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I am an undergraduate student studying computer science, currently in the 7th sem. I gave my GMAT between my 6th Semester final exams! This journey has been nothing but a rollercoaster ride. I had planned to give my GMAT exam by the end of the 6th semester. So, I had planned to start my preparation in January 2023.
Choosing preparation strategy
This was one of the most difficult decisions and investments I had to make, and after reading reviews and doing my research, I decided to go with E-GMAT, and today, writing this, I feel no regrets. I had decided to take a 4-month plan, but unfortunately due to other commitments I could not prepare in the first 2 of these months.
After the first 2 months were over, I had given hope that 2 months is too short of a time, I had gotten 640 in my first mock, and my target was 720+ which seemed impossible in 2 months. This is where I gathered the courage and sent out a frank email to my E-GMAT mentor asking for help.
Mentor and LMP
The highlight of my preparation was my mentor, Akash. Because of the circumstances I was giving the exam in, and due to the high pressure of college academics and other work, I needed someone to guide me, but I got a lot more than that.
There are so many resources for GMAT that one question you would have in mind is what to do? Apart from the EGMAT course, I almost never touched any other material. I was suggested the number of questions, the subsections, and the source for these questions, almost daily by Akash. I was told when to do the mock, how to do it, what to do before it, everything. This really helped.
I was a part of the last mile push (LMP) program, which enhanced this mentorship and Akash and I used to get on calls almost every other day and discuss the preparation.
This kind of personalised attention and training is the reason why I think I was able to make the most of my time and get the score I wanted.
Verbal
My biggest fear was verbal, and the assumption in my mind that I need to have a very strong vocab to be able to score well on the GMAT.
For verbal preparation, I blindly followed the E-GMAT process, I did the videos, did the cementing, solved exactly the questions they asked me to, and in the exact way they did. This really helped me. I went from V29 in my mock to V38 in the final exam. I saw a lot of growth in the way I tackle everyday reading too, and on somedays it felt nice to see and recognize how far I have come, not just with respect to my preparation, but also my communication skills.
My weak spot in verbal was sentence correction, and I am pretty sure that’s what went wrong on the exam day. But I tried my best and got as far along as I could using E-GMAT resources.
For critical, I found out that the more the questions you do, the more it makes sense, and it gets easier. There are no rules or fixed format you need to follow, but the videos in the course did help and made sense.
For RC, practice, practice, practice! That’s what worked for me. I followed the EGMAT cementing process and then solved questions suggested by mentor and from OG
I also want to point out GMAT Clubs Forum Quiz feature, which I used a lot for verbal towards the end, to solve random questions. It was very convenient.
Quants
Quants was my stronghold, but I needed a refresher on some basics, which E-GMAT very efficiently provided. I did some cementing quizzes after which my mentor gave me a plan of things I should revise. On top of this, I spent some time going through other concepts I was not very comfortable in. I consistently got a 51 in every mock but missed that perfect score by 1 on the day of the exam.
Exam Day
My exam day was one day before my final exam. So, you can imagine already the pressure. But it all went well. I reached my venue on time; the exam center was very nice and accommodating.
I did a few questions of each sub section on the day of the exam; this helped me get into my zone.
My score is 730(V38Q50)
Learnings
1. Get started, trust yourself and get started
2. Trust your mentor, and the process
3. It will take time, but you will see progress
4. GMAT is more about logic than about your hold on grammar or math
5. Don’t take shortcuts, try to learn the procedure
6. Make notes – whatever you are comfortable making, but write things
7. Read daily, one article every day, from NYT, ET, anything! (another tip by Akash 😊)
Final Thoughts
GMAT is just another exam, and you can do it. Just get started. The biggest hurdle is to get started. Once I had started my prep, it became a part of the day, and it became fun. This process being something fun was a very important factor in my success. I would suggest If you are reading this, you want to give the GMAT exam, just start today. And in a few weeks, you will see yourself grow!
Choosing preparation strategy
This was one of the most difficult decisions and investments I had to make, and after reading reviews and doing my research, I decided to go with E-GMAT, and today, writing this, I feel no regrets. I had decided to take a 4-month plan, but unfortunately due to other commitments I could not prepare in the first 2 of these months.
After the first 2 months were over, I had given hope that 2 months is too short of a time, I had gotten 640 in my first mock, and my target was 720+ which seemed impossible in 2 months. This is where I gathered the courage and sent out a frank email to my E-GMAT mentor asking for help.
Mentor and LMP
The highlight of my preparation was my mentor, Akash. Because of the circumstances I was giving the exam in, and due to the high pressure of college academics and other work, I needed someone to guide me, but I got a lot more than that.
There are so many resources for GMAT that one question you would have in mind is what to do? Apart from the EGMAT course, I almost never touched any other material. I was suggested the number of questions, the subsections, and the source for these questions, almost daily by Akash. I was told when to do the mock, how to do it, what to do before it, everything. This really helped.
I was a part of the last mile push (LMP) program, which enhanced this mentorship and Akash and I used to get on calls almost every other day and discuss the preparation.
This kind of personalised attention and training is the reason why I think I was able to make the most of my time and get the score I wanted.
Verbal
My biggest fear was verbal, and the assumption in my mind that I need to have a very strong vocab to be able to score well on the GMAT.
For verbal preparation, I blindly followed the E-GMAT process, I did the videos, did the cementing, solved exactly the questions they asked me to, and in the exact way they did. This really helped me. I went from V29 in my mock to V38 in the final exam. I saw a lot of growth in the way I tackle everyday reading too, and on somedays it felt nice to see and recognize how far I have come, not just with respect to my preparation, but also my communication skills.
My weak spot in verbal was sentence correction, and I am pretty sure that’s what went wrong on the exam day. But I tried my best and got as far along as I could using E-GMAT resources.
For critical, I found out that the more the questions you do, the more it makes sense, and it gets easier. There are no rules or fixed format you need to follow, but the videos in the course did help and made sense.
For RC, practice, practice, practice! That’s what worked for me. I followed the EGMAT cementing process and then solved questions suggested by mentor and from OG
I also want to point out GMAT Clubs Forum Quiz feature, which I used a lot for verbal towards the end, to solve random questions. It was very convenient.
Quants
Quants was my stronghold, but I needed a refresher on some basics, which E-GMAT very efficiently provided. I did some cementing quizzes after which my mentor gave me a plan of things I should revise. On top of this, I spent some time going through other concepts I was not very comfortable in. I consistently got a 51 in every mock but missed that perfect score by 1 on the day of the exam.
Exam Day
My exam day was one day before my final exam. So, you can imagine already the pressure. But it all went well. I reached my venue on time; the exam center was very nice and accommodating.
I did a few questions of each sub section on the day of the exam; this helped me get into my zone.
My score is 730(V38Q50)
Learnings
1. Get started, trust yourself and get started
2. Trust your mentor, and the process
3. It will take time, but you will see progress
4. GMAT is more about logic than about your hold on grammar or math
5. Don’t take shortcuts, try to learn the procedure
6. Make notes – whatever you are comfortable making, but write things
7. Read daily, one article every day, from NYT, ET, anything! (another tip by Akash 😊)
Final Thoughts
GMAT is just another exam, and you can do it. Just get started. The biggest hurdle is to get started. Once I had started my prep, it became a part of the day, and it became fun. This process being something fun was a very important factor in my success. I would suggest If you are reading this, you want to give the GMAT exam, just start today. And in a few weeks, you will see yourself grow!
20 Jun 2023, 11:19
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Congratulations on an excellent score. Indeed, a well devised strategy.
All the Best for the applications.
All the Best for the applications.
20 Jun 2023, 15:56
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arnavagr
That's great to see the journey and congratulations on your score.
I must say that the tutors must have really done a great job because you took out time to type the only post on gmatclub.
