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10 Jul 2022, 06:52
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Hi Experts,
I participated in a competition organised by IMD Lausanne. As an outcome of the competition, I have been offered a tentative seat in next session. However, for that I have to submit GMAT scores.
I was not expecting to be offered a seat and hence I did not prepare for the GMAT. I have, however, been planning to study for and write the GMAT for a long time now. Therefore, I know the exam structure and all the basics needed to know before starting the preparation. I started preparing last week and I have my exam scheduled for 10th August. Now I am seeking some expert advice to target a decent score to get through.
Some background information that might be relevant:
1. I am an Indian living and working in Germany
2. I have taken two mock tests as of now - one was paid Manhattan diagnostics test (this was last weekend and I scored 560 - Q42, V28) and second was official GMAT test 1 (this was yesterday, after one week of preparation. I scored 640 - Q49, v28)
3. I am fairly strong in Quant (weak areas - permutations, combinations, probability and very advanced questions of rate/work and statistics)
4. My English is good (advanced grammar and spoken skills), but I struggle with the type of questions that we have in GMAT
5. As of now, I am targeting to complete the Verbal theory from Manhattan strategy guides and practice the questions from official guide + Manhattan books. I also have purchased 5 practice exams from Manhattan
Moreover, I am planning to apply to INSEAD and LBS as well. I have a background that could be perceived as great in MBA admissions context (B.Tech from NIT, 2 international internships - one in Asia and another one in Europe, 5 years of work experience - 3 years in India and 2 years in two different European countries, first generation graduate, diverse background - belong to LGBTQ community). Could you also please throw some shade on my possibility to get a seat there?
I participated in a competition organised by IMD Lausanne. As an outcome of the competition, I have been offered a tentative seat in next session. However, for that I have to submit GMAT scores.
I was not expecting to be offered a seat and hence I did not prepare for the GMAT. I have, however, been planning to study for and write the GMAT for a long time now. Therefore, I know the exam structure and all the basics needed to know before starting the preparation. I started preparing last week and I have my exam scheduled for 10th August. Now I am seeking some expert advice to target a decent score to get through.
Some background information that might be relevant:
1. I am an Indian living and working in Germany
2. I have taken two mock tests as of now - one was paid Manhattan diagnostics test (this was last weekend and I scored 560 - Q42, V28) and second was official GMAT test 1 (this was yesterday, after one week of preparation. I scored 640 - Q49, v28)
3. I am fairly strong in Quant (weak areas - permutations, combinations, probability and very advanced questions of rate/work and statistics)
4. My English is good (advanced grammar and spoken skills), but I struggle with the type of questions that we have in GMAT
5. As of now, I am targeting to complete the Verbal theory from Manhattan strategy guides and practice the questions from official guide + Manhattan books. I also have purchased 5 practice exams from Manhattan
Moreover, I am planning to apply to INSEAD and LBS as well. I have a background that could be perceived as great in MBA admissions context (B.Tech from NIT, 2 international internships - one in Asia and another one in Europe, 5 years of work experience - 3 years in India and 2 years in two different European countries, first generation graduate, diverse background - belong to LGBTQ community). Could you also please throw some shade on my possibility to get a seat there?
10 Jul 2022, 17:15
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Hi bambinobirbante.
To achieve your score goal, you should increase your quant score a point or two by working on the weaker quant areas you mentioned, as well any others you discover, and increasing your verbal score substantially to get the rest of the way to your goal.
To get a sense of the quant and verbal scores you need for achieving your score goal, you could use this score chart.
To increase your quant score, work on those weaker areas on by one. To work on an area, first learn or review the relevant concepts and then practice by answering questions in that one area until you reliably get them correct.
For verbal, once you have learned the relevant concepts and strategies for each topic area, you'll likely need to answer many more practice questions than the ones that appear in the books you mentioned, and you may be better off doing many categorized questions rather than going straight to mixed practice. I guess you'll be able to tell how well you're plan is working by how you're performing on the practice questions.
To score in the upper 30s in verbal, you have to be getting close to 100 percent of easy verbal practice questions correct and around 75 to 80 percent of medium and hard verbal practice questions correct. To score in 40s in verbal, you have to be getting 85+ percent of medium and hard verbal practice questions correct.
For some insights into how to maximize the results you get from your verbal prep, see these posts.
How to Score High on GMAT Verbal
Three Key Practice Tips for Mastering GMAT Verbal
To achieve your score goal, you should increase your quant score a point or two by working on the weaker quant areas you mentioned, as well any others you discover, and increasing your verbal score substantially to get the rest of the way to your goal.
To get a sense of the quant and verbal scores you need for achieving your score goal, you could use this score chart.
To increase your quant score, work on those weaker areas on by one. To work on an area, first learn or review the relevant concepts and then practice by answering questions in that one area until you reliably get them correct.
For verbal, once you have learned the relevant concepts and strategies for each topic area, you'll likely need to answer many more practice questions than the ones that appear in the books you mentioned, and you may be better off doing many categorized questions rather than going straight to mixed practice. I guess you'll be able to tell how well you're plan is working by how you're performing on the practice questions.
To score in the upper 30s in verbal, you have to be getting close to 100 percent of easy verbal practice questions correct and around 75 to 80 percent of medium and hard verbal practice questions correct. To score in 40s in verbal, you have to be getting 85+ percent of medium and hard verbal practice questions correct.
For some insights into how to maximize the results you get from your verbal prep, see these posts.
How to Score High on GMAT Verbal
Three Key Practice Tips for Mastering GMAT Verbal
10 Jul 2022, 20:37
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Hi bambinobirbante,
To start, since you are interested in some highly-competitive Schools, you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile and plans. Those Experts should be able to answer your Admissions questions and help define the specific areas of your profile that could use some improvement (and the more time that you have to act on that advice, the better). There's a Forum full of those Experts here:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/ask-admissio ... tants-124/
Before I can offer you the specific advice that you’re looking for, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
1) How long have you studied? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used so far? ocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?
3) What is your overall goal score?
4) What application deadlines are you facing?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Contact Rich at: Rich.C@empowergmat.com
To start, since you are interested in some highly-competitive Schools, you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile and plans. Those Experts should be able to answer your Admissions questions and help define the specific areas of your profile that could use some improvement (and the more time that you have to act on that advice, the better). There's a Forum full of those Experts here:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/ask-admissio ... tants-124/
Before I can offer you the specific advice that you’re looking for, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
1) How long have you studied? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used so far? ocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?
3) What is your overall goal score?
4) What application deadlines are you facing?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Contact Rich at: Rich.C@empowergmat.com
