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03 Jan 2022, 08:17
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Alright, here I go.
So hey everyone. I just finished my GMAT exam after 4-5 months of studying and got a result of 540.
I recently graduated in Economics from one of the top 40 universities in the world, situated in Central London, with a GPA of an Upper 2:1.
Since the middle of June this year, 2021, I have been perapring for the GMAT by taking private lessons for both the quantitative and verbal parts - around 60x1h30m quant lessons and 20-30 verbal lessons, I have been using the official GMAC books for 2019/20/21 and completing all the excercises in two of them, bought a subcription from the GMAT club prep tests (25 quant, 9 verbal) and did nearly all of them, bought the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th Official GMAT prep tests and completed all of them, and in the end i got a result of 540. Let alone all the time I have spent online watching videos and reading about strategies, routines, mindests and etc. for approaching the GMAT exam.
In total, I have probably spent around 4-5,000$ dollars to prepare for the exam, and apparently I got the same result as when I first did a mock test before I started preparation.
I was supposed to sit the exam on the 14th of December at a test center, but due to problems with the GMAC/Pearson software, I was constantly kicked out of the program while in the middle of the exam the system blocked while my time was ticking and i couldn't select an answer anymore. In the end, Peason and GMAC did not get in touch with me to help fix this problem that occured with their software. They replied to my e-mail 8 days after I wrote to them on the 14th of December. My round for admissions in the university I want to study in was placed on the 6th of January, and it seemed that the GMAT company, which has a monopoly over the graduate admissions tests, does not seem to care at all about its clients.
Fast foward 3 weeks later, after months of preparation, devoting both time, energy and financial resources in preparation for the test, I have achieved the same result as when I first did a trial test half an year ago. I do not work, I have no graduate scheme, cannot apply to university and have no sense of direction on what I am supposed to do with this God-forsaken exam - the GMAT.
The subject I have always dreded since a kid has been maths. Even though I was profile mathematics at school, I got straight A's and even had some Advanced math modules in my university which I somehow managed to pass everytime. Since i started preparing fr the quant section with my private tutor, I gradually started to see the sence behind mathematics and how its logic is applciable in the real world. For the first time in my lifetime, I started to like the science of math. For the first time in my life, I stopped memorizing the math and actually thinking on how to develop solutions and paths towards finding the solution to a problem. The mathematical intuition, if you could call it.
That, however, seems to have been to no avail as well as to not have been applciable for the GMAT.
In terms of the Verbal part, I have always been a person who has loved langauges. I learned to read and write in English when I was 3-4 years old. I have never had any problems using the language. Aditionally, I am fluent in Russian, can speak a bit of Mandarin and Japanese, as well as some other Easter European langauges such as Bulgarian and Serbo-Croatioan. In uviversity, I was the president of the Finance/Business society with the most student memberships, I know how to communicate with people, how to negotiate, how to read between the lines in a conversation. I have organized conferences and events, spoken and developed relationships with politicians, businesspeople, academics and successful peers.
Sadly, however, these capabilities also seems to have not helped me in any way with the exam...
(Continued explanation in the comments)
So hey everyone. I just finished my GMAT exam after 4-5 months of studying and got a result of 540.
I recently graduated in Economics from one of the top 40 universities in the world, situated in Central London, with a GPA of an Upper 2:1.
Since the middle of June this year, 2021, I have been perapring for the GMAT by taking private lessons for both the quantitative and verbal parts - around 60x1h30m quant lessons and 20-30 verbal lessons, I have been using the official GMAC books for 2019/20/21 and completing all the excercises in two of them, bought a subcription from the GMAT club prep tests (25 quant, 9 verbal) and did nearly all of them, bought the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th Official GMAT prep tests and completed all of them, and in the end i got a result of 540. Let alone all the time I have spent online watching videos and reading about strategies, routines, mindests and etc. for approaching the GMAT exam.
In total, I have probably spent around 4-5,000$ dollars to prepare for the exam, and apparently I got the same result as when I first did a mock test before I started preparation.
I was supposed to sit the exam on the 14th of December at a test center, but due to problems with the GMAC/Pearson software, I was constantly kicked out of the program while in the middle of the exam the system blocked while my time was ticking and i couldn't select an answer anymore. In the end, Peason and GMAC did not get in touch with me to help fix this problem that occured with their software. They replied to my e-mail 8 days after I wrote to them on the 14th of December. My round for admissions in the university I want to study in was placed on the 6th of January, and it seemed that the GMAT company, which has a monopoly over the graduate admissions tests, does not seem to care at all about its clients.
Fast foward 3 weeks later, after months of preparation, devoting both time, energy and financial resources in preparation for the test, I have achieved the same result as when I first did a trial test half an year ago. I do not work, I have no graduate scheme, cannot apply to university and have no sense of direction on what I am supposed to do with this God-forsaken exam - the GMAT.
The subject I have always dreded since a kid has been maths. Even though I was profile mathematics at school, I got straight A's and even had some Advanced math modules in my university which I somehow managed to pass everytime. Since i started preparing fr the quant section with my private tutor, I gradually started to see the sence behind mathematics and how its logic is applciable in the real world. For the first time in my lifetime, I started to like the science of math. For the first time in my life, I stopped memorizing the math and actually thinking on how to develop solutions and paths towards finding the solution to a problem. The mathematical intuition, if you could call it.
That, however, seems to have been to no avail as well as to not have been applciable for the GMAT.
In terms of the Verbal part, I have always been a person who has loved langauges. I learned to read and write in English when I was 3-4 years old. I have never had any problems using the language. Aditionally, I am fluent in Russian, can speak a bit of Mandarin and Japanese, as well as some other Easter European langauges such as Bulgarian and Serbo-Croatioan. In uviversity, I was the president of the Finance/Business society with the most student memberships, I know how to communicate with people, how to negotiate, how to read between the lines in a conversation. I have organized conferences and events, spoken and developed relationships with politicians, businesspeople, academics and successful peers.
Sadly, however, these capabilities also seems to have not helped me in any way with the exam...
(Continued explanation in the comments)
03 Jan 2022, 08:18
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Now, I am at a crossroads. I have no desire to waste any more money on any tutors, prep companies or whatever its called, who try to milk you the same way as the monopoly of the GMAT company. However, I want to pass the exam and I want somebody to show me how I can successfuly take it by adapting to my unique teaching style and guaranteeing me that I will get a minimum satisfactory result. I don't want to give a single penny more to GMAC but I have no intentions on giving up on this exam either.
Has anyone any ideas on what I can do? Any advice that you may give? Have you heard of any similar instances like mine in the past that could help me realize what I am doing wrong?
Please, do give any opinions that you might have my way. Even if you think that the criticizm is unjust.
I have only myself to blame for being incapable of passing this obstacle in my life. No one else.
Has anyone any ideas on what I can do? Any advice that you may give? Have you heard of any similar instances like mine in the past that could help me realize what I am doing wrong?
Please, do give any opinions that you might have my way. Even if you think that the criticizm is unjust.
I have only myself to blame for being incapable of passing this obstacle in my life. No one else.
03 Jan 2022, 12:48
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Totally understand if you're done with paid prep.
A few suggestions:
1) Here's a post of someone I tutored recently. They did/used a variety of stuff along the way that may be helpful. There may be some tips you can take. https://gmatclub.com/forum/gmat-online- ... 68599.html
2) Consider working on the way you APPROACH the sections. May sound strange, but it's a lot of what I end up tutoring folk for on the Verbal section.
3) Find a study buddy. This will be free and you can help motivate/teach each other. Ideally, you want someone with the "opposite" weaknesses and strengths. There's a study buddy thread on this forum.
4) If you just dislike the way the GMAT exam is structured, maybe look into the GRE.
"can speak a bit of Mandarin and Japanese"
Can speak a bit of Japanese, too! Have a JLPT N1.
A few suggestions:
1) Here's a post of someone I tutored recently. They did/used a variety of stuff along the way that may be helpful. There may be some tips you can take. https://gmatclub.com/forum/gmat-online- ... 68599.html
2) Consider working on the way you APPROACH the sections. May sound strange, but it's a lot of what I end up tutoring folk for on the Verbal section.
3) Find a study buddy. This will be free and you can help motivate/teach each other. Ideally, you want someone with the "opposite" weaknesses and strengths. There's a study buddy thread on this forum.
4) If you just dislike the way the GMAT exam is structured, maybe look into the GRE.
"can speak a bit of Mandarin and Japanese"
Can speak a bit of Japanese, too! Have a JLPT N1.
05 Jan 2022, 10:26
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Hi TheUnenlightened,
I know at times it becomes frustrating and monotonous when you are stuck with something for a considerable period of time thereby risking your career, time and hard earned money. However, don’t lose heart. As long as you are ready to put in efforts and put right what went wrong, there is a ray of hope. Let me share my insights with you.
The key to scoring well on GMAT is to focusing on the right aspects. If your score doesn't improve even after months of prep, then that means that there's something wrong with the preparation strategy. First let us understand the right way to prepare for GMAT.
How to prepare for GMAT in the right way?
Before you start preparing for any test, it's important to understand the structure of the test, what is tested on it and then prepare accordingly. In this case, GMAT is a test which focuses on your application skills along with the conceptual knowledge. So, just learning the concepts and practicing questions without focusing on the right methodology will not do any good. So, I suggest you to first focus on the methodology to solve questions of a particular topic and only then move to practicing questions of that topic.
So, the right way to prepare would be to first
- learn the concepts of a topic,
- learn the right methodology to solve questions of that topic
- practice a few questions of that topic to solidify your learning and then move to the nest topic
- Repeat the process for all the topics
And working on weak areas is equally important. You move to the next topic only if you get a decent accuracy in the previous topic. If not, you revisit the concepts, fill the conceptual gaps and then move to the next topic only when you are 100% confident. There are a couple of articles which you might find helpful.
How to effectively plan your studies for GMAT
How to score 700+ on GMAT
How to start preparing for GMAT
And you can go through the recording below to understand how to strategize your GMAT prep in an effective way.
What might have gone wrong?
As we have understood the right way to prepare, now let's analyze what could have gone wrong with your previous attempt. You must have learnt the concepts of the topics and you must have practiced questions as well. But did you focus on the methodology part? Did you focus on working your weak areas?
These two could be the major reasons for you not scoring well on GMAT. So, this time make sure you do your prep in the right way by focusing on all the above parameters. And regarding the resource, choose a resource which can help you with not only the concepts, but the methodology as well. And the questions to practice and their detailed solutions are equally important as the solutions help you understand where exactly you are making the mistake. And a study plan would be an added advantage as you will have clear deadlines.
And regarding how to proceed further and the study strategy, I think it would be better if we can get in touch over a call and discuss the same as I would like to ask a few questions about your current preparation strategy and your weak areas. You can use the below link to get in touch with me.
