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From 710 to 730 Updated on: 05 Feb 2015, 17:51
Originally posted by someone79 on 15 Dec 2011, 00:56.
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Thanks for the help... i appreciate it
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With your experience even 710 was sufficient, now not much time is left for essays. BTW do you mind sharing you strategy for verbal.
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congrates ... with your great experience you have scored more then required.
good luck for application part.

please share your verbal strategy and how many mistake you did to score V39?
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From 710 to 730 Updated on: 05 Feb 2015, 17:53
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Problem with verbal is that we in India follow British English and the GMAT tests American english. Is GMAT fair for non-native speakers. No! But does getting a good score in verbal means that a person has mastery of English. Definitely! There is no way around it.

English has always been my serious drawback. I started from basics as I couldn't remember what was preposition, adjective, adverb, etc. (a little bit of exaggeration) . But you do get the point.

1. I started with "Painless Grammar" by Rebecca M. Elliot. So that I can understand what the books such as Manhattan SC were talking about. Now you may be getting at what level I was!

2. Did Manhattan Sentence Correction.

3. Kaplan Verbal - though it has some good tips for AWA and reading comprehension, it doesn't have a lot of questions for practice. My biggest take was to understand how the RC works. It's very crisp, but some very good tips in there.

4. OG 12 and the verbal supplement. I think the best strategy is to not find the right answer, but to figure out what's wrong with the wrong answers.

5. A lot of online websites such as gmatclub and beatthegmat have good discussion forums where a lot of good questions are posted. You can have a look at them.

I think that after a certain level in the real GMAT exam, the GMAT becomes like someone firing towards you with a machine gun. You need to duck and take cover at certain times. You can't be a perfectionist. You need to know which battles to pick and which battles to lose. The end result should be to win the war. Always keep an eye on your biggest adversary, i.e. the clock.

Let me know if you want to know more. Try to focus on your weaknesses. Mine was English, but I think it's not that bad anymore. Be confident and don't let your nerves get over you.

At the hardest levels in the GMAT, the GMAT starts playing tricks on you. The questions look tougher, but they really test the same basics. I got a graph in Quant and the entire question was 4 pages long, but the real question hidden within it was very small.

For quant, the Manhattan Advanced Maths book was great. Previously, I used to focus on questions and then to arrive at the result. You need to think both ways.


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Inspiring.... thanks for sharing your verbal startegy
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730 is a great score- i think u did a great job :)
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not sure why you retook your GMAT..i don't think 730 proves anything more then a 710 does..If i were you, I would spend more time on my essays then on GMAT.
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at 29 and coming from a typical pool of Indian applicants (IT + Male) H/S will be a very long shot...Again Harvard and Stanford are 2 very different schools..If you can see yourself as a fit with one...there is no way you can see yourself fitting with another...unless ofcourse you exibit a split persona :)
that said...730 is a great score and congratulations on that...with such extensive international experience and leadership potential...IMO you should rather be targetting INSEAD...INSEAD is more welcoming to folks of your profile....if i were you and had 250 bucks to let go, only then would i apply to Harvard....
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From 710 to 730 Updated on: 05 Feb 2015, 17:54
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Sunneysood: I was targeting for 780+ as that's what I was getting consistently in the GMATPrep's. Verbal score was previously in 76% range, so it made sense at that point. I am going in for another shot after I am done with the apps for the round 2
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How does a typical student in Harvard look like? Are they very young. I assume you are studying or have studied there.

The average age says 27 on the class stats. I am an Architect, who manages a product that brings 30% of revenue of a multi billion dollar company, working for a product development company, so not a very typical IT crowd. But I do see your point. Spending $250 doesn't worry much as this is something that's going to take more than $500K investment, considering my current $150K salary + fee + other expenses. :)

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Oh How I wish I could've said that I study or have studied there... :) I am just another long time aspirant... :)

My apologies for typecasting you...as an IT guy..Sorry about that...too soon and too wrong.. :)

You have a different profile! A unique story...that should differentiate you from one segment...but the age will still play a crucial role...the average age is 27...yes...but H/S are known for wanting younger candidates...You can speak to HBSguru Sandy for this...He blogs about his client profiles extensively and will definately have some pointers for you...

And $150 K..!! WOW!
I wonder why do you need a 2 year course...?? That is way above the average of a current HBS grad! :)
If you are looking for knowledge on some very specific areas...i am sure HBS has various workshops (paid) which will cost much less and will be much shorter...4-5 weeks..
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