Piyush1993 wrote:
Hi All,
I took my GMAT Online on 3rd October 2020 and got my score today. I scored a 710.
TLDR: Take a diagnostic first, book an appointment the day you get +- 30% close to your target score in your mocks, and then keep preparing. Solve the
OG with the Gmattimer and using the Gmat club
error log(Available version wise). Each and every question you solve on forum or
OG, should be timed and logged somewhere for future review.
There are two reasons why I am writing this post. First, to thank from the bottom of my heart, the entire club members who do a fantastic job simply by seeking help on the forum and posting their queries and solutions. I am truly amazed at the mere vastness of this forum.
Secondly, I want to seek help for the further course of action and get clarification of some of my doubts.
I think the best way to thank the club is by sharing one's own experience and highlights takeaways from it. I had been preparing intermittently (with breaks and without 100% commitment) since last year April. I gave my first mock on May 19, 2019 for the purpose of diagnosis of my initial level and scored a 660 . I started preparing by solving questions posted on Gmat club. Gmat club questions were the primary source of my preparation because I was not doing committed study every day during my free hours. I was simply solving questions on gmatclub verbally and trying to memorize the tips and tricks through the solutions. All in all, it was a half hearted preparation I would say, for most part of 2019. One good thing I did was that I kept bookmarking important questions and concepts as I came across. The preparation almost came to a halt at 2019 end and restarted in May 2020 in the wake of lockdown. I finished the entire Powerscore CR Bible and Manhattan SC guide 8. I prepared notes from both these books for future revision. After a month of not-so-serious but average level study, I gave a mock of Princeton review and scored a 640. Then, due to some health issues, the preparation got hampered and I could not resume until Sep 20. I had booked my appointment for Oct in July itself. So, doing some serious study now was my last option if I had to attempt in Oct. I started revising my notes and solving
OG questions. I used the
error log sheet and
gmat timer app while solving every
OG question. I timed myself and targetted to solve every question in 1.5 mins and not more than 2.5 mins. I could complete full
OG of the verbal part, and partially of the quant part. I gave 2 more mocks of Princeton review in the last week of Septmber and scored a 760 and a 720 in that order. Finally, took my attempt on 3rd and scored a 710.
Help : I am targetting ISB, IIM A (executive MBA), NUS Singapore, UNSW, Australia and Rotman. I have not thought yet about the US B schools. Experts please guide if I should go ahead with the 710 score (CGPA is 9.6/10 in B.tech) with a work exp of 5 years in sales and marketing. Should i consider taking a re-take because I feel I can break the 730 mark this time. Please help.
Hi
Piyush1993,
710 is a great score. Congrats. Also, thanks a lot for sharing your detailed insights.
In my opinion, If you need a retake or not will depend on what you want to do after an MBA.
I see you have a good undergrad GPA so ++ there.
So, some questions along those lines :
1. What are your career goals.
2. What is your current and Target industry
3. What is the rationale behind choosing the above listed schools?
4. Since you have scored up to 760 in mocks, do you think you can replicate that on the real test? And if yes, how much time would you need?
5. What round are you planning to apply to?
6. Do you have any international work ex or do you work with global teams?
7. any extra curricular, volunteer activities?
8. After an MBA, in which country do you wish to work in the long term?