Kaladin's Kombat | My GMAT Journey

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Hang in there.

Quick update on TTP
Course Progress: 39%
Lessons Completed: 49% | Problems Attempted: 44%

I have been working from home for two weeks now because of the worsening COVID-19 situation.
I had imagined that my productivity would increase since I would no longer have to commute to office. Unfortunately, my productivity has taken a nose dive.

A big shout out to TTP on the release of their Verbal Course (Pre-Beta).
I am a big fan of the rigor of their Quant course & am very happy that a Verbal version is being released.
Hallelujah!

Let me share a quick update.
I was extremely happy when TTP released the pre-beta version of their verbal course.
On 24-April, I decided to put quant on hold & complete a couple of verbal modules from TTP. I wanted to make the same amount of progress in verbal that I had already made in quant.
For this, I had planned to complete 7 CR modules.
Am happy to report that I have completed these modules.
From now on, I shall study quant & verbal in parallel.

Awesome! Have you been enjoying the verbal material?

Absolutely!
I have been only been able to take a look at the CR portion though.

Pros: Compared to the holy CR Bible from Powerscore, the TTP material has more practice questions. I can't tell you how much I love this.
Cons: Some TTP CR modules make for difficult reading. Some sentences run on into never-ending paragraphs! I got similar feedback from another Indian who's looked at TTP CR.

Overall, the CR material is very rigorous & structured. I can honestly say that it's one of the best CR material I have come across.
Thanks for giving us access.

Quick update: I am done with approx. 75% of the TTP math curriculum.

Introduction
GMAT Club Tests are by far the the most powerful resource available in the market today.
The GMAT Club community has created such a valuable resource - it's a shame if one can't leverage it to get the best possible score.
Each question goes through an intensive peer-review process. The moderators are very responsive - quality issues get fixed very fast. This ensures a level of quality that most other test-prep companies are unable to match.
Trust me on this. I had once sent an email, pointing out a typo, to a big-name test-prep company. A couple of days later, I received a boiler-plate response directing me to their (paid) one-on-one tutoring service.

Huge shout out to @bb, @Bunuel, @chetan2u, @GMATNijna, @sayantanc2k & @souvik101990.
You guys are awesome!

Sectional Test vs Full Mock?
When I was just starting my preparation, I used to think that since these tests aren't as good as full mocks. Unlike full mocks, GMAT Club tests are sectional since verbal & quant tests need to be written separately.
Well, I was wrong! I realize now that sectional tests are much better for practice. You can customize your practice towards the areas that you need to focus on.
In my case, my quant ability was weak. I started from a Q39. With regular practice was able to push it up to Q49 (latest official mock).

How I used GMAT Club Tests?
As a working professional, I used to study for 2 hrs every day.
I used to take a quant test early in the morning.
Then, over the next two days, I used to review my responses.
On the fourth day, I used to write another test. Rinse, repeat.

My Approach to reviews
On average, I spent twice as much time on reviewing tests as I did writing them.
Here's how I review tests:
1) Solve all questions.
2) Check whether I can solve the question within 2 minutes.
a) If I can't, check for alternative ways of approaching the problem on the forum.
b) Finally, add the question to my error log (Anki).

Pros & Cons of GMAT Club Tests
Pros
1) Questions are of high-quality.
2) The product is very affordable (Value for Money).
3) Less time needed - ~1 hr vs 3 hrs for full mock.
4) Quant Tests are a bit more difficult than the the real GMAT - that's a good problem to have.

Cons
1) At the advanced level (~V40), you may need to supplement the Verbal Tests with other material such as LSAT.

TL;DR
Overall: Best practice tests available in the market today.
For Quant: You can't go wrong with these tests.
For Verbal: For advanced level (~V40), may need to supplement with LSAT materials.