Quest to do my Best - My GMAT Journey Log Dear Readers, I graduated from college in 2008 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering. During my last semester, I was offered employment by a major Engineering and Construction Company which visited my college campus to recruit fresh graduates. I worked with the company for a span of two years, during which I had the privilege to work in two countries. All in all I got a very good exposure and things were great! However, I felt the time was right for me to broaden my horizon and spread my wings before I grew too comfortable. So, I resigned my job, returned to my country and started to prepare for GMAT. I wrote the GMAT on 26th Dec and got the following score: Verbal – 37/80 %ile Quant – 43/65 %ile Total – 650/79 %ile AWA – 5.0 I plan to take the test again this coming Feb because I am not entirely happy with my first attempt. The disappointment stems out of many things I realized after I took the test. I made a series of foolish assumptions which resulted in a sub-optimal performance on test day. PITFALLS: 1. I underestimated the test. 2. I took the verbal section for granted and practiced very little. I own a copy of MGMAT SC, RC and CR, but I only went through them peripherally. 3. As far as quant goes, I solved all the Problem Solving questions but didn't do as many DS questions. I assumed that if my PS skills are strong, DS would take care of itself. 4. I did not have a strategy. Like they say "Failing to plan is like planning to fail" With that said, I recall the words of Zig Ziglar: "Failure is an event, not a person" So, with the ghost of GMAT past locked up in GMAT purgatory, I forge on full steam ahead! There is a Hindu philosophy which I believe in. It says " Do your job without worrying about the result " Therefore, I'm not setting a target score because my aim is to do my best! If I give it my best shot, I will automatically get the score I deserve. (right?) Here is how this thread is going to work. It will consist of two posts. The first post would be about what I did on that particular day and the second post would be about what I plan to do the next day. I will start my preparation from tomorrow. So you can expect the first post within a few hours. Wish me luck and do support me in my journey! Regards, Amrith MAN-HOUR CLOCK - 5hrs

Let me see you post that 740 when you take the CAT tomorrow!

nice thread, good luck for your gday

This is it people I got a 670 on the 6th and last Manhattan CAT and I got a 680 on the GMAT Prep Test 2 GMAT score calculator prediction: Estimated GMAT Score: 690 95% Range: 670 to 710 I feel better prepared this time and it's good to see that the figures back me up. Final thoughts: A score of +750 is unlikely. So no point in being foolishly optimistic! However, 720 is very much attainable. I have two more days to go and I plan to review my notes during this time. No more practice tests Thank you for all your love and support! Thank you GMAT Club!

satisfied with the 680? what about the split? Q/V?

Q:46 V:38 According to percentile ranking table published by mba.com, the above score would correspond to the following percentile rank: T: 680 V: 38 Q: 46 Am I satisfied with 680? Of course I'm not! I would have been satisfied if I scored 48 in Quant and 40 in Verbal! :D But after analysis, I realized that I answered 12 questions incorrectly in Quant and I answered 11 questions incorrectly in Verbal I'm happy with my performance in PS, CR and RC. However, I need to improve SC and DS! For the remaining two days, I'll focus on these areas

I am sure if you cut down your SC errors, you'll be above the 700+ mark Good luck, I am sure you will be able to do it!!

@ Entwistle- I don't want to give any advice at this point of time as you might already have internalized all the strategies and no point in trying to squeeze in last minute changes. But, I'd definitely like to wish you very good luck for your exam.

Thank you all :D Kudos to each one of you! I'll post about the inner game of GMAT in a while :D

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