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Pallab1234
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Joined: 24 Jul 2015
Last visit: 23 Apr 2022
Posts: 7
Given Kudos: 30
Location: India
Schools: Schulich Sep'22 Intake (A) ISB '23 (A)
GMAT 1: 690 Q49 V34
GMAT 2: 710 Q49 V39 (Online)
GPA: 4
Updated on: 08 Sep 2020, 07:23
Originally posted by Pallab1234 on 07 Sep 2020, 13:24.
Last edited by Pallab1234 on 08 Sep 2020, 07:23, edited 3 times in total.
Last edited by Pallab1234 on 08 Sep 2020, 07:23, edited 3 times in total.
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Hello everyone,
My GMAT journey has been full of ups and downs (with more to come in the next 1-2 months), and through this post I'll try to cover some of the learning I picked up along the way:
ROUND 1 (2016): I was young and naive back then. I approached this exam as just another exam, and it didn't pay-off well. To top it off - I got down with small pox a month before the exam. I recovered with 10 days with go, but couldn't really get into the groove.
GMAT Score: 690 (Q49, V34, IR 7, AWA 5)
Study Material Used & my review:
Princeton Review - Won't recommend to anyone.
Veritas Books (Quant) - Really helped improve my quant accuracy.
Manhattan Books (Verbal) - I probab, and I was probably guessing most of my answers.
ROUND 2 (2020) With a more strategic mindset this time around, I decided to start studying in February.
Let's call this Round 2.1: In February-March, I finished the Veritas books once again and used eGMAT course for Verbal. Will recommend both of them, but eGMAT course is a bit time consuming.
Then the pandemic struck in India, and I I lost all hope. Only after they announced the physical whiteboard option for GMAT Online, I restarted my prep.
Finally, I started with Round 2.2:
Even though I had spent considerable amount of time earlier in the year, the next 3 months washed away all the gains. I felt there was a need to revise everything once again. Also, I was switching jobs and wanted to give the test by end of August. So I had 1.5 months in hands to get myself ready.
In Quant, I wanted to practice new questions and took a 1 month subscription for Target Test Prep (will 100% recommend it to anyone who wants to get his/her concepts right and practice a lot of questions.).
Meanwhile, I also started with Manhattan books for SC. I managed to finish it within 5-7 days, possibly because of the time I had already spent doing the eGMAT SC course. I had also covered RC & CR from eGMAT, and simply practising OG questions gave me good returns in the mocks.
But due to paucity of time, I had to skip some OG questions. I also didn't have enough time to take a lot of mocks, so I decided to only go for the Official GMAT Prep mocks. Here are my scores:
GMAT Prep 1 (9th Aug): 690 (Q49, V34) - Haha, exactly same as my GMAT score in 2016.
GMAT Prep 2 (20th Aug): 710 (Q48, V40)
GMAT Prep 3 (23rd Aug): 720 (Q48, V41)
GMAT Prep 4 (26th Aug): 750 (Q50, V42)
I had my test booked for 29th August and was happy with my progress. But disaster struck the night before. Call it exam panic/stress/anxiety or whatever, I just couldn't sleep. I finally managed only 5 hrs of sleep and woke up late with burning eyes.
The GMAT Online experience overall was smooth - didn't have any problems with my proctor. But I knew this wasn't my best effort. 3 days later, I received the mail from GMAC, and it confirmed what I already knew. I scored a 710 (Q49, V39, IR 7)
My honest assessment:
1. I know I cut some corners with mocks and OG questions.
2. I always hated the fact that I under-utilised the GMATClub forum.
3. But overall, I was happy with my concepts and speed. I really think this was a case of exam-day panic setting in and disturbing my usual routine.
START OF ROUND 3: I am fairly certain that I want to take the test again. (Being an India male applicant, I know this score isn't gonna cut it for the top programs). But I wanted some advice on how to proceed. What is a good timeline to take the retest? What kind of practise should I go for? What can I do to not repeat my exam day anxiety?
As of now, I have started my new job. So I am still trying to figure out my workload for the next 1-2 months. My only POA as of now is to make a habit out of the daily Butler questions and then shortly start with GMATClub mocks.
My target schools will be HEC Paris, US Top 20 programs, Oxford Saïd, Cambridge Judge, Rotman. (In decreasing order of preference)
Dream schools will be The M7 schools or London Business School.
Would really love to hear how others have approached similar situations.
Thanks in advance!
Regards,
Pallab
My GMAT journey has been full of ups and downs (with more to come in the next 1-2 months), and through this post I'll try to cover some of the learning I picked up along the way:
ROUND 1 (2016): I was young and naive back then. I approached this exam as just another exam, and it didn't pay-off well. To top it off - I got down with small pox a month before the exam. I recovered with 10 days with go, but couldn't really get into the groove.
GMAT Score: 690 (Q49, V34, IR 7, AWA 5)
Study Material Used & my review:
Princeton Review - Won't recommend to anyone.
Veritas Books (Quant) - Really helped improve my quant accuracy.
Manhattan Books (Verbal) - I probab, and I was probably guessing most of my answers.
ROUND 2 (2020) With a more strategic mindset this time around, I decided to start studying in February.
Let's call this Round 2.1: In February-March, I finished the Veritas books once again and used eGMAT course for Verbal. Will recommend both of them, but eGMAT course is a bit time consuming.
Then the pandemic struck in India, and I I lost all hope. Only after they announced the physical whiteboard option for GMAT Online, I restarted my prep.
Finally, I started with Round 2.2:
Even though I had spent considerable amount of time earlier in the year, the next 3 months washed away all the gains. I felt there was a need to revise everything once again. Also, I was switching jobs and wanted to give the test by end of August. So I had 1.5 months in hands to get myself ready.
In Quant, I wanted to practice new questions and took a 1 month subscription for Target Test Prep (will 100% recommend it to anyone who wants to get his/her concepts right and practice a lot of questions.).
Meanwhile, I also started with Manhattan books for SC. I managed to finish it within 5-7 days, possibly because of the time I had already spent doing the eGMAT SC course. I had also covered RC & CR from eGMAT, and simply practising OG questions gave me good returns in the mocks.
But due to paucity of time, I had to skip some OG questions. I also didn't have enough time to take a lot of mocks, so I decided to only go for the Official GMAT Prep mocks. Here are my scores:
GMAT Prep 1 (9th Aug): 690 (Q49, V34) - Haha, exactly same as my GMAT score in 2016.
GMAT Prep 2 (20th Aug): 710 (Q48, V40)
GMAT Prep 3 (23rd Aug): 720 (Q48, V41)
GMAT Prep 4 (26th Aug): 750 (Q50, V42)
I had my test booked for 29th August and was happy with my progress. But disaster struck the night before. Call it exam panic/stress/anxiety or whatever, I just couldn't sleep. I finally managed only 5 hrs of sleep and woke up late with burning eyes.
The GMAT Online experience overall was smooth - didn't have any problems with my proctor. But I knew this wasn't my best effort. 3 days later, I received the mail from GMAC, and it confirmed what I already knew. I scored a 710 (Q49, V39, IR 7)
My honest assessment:
1. I know I cut some corners with mocks and OG questions.
2. I always hated the fact that I under-utilised the GMATClub forum.
3. But overall, I was happy with my concepts and speed. I really think this was a case of exam-day panic setting in and disturbing my usual routine.
START OF ROUND 3: I am fairly certain that I want to take the test again. (Being an India male applicant, I know this score isn't gonna cut it for the top programs). But I wanted some advice on how to proceed. What is a good timeline to take the retest? What kind of practise should I go for? What can I do to not repeat my exam day anxiety?
As of now, I have started my new job. So I am still trying to figure out my workload for the next 1-2 months. My only POA as of now is to make a habit out of the daily Butler questions and then shortly start with GMATClub mocks.
My target schools will be HEC Paris, US Top 20 programs, Oxford Saïd, Cambridge Judge, Rotman. (In decreasing order of preference)
Dream schools will be The M7 schools or London Business School.
Would really love to hear how others have approached similar situations.
Thanks in advance!
Regards,
Pallab
07 Sep 2020, 14:03
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What score were you expecting to get before you gave the test?
Pallab1234
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Joined: 24 Jul 2015
Last visit: 23 Apr 2022
Posts: 7
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Given Kudos: 30
Location: India
Schools: Schulich Sep'22 Intake (A) ISB '23 (A)
GMAT 1: 690 Q49 V34
GMAT 2: 710 Q49 V39 (Online)
GPA: 4
07 Sep 2020, 14:13
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I would've been happy with a 730 or above, and this seemed realistic after my mocks.
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