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Here is what members who have scored 750+ share in common in terms of prep, tests, resources and also, here is what they have to share!
We have gone through many of the best debriefs found in this forum and tried to see if there were commonalities or something we could pick out to learn the habits of the most successful test takers and what tips they have to share. Below we are offering a list of the materials, tests, and resources that these users used. We have also extracted some of their wisdom and posted it as a link below.
| Tests | ||
| User | GMAT | Tests |
| guptaji | 750 | GMAT Prep+ Powerprep+MGMAT CATs |
| slingfox | 770 | MGMAT Cats+ GMAT Prep |
| staind | 750 | MGMAT Cats+ GMAT Prep+GMAT Club Tests+Kaplan CATS |
| talk2vj | 720 | MGMAT Cats+GMAT Prep+Knewton +Veritas |
| gmatkoopa | 770 | Kaplan Real Test Day Experience+ MGMAT + GMAT Prep |
| Bodleyev | 770 | GMAT Prep+ MGMAT CATs+GMATClub |
| santanu 76 | 760 | GMAT Prep+ MGMAT CATs |
| 2x2 Matrix | 770 | GMAT Prep+ MGMAT CATs |
| Mishari | 700 | GMAT Prep+ MGMAT CATs+GMATClub |
| risys82 | 750 | GMAT Prep+ MGMAT CATs |
| positive soul | 700 | GMAT Prep |
| Understudy | 760 | GMAT Prep+ MGMAT CATs |
| billyjeans | 770 | GMAT Prep+ MGMAT CATs |
| anujkundarap | 700 | GMAT Prep+ MGMAT CATs |
| walker | 750 | GMAT Prep+ MGMAT CATs |
| rosser | 730 | GMAT Prep+ MGMAT CATs+GMATClub Tests |
| sourh7wk | 710 | GMAT Prep+ MGMAT CATs |
| mba12tech | 760 | Kaplan+Princeton+GMAT Prep |
| charmwithsubstance | 770 | Knewton+MGMAT+ GMAT Prep |
| BM | 730 | GMAT Prep+ MGMAT CATs+GMATClub |
| hello212 | 760 | GMAT Prep |
| nonyankee | 800 | |
| Bipolar bear | 760 | |
| Anoop Kapoor | 770 | G-MAT Prep+MGMAT Cats |
| Abikumar | 750 | G-MAT Prep+MGMAT Cats+Knewton Tests |
| ChaitanyaDawaer | 760 | G-MAT Prep+MGMAT Cats+Knewton Tests+Veritas |
| vgreene | 750 | MGMAT CAT + GMAT Prep |
| Verbal | ||||
| User | GMAT | Sentence Correction | Critical reasoning | Reading Comprehension |
| guptaji | 750 | OG 10+11+12. Verbal Review+ Manhattan SC | PowerScore CR Bible+ Manhattan CR | |
| slingfox | 770 | Manhattan SC | OG | OG |
| staind | 750 | Manhattan SC | PowerScore CR Bible | |
| talk2vj | 720 | Manhattan SC+ Knewton+OG | OG+Powerscore Bible+Knezton | GMAT Pill |
| gmatkoopa | 770 | Manhattan SC | OG | |
| Bodleyev | 770 | Manhattan SC | PowerScore CR Bible | |
| santanu 76 | 760 | Manhattan SC | GMAT Club Threads | GMAT Club Threads |
| 2x2 Matrix | 770 | |||
| Mishari | 700 | Manhattan SC + Spidey notes | ||
| risys82 | 750 | Manhattan SC | ||
| positive soul | 700 | Manhattan SC | ||
| Understudy | 760 | Manhattan SC | MGMAT | |
| billyjeans | 770 | Manhattan SC+ SC1000 | ||
| anujkundarap | 700 | Manhattan SC | PowerScore CR Bible | |
| walker | 750 | |||
| rosser | 730 | Manhattan SC | PowerScore CR Bible+Knewton | Knewton Tips |
| sourh7wk | 710 | eGMAT+GMAT Club Forums | eGMAT+ Powerscore CR Bible | eGMAT |
| mba12tech | 760 | |||
| charmwithsubstance | 770 | Manhattan SC+Knewton SC | PowerScore CR Bible | MGMAT |
| BM | 730 | Manhattan SC+Brutal SC Document | PowerScore CR Bible+ Powerscore LR Bible | Powerscore RC Bible |
| hello212 | 760 | Manhattan SC | LSAT LR | |
| nonyankee | 800 | |||
| Bipolar bear | 760 | Manhattan SC+Brutal SC Doc+GMATPrep SC Doc | MGMAT+ Powerscore LSAT LR+Kaplan LSAT Mastery | |
| Anup kapoor | 770 | Manhattan SC+e-GMAT | e-GMAT | |
| Vinayakagarwal | 750 | Manhattan SC+e-GMAT | ||
| Vkredi | 740 | Manhattan SC+e-GMAT | e-GMAT | |
| Gurpreet Singh | 710 | Manhattan SC+e-GMAT | PowerScore Bible CR | Aristotle 99 |
| chris8242 | 740 | GMAT Pill | GMAT Pill | GMAT Pill |
| vgreene | 750 | GMAT Pill | MGMAT Guides + GMAT Pill | MGMAT Guides |
| jpatjourney | 760 | GMAT Pill | GMAT Pill | GMAT Pill |
Tips, Strategies, and Materials these Members Used
Preparation Strategy
45 days Strategy10 critical factors to prepare for GMAT
Rigorous 8 week routine
Effective 4 week strategy
How to analyse and get the best out of your GMAT Preparation
Not for everyone, but this guy snagged 770 after 3 weeks of studying
bb's recommended 3 months strategy
Quant GMAT Suggestions
My Quant wake up story.- If you are good at Math, it does not mean you will get a good scorePreparation Guide by NonYankee, he scored a perfect 800
Detailed Quant Preparation and Strategy by Slingfox (Q50,770)
Quant notes by Slingfox
Quant strategies by 2x2 Matrix(Q 50, 770)
How to improve your quant from 44 to 50
Review of quant prep materials by BM
Knewtonian guide to Q49 in GMAT by rosser
Detailed debrief by charmwithsubstance (Overall:770, Q50)
Verbal Prep Materials & Strategies
SC notes by Slingfox(V 45)SC tips by billyjeans(v 44)
Detailed SC prep by talk2vj
Rigorous SC prep by bipolarbear
Effective SC prep By Anup
Verbal Prep advice from Gurpreet Singh
What to do when you are stuck at a low verbal score
CR tips by Bodleyedev
RC tips by Risys82
Tips from V-47 scorer in GMAT
AWA
How to get 6.0 in AWA by hello12Guide to 6.0 in AWA by Chineseburned
GMAT Tools Used
Our fancy error log, used in some form or shape by almost every GMAT high rollerGMAT ToolKit mobile app
GMAT Tools master list
Overview of materials in a debrief by Bodleyev
Prep journal and advice on materials by 2x2Matrix
Interesting GMAT Mastersheet by Rosser
Practice Tests
All GMAT pratice tests & reviewsPractice test overview in a debrief by Risis82
Some GMAT Prep suggestions from guptaji (750)
How to get most out of your practice CATs by 2x2Matrix
How to analyse and learn from your mistakes in practice CATs
GMAT Timing strategies
Test Day Do's and Don'ts
D-Day tips by GuptajiTest day tips by slingfox
From loser to winner in 6 weeks
General tips by sourh7wk, after 4 GMAT attempts
Test Day advice by non-yankee(GMAT Score: 800)
What to do 30-14-7-1 days before the test by bb
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Here is what members who have scored 750+ share in common in terms of prep, tests, resources and also, here is what they have to share! PART 2
This is a follow up to the Part 1 which was a few years ago. This is part 2 - covering debriefs in 2013 and 2014. You can find Part 1 here
We have gone through many of the best debriefs of last 2 years found in this forum and tried to see if there were commonalities or something we could pick out to learn the habits of the most successful test takers and what tips they have to share. Below we are offering a list of the materials, tests, and resources that these users used. We have also extracted some of their wisdom and posted it as a link below.
| Quant | ||
| User | GMAT | Quant |
| rf3d3r3r | 760 | Manhattan GMAT + OG 13 |
| The Turtle | 760 | Manhattan GMAT |
| id1592 | 720 | GMAT Club Notes + GMAT Club Tests |
| pkum036 | 720 | Manhattan GMAT+ Magoosh |
| silverbull | 760 | Manhattan GMAT |
| winalways | 760 | OG 13 + E-Gmat |
| agoenka | 760 | Manhattan GMAT Advanced Book |
| parikshit89 | 780 | OG 13 + GMAT Club |
| kinjiGC | 760 | Manhattan GMAT+ OG |
| surenagatsya | 740 | Manhattan GMAT |
| ajax1 | 760 | Kaplan Math workout+ GMAT Club Tests |
| Sparts | 750 | OG 12 |
| VikingGmat | 740 | Manhattan GMAT |
| FredT | 770 | Manhattan GMAT advanced Book |
| ankurq7 | 760 | OG 13 + GMAT Club |
| derkus | 750 | MGMAT+ GMAT Club Math Book + OG13 |
| littlewarthog | 770 | MGMAT Advanced Book+Magoosh |
| sebastianloeb2011 | 760 | Manhattan GMAT + OG |
| donedeal | 770 | OG 13 + GMAT Club |
| ankurgupta03 | 760 | OG 13 + GMAT Club+Magoosh |
| cchu92 | 760 | GMAT Club + E-Gmat |
| Trancendentalist | 770 | OG 12 + OG 13 + MGMAT+ Vedic math + GMATClub Tests |
| sayantanc2k | 780 | OG + Manhattan GMAT |
| sonibubu | 780 | MGMAT Advanced |
| pjolie | 740 | Manhattan GMAT |
| liverpoolFC | 750 | OG 13 + GMAT Club Math Book |
| md4mba | 760 | Manhattan GMAT + Kaplan |
| rohan GMAT | 750 | GMAT Club + Kaplan |
| bschool2k15 | 750 | OG 11 + 12 +13 + Veritas+ MGMAT |
| intheend14 | 740 | OG + GMAT Club + MGMAT |
| unclesam2013 | 760 | |
| kartikkeyakaul | 750 | Princeton |
| westcoastgmatter | 770 | OG 13 |
| honchos | 750 | OG 13 + GMAT Club Tests |
| spla626 | 740 | Manhattan GMAT + GMAT Club Tests + GMAT Club Math Book |
| ambage | 760 | Kaplan + Princeton |
| ad0001to | 750 | kaplan |
| jeelezara | 750 | OG 13 + Manhattan GMAT |
| Tests | ||
| User | GMAT | Tests |
| rf3d3r3r | 760 | GMAT Prep + MGMAT CATs + Kaplan |
| The Turtle | 760 | GMAT Prep + MGMAT CATs |
| id1592 | 720 | Kaplan + GMAT Prep + Veritas |
| pkum036 | 720 | GMAT Prep+ MGMAT CATs+Kaplan + 800score |
| silverbull | 760 | Kaplan + GMAT Prep + Veritas |
| winalways | 760 | Kaplan + GMAT Prep |
| agoenka | 760 | MGMAT + GMAT Prep |
| parikshit89 | 780 | Veritas Prep + MGMAT + GMAT Prep |
| kinjiGC | 760 | GMAT Prep+ Veritas + Magoosh + Economist |
| surenagatsya | 740 | ]MGMAT + GMAT Prep |
| ajax1 | 760 | MGMAT + GMAT Prep+ GMAT Club Tests |
| Sparts | 750 | MGMAT + GMAT Prep+ Veritas |
| VikingGmat | 740 | MGMAT + GMAT Prep |
| FredT | 770 | MGMAT + GMAT Prep |
| ankurq7 | 760 | MGMAT + GMAT Prep |
| derkus | 750 | MGMAT + GMAT Prep |
| littlewarthog | 770 | GMAT Prep+ Veritas + Economist |
| sebastianloeb2011 | 760 | MGMAT + GMAT Prep |
| donedeal | 770 | Veritas+ Magoosh + MGMAT |
| ankurgupta03 | 760 | Veritas+ Magoosh + MGMAT |
| cchu92 | 760 | MGMAT+Veritas + GMAT Prep |
| Trancendentalist | 770 | GMAT Club Tests+ Economist + GMAT Prep + MGMAT |
| sayantanc2k | 780 | GMAT Prep + Veritas + Kaplan+ Magoosh |
| sonibubu | 780 | GMAT Prep + MGMAT + GMAT Club |
| pjolie | 740 | GMAT Prep + MGMAT |
| liverpoolFC | 750 | MGMAT + Kaplan + GMAT Prep |
| md4mba | 760 | MGMAT + Kaplan + GMAT Prep |
| rohan GMAT | 750 | MGMAT + GMAT Prep+ G-Pill |
| bschool2k15 | 750 | GMAT Prep + Economist |
| intheend14 | 740 | GMAT-Pill + Kaplan + GMAT Prep |
| unclesam2013 | 760 | MGMAT + Kaplan + GMAT Prep |
| kartikkeyakaul | 750 | Princeton + GMAT Prep |
| westcoastgmatter | 770 | GMAT Prep + MGMAT |
| honchos | 750 | GMAT prep |
| spla626 | 740 | GMAT Prep + Manhattan + Veritas |
| ambage | 760 | GMAT Prep |
| ad0001to | 750 | Kaplan + GMAT Prep + Veritas |
| jeelezara | 750 | MGMAT + GMAT Prep + Veritas |
| Verbal | ||||
| User | GMAT | Sentence Correction | Critical reasoning | Reading Comprehension |
| rf3d3r3r | 760 | OG + Manhattan SC | OG + Powerscore CR + Manhattan CR | OG + Manhattan RC + LSAT RC |
| the turtle | 760 | Manhattan GMAT SC | Manhattan GMAT CR | Manhattan GMAT RC |
| id1592 | 720 | OG + MGMAT | OG + MGMAT | OG + MGMAT |
| pkum036 | 720 | E-GMAT | E-GMAT | E-GMAT |
| silverbull | 760 | GMAT-Pill | GMAT-Pill | GMAT-Pill |
| winalways | 760 | E-Gmat+OG | E-Gmat+OG | E-Gmat+OG |
| agoenka | 760 | MGMAT+E-GMAT | MGMAT+E-GMAT | MGMAT+E-GMAT |
| parikshit89 | 780 | Manhattan SC | MGMAT + OG | MGMAT + OG |
| kinjiGC | 760 | E-GMAT+ Magoosh | E-GMAT+ Magoosh | E-GMAT+ Magoosh |
| surenagatsya | 740 | MGMAT+E-GMAT | MGMAT+E-GMAT | MGMAT+E-GMAT |
| ajax1 | 760 | Princeton + MGMAT+ Aristotle+ SC Grail | Princeton + MGMAT+ Aristotle | Princeton + MGMAT+ Aristotle+OG |
| sparts | 750 | MGMAt+ OG + Magoosh | Powerscore CR Bible | OG12 |
| VikingGmat | 740 | Aristotle GRAIL | Aristotle GRAIL | Aristotle GRAIL |
| FredT | 770 | Aristotle GRAIL+ Manhattan Sc | Aristotle GRAIL | Aristotle GRAIL |
| ankurq7 | 760 | Manhattan SC + GMAT Club | Powerscore + GMAT Club | Aristotle 99 + OG13 |
| derkus | 750 | MGMAT | Powerscore CR Bible | MGMAT + OG 13 |
| sebastianloeb2011 | 760 | E-GMAT + OG 13 | E-GMAT + OG 13 | OG 13 |
| donedeal1 | 770 | Magoosh+Manhattan SC | CR Bible | Manhattan RC |
| AnkurGupta03 | 760 | Manhattan SC + Aristotle SC | Aristotle CR | Aristotle RC |
| cchu92 | 760 | MGMAT+E-GMAT | E-Gmat+Veritas | Kaplan |
| Trancendentalist | 770 | MGMAT + OG | MGMAT + OG | MGMAT + OG |
| sayantanc2k | 780 | MGMAT + OG | MGMAT + OG | MGMAT + OG |
| sonibubu | 780 | Manhattan SC | Manhattan CR | Manhattan RC |
| pjolie | 740 | MGMAT+E-GMAT | MGMAT+E-GMAT | Grockit+E-GMAT |
| liverpoolFC | 750 | Manhattan SC+GMAT Club Grammar Book | Manhattan CR | Manhattan RC |
| md4mba | 760 | Manhattan SC + Aristotle SC | MGMAT + Kaplan | MGMAT + Kaplan |
| rohan GMAT | E-GMAT | Powerscore CR Bible | GMAT-Pill+Grockit | |
| bschool2k15 | 750 | Veritas SC | Economist | Economist |
| intheend | 740 | MGMAT+OG | MGMAT+OG | MGMAT+OG |
| unclesam2013 | 760 | Manhattan SC + SC Grail | Manhattan CR | OG |
| kartikkeyakaul | 750 | Princeton + OG13 | Princeton + OG13 | Princeton + OG13 |
| westcoastgmatter | 770 | Manhattan SC + SC Grail | CR Grail + OG | OG + Manhattan RC |
| honchos | 750 | OG 13 + Magoosh + E-GMAT | OG 13 + Magoosh + E-GMAT | OG 13 + Magoosh + E-GMAT+Veritas |
| spla626 | 740 | Manhattan SC + Veritas | Powerscore CR + Manhattan CR | Manhattan RC |
| ambage | 760 | OG + Kaplan + Princeton | OG + Kaplan + Princeton | OG + Kaplan + Princeton |
| ad0001to | 750 | OG + Kaplan + Manhattan | Kaplan | Kaplan |
| jeelezara | 750 | MGMAT + OG+ E-GMAT | MGMAT + OG+ E-GMAT | MGMAT + OG+ E-GMAT |
Best Debriefs
Best Stories
670 to 760 (Q49/V44, IR 8, AWA 6.0) - No Stone Unturned for 8 Months510 to 770 in 2 years by PeterHAllen
From 460 to 740, an inspirational story by spla626
Scoring 740 only by Self -Prep
A tale of Determination and perseverance (600 to 750)
A detailed journey to success in GMAT (770) by Trancendentalist
Motivating GMAT Success story by ankurgupta03
Ideal Plan for GMAT Success by Derkus
4th Time Attempt..Road to 730
Verbal Strategies
Comprehensive Verbal Strategies by jeelezaraVerbal Prep tips by pjolie
How to excel in Verbal by sayantan
Tips for acing Verbal and all comprehensive Verbal Notes
How a non-native can ace GMAT Verbal
How to ace Verbal step by step
D-Day Tips
Test day Tips by RohanGMATOverall Prep tips by Sayantan
D-Day tips by ankurgupta03
Test Day Game Plan by Derkus
Excellent timing Strategies by id1592
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