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My GMAT journey lasted close to 6-7 months, and while the official scorecard reads 695 → 705 → 725, there were far more ups and downs behind the scenes than those three numbers suggest. I want to use this debrief to walk through each phase - and to give credit where it's genuinely due, to Target Test Prep for being the backbone of this journey.
Phase 1: Back to Basics (Months 1–2.5)
The first two months were about putting myself back in school. I committed to unlearning and re-learning every concept from scratch - working through TTP's comprehensive curriculum across Quant, Verbal, and DI, and building the conceptual foundation the exam demands. Honestly, this was the most enjoyable phase of the prep. TTP made it effortless to stay on track: the structured course flow, the practice question banks, the review sets, and the in-built notes meant I never had to think about what to study next (TTP's study calendar did that for me) - just how well I was absorbing it.
Phase 2: Question Solving Ramp-Up (Months 3–4)
With the concepts locked in, I shifted focus to high-volume question practice. The thing about the GMAT is that no matter how well you know the theory, the exam will always find a new angle to test you - so no amount of practice ever felt truly sufficient. I'm grateful for the sheer volume of questions TTP provides. The DI section in particular stood out - the interface closely mimics the actual exam environment, and the variety of question types helped me get comfortable with the kinds of traps and twists the real exam likes to throw.
After a few mocks in a score range I was happy with, I felt ready to attempt the exam.
Attempt 1: 695
Quant and Verbal went largely as expected, but DI caught me off guard. The real exam pressure is a different beast - solving under genuine time constraints and stress is a skill in itself, and it was clear I hadn't fully developed it yet. Noted, and back to prep.
Phase 3: Refinement (Months 5–6)
I leaned heavily on TTP's custom exam builder during this phase, simulating real exam conditions and targeting my weaker areas. My mock scores climbed back into the range I wanted, and I felt ready to go again.
Attempt 2: 705
A step in the right direction, but I knew I'd left points on the table. My mock scores had consistently been higher, and I could trace the underperformance to a handful of early errors that likely triggered a harsher algorithmic penalty on my sectional scores - not a conceptual gap, but a costly one. I went back to drilling the harder, trickier questions across all three sections.
One thing that proved invaluable at this stage was TTP's structured error log. Even after six-plus months of prep, I could pull up mistakes from my earliest practice sessions - with full context on exactly what went wrong and why. That level of traceability helped me close gaps I didn't even know were still open.
Attempt 3: 725 (99th percentile)
The relentless question-solving grind finally paid off. By this point, I was genuinely comfortable with pacing, and the variety of question types I'd encountered meant very few things on the actual exam felt unfamiliar. I also made a point of revisiting the highlighted notes and saved concepts from TTP's curriculum in the days before the exam - a small habit that made a real difference in walking in feeling prepared rather than anxious. The result: a perfect Q90, and a 725 overall.
Closing Thoughts:
Looking back, TTP being as comprehensive as it is was what allowed me to extract the most out of this journey - across three attempts. The detailed curriculum, the question banks, the review quizzes, the error log, the analytics, the strategy deep-dives, and the AI tool all compounded over time into the proficiency the exam required. No single resource did it alone - it was the cumulative effect of all of them working together.
If you're early in your journey and feeling overwhelmed, my honest advice is to trust the process, stay disciplined on the basics, and use every tool your prep platform gives you. You'll need them.
Thanks to the TTP team for building something that genuinely holds up across a long, multi-attempt journey. Couldn't have done it without TTP!
Phase 1: Back to Basics (Months 1–2.5)
The first two months were about putting myself back in school. I committed to unlearning and re-learning every concept from scratch - working through TTP's comprehensive curriculum across Quant, Verbal, and DI, and building the conceptual foundation the exam demands. Honestly, this was the most enjoyable phase of the prep. TTP made it effortless to stay on track: the structured course flow, the practice question banks, the review sets, and the in-built notes meant I never had to think about what to study next (TTP's study calendar did that for me) - just how well I was absorbing it.
Phase 2: Question Solving Ramp-Up (Months 3–4)
With the concepts locked in, I shifted focus to high-volume question practice. The thing about the GMAT is that no matter how well you know the theory, the exam will always find a new angle to test you - so no amount of practice ever felt truly sufficient. I'm grateful for the sheer volume of questions TTP provides. The DI section in particular stood out - the interface closely mimics the actual exam environment, and the variety of question types helped me get comfortable with the kinds of traps and twists the real exam likes to throw.
After a few mocks in a score range I was happy with, I felt ready to attempt the exam.
Attempt 1: 695
Quant and Verbal went largely as expected, but DI caught me off guard. The real exam pressure is a different beast - solving under genuine time constraints and stress is a skill in itself, and it was clear I hadn't fully developed it yet. Noted, and back to prep.
Phase 3: Refinement (Months 5–6)
I leaned heavily on TTP's custom exam builder during this phase, simulating real exam conditions and targeting my weaker areas. My mock scores climbed back into the range I wanted, and I felt ready to go again.
Attempt 2: 705
A step in the right direction, but I knew I'd left points on the table. My mock scores had consistently been higher, and I could trace the underperformance to a handful of early errors that likely triggered a harsher algorithmic penalty on my sectional scores - not a conceptual gap, but a costly one. I went back to drilling the harder, trickier questions across all three sections.
One thing that proved invaluable at this stage was TTP's structured error log. Even after six-plus months of prep, I could pull up mistakes from my earliest practice sessions - with full context on exactly what went wrong and why. That level of traceability helped me close gaps I didn't even know were still open.
Attempt 3: 725 (99th percentile)
The relentless question-solving grind finally paid off. By this point, I was genuinely comfortable with pacing, and the variety of question types I'd encountered meant very few things on the actual exam felt unfamiliar. I also made a point of revisiting the highlighted notes and saved concepts from TTP's curriculum in the days before the exam - a small habit that made a real difference in walking in feeling prepared rather than anxious. The result: a perfect Q90, and a 725 overall.
Closing Thoughts:
Looking back, TTP being as comprehensive as it is was what allowed me to extract the most out of this journey - across three attempts. The detailed curriculum, the question banks, the review quizzes, the error log, the analytics, the strategy deep-dives, and the AI tool all compounded over time into the proficiency the exam required. No single resource did it alone - it was the cumulative effect of all of them working together.
If you're early in your journey and feeling overwhelmed, my honest advice is to trust the process, stay disciplined on the basics, and use every tool your prep platform gives you. You'll need them.
Thanks to the TTP team for building something that genuinely holds up across a long, multi-attempt journey. Couldn't have done it without TTP!
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Congratultions on your success! I wish you all the best for the applications.
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Congrats on such a great score, wish you best luck for future.
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