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Schools: Kellogg '26 (A) Wharton '26 (D) CBS '26 (WL) Johnson '26 (A$$) Darden '26 (A$$$) Stern '26 (A)
GMAT Focus 1: 755 Q90 V87 DI85 
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Schools: Kellogg '26 (A) Wharton '26 (D) CBS '26 (WL) Johnson '26 (A$$) Darden '26 (A$$$) Stern '26 (A)
GMAT Focus 1: 755 Q90 V87 DI85
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Updated on: 25 Feb 2026, 23:33
Originally posted by laborumautem on 24 Feb 2026, 13:06.
Last edited by bb on 25 Feb 2026, 23:33, edited 1 time in total.
Last edited by bb on 25 Feb 2026, 23:33, edited 1 time in total.
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I started my GMAT journey late August/early September with a education provider. They were good to understand the basic concepts but not so much for practice and hence I shifted to GMAT Club. I gave my first attempt late November and scored 665 and I was devasted because I knew that's not the reflection of my prep. In all my official mocks I scored 685+ so I booked my reattempt at the earlier possible date keeping the 16-day window in mind. I was able to get my score up by 90 points to 755 in just 18 days. Below is what worked for me:
To summarize, what worked for me personally is being SELF-AWARE (That's the key). Know yourself, your strengths, your weakness and accordingly develop a plan that works for you. As much as GMAT is time consuming and requires hard work; strategy is important but one thing can't replace the other, so find your balance.
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- I knew my concepts were clear but I got very frazzled in the exam. I started with Q then V then DI. I made 1 mistake in Q and then the next question I spent too much time which just broke my confidence and I snowballed from there. So for my reattempt I knew I need to mentally prepare myself to not get impacted by 1/2 questions. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. GMAT is meant to test you mentally and not just intellectually.
- Always time yourself well. GMAT tends to test the students by throwing a bit of a time-consuming question to check if you can manage time well and if you know when to move to the next question without being sure of the answer. Use the flag option, it really comes in handy during time pressured questions.
- Streaks Method - Even though I knew my concepts were clear I really wanted to hammer everything down. So I picked 1 topic at a time and started with low difficulty and moved to highest difficulty. GMAT Club is really good this way. If you search you will find nice posts around topic wise questions split by difficulty for all sections. This really helped me to understand my weak areas and work on them more.
- I took 1 mock every day or at least 2 in 3 days during that 18 day window. Use the GMAT Club mocks for practice and when you have get a bit of a confidence jump to Official Mocks to actually test yourself. I strategically spread my remaining official mocks so I can actually check my progress and also understand my weakness. Dont waste your official mocks if you dont feel prepared. Also, consider your official mock as your actual exam and give it in an exam type environment. It helps you prepare mentally.
- Work Hard + Work Smart: There is no magic wand especially if you are targeting 695+. You need to put in time and effort, but what makes a difference is being self-aware. I didn't just solve questions, I spent time in have a strategy around my practice. Streak method as I said but also I reviewed each question (Be in right or wrong) to ensure it sticks with me. I have a decent memory so I was not big on Error Log but I would highly recommend it if that helps.
To summarize, what worked for me personally is being SELF-AWARE (That's the key). Know yourself, your strengths, your weakness and accordingly develop a plan that works for you. As much as GMAT is time consuming and requires hard work; strategy is important but one thing can't replace the other, so find your balance.
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25 Feb 2026, 23:30
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Thank you so much for your debrief! ❤️
26 Feb 2026, 06:30
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Nice work!
Also, nice tips, including what you said about the streaks method.
For anyone who wants to better understand the streaks method, this post discusses it in detail.
How to Ace the GMAT Using the Streaks Method
Also, nice tips, including what you said about the streaks method.
For anyone who wants to better understand the streaks method, this post discusses it in detail.
How to Ace the GMAT Using the Streaks Method
