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Hello all,
I would like to share my GMAT story for those who are under stress and have limited time to study, which is the situation for most people. At the start of last May I planned to study for 3 months straight in order to take the GMAT at the end of July. However, a few days later my mom was diagnosed with cancer so I spent much of my time in May and June taking my mom to chemotherapy treatments and closely taking care of her at home. July rolled around and I contemplated cancelling my test date but I decided to give it a last ditch effort. I am applying to Master of Accounting programs so I need about a 600 to get in to the programs I am looking at.
On July 4th I installed GMAT Prep and scored a dismal 490 on my first practice test. I knew I had a lot of work to do in 25 days so I bought the GMAT Pill full course and the Official Guide. I used the GMAT Pill's one month study plan and condensed the plan in to 25 days. I received an email each morning from GMAT Pill telling me exactly what I needed to study that day. I strictly followed the plan starting with SC, which I think helped my score the most. I found the explanation videos from the GMAT Pill the most helpful. I also enjoyed the practice pill section of the course because Zeke has created many questions that are very similar to the OG and therefore similar to the GMAT.
One thing I did differently from the GMAT Pill study method was take practice tests. I found that the material on the GMAT is not difficult, it is more of being able to mentally withstand all four parts of the test. I took about 5 practice tests in the 25 days leading up to the test and I am sure glad I did. Be sure to take the practice tests with the AWA section!
On July 28th, the day before the test, I drove all the way to my test location to get comfortable with the drive. I ended up going into the test location and asked the receptionist a few questions. She told me I could take my test earlier than 4 pm, however I recommend those who are taking the test to not change their time the night before.
On July 29th, I drove to the test location and was a bit nervous but the nerves went away after arriving 45 minutes early. I recommend arriving 45 minutes before your scheduled test time so you can use the bathroom, or eat a snack before entering the test location 30 minutes before your test.
During the quant section of the test, I knew I was not doing my best and I knew I needed to keep my composure for the verbal section. Honestly if I could give one piece of advice, it would be to stay as calm throughout the test as you can regardless of how you are doing. If you feel you are doing poorly on the quant section then remind yourself that the verbal section is scaled higher so you can really boost your score by doing well on verbal.
I was pleased to see that I earned a 630 score with Q39 and V38, 5 on integrated reasoning and 5.5 on AWA. Looking back on my summer in regards to helping my mom fight through cancer and then study for the GMAT, I am happy with this score.
I want to give a big thanks to this forum! I couldn't have done it without you guys!
AJ
I would like to share my GMAT story for those who are under stress and have limited time to study, which is the situation for most people. At the start of last May I planned to study for 3 months straight in order to take the GMAT at the end of July. However, a few days later my mom was diagnosed with cancer so I spent much of my time in May and June taking my mom to chemotherapy treatments and closely taking care of her at home. July rolled around and I contemplated cancelling my test date but I decided to give it a last ditch effort. I am applying to Master of Accounting programs so I need about a 600 to get in to the programs I am looking at.
On July 4th I installed GMAT Prep and scored a dismal 490 on my first practice test. I knew I had a lot of work to do in 25 days so I bought the GMAT Pill full course and the Official Guide. I used the GMAT Pill's one month study plan and condensed the plan in to 25 days. I received an email each morning from GMAT Pill telling me exactly what I needed to study that day. I strictly followed the plan starting with SC, which I think helped my score the most. I found the explanation videos from the GMAT Pill the most helpful. I also enjoyed the practice pill section of the course because Zeke has created many questions that are very similar to the OG and therefore similar to the GMAT.
One thing I did differently from the GMAT Pill study method was take practice tests. I found that the material on the GMAT is not difficult, it is more of being able to mentally withstand all four parts of the test. I took about 5 practice tests in the 25 days leading up to the test and I am sure glad I did. Be sure to take the practice tests with the AWA section!
On July 28th, the day before the test, I drove all the way to my test location to get comfortable with the drive. I ended up going into the test location and asked the receptionist a few questions. She told me I could take my test earlier than 4 pm, however I recommend those who are taking the test to not change their time the night before.
On July 29th, I drove to the test location and was a bit nervous but the nerves went away after arriving 45 minutes early. I recommend arriving 45 minutes before your scheduled test time so you can use the bathroom, or eat a snack before entering the test location 30 minutes before your test.
During the quant section of the test, I knew I was not doing my best and I knew I needed to keep my composure for the verbal section. Honestly if I could give one piece of advice, it would be to stay as calm throughout the test as you can regardless of how you are doing. If you feel you are doing poorly on the quant section then remind yourself that the verbal section is scaled higher so you can really boost your score by doing well on verbal.
I was pleased to see that I earned a 630 score with Q39 and V38, 5 on integrated reasoning and 5.5 on AWA. Looking back on my summer in regards to helping my mom fight through cancer and then study for the GMAT, I am happy with this score.
I want to give a big thanks to this forum! I couldn't have done it without you guys!
AJ
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ajgentner Nice story...short and precise....
Congrats 1st on ur score. Though its not a very attractive score like 700+, but looking into the conditions in which u studies and the time frame of 25 days is great and appreciable. I would say focus more on essays now.
Even i scored 460 in my 1st GMATPrep taken 3 mnths back and 2 days back i again gave it and got 580(Q47,V24).
My Target is 650+ and Real Exam date is 3Sep 2014. Do u have any tips for me? Are the real GMAT questions similar to what u saw in GMATPrep and OG? or GMATClub test?
Congrats 1st on ur score. Though its not a very attractive score like 700+, but looking into the conditions in which u studies and the time frame of 25 days is great and appreciable. I would say focus more on essays now.
Even i scored 460 in my 1st GMATPrep taken 3 mnths back and 2 days back i again gave it and got 580(Q47,V24).
My Target is 650+ and Real Exam date is 3Sep 2014. Do u have any tips for me? Are the real GMAT questions similar to what u saw in GMATPrep and OG? or GMATClub test?
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Thank you for your reply! Some of the tips I have for you are:
1. Take many practice tests to build your brain endurance. But also don't take practice tests just for that. Be sure to thoroughly review your practice tests and when you get a question wrong ask yourself why you got it wrong and how you could have attacked the question differently.
2. If you are going to do practice questions, then be sure to do them in 75 minute intervals like the length of the Quant and Verbal sections.
3. Do not drink too much water before the test because you do not want to have to take the test with the need of running to to the restroom.
4. Study in a library or away from distractions.
5. Have fun with it! Think of the GMAT as like a game.
Good luck on your test!
I have my Gmat scheduled in a couple of weeks & since i am also applying for Masters, i too require a score of 600 
. Since my verbal is much better than quant, so could you just suggest which are the topics i concentrate more in quant & which topics are avoidable?? 
