My GMAT experience. (120 point score improvement)

My-Journey

My Gmat journey started around Feb-March this year. I wanted to apply to B-schools around the world which led me to the GMAT exam as it is one of the components of the application process. I bought the official GMAT guide, the verbal and quant review and started preparing for my exam. I was also parallelly working in a corporate job. Once I had completed all the questions in the official guide and review, I scheduled my online GMAT in August.

It was a big mistake because I faced internet irregularities and was not able to concentrate well on the exam. Also, I ended up with a rather low score of 580. I was shocked and demotivated. But it was not a time to get demotivated and disheartened, instead, it was time for retrospection.
I realised that my haphazard way of studying without any guidance was the reason I ended up with a low score. As a non-native speaker, I had to follow a different approach to crack the verbal section.

After retrospection, comes the next step - ‘Where can I get guidance and the right source material?’. I researched online and realised that egmat has the maximum success rate and the maximum number of verified reviews on the GMAT club site. I opted to seek their help, and it made all the difference.

I studied for 3 months with the egmat portal and was able to score a 700 with a q47 and v39. I was quite satisfied as it was a 120-point score improvement within 3 months.

Study - Approach

1. I made the most out of the egmat portal’s personalised study plan. I set my target score and timeline and planned accordingly.

2. I maintained consistency and followed a structural approach

3. In order to crack the verbal section, I followed the egmat’s logical approach to solving the SC questions, the meaning-based approach helped me understand the questions better and eliminate the options accordingly.

4. I also made the most out of my discussions with the egmat’s mentors. Thanks to Akash Aggarwal, my mentor at egmat, I was able to strategise my plan and focus on my weaker sub-sections.

5. The Sigma-X mocks on the egmat portal, replicate the real exam and are a pretty accurate estimate of your score level.


In the end, I would like to mention that GMAT is not a difficult exam but instead a tricky exam. Instead of solving a lot of questions randomly, it is more important to track your learning process and work on your weaker sections. With the right guidance and approach, I am sure getting a 700+ score would be easy.

All the Best!!! and Happy Learning.

Dear abhinavk2012,

Congratulations on your score of 700 with a Q47 and a remarkable V39!

A 120-point improvement overall with a 15-point improvement in Verbal from V24 to V39 (34th percentile to 88th percentile) is a phenomenal feat to achieve within just 3 months.

Thank you for sharing your story and I am truly grateful to be a part of your journey. I am glad that you didn’t get demotivated or disheartened after your first attempt. Rather, you followed the three R’s and you Recuperated, Refocused and Regathered all your energy for your next attempt.

Summarizing your 15-point improvement in Verbal

1. Starting Point – You made your Personalized Study Plan (PSP) and understood the overall effort that was required to improve your score in Verbal.





2. Improving accuracies with the showcase of DILIGENCE – You were diligent throughout all the plans. You put in the required effort and improved across all three subsections gradually.

It is very interesting to see your views on the Verbal section on how you tackled it mathematically in a logical way. You understood that being a non-native speaker, you were not aware of many concepts and usage of grammar. You improved your ability through the hard cementing quizzes. The below image shows how you cemented your abilities in SC and improved your accuracies in hard questions from 40% to 70% which translates to 90th percentile ability in SC.





You demonstrated the same consistency and improvement in all three subsections in Verbal. The below image shows your phenomenal statistics in Verbal Scholaranium.





With this structured approach, you improved from V24 to V39 (34th percentile to 88th percentile). This remarkable improvement is a testimony to your diligence and determination.

3. Improvement through mocks – You understood the significance of each mock. You used the analytics to understand your mock attempts and improve on your weaker areas from there. You capitalized on every opportunity of identifying a weaker spot from your mock and then worked on that to get to your target score.

What a journey you have had! From your initial approach of solving just OG questions to your current structured approach, you have certainly come a long way!

I am sure that you will face any challenge thrown at you with the same determination and dedication. I wish you all the very best for your next steps!

Regards,
Akash
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