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How I surprisingly scored 730(Q/V 45) and you might too

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How I surprisingly scored 730(Q/V 45) and you might too [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 05 May 2021, 16:00
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How I surprisingly scored 730(Q/V 45) and you might too.
Or how I stopped worrying and learned to love Gmat-Club.

Thank you Gmat-Club expert repliers, I owe it to you and am aware of it!
Major shout out to Bunuel.

My initial goal:
>600

Materials used:
  • Gmat-Club problems/answers and strategies
  • MGMAT basic set
  • OG + OG Review books
  • 4 Official GMAT Practice Tests
  • TTP Diagnostic Quant (done in week 4, somehow. Scored medium for initial level of preparedness to reach 40+
  • Eric Clowes on YT
  • Avi Gutman's free YT-videos. I found them posted by him in problem threads. Super helpful
  • SC-Checklist of Gmat-Club


My advantages:
  • Being able to entertain a part-time job studying Gmat. Other part: interests and recreation
  • English proficiency (second language)


Best advice I picked up:
  • Keep an error log. Note down the problem codes, so you can easily search for each problem in the OG-Gmat.wiley.(desktop-)app. Then feed a search engine the problem’s text and find awesome solutions on here
  • Fill those gaps. The quant book I consulted covered maybe 80-90% of the things addressed on this forum. You fill them by doing problems in your weak areas while reading up on theory for solutions not obvious to you. I mostly used Gmat-Club problems for this
  • Eff convoluted OG solutions you don't grasp. Skip them and look for something better
  • Think of a hypothetical answer while reading the CR prompt
  • Take 5 seconds to think - meaning no notes - before diving into a quant problem
  • Eat and sleep in a healthy way
  • Putting some rules/ideas on flash cards. About 20-30
  • Summarize all your key quant/verbal insights on sheets. For verbal I just noted down some phrases. Like it is datet at, not dated on
  • Understand when to run. You run when a problem comes from a weak area and you have no idea or cannot finish it in about 2 mins


My tentative advice and Things I did for better or worse:
  • Redoing quant errors in practice tests before the next (practice) test
  • Until I finished the Quant book and most of the Verbal book (Week 2 or 3) I just did MGMAT chapter end problems. Probably for the worse
  • Taking the day off after completing a practice test. I had/took the time
  • Working 3h daily on average
  • Redoing errors on the same day next week
  • Viewing GMAT as a game

Study plan:
  • 9 weeks
  • Heavy lifting reserved for two days per week

I took the test yesterday.
Power through people!

Note: Posted this in the wrong place, at first

Originally posted by Horaz on 05 May 2021, 14:21.
Last edited by bb on 05 May 2021, 16:00, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: How I surprisingly scored 730(Q/V 45) and you might too [#permalink] New post   05 May 2021, 16:02
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Congratulations on your score! I love the fact that it is surprising! I was kind of surprised to get my 750 as well 😊 seriously.
How were your practice scores?

Have you decided yet where you are applying to?


P.S. I updated your bullets into slightly better formatting
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Re: How I surprisingly scored 730(Q/V 45) and you might too [#permalink] New post   05 May 2021, 19:32
Horaz - Congratulations on scoring a 730 on the GMAT and thank you for sharing your story.
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Re: How I surprisingly scored 730(Q/V 45) and you might too [#permalink] New post   06 May 2021, 00:32
Thanks for the formatting, bb.

My practice scores were: 630 (week 5), 650 (week 6), 720 (week 7), 660 (week 8).

I do not know wether I should apply to Top-MBA programmes as I am kinda weary about taking on like 120k or more in student loans :/
In my country of Germany tuition is rather cheap.
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How I surprisingly scored 730(Q/V 45) and you might too [#permalink] New post   06 May 2021, 06:22
Horaz, congratulations to you. It's good to know your story. :)
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Re: How I surprisingly scored 730(Q/V 45) and you might too [#permalink] New post   06 May 2021, 12:17
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Congratulations, Horaz, and nice Dr. Strangelove reference. Looking over your list of references, this is the first I have heard of Eric Clowes on YouTube. I will have to look into that one. It is good to see from your follow-up post that 730 represents the best score you have achieved to date—obviously, it could not have come at a better time.

Good luck to you on the next step in your journey, whether you stay in Deutschland or end up abroad. A 730 can definitely open doors.

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Re: How I surprisingly scored 730(Q/V 45) and you might too [#permalink] New post   07 May 2021, 04:21
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Horaz wrote:
My tentative advice and Things I did for better or worse:

Viewing GMAT as a game

Yup, that's the move. The GMAT is just a big ol' game.

Nice work!
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