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15 Feb 2021, 14:33
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Hi All,
Let me start by saying that GMAT is a journey that requires (lots of) patience and hard work.
I started preparing for GMAT in July 2020. The very first thing I did was to purchase the OG books and solve the diagnostic test (generally one of the first chapters in the OG). After scoring either excellent of above average in each of the category I was certain that GMAT will be a short journey for me. It did not turn out to be quite so. I ended up taking the GMAT several times scoring:
1. Aug 2020 - 660 (V38, Q43, IR 4)
2. Oct 2020 - 680 (V37, Q 47, IR 7)
3. Feb 2921 - 720 (V41, Q48, IR 5)
Some tips and learnings from my journey:
1. Instead of solving the questions from the physical OG book make use of the "efficientlearning" platform that you can access with the code on your OG book (same question bank as the book).
The reasoning is simple, during your GMAT exam you will not have the opportunity to draw on figures, underline and take notes on the RC passages. In addition, the "efficient learning" keeps track of the questions you answered wrongly, and seeing the clock ticking on your screen is closer to a real life experience.
2. If you want to cross the 700 barrier you have to be able to solve difficult questions.
The only thing I did between my 2nd and 3rd trials is focus on advanced questions. My accuracy statistics dropped, which at times can get discouraging but I knew I had to keep going.
3. Tackle concepts
I made myself an excel file with the main concepts for quant and verbal. I updated the excel file after every study session. After several study sessions, my weaknesses became obvious.
4. Solve questions that test concepts you are least comfortable with
I kept on asking the following question: "If I took the GMAT right now, which concept would I most struggle with" and I focused on those concepts. GMATclub is perfect for this because you can select which concept you want to practice.
My study routine:
I work at the Strategy Department of a Fortune 500. My job is very demanding and I had to make long hours. I studied mainly between 20:30 - 23:00. On Saturday 3 hours, on Sunday 3-5 hours.
I stopped with my prep fully between October and December due to my busy routine, NGO work and some other job related reasons. I picked up studying during Christmas break and keep it up until 11 Feb. This period was sufficient to achieve 40 point increase.
Between October and February I solved 2009 questions (exactly). This includes all the questions from Mocks and all the questions I solved twice or three times.
Study material & strategy:
General: OG!
Verbal
Sentence Correction
- Manhattan - All The Verbal (good to get you started but it was not sufficient for me)
- TestPrep (amazing! - I did only the trial version, if I had more time I would have definitely purchased the full version).
- OG Advanced (a must if you want to score more than 700. It was a game changer for all sections, not only Sentence Correction).
Reading comprehension
- Manhattan - All The Verbal
Critical reasoning
- Manhattan - All The Verbal
From the verbal part, I mainly focused on sentence correction. I didn't see the point in practicing RC. I just focused well while reading the paragraphs and tried to visualise the things that are explained. Both for RC and CR Manhattan books were useful for me to understand the logic. The rest was practicing questions (focusing on advanced questions).
Quant
- GMAT Club quant book
- GMAT Club questions
- Advanced OG
- Wizako (YouTube videos; I tried to subscribe to the course but didn't work because I am located in Europe so I just used the free videos from YouTube )
Manhattan All The Quant book was not very useful for me.
Bloomberg prep (bought it because of the free promotion during corona) - complete waste of time. Great decision to stop using it after completing 30% of the course.
My Mock outcomes before the last trial:
Official guide -Trial 1 670 (V34, Q48)
Manhattan - Trial 670 (V41, Q40)
Official guide - Trial 670 (V36, Q45)
Pearson trial- 660 (V36, Q45)
Official trial- 730 (V41, Q49)
Official trial- 710 (V40, Q47)
Exercising and doing yoga helped me a lot.
My message to you all: keep on practicing, you will get there!
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
Let me start by saying that GMAT is a journey that requires (lots of) patience and hard work.
I started preparing for GMAT in July 2020. The very first thing I did was to purchase the OG books and solve the diagnostic test (generally one of the first chapters in the OG). After scoring either excellent of above average in each of the category I was certain that GMAT will be a short journey for me. It did not turn out to be quite so. I ended up taking the GMAT several times scoring:
1. Aug 2020 - 660 (V38, Q43, IR 4)
2. Oct 2020 - 680 (V37, Q 47, IR 7)
3. Feb 2921 - 720 (V41, Q48, IR 5)
Some tips and learnings from my journey:
1. Instead of solving the questions from the physical OG book make use of the "efficientlearning" platform that you can access with the code on your OG book (same question bank as the book).
The reasoning is simple, during your GMAT exam you will not have the opportunity to draw on figures, underline and take notes on the RC passages. In addition, the "efficient learning" keeps track of the questions you answered wrongly, and seeing the clock ticking on your screen is closer to a real life experience.
2. If you want to cross the 700 barrier you have to be able to solve difficult questions.
The only thing I did between my 2nd and 3rd trials is focus on advanced questions. My accuracy statistics dropped, which at times can get discouraging but I knew I had to keep going.
3. Tackle concepts
I made myself an excel file with the main concepts for quant and verbal. I updated the excel file after every study session. After several study sessions, my weaknesses became obvious.
4. Solve questions that test concepts you are least comfortable with
I kept on asking the following question: "If I took the GMAT right now, which concept would I most struggle with" and I focused on those concepts. GMATclub is perfect for this because you can select which concept you want to practice.
My study routine:
I work at the Strategy Department of a Fortune 500. My job is very demanding and I had to make long hours. I studied mainly between 20:30 - 23:00. On Saturday 3 hours, on Sunday 3-5 hours.
I stopped with my prep fully between October and December due to my busy routine, NGO work and some other job related reasons. I picked up studying during Christmas break and keep it up until 11 Feb. This period was sufficient to achieve 40 point increase.
Between October and February I solved 2009 questions (exactly). This includes all the questions from Mocks and all the questions I solved twice or three times.
Study material & strategy:
General: OG!
Verbal
Sentence Correction
- Manhattan - All The Verbal (good to get you started but it was not sufficient for me)
- TestPrep (amazing! - I did only the trial version, if I had more time I would have definitely purchased the full version).
- OG Advanced (a must if you want to score more than 700. It was a game changer for all sections, not only Sentence Correction).
Reading comprehension
- Manhattan - All The Verbal
Critical reasoning
- Manhattan - All The Verbal
From the verbal part, I mainly focused on sentence correction. I didn't see the point in practicing RC. I just focused well while reading the paragraphs and tried to visualise the things that are explained. Both for RC and CR Manhattan books were useful for me to understand the logic. The rest was practicing questions (focusing on advanced questions).
Quant
- GMAT Club quant book
- GMAT Club questions
- Advanced OG
- Wizako (YouTube videos; I tried to subscribe to the course but didn't work because I am located in Europe so I just used the free videos from YouTube )
Manhattan All The Quant book was not very useful for me.
Bloomberg prep (bought it because of the free promotion during corona) - complete waste of time. Great decision to stop using it after completing 30% of the course.
My Mock outcomes before the last trial:
Official guide -Trial 1 670 (V34, Q48)
Manhattan - Trial 670 (V41, Q40)
Official guide - Trial 670 (V36, Q45)
Pearson trial- 660 (V36, Q45)
Official trial- 730 (V41, Q49)
Official trial- 710 (V40, Q47)
Exercising and doing yoga helped me a lot.
My message to you all: keep on practicing, you will get there!
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
15 Feb 2021, 14:39
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greenrev
Congratulations for scoring 720. V41 is a really good score.
Can you please provide more information about Test Prep you have mentioned in the above statement ?
All the best for your applications.
Congratulations for scoring 720. V41 is a really good score.
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Can you please provide more information about Test Prep you have mentioned in the above statement ?
All the best for your applications.
15 Feb 2021, 17:27
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Congrats on the score! Are you happy and done? 
Lol. sorry to hear about Bloomberg course being a waste of time.
P.S. I assume the OP (original poster) meant Target Test Prep (though most recommend it for quant)
Lol. sorry to hear about Bloomberg course being a waste of time.
P.S. I assume the OP (original poster) meant Target Test Prep (though most recommend it for quant)
