NEW HERE? LEARN MORE
closeclose
Last visit was: 08 May 2024, 05:29 It is currently 08 May 2024, 05:29
Decision Tracker
My Rewards
New posts
New comers' posts

Close
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.

Customized
for You

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Track
Your Progress

every week, we’ll send you an estimated GMAT score based on your performance

Practice
Pays

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Go to My Error Log Learn more
Close
Request Expert Reply
Confirm Cancel

I think i will call it a day now........

SORT BY:
Date
Kudos
Tags:
Find Similar Topics  Add a Tag
Show Tags
Hide Tags
avatar
aman1213
Intern
Intern
Joined: 16 Sep 2010
Posts: 20
Own Kudos [?]: 66 [1]
Given Kudos: 1
Send PM
I think i will call it a day now........ [#permalink] New post   30 Nov 2010, 11:15
1
Kudos
Hi guys

I think i am done with gmat now, although i dont have that 700, but chuck it!
I came back from the center today and was relieved to see
total score-690
quant-49
verbal-35

although one should get a 700 with these individual scores, but anyways.

I started my gmat story an year back, when i got a 650. I knew i had the potential but didnt get a good score. My preparation was not upto the mark.I went ahead and applied to a couple of colleges , got through 1 good US university with scholarship but i thought ,let me give the gmat another shot and see if i can get a better score.

I waited for an year, took classes, prepared really hard and in october 2010, i got a score of 650,again.
I was devasted, didnt know wht to do where to go, knowing i was prepared this time and was getting good scores on the practice exams, i felt shattered.
I never wanted to give the gmat again, but my father encouraged me to give it once more.

This time, i did not practise I just did a few tests of verbal and did few gmat club maths tests.

Some things that i learned about the gmat and want to share are:

1) Today i just concentrated on the first 20 questions of each section.I tried to get as many right out of the first 20 questions.Although i ran out of time in my verbal section as i took 45mins for first 20 questions but anyways i feel they are the most important to get a good score.

2) Preparation for gmat i believe is 2 fold-
1- your academic preparation for the exam
2- mental preparation
I believe its very important to prepare yourself mentally for the exam and have the right mindset during the entire exam.



I know many people are stuck with their gmat.
All i can say for non native speakers:
1) read a lot, try reading as much as possible, read novels, read books etc
2) Definitely do Manhattan sentence correction guide
3) one can do the CR bible for CR else manhattan has very good explanation for CR answers.
4)For maths i think gmat club tests is a good source.
5)Most important i believe, is the right mindset. Go in with the right mindset. Dont be overconfident and dont be underconfident. Keep your head on your shoulders for 4 hours and you will make it thru.

i think if i cant get into a good colg with 690, then even a 700 wont help me.
I will go ahead and apply with this score.
Peace Out!

Tc
Aman
User avatar
amma4u
Manager
Manager
Joined: 20 Dec 2009
Status:Can't give up
Posts: 141
Own Kudos [?]: 66 [0]
Given Kudos: 34
GPA: 3.5
Send PM
Re: I think i will call it a day now........ [#permalink] New post   30 Nov 2010, 11:35
congrats Aman...I like your attitude at the end!
All the best with the apps.
avatar
aman1213
Intern
Intern
Joined: 16 Sep 2010
Posts: 20
Own Kudos [?]: 66 [0]
Given Kudos: 1
Send PM
Re: I think i will call it a day now........ [#permalink] New post   30 Nov 2010, 11:38
amma4u wrote:
congrats Aman...I like your attitude at the end!
All the best with the apps.



thanks buddy!
best of luck for ur gmat:)
User avatar
mattapraveen
Manager
Manager
Joined: 20 Jun 2010
Status:Starting Work
Affiliations: Chartered Engineer
Posts: 189
Own Kudos [?]: 178 [0]
Given Kudos: 19
Location: United Arab Emirates
Concentration: General Management, Leadership
Schools: INSEAD - Class of 2013
WE:Business Development (Energy and Utilities)
Send PM
Re: I think i will call it a day now........ [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 30 Nov 2010, 21:23
Hi Aman,
Congrats man.....Good luck with your applications.....Can you please tell into which school u could get into last year?
I got a 680 a week back with the same split as yours... :). Preparing again. Want to know how competitive my present score is...

Originally posted by mattapraveen on 30 Nov 2010, 12:13.
Last edited by mattapraveen on 30 Nov 2010, 21:23, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
Fairness
Manager
Manager
Joined: 29 Oct 2010
Posts: 61
Own Kudos [?]: 13 [0]
Given Kudos: 10
Concentration: Business
Send PM
GMAT ToolKit User
Re: I think i will call it a day now........ [#permalink] New post   30 Nov 2010, 15:34
Congrat man, good score. I would like to ask; how many question left in verbal because of the time and can you compare the difficulty level in real gmat math questions with gmat mat club exams

Posted from my mobile device
avatar
aman1213
Intern
Intern
Joined: 16 Sep 2010
Posts: 20
Own Kudos [?]: 66 [0]
Given Kudos: 1
Send PM
Re: I think i will call it a day now........ [#permalink] New post   01 Dec 2010, 10:29
mattapraveen wrote:
Hi Aman,
Congrats man.....Good luck with your applications.....Can you please tell into which school u could get into last year?
I got a 680 a week back with the same split as yours... :). Preparing again. Want to know how competitive my present score is...


hey
i got into university of illinois-urbana champaign with a 20,000$ scholarship at a score of 650 last year.

i think 680 is a decent score to get into any school, but if you are looking for a good scholarship, then 700 + is a must.

tc
aman
avatar
aman1213
Intern
Intern
Joined: 16 Sep 2010
Posts: 20
Own Kudos [?]: 66 [0]
Given Kudos: 1
Send PM
Re: I think i will call it a day now........ [#permalink] New post   01 Dec 2010, 10:38
Fairness wrote:
Congrat man, good score. I would like to ask; how many question left in verbal because of the time and can you compare the difficulty level in real gmat math questions with gmat mat club exams

Posted from my mobile device


Hi

i was actually in a very bad state for the last 10-15 questions.
i did last 10 questions in about 8-10 minutes, and to make things worse i got an rc for my 33-37 questions, and then 2 crs and then 2 sc.i definitely screwed all questions from 33 onwards. I think i got the sentence correction right but rc and cr i doubt i got any right in the time crunch situation.

gmat club tests are very similar to real gmat exam, probably a bit tougher (some tests)

again i will say focus on getting as many right in the first 20 qustions, make sure u double check and get as many right as possible. if ur basics r good and do this much, u will get atleast 49. rest depends on ur capability.
the questions in real gmat were not very tough , just required some logical thinking at times, other times they were very straight forward.

tc
aman
avatar
lyly10388
Intern
Intern
Joined: 02 Dec 2010
Posts: 5
Own Kudos [?]: [0]
Given Kudos: 0
Send PM
Re: I think i will call it a day now........ [#permalink] New post   02 Dec 2010, 19:40
aman1213 wrote:
Hi guys

I think i am done with gmat now, although i dont have that 700, but chuck it!
I came back from the center today and was relieved to see
total score-690
quant-49
verbal-35

although one should get a 700 with these individual scores, but anyways.

I started my gmat story an year back, when i got a 650. I knew i had the potential but didnt get a good score. My preparation was not upto the mark.I went ahead and applied to a couple of colleges , got through 1 good US university with scholarship but i thought ,let me give the gmat another shot and see if i can get a better score.

I waited for an year, took classes, prepared really hard and in october 2010, i got a score of 650,again.
I was devasted, didnt know wht to do where to go, knowing i was prepared this time and was getting good scores on the practice exams, i felt shattered.
I never wanted to give the gmat again, but my father encouraged me to give it once more.

This time, i did not practise I just did a few tests of verbal and did few gmat club maths tests.

Some things that i learned about the gmat and want to share are:

1) Today i just concentrated on the first 20 questions of each section.I tried to get as many right out of the first 20 questions.Although i ran out of time in my verbal section as i took 45mins for first 20 questions but anyways i feel they are the most important to get a good score.

2) Preparation for gmat i believe is 2 fold-
1- your academic preparation for the exam
2- mental preparation
I believe its very important to prepare yourself mentally for the exam and have the right mindset during the entire exam.



I know many people are stuck with their gmat.
All i can say for non native speakers:
1) read a lot, try reading as much as possible, read novels, read books etc
2) Definitely do Manhattan sentence correction guide
3) one can do the CR bible for CR else manhattan has very good explanation for CR answers.
4)For maths i think gmat club tests is a good source.
5)Most important i believe, is the right mindset. Go in with the right mindset. Dont be overconfident and dont be underconfident. Keep your head on your shoulders for 4 hours and you will make it thru.

i think if i cant get into a good colg with 690, then even a 700 wont help me.
I will go ahead and apply with this score.
Peace Out!

Tc
Aman

I also think so.
User avatar
Fijisurf
Manager
Manager
Joined: 10 Sep 2010
Posts: 91
Own Kudos [?]: 159 [0]
Given Kudos: 7
Send PM
Re: I think i will call it a day now........ [#permalink] New post   03 Dec 2010, 15:30
Congratulations! I would be very happy if I scored 690.
I am confused about one thing: most sources recommend focusing on the first 5-10 Qs of each section to boost the score.
However, MGMAT tells that at any point of the test you can improve your score independently of the first 5-10 Qs.
Who is right?
User avatar
Rux10
Manager
Manager
Joined: 15 May 2010
Posts: 130
Own Kudos [?]: 30 [0]
Given Kudos: 40
Send PM
Re: I think i will call it a day now........ [#permalink] New post   03 Dec 2010, 15:40
Well done man! 690 is an amazing score. Best of luck with the apps, let us know how you get on.
avatar
aman1213
Intern
Intern
Joined: 16 Sep 2010
Posts: 20
Own Kudos [?]: 66 [0]
Given Kudos: 1
Send PM
Re: I think i will call it a day now........ [#permalink] New post   04 Dec 2010, 10:13
And yes i will also share my profile

gmat score - 690 - percentile - 88
quant -49- percentile -86
verbal- 35 - percentile - 73
awa- 6 - percentile - 91

Acads pretty good.-73% in colg
one of top 10 engineering colleges in India
cfa level 3 candidate
total experience 5+ years
3 yrs IT
1 yr business-marketing
last 1 year- financial analyst

so looking to get a finance mba

Hope to get a decent one:)

regards

aman
avatar
sumitjain
Intern
Intern
Joined: 08 Aug 2010
Posts: 11
Own Kudos [?]: 115 [0]
Given Kudos: 0
Send PM
Re: I think i will call it a day now........ [#permalink] New post   04 Dec 2010, 10:25
Wish you all the best Aman!
GMAT Club Bot
gmatclubot
Re: I think i will call it a day now........ [#permalink]
04 Dec 2010, 10:25
Moderator:
bb
Founder
37403 posts

Powered by phpBB © phpBB Group | Emoji artwork provided by EmojiOne
Main navigation
GMAT Resources
Partners
MBA Resources
www.gmac.com|www.mba.com | | GMAT Club Rules | Terms and Conditions