall believe this is true, as I trust every other comment posted on this forum.. But I hope you understand that how difficult it is for me to relate to this...

rustamz

Joined: 21 Nov 2011

Last visit: 01 Jan 2017

Posts: 66

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 32

Location: United States

Concentration: Accounting, Finance

GMAT Date: 09-10-2014

GPA: 3.98

WE:Accounting (Accounting)

Posts: 66

Kudos: 11

08 Feb 2012, 22:19

Kudos

Bookmarks

thank you for debrief

elleesie

Joined: 08 Feb 2012

Last visit: 18 Oct 2013

Posts: 56

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 2

Posts: 56

Kudos: 9

08 Feb 2012, 23:08

Kudos

Bookmarks

Congrats on the awesome score!

Kansas

Joined: 10 Feb 2012

Last visit: 22 Feb 2012

Posts: 22

Given Kudos: 6

Posts: 22

Kudos: 0

12 Feb 2012, 01:30

Kudos

Bookmarks

Could you suggest some books which contain drills and problems in the range of 760 and above. I heard about the Total GMAT Math but some say that is not enough and suggest the Extreme Maths Challenge (by the same Author). And do anybody of u have an idea about the EZ solutions..?
And do u have any idea about good verbal books too. ?

GMATPill

Joined: 14 Apr 2009

Last visit: 17 Sep 2020

Posts: 2,260

Own Kudos:

3,817

Given Kudos: 8

Location: New York, NY

Posts: 2,260

Kudos: 3,817

28 Feb 2012, 14:55

Kudos

Bookmarks

Kansas,

You may find this thread useful some-of-you-requested-it-so-here-it-is-a-120-page-ebook-112282.html

We generally don't recommend books unless you really learn well through books. There are a lot of things we cannot show or describe to you in text format. Only through video can we show you how we think through GMAT questions and what details we pay attention to.

Hope that helps.

kp2014

Joined: 31 May 2011

Last visit: 24 Jun 2016

Posts: 6

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 1

Posts: 6

Kudos: 1

02 Mar 2012, 01:03

Kudos

Bookmarks

awesome score!!!well done....hve u started ur app process?

kraizada84

Joined: 13 Mar 2012

Last visit: 19 Nov 2018

Posts: 149

Own Kudos:

524

Given Kudos: 48

Concentration: Operations, Strategy

Posts: 149

Kudos: 524

18 Mar 2012, 07:35

Kudos

Bookmarks

congrats buddy nyc debrief

boomtangboy

Joined: 06 Jan 2012

Last visit: 05 Jun 2021

Posts: 163

Own Kudos:

2,762

Given Kudos: 33

Status:May The Force Be With Me (D-DAY 15 May 2012)

Location: India

Concentration: General Management, Entrepreneurship

Schools: ISB '14 (D) INSEAD Jan '13 (D) Tuck '15 (D) Ross '15 (D) Duke '15 (D) NUS '15 (D) NTU '15 (WL) Ivey '15 (D) Johnson '16 (S)

Products:

Schools: ISB '14 (D) INSEAD Jan '13 (D) Tuck '15 (D) Ross '15 (D) Duke '15 (D) NUS '15 (D) NTU '15 (WL) Ivey '15 (D) Johnson '16 (S)

Posts: 163

Kudos: 2,762

18 Mar 2012, 09:33

Kudos

Bookmarks

Congrats Awesome Score MR ROCKETMAN.....

FatRiverPuff

Joined: 21 Sep 2008

Last visit: 29 Apr 2018

Posts: 148

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 18

Concentration: Strategy, Economics

GMAT Date: 07-17-2015

GPA: 3.57

Posts: 148

Kudos: 16

18 Mar 2012, 18:33

Kudos

Bookmarks

Okay I just watched the video and I have to ask: How does an American get an accent like that? He said he's a final year uni student studying abroad - did he mean over a lifetime? Wouldn't someone as brilliant as Kelvin know the difference between studying abroad and growing up in a different country?

I'm just wondering.

01dynamic

Joined: 09 Jun 2008

Last visit: 25 Sep 2017

Posts: 90

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 46

Concentration: Finance, Strategy

Schools: Chicago (Booth) - Class of 2014

GMAT 1: 730 Q50 V41 Verified score

Schools: Chicago (Booth) - Class of 2014

GMAT 1: 730 Q50 V41 Verified score

Posts: 90

Kudos: 23

20 Mar 2012, 10:42

Kudos

Bookmarks

Good Score congratulations

budablasta

Joined: 23 Feb 2012

Last visit: 19 Apr 2017

Posts: 195

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 22

Location: India

Concentration: Finance, Entrepreneurship

Schools: Said

GMAT 1: 710 Q44 V44 Verified score

GPA: 2.9

WE:Marketing (Computer Software)

Schools: Said

GMAT 1: 710 Q44 V44 Verified score

Posts: 195

Kudos: 89

22 Mar 2012, 01:59

Kudos

Bookmarks

Santanu76

MrFong

Thanks for addressing my 700/740 confusion and for making an attempt to give a more 'well-rounded' point of view in this post. You must be a genius, no matter what you say - doing 37 quant problems in 50 minutes at 1.35 minutes per problem I can still live with, but doing 41 verbal problems in 35 minutes at 0.85 minutes per problem is monumental, almost incredible.

Seriously! How someone can clock Verbal at 1.35 minutes per question is beyond me. Wow! How did you tackle the RC passages and still get this average!!!

budablasta

Joined: 23 Feb 2012

Last visit: 19 Apr 2017

Posts: 195

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 22

Location: India

Concentration: Finance, Entrepreneurship

Schools: Said

GMAT 1: 710 Q44 V44 Verified score

GPA: 2.9

WE:Marketing (Computer Software)

Schools: Said

GMAT 1: 710 Q44 V44 Verified score

Posts: 195

Kudos: 89

22 Mar 2012, 02:02

Kudos

Bookmarks

MrFong

On my end, I would not deign to be one of those people on the Internet who, upon encountering others who don't believe what they're saying, make nasty insinuations about sexual acts and the disbelievers' mothers.

HAHAHAHAHAHA! Awesome language!

MBADreamzzz

Joined: 16 Mar 2010

Last visit: 20 May 2012

Posts: 35

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 4

Posts: 35

Kudos: 10

29 Apr 2012, 08:58

Kudos

Bookmarks

Cograts on the great score... I wish you well assuming you genuinely took the test.

I would like to believe the debrief but something about having 40 minutes left over on the Verbal section does not seem right... Someday when I can tackle verbal questions in under a minute I will believe you..

arun1984

Joined: 30 Mar 2012

Last visit: 21 Nov 2012

Posts: 1

Given Kudos: 3

Posts: 1

Kudos: 0

21 May 2012, 04:45

Kudos

Bookmarks

come on.. be realistic .. r u a superman or what.. if what you said is really true ... then you are wasting your time in MBA. Become a GMAT guru , I am sure you will earn more than what you make as an MBA.

MrFong

Joined: 26 Jan 2012

Last visit: 29 Jul 2014

Posts: 15

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 2

Products:

Posts: 15

Kudos: 12

14 Jun 2012, 21:24

Kudos

Bookmarks

Kansas

If you're just looking for questions to practise, you could look at the MGMAT question bank. I'm not sure if they have a lot of 760+ difficulty problems, though.

kp2014

awesome score!!!well done....hve u started ur app process?

Still a little early for that, I'm afraid! I'm still a couple of years away from even starting my application process, but I figured that taking the GMAT early was the smart play. More time to study for it before I start full-time employment, and less to study (no IR segment at the time I took the test).

FatRiverPuff

I essentially grew up in Singapore, if that answers your question. It has its drawbacks, but on the whole it's a pretty great city. You should visit some time. As to the difference between studying abroad and growing up in a different country, well - "abroad" referring to "outside of the US". Would you not consider someone who grew up outside of the US as having studied abroad, or would that term be strictly reserved for students on exchange programs? Maybe it's just a little bit of... miscommunication.

arun1984

As you can see, I have indeed joined the GMAT Pill as a member of their staff. Doesn't mean I'm not going to eventually gun for an MBA program, though! Aren't those why we all wanted to take the GMAT in the first place?

gurpreetsingh

Joined: 12 Oct 2009

Last visit: 15 Jun 2019

Posts: 2,272

Own Kudos:

3,914

Given Kudos: 235

Status:<strong>Nothing comes easy: neither do I want.</strong>

Location: Malaysia

Concentration: Technology, Entrepreneurship

Schools: ISB '15 (M)

GMAT 1: 670 Q49 V31 Verified score

GMAT 2: 710 Q50 V35 Verified score

Products:

Schools: ISB '15 (M)

GMAT 2: 710 Q50 V35 Verified score

Posts: 2,272

Kudos: 3,914

17 Jun 2012, 09:36

Kudos

Bookmarks

Congrats !! Not only the score is incredible, but also the time taken for it. I don't mean to be negative but this is too good to be true. Since I m not here to judge that, kindly accept my congratulations and warm wishes for future. I just hope the gmat takers do not feel discourage of not being genius like you !!

Good Luck !!

GMATPill

Joined: 14 Apr 2009

Last visit: 17 Sep 2020

Posts: 2,260

Own Kudos:

3,817

Given Kudos: 8

Location: New York, NY

Posts: 2,260

Kudos: 3,817

30 May 2013, 06:50

Kudos

Bookmarks

Just a note that another student James (770) is someone who did not believe Kelvin's story or his 780 score.

But now he believes it.

I wanted to congratulate James not only on his 770 score, but also on his $93k MBA Scholarship to London Business School !!

<-- Did you notice the "not only..but also" construction ?

You can see James' posts here:

Part 1: 93k-mba-scholarship-to-london-business-school-153463.html
Part 2: 770-143106.html#p1147622

masoy

Joined: 25 Feb 2013

Last visit: 13 Sep 2015

Posts: 60

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 8

Schools: HBS '17 (II) Sloan '17 (A) LBS '17

Posts: 60

Kudos: 18

01 Jun 2013, 08:37

Kudos

Bookmarks

MrFong

You guys are absolutely right to point out that the amount of time I spent on the verbal section was very low. This was a function of a number of things:
- As mentioned, I'd almost run out of time during my 2nd essay, which made me feel like I had to rush a little on my Quant and Verbal sections.

By second essay do you mean the IR section :-D

ConnectTheDots

Joined: 28 Apr 2012

Last visit: 06 May 2020

Posts: 239

Own Kudos:

1,021

Given Kudos: 142

Location: India

Concentration: Finance, Technology

Schools: Tepper '17 (A$) Kelley '17 (M$) Duke '17 (D) Cambridge'16 (D) Darden '17 (D) Tuck '17 (D)

GMAT 1: 650 Q48 V31 Verified score

GMAT 2: 770 Q50 V47 Verified score

WE:Information Technology (Computer Software)

Schools: Tepper '17 (A$) Kelley '17 (M$) Duke '17 (D) Cambridge'16 (D) Darden '17 (D) Tuck '17 (D)

GMAT 2: 770 Q50 V47 Verified score

Posts: 239

Kudos: 1,021

01 Jun 2013, 09:30

Kudos

Bookmarks

masoy

MrFong

By second essay do you mean the IR section :-D

His GMAT was in Jan 2012, IR was introduced in June 2012.

Anyway, people have scored 800, so 780 is possible. He may be over-exaggerating about time and his pre-preparation level. As long as it is 760+, doesn't matter your hard work or your luck that clicked.

But to judge GMAT Pill, we need to see the median GMAT Score, not the top scores.

No doubt, their sample videos are excellent.

IvyLeague56

Joined: 11 Aug 2012

Last visit: 01 Sep 2013

Posts: 27

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 43

Status:RusTinPeace

WE:Sales (Commercial Banking)

Posts: 27

Kudos: 9

01 Jun 2013, 10:26

Kudos

Bookmarks

Excellent score !

I am very keen to know how you managed to complete the test with 65 minutes to spare ( 25 for quant and 40 mins !! for verbal )

Please share tips. Also With such a splendid score where are you planning to apply ?

1 2 3 4

Moderator:

Founder

42383 posts

Prep Toolkit

Announcements

Master in Management, Finance, Business Analytics and more Master’s Programs!

Solving 705+ Level MSR Questions with Data Synthesis Skils

Tuesday, Nov 18, 2025
10:30am NY / 3:30pm London / 9pm Mumbai

Live Profile Evaluation Chat Session with ARINGO

Wednesday, November 19, 2025
09:00 am PDT | 10:30 pm IST
Location: GMAT Club Chat

Top GMAT Focus Debriefs

	Magoosh increases your score, guaranteed - 15% off ALL Magoosh GMAT plans with code GMATCLUB15 + Free GMAT Club Tests.
	Manhattan Prep: $79 Bonus Score Higher on Your GMAT Exam. Guaranteed.
	Target Test Prep - Save up to $325 $200 Discount + $79 Bonus GMAT Club Tests
	e-GMAT: 60% Off on GMAT Focus Get to 735+ from any starting point
	Experts' Global - ~~$1720~~ $960 End-to-End GMAT Prep + App Support: 150+ Videos, 2000+ Questions, 15 FLTs +
	GMATWhiz - $299 ~~$499~~ Experience the course through a free trial.
	GMAT Club Tests - Free Included with every course purchase of $149+ View all deals

GMAT 780 (Q51; V46)

Prep Toolkit

Top 5 GMAT Debrief Videos

615 to 715 in 15 Days (Ria's Strategies)

More than Quant/Verbal Abilities: Speed vs. Accuracy

745 with Only Self-Prep and GMAT Club

From 555 to 765: 210-point Improvement

Perfect 805 Score Debrief by Julia

My Rewards