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Concentration: Healthcare, Entrepreneurship
Schools: Judge '23 (M$) INSEAD Aug 22 intake (A)
GMAT 1: 700 Q47 V39
GMAT 2: 720 Q48 V41
GPA: 2.8
WE:Project Management (Pharmaceuticals and Biotech)
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11 Jun 2021, 15:53
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Hello everyone,
I hope to make this debrief as concise and valuable as possible without boring you all. I'd like to start by thanking God, then my family for bearing with me being absent for 6 months from family duties
On this forum, special thanks in particular to bb, Bunuel, and the guys from TTP ScottTargetTestPrep MartyTargetTestPrep JeffTargetTestPrep. Quant was the scariest part of this exam for me and you all helped me a lot in getting over my fears.
For my first GMAT debrief and a little bit more about my background as it relates to MBA, you can click here: https://gmatclub.com/forum/700-q47-v39- ... l#p2789011
Study Length: 6 months (JAN-JUN 2021)
Materials Used: TTP for Quant and Verbal Foundations, then the last two months focused heavily on OG guides + OG Advanced. GMATClub tests for the last month of prep between my two official takes.
Background: Graduated from a top 10 university in Canada in Biomedical Sciences. Failed math in my first year, and took it again and barely passed. Hated math in my youth. Still hate it, but probably a little less now after 6 months of studying I decided to write the GMAT in November of last year. Took a sample diagnostic and it had me at 430. I went out and bought the OG 2021 guides. After a month of going through them (and discovering GMATClub in the process) I realized I was getting nowhere because I didn't have a foundation in Math. I read some reviews and signed up for TTP. Did their diagnostic test and scored a 33% haha. I knew I was in for a long journey.
TTP is a great program. I recommend it to anyone who struggles with Math or needs to learn from the ground up. The trade-off is that it is very intensive and requires dedication/discipline. But hey, if you don't have those, the GMAT will be the least of your problems going forward (and into your MBA). I completed all their courses and 95% of their tests before I wrote my first GMAT.
Verbal: I've always been a bookworm, and technically I guess I'm a native speaker (moved to Canada when I was 7). So while I struggled in the beginning, TTP's verbal program actually really helped me get a hang of the fundamentals of SC and CR. I barely studied for RC. That's where my reading background took over. I think TTP is a great program for native speakers. Naturally, I cannot comment on its sufficiency for non-native speakers, since this will differ depending on an individual's exposure to education/reading/life experiences.
Once I got a hang of the fundamentals, I exclusively studied Verbal from the OG guides and this was enough for me. Seriously, I don't think any CR source comes close to OGs in terms of how similar they are to the real experience.
I didn't write a practice test until April, four months into my studying. Here are my scores
GMATPrep 1: 740 (Q47 V45 IR8) April
GMATPrep 2: 710 (Q45 V42 IR8) 1 week later
GMATPrep 3: 760 (Q49 V45 IR 5) May
Official GMAT Exam 1: 700 (Q47 V39 IR5)
GMATPrep 4: 730 (Q49 V42 IR5) 2 days before GMAT #2
Official GMAT Exam 2: 720 (Q48 V41 IR7)
Between exams I focused on weak areas. After GMAT Exam 1 I thought I would be fine with the score but bb encouraged me to score higher if I could seeing as though I felt I hadn't hit my potential. I signed up for GMATClub tests. I did a bunch of them and even posted about how my scores varied like crazy (Q29, 37, 42, 45, 50, 50, 51 lol). I'd like to think they played a part in my improvement.
Anyways, GMAT #2 felt much easier than GMAT#1, but that's probably because I was much more anxious/tired/feeling sick on exam 1 rather than 2. I also switched up from doing AWA, IR, Q, V in the first one to Q, V, IR, AWA. This may have helped preserve brain space for the important sections up front.
Took my exam in person in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada both times. Great and quiet place btw for any folks in the greater toronto area to consider. Check in was smooth, wore a mask the whole time, temperature was fine and it was pin-drop silence both times. Barely any people both times.
Took my 8 minute breaks and had a smoothie and water prepared in between for quick access to sugar/water. This is very important! Always make sure you have snacks to eat during your breaks.
As a final note, I really thought I was going to get at least a Q49 this time around, the Quant was nothing crazy at all. More probability than I expected, a good amount of coordinate geometry, and no distance/rate/work/overlapping sets questions at all. Mostly number properties, word problems, inequalities, and statistics.
After I saw my score, I debated writing again, but I am a non-traditional candidate and I think this score of 720 puts me in a competitive position, so I'll be stepping on my ego and moving on to the next part of the MBA application process.
I'll continue to stay on here until I get accepted. If anyone has any questions, I'll be happy to answer.
Once again, thank you everyone for all your support and interactions! GMATClub is a great community and I am thankful to have found it. I hope to contribute to it in my small way and help others acheive their dreams in whatever way I can.
Good luck to everyone!
I hope to make this debrief as concise and valuable as possible without boring you all. I'd like to start by thanking God, then my family for bearing with me being absent for 6 months from family duties
On this forum, special thanks in particular to bb, Bunuel, and the guys from TTP ScottTargetTestPrep MartyTargetTestPrep JeffTargetTestPrep. Quant was the scariest part of this exam for me and you all helped me a lot in getting over my fears. For my first GMAT debrief and a little bit more about my background as it relates to MBA, you can click here: https://gmatclub.com/forum/700-q47-v39- ... l#p2789011
Study Length: 6 months (JAN-JUN 2021)
Materials Used: TTP for Quant and Verbal Foundations, then the last two months focused heavily on OG guides + OG Advanced. GMATClub tests for the last month of prep between my two official takes.
Background: Graduated from a top 10 university in Canada in Biomedical Sciences. Failed math in my first year, and took it again and barely passed. Hated math in my youth. Still hate it, but probably a little less now after 6 months of studying
I decided to write the GMAT in November of last year. Took a sample diagnostic and it had me at 430. I went out and bought the OG 2021 guides. After a month of going through them (and discovering GMATClub in the process) I realized I was getting nowhere because I didn't have a foundation in Math. I read some reviews and signed up for TTP. Did their diagnostic test and scored a 33% haha. I knew I was in for a long journey. TTP is a great program. I recommend it to anyone who struggles with Math or needs to learn from the ground up. The trade-off is that it is very intensive and requires dedication/discipline. But hey, if you don't have those, the GMAT will be the least of your problems going forward (and into your MBA). I completed all their courses and 95% of their tests before I wrote my first GMAT.
Verbal: I've always been a bookworm, and technically I guess I'm a native speaker (moved to Canada when I was 7). So while I struggled in the beginning, TTP's verbal program actually really helped me get a hang of the fundamentals of SC and CR. I barely studied for RC. That's where my reading background took over. I think TTP is a great program for native speakers. Naturally, I cannot comment on its sufficiency for non-native speakers, since this will differ depending on an individual's exposure to education/reading/life experiences.
Once I got a hang of the fundamentals, I exclusively studied Verbal from the OG guides and this was enough for me. Seriously, I don't think any CR source comes close to OGs in terms of how similar they are to the real experience.
I didn't write a practice test until April, four months into my studying. Here are my scores
GMATPrep 1: 740 (Q47 V45 IR8) April
GMATPrep 2: 710 (Q45 V42 IR8) 1 week later
GMATPrep 3: 760 (Q49 V45 IR 5) May
Official GMAT Exam 1: 700 (Q47 V39 IR5)
GMATPrep 4: 730 (Q49 V42 IR5) 2 days before GMAT #2
Official GMAT Exam 2: 720 (Q48 V41 IR7)
Between exams I focused on weak areas. After GMAT Exam 1 I thought I would be fine with the score but bb encouraged me to score higher if I could seeing as though I felt I hadn't hit my potential. I signed up for GMATClub tests. I did a bunch of them and even posted about how my scores varied like crazy (Q29, 37, 42, 45, 50, 50, 51 lol). I'd like to think they played a part in my improvement.
Anyways, GMAT #2 felt much easier than GMAT#1, but that's probably because I was much more anxious/tired/feeling sick on exam 1 rather than 2. I also switched up from doing AWA, IR, Q, V in the first one to Q, V, IR, AWA. This may have helped preserve brain space for the important sections up front.
Took my exam in person in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada both times. Great and quiet place btw for any folks in the greater toronto area to consider. Check in was smooth, wore a mask the whole time, temperature was fine and it was pin-drop silence both times. Barely any people both times.
Took my 8 minute breaks and had a smoothie and water prepared in between for quick access to sugar/water. This is very important! Always make sure you have snacks to eat during your breaks.
As a final note, I really thought I was going to get at least a Q49 this time around, the Quant was nothing crazy at all. More probability than I expected, a good amount of coordinate geometry, and no distance/rate/work/overlapping sets questions at all. Mostly number properties, word problems, inequalities, and statistics.
After I saw my score, I debated writing again, but I am a non-traditional candidate and I think this score of 720 puts me in a competitive position, so I'll be stepping on my ego and moving on to the next part of the MBA application process.
I'll continue to stay on here until I get accepted. If anyone has any questions, I'll be happy to answer.
Once again, thank you everyone for all your support and interactions! GMATClub is a great community and I am thankful to have found it. I hope to contribute to it in my small way and help others acheive their dreams in whatever way I can.
Good luck to everyone!
13 Jun 2021, 10:22
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15 Jun 2021, 10:57
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Hey hykhan,
Is the latest enhanced GMAT any different than the previous GMAT exam conducted before. Just heard that enhanced GMAT exam is way harder. If so, how did the questions vary and in what ways those were different?
Is the latest enhanced GMAT any different than the previous GMAT exam conducted before. Just heard that enhanced GMAT exam is way harder. If so, how did the questions vary and in what ways those were different?
