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My journey from 710 to 770 - lessons learnt

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Re: My journey from 710 to 770 - lessons learnt [#permalink] New post   22 Oct 2010, 12:30
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Terrific score ! what is your advise on improving the Verbal section to 97%?

In my case, it was a lot of groundwork! I'd say that the OG and the "general" guides such as Kaplan Premier helped me solidify the basics before I moved on to the Manhattan guides. The MGMAT stuff really helped me understand my mistakes in the more difficult questions - the reason I could get to V44. After two months of mostly verbal practice questions and taking the MGMAT full-length tests, my scores started ranging from V42 to V45. The evaluate-this-argument questions were the hardest for me.

All the best nusmavrik!


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(learnt --> British English, learned --> American English)

Good to know. Thanks.

I didn't even greet you for your score and detailed feedback :-D

No worries. Good luck on the real thing! I see you have yours scheduled in six days.
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Re: My journey from 710 to 770 - lessons learnt [#permalink] New post   21 Jan 2011, 09:43
Man i scored a 710 and am battling with the decision of retaking the test again !!
kudos to you for making such an improvement !
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Re: My journey from 710 to 770 - lessons learnt [#permalink] New post   13 Feb 2011, 19:05
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Man i scored a 710 and am battling with the decision of retaking the test again !!
kudos to you for making such an improvement !


Thanks, akshathbs. I know it can be a difficult decision. My suggestion to you, should you decide to retake, is to first send your original score to the schools you're applying to and then retake the exam. This way, should things not work as expected, the schools won't know your second score.

I don't know if you've seen Avernusaur's experience with the retake.
how-i-upgraded-my-700-to-a-770-q50-v44-82149.html

Here's the general thread;
should-i-retake-gmat-thread-retaking-gmat-strategies-83339.html

Good luck!
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Re: My journey from 710 to 770 - lessons learnt [#permalink] New post   13 Apr 2011, 03:38
thanks for sharing... great score!
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Re: My journey from 710 to 770 - lessons learnt [#permalink] New post   14 Apr 2011, 04:27
Amazing result!
Thanks for the tips.
The " 'relaxed' strategy in which I noted down very little in the verbal section and let my brain process more " seems to be the better option for me too... taking notes on RC only destabilizes my train of thought...
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Re: My journey from 710 to 770 - lessons learnt [#permalink] New post   14 Apr 2011, 05:03
OP, you mentioned that you scored a 760 on the four practice exams you took prior to the real exam. Which practic exams were these? GMAT Prep? MGMAT? Kaplan?
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Re: My journey from 710 to 770 - lessons learnt [#permalink] New post   14 Apr 2011, 14:01
jko wrote:
OP, you mentioned that you scored a 760 on the four practice exams you took prior to the real exam. Which practic exams were these? GMAT Prep? MGMAT? Kaplan?


If I remember correctly, two were MGMAT and the other two were GMAT Prep.
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Re: My journey from 710 to 770 - lessons learnt [#permalink] New post   16 Apr 2011, 11:57
great post
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Re: My journey from 710 to 770 - lessons learnt [#permalink] New post   17 Apr 2011, 12:20
wow... inspiring!!
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Re: My journey from 710 to 770 - lessons learnt [#permalink] New post   17 Apr 2011, 12:20
wow... inspiring!!
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Re: My journey from 710 to 770 - lessons learnt [#permalink] New post   17 Apr 2011, 13:53
Congratulations! 770 is a great score and a 60p improvement is even more impressive!
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Re: My journey from 710 to 770 - lessons learnt [#permalink] New post   15 Sep 2011, 22:34
Impressive. Congrats !
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Re: My journey from 710 to 770 - lessons learnt [#permalink] New post   18 Sep 2011, 09:38
wiredo wrote:
Key takeaway:
Read about what has worked for others, but only pick out what works for you. Practice what works for you. Try to finish early in even the practice exams. All of this might seem very obvious (hey, it was for me too!), but I'm a living example of what might go wrong if you try to do too much.


This is one of the best advice I have seen so far - very true. I liked how you said, in your 1st attempt, you focused too much on other stuff that only matter when you know the real test. I will make sure I don't get bogged down by other craziness and focus on the basics. Thanks.
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Re: My journey from 710 to 770 - lessons learnt [#permalink] New post   20 Sep 2011, 19:54
Thanks for writing it to us
Good luck
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Re: My journey from 710 to 770 - lessons learnt [#permalink] New post   20 Sep 2011, 20:28
wow that's a fantastic score. Congrats :D
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Re: My journey from 710 to 770 - lessons learnt [#permalink] New post   27 Nov 2011, 09:39
Your story inspires me to work harder-thank you!
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Re: My journey from 710 to 770 - lessons learnt [#permalink] New post   28 Nov 2011, 23:13
Thank you for sharing this suggestion!
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Re: My journey from 710 to 770 - lessons learnt [#permalink] New post   31 Dec 2012, 12:18
Congrats! I got a 710 the first time and am going to retake as well.
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Re: My journey from 710 to 770 - lessons learnt [#permalink] New post   04 Aug 2013, 08:21
Great score.Congrats!!
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Re: My journey from 710 to 770 - lessons learnt [#permalink] New post   02 Jun 2015, 01:31
Congratulations! How long did you wait and when did you reschedule?
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