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Joined: 08 Dec 2022
Last visit: 15 Feb 2026
Posts: 30
Given Kudos: 91
Location: India
Schools: ISB '26 (A$$)
GMAT Focus 1: 645 Q82 V81 DI83 
GPA: 4
11 Dec 2025, 09:28
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It is not a GMAT prep debrief or an interview debrief — it is a journey that will stay with me forever.
My GMAT journey began back in May 2023. I took my first attempt in December 2023 and scored a 660 on the GMAT Classic. I wasn’t very confident, but friends and seniors encouraged me to apply to ISB given my strong academic background.
I applied.
And I was rejected without an interview.
That rejection hit me harder than I expected. I remember thinking,
“I don’t think I can start GMAT prep again.”
So I didn’t. I moved on and applied to SPJIMR and IIM-K PGP-BL instead. Both invited me for interviews, and both rejected me. With every rejection, a bit of confidence disappeared.
But sometime after that, something inside me whispered,
“Let’s try one more time. Maybe the story isn’t over yet.”
By then the GMAT had changed to the Focus Edition. I restarted in November 2024 through Top One Percent, managing prep alongside a 10-hour work schedule. Many nights, I opened my books and felt,
“I don’t know if I can do this again,”
but I kept going anyway.
Gradually, my mocks stabilized between 665–695. I felt ready.
31 March 2025 — the exam day I won’t forget
I started with Quant as usual. After Question 1, the tip of my marker broke. The replacement stopped working midway. I panicked, raised my hand, lost 2–3 crucial minutes, and messed up Q2 and Q3 — the worst possible place to make errors in an adaptive test.
Still, I pushed through and completed Quant with barely 30 seconds left, something that never happened in mocks (I usually finished 5–10 minutes early).
Verbal and DI went fine, but when the score flashed —
645 (Q82, V81, DI83) —
my heart sank. In every mock, Quant was my anchor at Q88+. This felt devastating.
For days, my mind kept repeating:
“I can’t restart this prep again.”
And I didn’t. I simply stopped.
2025 Applications — and another setback
I applied to SPJIMR PGPM — rejected after interview.
By this point, I had already experienced four rejections, and the process felt emotionally draining.
That’s when I decided something simple:
I will apply only to the two schools I truly want — ISB and IIMA PGPX.
I got interview calls from both.
I prepared sincerely.
IIMA PGPX rejected me — my fifth rejection.
That evening, I just sat quietly thinking,
“Why does this keep happening? What am I missing?”
But despite everything, I did not give up on ISB. I prepared harder, refined my stories, reflected on my experiences, and entered the interview room with honesty and clarity.
And finally on 28th Nov
I converted ISB — with a 50% tuition scholarship.
This entire journey — from GMAT prep to applications, failures, heartbreaks, and ultimately success — humbled me. It tested my patience and resilience in ways I never imagined.
If there’s one lesson this journey taught me, it is this:
You are not defined by how many times you fall.
You are defined by how hard you fight back, every single time.
My GMAT journey began back in May 2023. I took my first attempt in December 2023 and scored a 660 on the GMAT Classic. I wasn’t very confident, but friends and seniors encouraged me to apply to ISB given my strong academic background.
I applied.
And I was rejected without an interview.
That rejection hit me harder than I expected. I remember thinking,
“I don’t think I can start GMAT prep again.”
So I didn’t. I moved on and applied to SPJIMR and IIM-K PGP-BL instead. Both invited me for interviews, and both rejected me. With every rejection, a bit of confidence disappeared.
But sometime after that, something inside me whispered,
“Let’s try one more time. Maybe the story isn’t over yet.”
By then the GMAT had changed to the Focus Edition. I restarted in November 2024 through Top One Percent, managing prep alongside a 10-hour work schedule. Many nights, I opened my books and felt,
“I don’t know if I can do this again,”
but I kept going anyway.
Gradually, my mocks stabilized between 665–695. I felt ready.
31 March 2025 — the exam day I won’t forget
I started with Quant as usual. After Question 1, the tip of my marker broke. The replacement stopped working midway. I panicked, raised my hand, lost 2–3 crucial minutes, and messed up Q2 and Q3 — the worst possible place to make errors in an adaptive test.
Still, I pushed through and completed Quant with barely 30 seconds left, something that never happened in mocks (I usually finished 5–10 minutes early).
Verbal and DI went fine, but when the score flashed —
645 (Q82, V81, DI83) —
my heart sank. In every mock, Quant was my anchor at Q88+. This felt devastating.
For days, my mind kept repeating:
“I can’t restart this prep again.”
And I didn’t. I simply stopped.
2025 Applications — and another setback
I applied to SPJIMR PGPM — rejected after interview.
By this point, I had already experienced four rejections, and the process felt emotionally draining.
That’s when I decided something simple:
I will apply only to the two schools I truly want — ISB and IIMA PGPX.
I got interview calls from both.
I prepared sincerely.
IIMA PGPX rejected me — my fifth rejection.
That evening, I just sat quietly thinking,
“Why does this keep happening? What am I missing?”
But despite everything, I did not give up on ISB. I prepared harder, refined my stories, reflected on my experiences, and entered the interview room with honesty and clarity.
And finally on 28th Nov
I converted ISB — with a 50% tuition scholarship.
This entire journey — from GMAT prep to applications, failures, heartbreaks, and ultimately success — humbled me. It tested my patience and resilience in ways I never imagined.
If there’s one lesson this journey taught me, it is this:
You are not defined by how many times you fall.
You are defined by how hard you fight back, every single time.
11 Dec 2025, 09:50
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Wow. Love the title ❤️
11 Dec 2025, 10:26
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really inspiring op!
