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06 Jun 2021, 20:45
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My GMAT journey began exactly 1 year ago, during the initial months of the lockdown due to the pandemic. Inspired by my childhood friend Debo1988 ‘s efforts towards the exam, I decided to give it a try myself. Thus started my long and arduous journey of going back to studies after 9 whole years of being out of practice.
Unaware of the sheer blessing that GMAT Club is for aspirants like me, I started with some old materials that a friend of mine had shared with me, but quickly realized how invaluable the forum is. Thanks bb for this genius platform.
As I brushed my quant concepts from middle and high schools, I felt that the clock had turned back and I was a teenager again. This is perhaps one of the best things about the exam – You never get bored during practice. Debo1988 suggested me to go through the Quant MegaThread, a humungous effort from Bunuel , VeritasKarishma , chetan2u and others to bring all the quant topics tested in GMAT under one huge thread. No other textbook, online courses, personal tutoring can perhaps cover the concepts in the level of detail that is present in the brilliant compilation. I also joined EGMAT ‘s weekend webinars during the initial weeks to test my progress and this helped me identify the weak areas regularly.
My Verbal journey was a different story altogether, a revelation of how complex the English language can actually be. Having received my education through English medium school and college, I thought that a bunch of grammar rules would not pose much challenge during the exam. What an underestimation! A couple of GMATNinja youtube sessions brought me right back to Earth and I realized the sheer amount of work that lay ahead of me. As I learnt the concepts in more detail, I began to appreciate the posts from mikemcgarry, daagh (rest in peace, sir), VeritasKarishma, sayantanc2k and AndrewN. Each mentor in this forum has his or her signature style of explanation, but they are all immensely insightful.
After 5 months of regularly brushing up concepts, I decided to schedule my first GMAT attempt on November 21st last year, with a target score of 700+ on my mind. I managed a 680 (V35, Q47) and was happy with my performance, but realized that there was room for improvement, mostly in Quant. Keeping up with my learning schedule, which I had become used to by now, I continued to pay more attention to Quant but realized that my weak areas in Verbal were Critical Reasoning and, to some extent, Reading Comprehension. In GMAT, learning grammar rules can be fun and rewarding since they are consistent and one can apply the concepts relatively quickly. Reading Comprehension was also not as huge a challenge for me once I learnt to jot down the central point of each paragraph after reading it. My weakest area was Critical Reasoning, which I realized after my second GMAT attempt on March 14th 2021. Believing that I had practiced enough to crack the 700 barrier, I was really disappointed to come quite close to the target with a 690 (Q49, V34) and not achieve it. It is then when I decided to reach out to experts from EGMAT to help me cross the final hurdle to get past the invisible 700 barrier.
I enrolled for their 2 month verbal course and I that is when first interacted with Dhananjay (DJ) to finalize a strategy to improve in the Critical Reasoning section. DJ asked me to go through all the videos in the Critical Reasoning section for different question types, which helped me immensely. The concept videos in EGmat’s platform were very detailed and methodical. With another two months of preparation, focusing mostly on my weakest area, i.e. Critical Reasoning, I decided to appear for my third attempt on May 14th. I always attempted my exams in the order (Verbal, Quant, IR, AWA) and this was no different, but after my verbal section, I felt that I would surely have to sit for a fourth exam. I had messed up during the last quarter of the verbal section and was forced to leave (blindly guess) an RC passage (3 qstns) in order to complete the section. However, in the Quant section, I felt a little more confident as I could manage time better, and was able to complete the section right on time. After completing the IR section and near the end of the AWA section, my heart started pounding uncontrollably as I clicked Submit; I really did not want to sit for a fourth attempt. Finally when the screen flashed a 710 (V35, Q50), I was punching the air with a sigh of relief (thankfully test center room was empty by then!).
This was my 11 month GMAT journey in a little detail and now comes the next part of choosing the right colleges, filling out my applications, writing impactful essays, preparing for the interviews and getting into a program that is right for me. Again, I hope GMAT Club will be there for all the guidance I need and I hope to give back to this community in any small way I can.
Unaware of the sheer blessing that GMAT Club is for aspirants like me, I started with some old materials that a friend of mine had shared with me, but quickly realized how invaluable the forum is. Thanks bb for this genius platform.
As I brushed my quant concepts from middle and high schools, I felt that the clock had turned back and I was a teenager again. This is perhaps one of the best things about the exam – You never get bored during practice. Debo1988 suggested me to go through the Quant MegaThread, a humungous effort from Bunuel , VeritasKarishma , chetan2u and others to bring all the quant topics tested in GMAT under one huge thread. No other textbook, online courses, personal tutoring can perhaps cover the concepts in the level of detail that is present in the brilliant compilation. I also joined EGMAT ‘s weekend webinars during the initial weeks to test my progress and this helped me identify the weak areas regularly.
My Verbal journey was a different story altogether, a revelation of how complex the English language can actually be. Having received my education through English medium school and college, I thought that a bunch of grammar rules would not pose much challenge during the exam. What an underestimation! A couple of GMATNinja youtube sessions brought me right back to Earth and I realized the sheer amount of work that lay ahead of me. As I learnt the concepts in more detail, I began to appreciate the posts from mikemcgarry, daagh (rest in peace, sir), VeritasKarishma, sayantanc2k and AndrewN. Each mentor in this forum has his or her signature style of explanation, but they are all immensely insightful.
After 5 months of regularly brushing up concepts, I decided to schedule my first GMAT attempt on November 21st last year, with a target score of 700+ on my mind. I managed a 680 (V35, Q47) and was happy with my performance, but realized that there was room for improvement, mostly in Quant. Keeping up with my learning schedule, which I had become used to by now, I continued to pay more attention to Quant but realized that my weak areas in Verbal were Critical Reasoning and, to some extent, Reading Comprehension. In GMAT, learning grammar rules can be fun and rewarding since they are consistent and one can apply the concepts relatively quickly. Reading Comprehension was also not as huge a challenge for me once I learnt to jot down the central point of each paragraph after reading it. My weakest area was Critical Reasoning, which I realized after my second GMAT attempt on March 14th 2021. Believing that I had practiced enough to crack the 700 barrier, I was really disappointed to come quite close to the target with a 690 (Q49, V34) and not achieve it. It is then when I decided to reach out to experts from EGMAT to help me cross the final hurdle to get past the invisible 700 barrier.
I enrolled for their 2 month verbal course and I that is when first interacted with Dhananjay (DJ) to finalize a strategy to improve in the Critical Reasoning section. DJ asked me to go through all the videos in the Critical Reasoning section for different question types, which helped me immensely. The concept videos in EGmat’s platform were very detailed and methodical. With another two months of preparation, focusing mostly on my weakest area, i.e. Critical Reasoning, I decided to appear for my third attempt on May 14th. I always attempted my exams in the order (Verbal, Quant, IR, AWA) and this was no different, but after my verbal section, I felt that I would surely have to sit for a fourth exam. I had messed up during the last quarter of the verbal section and was forced to leave (blindly guess) an RC passage (3 qstns) in order to complete the section. However, in the Quant section, I felt a little more confident as I could manage time better, and was able to complete the section right on time. After completing the IR section and near the end of the AWA section, my heart started pounding uncontrollably as I clicked Submit; I really did not want to sit for a fourth attempt. Finally when the screen flashed a 710 (V35, Q50), I was punching the air with a sigh of relief (thankfully test center room was empty by then!).
This was my 11 month GMAT journey in a little detail and now comes the next part of choosing the right colleges, filling out my applications, writing impactful essays, preparing for the interviews and getting into a program that is right for me. Again, I hope GMAT Club will be there for all the guidance I need and I hope to give back to this community in any small way I can.
06 Jun 2021, 20:56
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Congratulations on breaking the 700 barrier. Great job!!!
PS. I’m a bit surprised your verbal score has not budged despite all your efforts. So I have to say that stretching out your prep over months takes a toll on your scores so even though You’re Verbal remain consistent, it is still an achievement to keep it consistent.
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PS. I’m a bit surprised your verbal score has not budged despite all your efforts. So I have to say that stretching out your prep over months takes a toll on your scores so even though You’re Verbal remain consistent, it is still an achievement to keep it consistent.
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06 Jun 2021, 21:06
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hi bb, I really thought I could have done better in Verbal on my third attempt, had I not messed up during the third and fourth quarters of the section.
But you're correct that a long preparation journey gets more difficult towards the end mainly to find the motivation and consistency to keep going. But I am reallly glad that Gmat Club has always had so much to offer through inspiring posts from members, and never lets disappointment creep in.
But you're correct that a long preparation journey gets more difficult towards the end mainly to find the motivation and consistency to keep going. But I am reallly glad that Gmat Club has always had so much to offer through inspiring posts from members, and never lets disappointment creep in.
I'm trying to break the 700 barrier as well. I have a score very close to your first one 670 (Q46/ V36). I was wondering what helped you touch that Q 50 in your final attempt? Thank you 
