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12 Jul 2024, 06:53
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My GMAT Journey: Persistence and Growth
Hello, everyone! I’m Bhavya, and I recently scored a 695 on the GMAT, with scores of V82, DI83, and Q89. My journey spanned from the classic GMAT edition to the focus edition, and I'm excited to share my story with you all. I’m posting this debrief to give back to the community that helped me so much, including forums like Reddit and GMAT Club. This is for all the GMAT aspirants out there, and I hope my experiences can help you in your journey.
Early Beginnings
My GMAT journey began in April 2022. I scored a 660 on my first attempt without any preparation.
Initially, I thought a few months of preparation with the official guides would be enough. However, after taking a few mocks, I realized there were significant gaps in my understanding.
After months of self-study and feeling the inadequacies of my approach, I turned to external resources. I did a lot of research on the GMAT Club and spoke to friends who were also preparing. After some deliberation, I decided to enroll in the e-GMAT online course that was highly recommended. The structured strategies and techniques I learned were game-changers for me.
Verbal Challenges
My initial struggles in verbal were substantial. I was a slow reader and had trouble differentiating between correct and incorrect answer choices. The main point and main purpose questions in reading comprehension were particularly challenging.
I knew that I could answer medium-level questions correctly by following my instincts. However, to answer hard questions correctly, I would need a structured approach. This structured approach, especially the pre-thinking process for critical reasoning (CR), played a crucial role in overcoming these hurdles. For bold-face questions, pre-thinking helped me categorize statements and understand their relationships quickly. I went from 40% accuracy on hard questions to 80% accuracy on CR hard questions. My improvement in critical reasoning was notable. The process had become almost second nature.
Reading comprehension, however, was a different beast. I had to practice a lot to improve my reading speed and comprehension. Understanding the passage structure and the author's tone was essential. The RC content on the e-GMAT course helped me tackle my issues with main-point and inference questions. The reading strategies taught in the course were essential in not only my RC growth but also my overall verbal growth. My accuracy jumped from a mere 35% on hard passages to 65%, and the time dipped by a good 25%. I practiced RC passages every day and used resources like GMAT Club discussions and official guide passages.
Mastering Quant and Data Insights
Quant was my strong suit, but it wasn't without challenges. I knew I had last learned Quant in my school days and had to shrug off the rustiness and gain back the concepts. What I needed was practice on good quality questions with detailed solutions that mimicked the actual GMAT questions. The question bank on the e-GMAT course portal was a blessing here. With a wide variety of questions, accurate solutions, and difficulty level undoubtedly matching the official GMAT, it was unreal. I was happy that topics like geometry were no longer part of the curriculum. However, using resources from e-GMAT, GMAT Club, and the official guides, along with practicing on mba.com mocks, was incredibly helpful. I practiced more than 800 quant questions through cementing quizzes and Quant Scholaranium quizzes, which helped me refine my process skills and land up with a Q89.
Data Insights, a new section in the focus edition, posed unique challenges. Time management was critical. I developed a strategy to tackle multi-source reasoning (MSR) questions, which were particularly time-consuming. My strategy for MSR was to first quickly skim through all the sources to get a general idea of the information available. Then, I would tackle the questions by referring to the sources as needed, ensuring I understood the connections between different pieces of information. This approach helped me manage my time effectively and avoid getting bogged down by the complexity of the data.
Final Preparations and Test Day
In the week leading up to the test, I focused on mock exams from mba.com. I gave three mocks and didn't score as high as I hoped, which was frustrating. Here are the scores from my mocks before the test:
Despite the pressures and challenges, I scored an impressive 695. I felt ready and confident, even if some sections didn't go perfectly. The strategies and practice paid off.
Looking Ahead
With the GMAT behind me, I am now focusing on my MBA applications. I have already started working on my essays.
The support and resources from e-GMAT, GMAT Club, Reddit, and official GMAT materials were invaluable.
I wish all future test-takers the best of luck with their preparation and exams!
Hello, everyone! I’m Bhavya, and I recently scored a 695 on the GMAT, with scores of V82, DI83, and Q89. My journey spanned from the classic GMAT edition to the focus edition, and I'm excited to share my story with you all. I’m posting this debrief to give back to the community that helped me so much, including forums like Reddit and GMAT Club. This is for all the GMAT aspirants out there, and I hope my experiences can help you in your journey.
Early Beginnings
My GMAT journey began in April 2022. I scored a 660 on my first attempt without any preparation.
Initially, I thought a few months of preparation with the official guides would be enough. However, after taking a few mocks, I realized there were significant gaps in my understanding.
After months of self-study and feeling the inadequacies of my approach, I turned to external resources. I did a lot of research on the GMAT Club and spoke to friends who were also preparing. After some deliberation, I decided to enroll in the e-GMAT online course that was highly recommended. The structured strategies and techniques I learned were game-changers for me.
Verbal Challenges
My initial struggles in verbal were substantial. I was a slow reader and had trouble differentiating between correct and incorrect answer choices. The main point and main purpose questions in reading comprehension were particularly challenging.
I knew that I could answer medium-level questions correctly by following my instincts. However, to answer hard questions correctly, I would need a structured approach. This structured approach, especially the pre-thinking process for critical reasoning (CR), played a crucial role in overcoming these hurdles. For bold-face questions, pre-thinking helped me categorize statements and understand their relationships quickly. I went from 40% accuracy on hard questions to 80% accuracy on CR hard questions. My improvement in critical reasoning was notable. The process had become almost second nature.
Reading comprehension, however, was a different beast. I had to practice a lot to improve my reading speed and comprehension. Understanding the passage structure and the author's tone was essential. The RC content on the e-GMAT course helped me tackle my issues with main-point and inference questions. The reading strategies taught in the course were essential in not only my RC growth but also my overall verbal growth. My accuracy jumped from a mere 35% on hard passages to 65%, and the time dipped by a good 25%. I practiced RC passages every day and used resources like GMAT Club discussions and official guide passages.
Mastering Quant and Data Insights
Quant was my strong suit, but it wasn't without challenges. I knew I had last learned Quant in my school days and had to shrug off the rustiness and gain back the concepts. What I needed was practice on good quality questions with detailed solutions that mimicked the actual GMAT questions. The question bank on the e-GMAT course portal was a blessing here. With a wide variety of questions, accurate solutions, and difficulty level undoubtedly matching the official GMAT, it was unreal. I was happy that topics like geometry were no longer part of the curriculum. However, using resources from e-GMAT, GMAT Club, and the official guides, along with practicing on mba.com mocks, was incredibly helpful. I practiced more than 800 quant questions through cementing quizzes and Quant Scholaranium quizzes, which helped me refine my process skills and land up with a Q89.
Data Insights, a new section in the focus edition, posed unique challenges. Time management was critical. I developed a strategy to tackle multi-source reasoning (MSR) questions, which were particularly time-consuming. My strategy for MSR was to first quickly skim through all the sources to get a general idea of the information available. Then, I would tackle the questions by referring to the sources as needed, ensuring I understood the connections between different pieces of information. This approach helped me manage my time effectively and avoid getting bogged down by the complexity of the data.
Final Preparations and Test Day
In the week leading up to the test, I focused on mock exams from mba.com. I gave three mocks and didn't score as high as I hoped, which was frustrating. Here are the scores from my mocks before the test:
- First Mock: 665
- Second Mock: 655
- Third Mock: 655
Despite the pressures and challenges, I scored an impressive 695. I felt ready and confident, even if some sections didn't go perfectly. The strategies and practice paid off.
Looking Ahead
With the GMAT behind me, I am now focusing on my MBA applications. I have already started working on my essays.
The support and resources from e-GMAT, GMAT Club, Reddit, and official GMAT materials were invaluable.
I wish all future test-takers the best of luck with their preparation and exams!
23 Jul 2024, 10:20
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Hi Bhavya. Thanks a lot for sharing, and thus helping others.
Could you please also share how the quant scores varied with questions missed? I see that my quant scores drop a lot with even a single question wrong. Quant is my strong area and seeing the scores drop by 5 points even for missing 1 question has been bringing down my scores in mocks, and hence it would be helpful to understand how you dealt and/or encountered such scenarios in mocks. 2 of the mocks I got Q90 (0 questions wrong) and 2 of the mocks I got Q85 (1 question wrong).
Thank you.
Could you please also share how the quant scores varied with questions missed? I see that my quant scores drop a lot with even a single question wrong. Quant is my strong area and seeing the scores drop by 5 points even for missing 1 question has been bringing down my scores in mocks, and hence it would be helpful to understand how you dealt and/or encountered such scenarios in mocks. 2 of the mocks I got Q90 (0 questions wrong) and 2 of the mocks I got Q85 (1 question wrong).
Thank you.
23 Jul 2024, 21:57
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@user1937 - Thank you for your question about GMAT quant scoring. I understand your concern about seeing significant score drops even when missing just one question. However, it's important to clarify a few points about the relationship between accuracy and scores:
-Rajat
- Non-linear relationship: The correlation between accuracy and score is not linear. In fact, the degree of correlation is only about 55%.
- Subsection importance: To consistently achieve high scores, it's crucial to build high ability across all subsections (Number Properties, Algebra, Word Problems, and Advanced Topics). Our students who scored Q87 or higher had 95% accuracy in Medium and 70% in hard.
- Scoring algorithm complexity: The GMAT uses a complex adaptive algorithm that considers not just the number of questions answered correctly, but also their difficulty level and your performance across different question types.
-Rajat
