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What resources you used for prep besides TTP?

Hi, thanks very much for sharing and congrats on the great score!

Just wondering if you have a count of the total hours you devoted to studying in your study phase?

All the best for your next steps.

Thanks! Based on the TTP website, I used around 235 hours for both phases. If I were to remove my practice phase, my total hours should be around 200 - 220 hours.

Thank you so much for your reply.

Just to clarify: this 235 hours, or 200-220 hours, refer only to the time you spent on the TTP platform, right? The reason I asked is because if you studied on average 3 hours a day for 5 months (let's say 150 days), the total study time should be around 450 hours?

Yes, it is only the time I spent on the TTP platform; this does not include my time on the official practice exams and on my review notes. Nevertheless, I still was not clear about my total time spent because I believed that I spent less than 450 hours in total. After I recalled, this discrepancy could be attributable to the following facts:

Thank you for pointing this out!

If I were to give any advice it would be to keep going through the doubt. This can be a long process and there will be times when you might question if all the studying will be worth it, but it will be. Every single point you get on the test matters, so you will never be upset with working until you achieve the best score you can.

Super happy with my GMAT FE 665 score as it puts me at a significant advantage for my target school (which I was just recently accepted to ).

I started my GMAT prep in 2024 in March, with me purchasing the GMAT books and starting there. I knew early on that Quant was going to be my toughest section, and I quickly realized that I needed some extra resources to help me improve my scores.

My first benchmark GMAT was a 595 (Q: 77, V: 83, DI: 78) and my goal was to get it to a 615 or above. Biggest opportunity was in Quant, where the 77 I scored translated to a 46th Percentile...
So I did my homework and really looked for a test prep course that offered both a holistic focus as well as a rigorous Quant methodology.

The overwhelming consensus was to utilize Target Test Prep, and after using TTP for about 6-7 months, I can say in hindsight that it absolutely works. The disclaimer here is that, IMO, you get what you put in.
I work full-time in NYC and between occasional long hours, hour-long commutes, and my own personal life, there wasn't always a lot of spare time to sit down and study. That's why TTP's self-paced course really came in handy, where I could dedicate as much time as I could and not feel like I'm falling behind.

Not only could I hone in on specific topics and deep dive into the granular details to master the topic, I could also review previous topics with cumulative quizzes that made sure I was recalling things I studied a week or month ago. For someone who has a busy schedule, this was exactly what I needed to make sure I was honest to myself and stayed on top of my Quant progression.

The final week leading up to the exam was pretty stressful and I barely got sleep the night before, but I followed my routine (light breakfast, small iced coffee, Spotify playlist, etc) and performed well enough to land a 665!

In hindsight, I definitely should have given myself more time to recover after work. Some days I pushed myself to study, even when I didn't have the brain power to retain any info. I took 1 day off from work prior to my GMAT but I think I should have taken at least 2 or 3--enough time to let it sink that my exam was actually around the corner!

Yesterday, I received an admit from my dream B school. It had a special weightage of GMAT (30 % ) and I had the highest score. Also when I gave SDA Bocconi interview, the interviewer mentioned that I have a very good GMAT score and discussed about my GMAT journey. Some top colleges in the world have a special weightage to the GMAT score as it brings transparency in the selection process (profile can be faked but not GMAT score).