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adityadon
Joined: 18 Mar 2014
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Location: India
Concentration: Operations, Strategy
Schools: INSEAD Jan '17 NTU '17 NUS '17 (D) Rutgers '18 SMU '16 (A) Weatherhead '18 (S) Broad '17 (M)
GMAT 1: 670 Q48 V35
GPA: 3.19
WE:Information Technology (Computer Software)
Schools: INSEAD Jan '17 NTU '17 NUS '17 (D) Rutgers '18 SMU '16 (A) Weatherhead '18 (S) Broad '17 (M)
GMAT 1: 670 Q48 V35
Posts: 204
08 Dec 2015, 06:38
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Hi all ,
After studying irregularly for last several months i gave gmat yesterday and scored 670 Q48 V35 IR 1
I must say this is much above my any of the mock scores i gave till today.
here are my mock scores -
mgmat - 600, 610,620,610
kaplan -630
veritas -650,580,590
gmat prep - 600,640
gmatprep (unistall and retake)- 650 , 570 (1 nov 2015)
Quant score range in mocks - 44-48
Verbal score range in mocks - 24-32
After seeing 570 on gmat prep mock after re-installing i lost all the heart. I just left thinking about exam and outcome. also left studying.
Two weeks before my test i could not study much due to heavy workload at office.
I had joined e-gmat verbal online which helped me to improve my verbal skills however i did not utilize this course properly.I solved just 60 questions out of 750 in their scholarnium.
In my mocks the max.verbal score i saw was 32 on mgmat mock. and on gmat prep mock on 1 st novemeber verbal score was only 24.
So frankly speaking i was very surprised when i saw V35 on submitting the test.
V 35 is highest score i have seen till now in my preparation and fortunately it was on test day :D
here are resources that i left incomplete during my preparation-
OG 13 and OG review quant - solved only 50 questions (PS+DS)
OG 13 verbal - SC finished once but did not review properly
CR - finished once but did not review properly
RC - solved around 30 questions , remaining unsolved
OG 13 verbal review - SC - solved around 40 questions , not reviewed
CR - solved around 60 questions and reviewed
RC - Solved around 20 questions no review
Magoosh - 300 questions unsolved in quant , 250 questions unsolved in verbal
E-gmat - around 700 questions unsolved in scholaranium
also i have around 10-12 unsolved mocks from veritas , mgmat , gmatprep 3 and 4 (49$), kaplan combined
Test day experience -
As i already said i had left hopes from this exam around 2 weeks before my test date and was ready to see any of the 4xx,5xx figure.
AWA went well . But i could not solve a single question in IR , my IR score is 1 i.e. 0%.
Quant - i solved this section pretty in haste, i did not spend more than 3 mints on any question. still i think i could have done better. I did not studied much for quant just solved 4-5 gmat club tests. They are damn good. I m gonna utilize them in my re-attempt.
Verbal - I spent 20 mints for first 10 questions but i was not very confident through out this entire section. Later i paced up. Used strategies suggested by e-gmat in RC and SC. In CR my accuracy was hopeless in mocks. But on test day i found CR questions pretty simplified and less complicated than those were in mocks. One RC totally went above my head. after reading first para of RC i understood i can not do this , i hastily read remaining para's took notes and solved every question on that in less than 20 seconds. Overall , my verbal experience was almost same as mocks (i would say rather more nervous and of less confidence )When i submitted i was ready for any figure 4xx,5xx etc as i had already left hopes. However 670 gave me a surprise.
E-gmat changed my attitude towards verbal section a lot. I wish i could have practiced more from their scholarnium. Gonna exhaust question bank in that tool in next attempt.
I would say this attempt has given me a new hope and confidence that i can score 700+.
I am going to appear for exam in couple of months.
I would say thanks to gmat club for all the help.
Any suggestions on how i should study for next attempt? In this attempt i lacked focus on official questions. kept solving random questions on internet and when test day came closer i killed myself by pressure.
Any B-schools i can target with this score ? My profile is very ordinary. IT Indian , 4.5 years work ex. nothing outstanding done in last 24 years of my life
Apologies for any typo
Thanks again
After studying irregularly for last several months i gave gmat yesterday and scored 670 Q48 V35 IR 1
I must say this is much above my any of the mock scores i gave till today.
here are my mock scores -
mgmat - 600, 610,620,610
kaplan -630
veritas -650,580,590
gmat prep - 600,640
gmatprep (unistall and retake)- 650 , 570 (1 nov 2015)
Quant score range in mocks - 44-48
Verbal score range in mocks - 24-32
After seeing 570 on gmat prep mock after re-installing i lost all the heart. I just left thinking about exam and outcome. also left studying.
Two weeks before my test i could not study much due to heavy workload at office.
I had joined e-gmat verbal online which helped me to improve my verbal skills however i did not utilize this course properly.I solved just 60 questions out of 750 in their scholarnium.
In my mocks the max.verbal score i saw was 32 on mgmat mock. and on gmat prep mock on 1 st novemeber verbal score was only 24.
So frankly speaking i was very surprised when i saw V35 on submitting the test.
V 35 is highest score i have seen till now in my preparation and fortunately it was on test day :D
here are resources that i left incomplete during my preparation-
OG 13 and OG review quant - solved only 50 questions (PS+DS)
OG 13 verbal - SC finished once but did not review properly
CR - finished once but did not review properly
RC - solved around 30 questions , remaining unsolved
OG 13 verbal review - SC - solved around 40 questions , not reviewed
CR - solved around 60 questions and reviewed
RC - Solved around 20 questions no review
Magoosh - 300 questions unsolved in quant , 250 questions unsolved in verbal
E-gmat - around 700 questions unsolved in scholaranium
also i have around 10-12 unsolved mocks from veritas , mgmat , gmatprep 3 and 4 (49$), kaplan combined
Test day experience -
As i already said i had left hopes from this exam around 2 weeks before my test date and was ready to see any of the 4xx,5xx figure.
AWA went well . But i could not solve a single question in IR , my IR score is 1 i.e. 0%.
Quant - i solved this section pretty in haste, i did not spend more than 3 mints on any question. still i think i could have done better. I did not studied much for quant just solved 4-5 gmat club tests. They are damn good. I m gonna utilize them in my re-attempt.
Verbal - I spent 20 mints for first 10 questions but i was not very confident through out this entire section. Later i paced up. Used strategies suggested by e-gmat in RC and SC. In CR my accuracy was hopeless in mocks. But on test day i found CR questions pretty simplified and less complicated than those were in mocks. One RC totally went above my head. after reading first para of RC i understood i can not do this , i hastily read remaining para's took notes and solved every question on that in less than 20 seconds. Overall , my verbal experience was almost same as mocks (i would say rather more nervous and of less confidence )When i submitted i was ready for any figure 4xx,5xx etc as i had already left hopes. However 670 gave me a surprise.
E-gmat changed my attitude towards verbal section a lot. I wish i could have practiced more from their scholarnium. Gonna exhaust question bank in that tool in next attempt.
I would say this attempt has given me a new hope and confidence that i can score 700+.
I am going to appear for exam in couple of months.
I would say thanks to gmat club for all the help.
Any suggestions on how i should study for next attempt? In this attempt i lacked focus on official questions. kept solving random questions on internet and when test day came closer i killed myself by pressure.
Any B-schools i can target with this score ? My profile is very ordinary. IT Indian , 4.5 years work ex. nothing outstanding done in last 24 years of my life
Apologies for any typo
Thanks again
08 Dec 2015, 09:47
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it's extremely rare to exceed your practice scores in the real test and you did a lot of tests so it's extraordinary that your verbal was higher than you've ever achieved before! That's like running the best race of your life in the biggest competition of your life! Congrats!
My first time writing I got a 2 on the IR and the 2nd time I got an 8. I needed to improve my quant, esp. the timing, and I think that improvement also improved my IR because the first time I spent maybe 5 or 10 minutes on the first few questions and then I was dead. I only used the GMATprep questions and the OG.
My first time writing I got a 2 on the IR and the 2nd time I got an 8. I needed to improve my quant, esp. the timing, and I think that improvement also improved my IR because the first time I spent maybe 5 or 10 minutes on the first few questions and then I was dead. I only used the GMATprep questions and the OG.
08 Dec 2015, 17:35
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Hi adityadon,
To start, a 670/Q48 is a strong score (it's above the 80th percentile overall), so it could very well be enough to get you into Business School. By extension, retaking the GMAT might not be necessary.
From your post, it sounds like you're not sure what Schools to apply to, so here are some things to think about:
1) Is there a particular company that you want to work for or industry that you want to work in? Certain degrees are more appropriate than others if you have a specific career goal.
2) What do you want your MBA to do for you?
3) Do you want to go to School full-time or part-time?
4) Are you willing to relocate? Are you comfortable with working through a program that is primarily online?
5) Are you going to be applying for scholarships?
Etc.
Once you've determined what type of Program you want to attend (as well as the other variables involved), then you can start to research and narrow down the possibilities.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
To start, a 670/Q48 is a strong score (it's above the 80th percentile overall), so it could very well be enough to get you into Business School. By extension, retaking the GMAT might not be necessary.
From your post, it sounds like you're not sure what Schools to apply to, so here are some things to think about:
1) Is there a particular company that you want to work for or industry that you want to work in? Certain degrees are more appropriate than others if you have a specific career goal.
2) What do you want your MBA to do for you?
3) Do you want to go to School full-time or part-time?
4) Are you willing to relocate? Are you comfortable with working through a program that is primarily online?
5) Are you going to be applying for scholarships?
Etc.
Once you've determined what type of Program you want to attend (as well as the other variables involved), then you can start to research and narrow down the possibilities.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
