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04 May 2022, 10:04
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Hi Experts,
I took the GMAT yesterday and scored a 720 (Q50, V38). While this is a decent score and I am happy to have broken the 700 barrier, I know I can do better. I am planning to retake the exam towards the end of the month and would appreciate your input on my game plan.
Background: Indian, Male. 6 years work experience, currently working in Fintech. I plan to apply to a Full-time MBA program in Round 1/Round 2 2022.
GMAT Preparation Overview
I started studying for GMAT in Sept 2021 using TTP for Quant. Over the past 3 months, I have been using GMAT Whiz for both Verbal and Quant. As I completed each chapter in TTP/GMAT Whiz, I solved the OG questions (OG 22). Initially, I wasn't reviewing questions I got right (only what I got wrong) but I changed this during the last few months of prep.
Summary of mock tests:
GMAT Prep 1 (Sept 2021, used as diagnostic): 570 (Q39 V30)
GMAT prep 2 (Dec 2021): 690 (Q49 V36)
GMAT Prep 3 (3/25/22): 700 (Q49 V37)
GMAT Prep 4 (4/15/22): 730 (Q49 V40)
GMAT Prep 5 (4/25/22): 760 (Q49 V45)
GMAT Prep 6 (4/29/22): 750 (Q50 V43)
Analyzing my performance in Prep 3, I noticed that I was doing fairly well in SC and had plenty of room for improvement in CR and RC. This is where GMAT Club came to the rescue and I regularly solved 600+ and 700+ questions from the Forum. During the last 2 weeks leading up to my exam, I was doing 2-3 RCs from GMAT Club every day.
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I took the GMAT yesterday and scored a 720 (Q50, V38). While this is a decent score and I am happy to have broken the 700 barrier, I know I can do better. I am planning to retake the exam towards the end of the month and would appreciate your input on my game plan.
Background: Indian, Male. 6 years work experience, currently working in Fintech. I plan to apply to a Full-time MBA program in Round 1/Round 2 2022.
GMAT Preparation Overview
I started studying for GMAT in Sept 2021 using TTP for Quant. Over the past 3 months, I have been using GMAT Whiz for both Verbal and Quant. As I completed each chapter in TTP/GMAT Whiz, I solved the OG questions (OG 22). Initially, I wasn't reviewing questions I got right (only what I got wrong) but I changed this during the last few months of prep.
Summary of mock tests:
GMAT Prep 1 (Sept 2021, used as diagnostic): 570 (Q39 V30)
GMAT prep 2 (Dec 2021): 690 (Q49 V36)
GMAT Prep 3 (3/25/22): 700 (Q49 V37)
GMAT Prep 4 (4/15/22): 730 (Q49 V40)
GMAT Prep 5 (4/25/22): 760 (Q49 V45)
GMAT Prep 6 (4/29/22): 750 (Q50 V43)
Analyzing my performance in Prep 3, I noticed that I was doing fairly well in SC and had plenty of room for improvement in CR and RC. This is where GMAT Club came to the rescue and I regularly solved 600+ and 700+ questions from the Forum. During the last 2 weeks leading up to my exam, I was doing 2-3 RCs from GMAT Club every day.
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- Quant: Given my experience practicing tougher questions on GMAT Club, I felt the actual exam quant questions were straightforward. I probably stumbled on a P&C question, but otherwise, my pacing was spot on.
Verbal: I started out slow as I was keen on not screwing up. I felt very confident about my RC answer choices, somewhat confident in the CR section, and constantly torn between 2 choices in SC. This is more or less consistent with what I am seeing in the ESR (100% accuracy in RC, 81% in CR, and 55% in SC). 55-60% accuracy in the SC is definitely on the lower end as I viewed SC as my strong suit.
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- How should I be studying SC over the next 3 weeks to help boost my concepts and not fall for the trap choices?
Is there anything you would recommend so I can keep up my skill level in RC/CR?
For my retake, I intend to focus on Verbal (vs Quant) as I see this as the biggest area of opportunity. Would you recommend I switch up this thinking?
04 May 2022, 13:05
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I took the GMAT yesterday and scored a 720 (Q50, V38).
Try to see if you can improve your solving approach for Verbal. Figuring out ways to go through the section in a more efficient manner can keep you fresher for longer, for example. For RC, working on a reading methodology that promotes absorption and some pattern recognition learning can be helpful (i.e. recognizing the True-but-Chronologically wrong answer choice.)
I know it may sound strange to work on learning that is not centered around fundamentals but you may improve your performance by a few points in short amount of time. For example, past verbal student - V41 to V45 (quick retake).
At a V38 level, it's also likely a person has a strong command of the fundamentals already.
I took the GMAT yesterday and scored a 720 (Q50, V38).
Try to see if you can improve your solving approach for Verbal. Figuring out ways to go through the section in a more efficient manner can keep you fresher for longer, for example. For RC, working on a reading methodology that promotes absorption and some pattern recognition learning can be helpful (i.e. recognizing the True-but-Chronologically wrong answer choice.)
I know it may sound strange to work on learning that is not centered around fundamentals but you may improve your performance by a few points in short amount of time. For example, past verbal student - V41 to V45 (quick retake).
At a V38 level, it's also likely a person has a strong command of the fundamentals already.
04 May 2022, 18:22
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The key to mastering SC is to learn to clearly articulate exactly why one choice is better than the others. To do so, you have to first learn the relevant concepts, most of which you have likely learned by now, and then practice by carefully analyzing questions choice by choice, articulating exactly what's going on with each choice, and achieving close to 100 percent accuracy.
Most of this practice should be done untimed, so that you have time to deeply analyze the five versions of the sentence in each question. By repeatedly doing this type of careful analysis, you'll develop the skills you need to answer SC questions quickly and correctly when you take the test.
For more on how to practice effectively to master GMAT verbal, see this post. Three Key Practice Tips for Mastering GMAT Verbal
For some more SC specific insights, see this video.
Most of this practice should be done untimed, so that you have time to deeply analyze the five versions of the sentence in each question. By repeatedly doing this type of careful analysis, you'll develop the skills you need to answer SC questions quickly and correctly when you take the test.
For more on how to practice effectively to master GMAT verbal, see this post. Three Key Practice Tips for Mastering GMAT Verbal
For some more SC specific insights, see this video.
