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27 Jan 2026, 10:55
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Marty Murray.
I want to start with his name because that is exactly how he showed up for me during one of the longest and most mentally draining phases of my life.
My GMAT journey started in mid 2022. Coming from a traditional academic background, I genuinely believed offline classes and discipline would automatically translate into scores. I put in the hours, but reality was very different.
Despite almost a year of preparation, my scores were stuck. Around that time, I kept seeing Marty’s solutions on GMAT Club. They always stood out to me, simple, efficient and clear. I then did some research about him and found he’s a perfect GMAT scorer and an active contributor to the GMAT Club and Reddit GMAT communities. Eventually, I took a leap of faith and reached out to him to review my journey and the problems I was facing. By then, I was hovering around the 485 to 495 range and honestly questioning my intelligence, my methods and whether an MBA was even realistic.
What stood out about Marty from day one was his calm. No flashy promises. No shortcuts. No judgment. Just a steady belief that my score was not a reflection of my potential, only of my current approach.
With his guidance, things started to change slowly. Not overnight, not magically, but steadily. He helped me rethink how I looked at bad mocks, how I analyzed mistakes and how I approached consistency. Over time, my scores moved into the 635 to 645 range. That jump was huge for me, not just numerically, but mentally. For the first time, improvement felt real and repeatable.
More than anything, Marty showed up on the low days. GMAT prep can be isolating. Friends move on, life keeps happening and you are still stuck revising error logs and questioning the same weaknesses. On days when I felt exhausted or demoralized, he reminded me that bad weeks do not erase progress and that persistence always beats panic.
Eventually, with continued self-practice and refinement, I pushed my score to a high of 715. That result came from a long journey involving many tools and phases (which I will write about separately) but Marty played a critical role in helping me stay mentally in the game when quitting would have been easier, what helped me most was not just his technical depth. It was his consistency as a mentor and as a human being.
This is not a promotion. I gave my GMAT back in August ‘25 and got busy with Round 2 applications. Now that things have slowed down, I wanted to finally write this post simply to say thank you. GMAT is as much a mental test as it is an academic one and Marty made the journey feel far less lonely.
If you value steady guidance, honest feedback and someone who genuinely cares about your GMAT journey, Marty is your man.
Finally, Thank you again Marty and I’ll always be grateful for your support!!!
I want to start with his name because that is exactly how he showed up for me during one of the longest and most mentally draining phases of my life.
My GMAT journey started in mid 2022. Coming from a traditional academic background, I genuinely believed offline classes and discipline would automatically translate into scores. I put in the hours, but reality was very different.
Despite almost a year of preparation, my scores were stuck. Around that time, I kept seeing Marty’s solutions on GMAT Club. They always stood out to me, simple, efficient and clear. I then did some research about him and found he’s a perfect GMAT scorer and an active contributor to the GMAT Club and Reddit GMAT communities. Eventually, I took a leap of faith and reached out to him to review my journey and the problems I was facing. By then, I was hovering around the 485 to 495 range and honestly questioning my intelligence, my methods and whether an MBA was even realistic.
What stood out about Marty from day one was his calm. No flashy promises. No shortcuts. No judgment. Just a steady belief that my score was not a reflection of my potential, only of my current approach.
With his guidance, things started to change slowly. Not overnight, not magically, but steadily. He helped me rethink how I looked at bad mocks, how I analyzed mistakes and how I approached consistency. Over time, my scores moved into the 635 to 645 range. That jump was huge for me, not just numerically, but mentally. For the first time, improvement felt real and repeatable.
More than anything, Marty showed up on the low days. GMAT prep can be isolating. Friends move on, life keeps happening and you are still stuck revising error logs and questioning the same weaknesses. On days when I felt exhausted or demoralized, he reminded me that bad weeks do not erase progress and that persistence always beats panic.
Eventually, with continued self-practice and refinement, I pushed my score to a high of 715. That result came from a long journey involving many tools and phases (which I will write about separately) but Marty played a critical role in helping me stay mentally in the game when quitting would have been easier, what helped me most was not just his technical depth. It was his consistency as a mentor and as a human being.
This is not a promotion. I gave my GMAT back in August ‘25 and got busy with Round 2 applications. Now that things have slowed down, I wanted to finally write this post simply to say thank you. GMAT is as much a mental test as it is an academic one and Marty made the journey feel far less lonely.
If you value steady guidance, honest feedback and someone who genuinely cares about your GMAT journey, Marty is your man.
Finally, Thank you again Marty and I’ll always be grateful for your support!!!
28 Jan 2026, 09:14
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tusharmurkute22
Subject: Re: A Tribute to Marty Murray - From 485 to 715
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30 Jan 2026, 00:18
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Thank you for the kind words.
To asnwer your question, I have realised that there's no mental switch as such, but consistency while keeping calm is what one needs to learn to be able to go through the score barrier, use marty's streak method and aim to get 90% accuracy in each difficulty level and you'd be good to go.
To asnwer your question, I have realised that there's no mental switch as such, but consistency while keeping calm is what one needs to learn to be able to go through the score barrier, use marty's streak method and aim to get 90% accuracy in each difficulty level and you'd be good to go.
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