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09 Aug 2023, 12:55
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Alright let's get down to the facts and the strategy I found useful :
Verbal:Everyone has a slightly more challenging section in the GMAT, mine was definitely verbal with SC giving me a LOT of trouble!
SC: I had a 50% accuracy in medium questions when I started and even that 50% I wasn't able to really pick the right one with confidence, it was always a hit and a miss. I tried MGMAT SC, e-gmat SC and self study and even brute solving questions and trying to learn backwards... Alas for me none of this really gave a solid structured approach I craved.
That being said: Manhattan SC guide definitely cover all the basics you need at a birds eye level but I always felt something was amiss.
TTP SC is a game changer, why? Cause TTP has picked up patterns of the way SC is being tested in GMAT and elaborates on that, so ur eyes starts to pick up these errors in the options... (eg) : Misplaced adverbs is something I never noticed until I went through TTP.
Its extremely extensive, but be patient and focus on mastery and learning and not quick fixes!
Then after mastering concepts,
I aimed to get most easy and medium questions right and really worked and reworked all 600-700 level questions of all OG and VR from the gmat club. At the end I think I was getting 80-90% questions right at 600-700 level and I called it a day.
CR: Naturally decent at it , never had trouble with it until the 650-750 questions got harder:I picked up on something from Anish Passi and a couple of sessions he did on CR called Gap Analysis technique, its a sort of prethinking.. it helps u analyze the possible gaps and the key is know the gaps BEFORE looking at the options. This is the foolproof way to never get confused. The options aim to confuse and you CAN justfify ever CR option if u start thinking and you will end up in a rabbit hole! So train yourself to identify gaps and think before glancing at options well, most Q are fairly sttaighforward!
RC: Probably my easiest section and my least prepped one, barely did any RCs apart from the ones in mocks. Had a pretty good accuracy usually in them.
I was making silly mistakes cause i would zone out while reading and then shuffle between Q and passage like a chicken! I started reading slowly with intent aka read slow to understand the author, in such a way u can answer questions widout looking over at the RC again and again! This is the best way for RCs. Take short notes if needed and it helps u stay focused instead of zoning out.
Quant
Having prepped my basics for CAT 2022, put me in a good position for PS questions , not so much DS. Have a natural flair for math , found this section easier than verbal.
Strategy: TTP for all quant basics , do a few chapter tests from TTP and solve all OG/QR/ gmat club testQuestions from gmatclub.
Dont leave DS out ! practice a lot of DS until u have a good appraoch to that.
OG Mocks are as close as you can get to the real exam, although the quant got slightly harder in the real exam towards the end. ( My scores ranged from 700-760)
Lengthy debrief but i will add more important than all of the above: Mindset Matters.
I initially wrote gmat to get a 620 ( canclled it ) and now ended up with a 710. The 620 was purely due to test anxiety and i didnt even attempt half of verbal. Did i prepare or do anything differently? sure slightly but nothing to cause a 100 pt increase.
Make sure u keep your thoughts positive, you can ALWAYS retake it, apply in a later round whatever, dont let the exam beat you up. Treat the real exam like a mock you give at home and it will all workout.
Keep a growth mindset, “its not hard you just havent spent enough time on it” you can make it eventually!
“ When the goal is mastery, a few failures are inevitable”
Good Luck All!
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Verbal:Everyone has a slightly more challenging section in the GMAT, mine was definitely verbal with SC giving me a LOT of trouble!
SC: I had a 50% accuracy in medium questions when I started and even that 50% I wasn't able to really pick the right one with confidence, it was always a hit and a miss. I tried MGMAT SC, e-gmat SC and self study and even brute solving questions and trying to learn backwards... Alas for me none of this really gave a solid structured approach I craved.
That being said: Manhattan SC guide definitely cover all the basics you need at a birds eye level but I always felt something was amiss.
TTP SC is a game changer, why? Cause TTP has picked up patterns of the way SC is being tested in GMAT and elaborates on that, so ur eyes starts to pick up these errors in the options... (eg) : Misplaced adverbs is something I never noticed until I went through TTP.
Its extremely extensive, but be patient and focus on mastery and learning and not quick fixes!
Then after mastering concepts,
I aimed to get most easy and medium questions right and really worked and reworked all 600-700 level questions of all OG and VR from the gmat club. At the end I think I was getting 80-90% questions right at 600-700 level and I called it a day.
CR: Naturally decent at it , never had trouble with it until the 650-750 questions got harder:I picked up on something from Anish Passi and a couple of sessions he did on CR called Gap Analysis technique, its a sort of prethinking.. it helps u analyze the possible gaps and the key is know the gaps BEFORE looking at the options. This is the foolproof way to never get confused. The options aim to confuse and you CAN justfify ever CR option if u start thinking and you will end up in a rabbit hole! So train yourself to identify gaps and think before glancing at options well, most Q are fairly sttaighforward!
RC: Probably my easiest section and my least prepped one, barely did any RCs apart from the ones in mocks. Had a pretty good accuracy usually in them.
I was making silly mistakes cause i would zone out while reading and then shuffle between Q and passage like a chicken! I started reading slowly with intent aka read slow to understand the author, in such a way u can answer questions widout looking over at the RC again and again! This is the best way for RCs. Take short notes if needed and it helps u stay focused instead of zoning out.
Quant
Having prepped my basics for CAT 2022, put me in a good position for PS questions , not so much DS. Have a natural flair for math , found this section easier than verbal.
Strategy: TTP for all quant basics , do a few chapter tests from TTP and solve all OG/QR/ gmat club testQuestions from gmatclub.
Dont leave DS out ! practice a lot of DS until u have a good appraoch to that.
OG Mocks are as close as you can get to the real exam, although the quant got slightly harder in the real exam towards the end. ( My scores ranged from 700-760)
Lengthy debrief but i will add more important than all of the above: Mindset Matters.
I initially wrote gmat to get a 620 ( canclled it ) and now ended up with a 710. The 620 was purely due to test anxiety and i didnt even attempt half of verbal. Did i prepare or do anything differently? sure slightly but nothing to cause a 100 pt increase.
Make sure u keep your thoughts positive, you can ALWAYS retake it, apply in a later round whatever, dont let the exam beat you up. Treat the real exam like a mock you give at home and it will all workout.
Keep a growth mindset, “its not hard you just havent spent enough time on it” you can make it eventually!
“ When the goal is mastery, a few failures are inevitable”
Good Luck All!
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09 Aug 2023, 20:50
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Thanks for sharing and congrats on your 710!
Where are you applying to?
Where are you applying to?
09 Aug 2023, 23:57
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Gratz on the 710. All the best going forward.
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