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18 Nov 2020, 11:14
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Hello Everyone,
I would like to post my experience of my GMAT journey until now. It's not been a fruitful one. I am not sure if i can find a concrete solution for the issue i am facing so i thought of sharing my experience and look for solutions here.
A little information about me : I'm an Indian male and about 27 now. I am not a student who is a topper or is very good at math. I definitely would not term myself as a good test taker. I work at an automotive firm in india now and was thinking about pursuing my mba for about 2 years now. I would always hesitate to start the journey since i would get scared about the gmat and ultimately back off. Since the lockdown started, i mustered up the courage and started studying for the gmat. I would say i faced weeks of nightmares initially when i was learning math as it was alien to me. I graduated in mechanical engineering around 4 years back and since haven't touched any math. I had bought the wizako self paced module. While the initial days were very hard especially for me who hated math, things got better. Since i was working at the time, i tried to study 2 hours after work which definitely wasn't enough. After a few months, due to COVID, i got laid off and in a way, it helped me to full on into prep mode. I used to study 5-6 hours everyday and few days i would take a break in between. Around September, i booked the exam for Nov 18. This helped me a lot cause it gave me a date to look forward to. I studied and studied and studied.
Frankly, i have never put this kind of effort in my life. I totally ignored verbal cause i was so scared of quants. I wanted to take it one by one and thought verbal is a battle for another day. Around october end, i started taking the the official mock tests. I hope no one will judge me here but below are the test scores i managed :
1. Gmat Mock Test 1 : 370
2. GMAT Mock Test 2 : 510 (Q41 V20)
3. GMAT Mock Test 3 : 460 (Q36 V17)
4. Gmat Mock test 4 : 480 (Q43 V15)
This was after three months of putting in the absolute maximum, solving sums from the official guide, getting to know patterns of the Sums, trying sums with and without timer. I feel extremely sad that even after putting so much effort, it has been of no use. I do understand that verbal is not something anyone can be naturally good at but still, these scores are so low. It feels very embarrassing.
Today was my test day and i went in to write without much hope. I wanted to face the test and see what happens. The result was a 500. (Q36 V22).
I do understand i need to work on my verbal a lot. I don't think verbal is something which improves with practice.
The reason i am writing this post is i feel i started this journey a little too late. I am 27 and want to pursue my mba soon. This will definitely not be possible at my current scoreline. Since i do not want to waste too much time, i want to know what the smartest ways would be to improve myself.
What are the best resources i could have a good headstart with for verbal?
I have never felt this low in my life. Even after having put up a big fight, i have failed miserably today.
Please let me know your thoughts on this since it's very evident that i need help. While i accept i am nowhere near related to getting admission anywhere in the world, i would like to improve this situation of mine and look towards the future.
Best regards and best of luck to you guys too!
I would like to post my experience of my GMAT journey until now. It's not been a fruitful one. I am not sure if i can find a concrete solution for the issue i am facing so i thought of sharing my experience and look for solutions here.
A little information about me : I'm an Indian male and about 27 now. I am not a student who is a topper or is very good at math. I definitely would not term myself as a good test taker. I work at an automotive firm in india now and was thinking about pursuing my mba for about 2 years now. I would always hesitate to start the journey since i would get scared about the gmat and ultimately back off. Since the lockdown started, i mustered up the courage and started studying for the gmat. I would say i faced weeks of nightmares initially when i was learning math as it was alien to me. I graduated in mechanical engineering around 4 years back and since haven't touched any math. I had bought the wizako self paced module. While the initial days were very hard especially for me who hated math, things got better. Since i was working at the time, i tried to study 2 hours after work which definitely wasn't enough. After a few months, due to COVID, i got laid off and in a way, it helped me to full on into prep mode. I used to study 5-6 hours everyday and few days i would take a break in between. Around September, i booked the exam for Nov 18. This helped me a lot cause it gave me a date to look forward to. I studied and studied and studied.
Frankly, i have never put this kind of effort in my life. I totally ignored verbal cause i was so scared of quants. I wanted to take it one by one and thought verbal is a battle for another day. Around october end, i started taking the the official mock tests. I hope no one will judge me here but below are the test scores i managed :
1. Gmat Mock Test 1 : 370
2. GMAT Mock Test 2 : 510 (Q41 V20)
3. GMAT Mock Test 3 : 460 (Q36 V17)
4. Gmat Mock test 4 : 480 (Q43 V15)
This was after three months of putting in the absolute maximum, solving sums from the official guide, getting to know patterns of the Sums, trying sums with and without timer. I feel extremely sad that even after putting so much effort, it has been of no use. I do understand that verbal is not something anyone can be naturally good at but still, these scores are so low. It feels very embarrassing.
Today was my test day and i went in to write without much hope. I wanted to face the test and see what happens. The result was a 500. (Q36 V22).
I do understand i need to work on my verbal a lot. I don't think verbal is something which improves with practice.
The reason i am writing this post is i feel i started this journey a little too late. I am 27 and want to pursue my mba soon. This will definitely not be possible at my current scoreline. Since i do not want to waste too much time, i want to know what the smartest ways would be to improve myself.
What are the best resources i could have a good headstart with for verbal?
I have never felt this low in my life. Even after having put up a big fight, i have failed miserably today.
Please let me know your thoughts on this since it's very evident that i need help. While i accept i am nowhere near related to getting admission anywhere in the world, i would like to improve this situation of mine and look towards the future.
Best regards and best of luck to you guys too!
18 Nov 2020, 11:39
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Hi lakashoo28,
You can try E-gmat course for verbal(watch gmat ninja's you tube videos as well). For quant, you can try Target test prep.
However, you might also need to review your way of studying. How do you approach your weak areas? How much time and how many practise questions do you do for cementing a concept? Do you review each and every question irrespective of whether you got the answer or not? If you have the time and resources, you can try a private tutor as well.
Most importantly, develop a fighter attitude
. I too gave the gmat on 16th November and didnt get the desired score(got 670 in official gmat, was consistently scoring 700-740 in gmac and veritas mocks with 5 months of serious prep)
Lets fight back
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You can try E-gmat course for verbal(watch gmat ninja's you tube videos as well). For quant, you can try Target test prep.
However, you might also need to review your way of studying. How do you approach your weak areas? How much time and how many practise questions do you do for cementing a concept? Do you review each and every question irrespective of whether you got the answer or not? If you have the time and resources, you can try a private tutor as well.
Most importantly, develop a fighter attitude
. I too gave the gmat on 16th November and didnt get the desired score(got 670 in official gmat, was consistently scoring 700-740 in gmac and veritas mocks with 5 months of serious prep)Lets fight back
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18 Nov 2020, 12:20
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Hi,
Don't be dishearten. I would suggest make a good study plan first. Start with your weakest area. Like my weakest area was CR, So I started with Power score CR bible. Then attempt some GMAT official guide questions. So I would say do not be sad, you can clear this exam.
I will give one GMAT study plan which I am following right now, If it suits you can also follow it.
https://gmatclub.com/forum/want-a-740-b ... l#p2655499
Hope this will help you.
If you have any problem, just drop me a message. We all are GMATclub family. Just don't lose hope.
Don't be dishearten. I would suggest make a good study plan first. Start with your weakest area. Like my weakest area was CR, So I started with Power score CR bible. Then attempt some GMAT official guide questions. So I would say do not be sad, you can clear this exam.
I will give one GMAT study plan which I am following right now, If it suits you can also follow it.
https://gmatclub.com/forum/want-a-740-b ... l#p2655499
Hope this will help you.
If you have any problem, just drop me a message. We all are GMATclub family. Just don't lose hope.
