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28 Dec 2023, 00:04
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Hello guys,
I gave my GMAT FE on the 12th of December 2023, scoring 665 with Q90, V81 & DI 78. I used e-GMAT's course for the exam preparation. I took 2 months to prep for the exam. Some notes on the overall experience:
1. Quant:
I am an engineering undergrad working in finance, so I was confident in my quant skills. However, Hard quant questions can lead to time-drain if you do not know some essential tricks to solve the question faster or eliminate wrong answer choices. So, if you are starting at a higher ability in quant, revising these tricks can increase confidence by improving time management. I referred to e-GMAT's course materials / videos for these and practised some Medium and Hard questions from the OG. Overall in the actual exam, I solved all questions with 7mins to spare. I reviewed all answer choices but was confident in most. Thankfully, I got all the questions correct.
2. Verbal:
I dedicated 50-60% of my prep time to this section. e-GMAT's materials were helpful and their Question Bank (Scholaranium) is quite advanced. I learned techniques like Pre-thinking and honed my skills through their Cementing and Ability quizzes. However, I could not attempt all the questions in the Scholaranium or the OG due to the short 2-month prep time. I made a few consecutive mistakes in the exam which led to an 81/90.
3. Data Insights:
What a tricky section! Not sure if I was a bit exhausted since I came to this section after Q and V or if the section itself was tricky. Anyway, for DI, I had some familiarity with the different question types (TPA, MSR, DS, etc) in the section but struggled a lot with time management. I think I guessed the last 2 questions in the exam. Due to the no-partial-credit nature of the questions, time-drain is common for questions which you know you can get right. e-GMAT has a lot of DI questions in their Scholaranium and the course materials. I took this section up at the end of my prep and kind of hurried through it since I thought Q and V skills were transferrable to this section [not an excuse for the score
].
I gave only 2 mocks which I would not recommend to my fellow students (you should give as many as possible). These were the free official GMAC FE mocks. 1 month into my prep and exactly 1 month before my test date I got a 595. 1 day before my exam I gave the other mock and scored 655. Cannot comment on other mock exam providers but the official mocks are truly representative of your ability.
Hope the above debrief helped. I know there are very few data points when it comes to GMAT FE. Preparation approaches can differ depending on starting abilities and intensity of prep but a general idea about what to expect always helps. I think I rushed into attempting the exam and did not give adequate time to DI but this exam experience sets a good baseline score for me to improve upon. Currently, I am prepping again for the FE and aiming for a 99+ percentile in my first retake. Open to any suggestions on strategy changes and constructive inputs.
Cheers!
I gave my GMAT FE on the 12th of December 2023, scoring 665 with Q90, V81 & DI 78. I used e-GMAT's course for the exam preparation. I took 2 months to prep for the exam. Some notes on the overall experience:
1. Quant:
I am an engineering undergrad working in finance, so I was confident in my quant skills. However, Hard quant questions can lead to time-drain if you do not know some essential tricks to solve the question faster or eliminate wrong answer choices. So, if you are starting at a higher ability in quant, revising these tricks can increase confidence by improving time management. I referred to e-GMAT's course materials / videos for these and practised some Medium and Hard questions from the OG. Overall in the actual exam, I solved all questions with 7mins to spare. I reviewed all answer choices but was confident in most. Thankfully, I got all the questions correct.
2. Verbal:
I dedicated 50-60% of my prep time to this section. e-GMAT's materials were helpful and their Question Bank (Scholaranium) is quite advanced. I learned techniques like Pre-thinking and honed my skills through their Cementing and Ability quizzes. However, I could not attempt all the questions in the Scholaranium or the OG due to the short 2-month prep time. I made a few consecutive mistakes in the exam which led to an 81/90.
3. Data Insights:
What a tricky section! Not sure if I was a bit exhausted since I came to this section after Q and V or if the section itself was tricky. Anyway, for DI, I had some familiarity with the different question types (TPA, MSR, DS, etc) in the section but struggled a lot with time management. I think I guessed the last 2 questions in the exam. Due to the no-partial-credit nature of the questions, time-drain is common for questions which you know you can get right. e-GMAT has a lot of DI questions in their Scholaranium and the course materials. I took this section up at the end of my prep and kind of hurried through it since I thought Q and V skills were transferrable to this section [not an excuse for the score
].I gave only 2 mocks which I would not recommend to my fellow students (you should give as many as possible). These were the free official GMAC FE mocks. 1 month into my prep and exactly 1 month before my test date I got a 595. 1 day before my exam I gave the other mock and scored 655. Cannot comment on other mock exam providers but the official mocks are truly representative of your ability.
Hope the above debrief helped. I know there are very few data points when it comes to GMAT FE. Preparation approaches can differ depending on starting abilities and intensity of prep but a general idea about what to expect always helps. I think I rushed into attempting the exam and did not give adequate time to DI but this exam experience sets a good baseline score for me to improve upon. Currently, I am prepping again for the FE and aiming for a 99+ percentile in my first retake. Open to any suggestions on strategy changes and constructive inputs.
Cheers!
28 Dec 2023, 01:22
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Congrats on your score and good luck with the retake. I guess one question I have is why did you book the test if you were not ready?
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28 Dec 2023, 12:18
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For your retake, fair to say including some more official focus mocks into your prep would be a solid choice. If you decide to focus heavily on Verbal and DI prep because you already got a Q90 on your first attempt, careful to not let your Quant rust by abandoning it entirely, for example. Perhaps including/working with a study buddy who is really strong on Verbal and needs help with Quant could be a good fit. There's a study buddy thread on gmatclub you could check out.
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