Project GMAT™: 2021-2022

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PROJECT GMAT™: 2021-2022 https://gmatclub.com/forum/download/file.php?id=62047 Hello, everyone. I am writing today to kick off what I hope will be a fun and ongoing competition for the GMAT Club community. I have had it in mind recently to subject myself to the GMAT™ in its more modern, post-2018 form. As a tutor, I feel that I can better serve my clients if I teach to the test as it exists now, not to mention that I would like to see just how high I might be able to climb. The release of the OG 2022, disappointing though it may be that no new questions were unveiled, can serve as a timestamp for the 2021-2022 "season," as it were. I am hoping that both Experts and non-Experts alike will be interested in not only sitting in the hot seat (again), but also providing voluntary information for performance benchmarking. To this end, bb has helped me create a Google Form that will automatically populate a spreadsheet embedded at the bottom of this post. You may provide any of the following information, but do so only after you have completed the actual exam , since you cannot edit your responses: User Name Raw Score Prep Duration GMAT™ Resources Non-GMAT™ Resources Hours GMAT Prep scores (1-6) GMAT™ Score Fill Out the Form To be sure, I love data. I used to compete in a "super league" of international fantasy football (i.e. soccer) members, where my name was Data Head. I can add as much information as the community would like to track: OG accuracy on different levels of questions, member country (sort of like the Olympics), or even performance on third-party mocks. I am open to suggestions, and I could see the competition taking off if we make it more fun. Speaking of fun, I would like to create a few tables to track Top 10 performances across a variety of categories: Highest Total Score, Most Improved Score, Best Scores in Europe, Asia, America, whatever, maybe even Top Scores of . As long as you plan on sitting for the GMAT™ before the next OG is released , you can join the competition at any time. By analyzing these data, I hope to provide further insights into optimizing GMAT™ preparation. Whatever your goals may be, you can contribute to the project and make GMAT Club just that much better. If you are interested, just leave a response. I will add names to the spreadsheet and take suggestions on how to make this project FUN . To get the ball rolling, I have filled in my own name and raw score on the spreadsheet. (Back in 2014 when I worked at a tutoring center, my boss asked me if I could help someone with GMAT™ preparation. I took a diagnostic test and was shattered when I earned a 660. Nevertheless, I thumbed through the OG he lent me and took a different practice test nine days later: 740. I took the assignment and have never looked back.) Good luck with your studies, everyone. Fill Out the Form - Andrew chess-2730034_1280.jpg

carouselambra · Answer

AndrewN This sounds beautiful!

How can we contribute if we are yet to take the test? Example : Can we share the prep material/study schedules etc? Cheers!

AndrewN · Answer

Hello,  carouselambra . I remember you from the 12 Days of Christmas Competition. By all means, you can share anything you want  at any point  in your preparation, and you may also feel free to leave certain information out. For instance, if someone were unsure about putting everything on the line publicly, then an Anonymous user could contribute instead. I am willing to put my own reputation on the line to reduce the anxiety others might feel in choosing to do the same. The goal is to create a fun and fostering environment, not to publicly embarrass anyone.

I am glad you seem enthusiastic about the idea. Feel free to contribute as you wish. At worst, I will be going this alone (and win all the Top 10s).

- Andrew

carouselambra · Answer

Haha yes Christmas Competition was fun indeed!

Surely will contribute as much as I can , so you will never win alone.

bb · Answer

Great initiative AndrewN ! It's been years since we have done anything like that... We have done something slightly similar by looking at the 750+ scorers and analyzing the Debriefs in the Share GMAT Experience. Sajjad did the last round of analysis a number of years ago: https://gmatclub.com/forum/patterns-amo ... 01344.html perhaps it is time to revisit it again?

AndrewN · Answer

Yes,   bb  , I was looking at that post just the other week. I think this project, provided it gets up and running, will give members a better glimpse into the process of preparation, step by step. I intend to post on my own journey in an effort to encourage others to do the same. While I love reading debriefs and poring over data from them, they are still after-the-fact reports. In addition to posts people could make in the thread, a spreadsheet that members could check on at any time that reports on the progress many students are making  in real time  may help others make adjustments along the way in the course of their own preparation. And if I can make the project fun, I anticipate greater participation, which, in turn, will only lead to more fun (and maybe some shenanigans, such as Top 10 Procrastinator, My-Deadline-is-in-Less-Than-3-Days Scores).

- Andrew

AndrewN · Answer

I welcome the company. Not sure if you meant to do so, but I read that last line as a pun, a play on the Liverpool (of the English Premier League) motto, "You'll Never Walk Alone." Ha ha.

- Andrew

siddharthkapoor · Answer

AndrewN , this competition should be good fun. siddharthkapoor has joined the game.

bb · Answer

Welcome. I just finished embedding the spreadsheet. 😎👍

Posted from my mobile device

AndrewN · Answer

I could not have done the technical stuff on my own, so thank you for lending a hand,   bb  .

Also, to anyone who might be reading,  I have updated the Google Form  to streamline the data and make all fields voluntary, in keeping with my aim. (I am not sure how this will affect responses that were previously given.)

- Andrew

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