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Updated on: 18 May 2012, 06:45
Originally posted by chandan2003109 on 16 May 2012, 05:45.
Last edited by chandan2003109 on 18 May 2012, 06:45, edited 1 time in total.
Last edited by chandan2003109 on 18 May 2012, 06:45, edited 1 time in total.
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I just gave my GMAT past Sunday and wanted to share my experience of GMAT. This was my first attempt and was able to reach the coveted score of 700 (Q49, V35) with just 2 months of studies. Although was a bit disappointed by my Verbal score of 35 (Was expecting around 39-40) but then decided against retake. Would be instead devoting time to writing up my essays.
Update - Got the AWA score of 5 today.
Some background Information -
Nationality - Indian
Undergrad - Engineering from One of the premier Institutes in India - NIT
GPA - Avg
Work-ex - 5 Yrs in Software Industry
Extracurricular - Involved with some NGO's, Won some medals in Intercollegiate fests, Medals in Swimming comp, Multiple Awards/Certificates from Employers(Both Current and Previous) for best performance/Overall Performance. Multiple Awards for implementing Innovation/Bright Idea's from employers.
How I Did It -
Quants -
Basically as I was involved in a full time job, didn't used to get much time for preparation. But I made sure that everyday, i would take out at least 2 hrs minimum for studies. Quants was never a problem for me as I enjoy solving puzzles a lot So I hardly devoted any time for Quants, except for P&C, probablity and statistical part. Apart from that i just did the DS questions from the OG. Basically Tests were the only source of my practice for Quants.
My 2 cents for Quants - Make sure you are good in Number theory/P&C/Probablity/Statistics. Get your concepts clear in number theory as most of the DS and PS questions in the real thing are based on that. I consistently hovered between 48-50 in quants during my practice tests. In my opinion these are the sections that would make a difference between a 46 and a 50.
Verbal -
This was the section that gave me the headache during my entire preparation time. My score in this section hovered from 23-39. My only strength in this section was CR.Though i am an avid reader I was still facing difficulty in RC - primarily in inference and scope questions. I practiced a lot of RC questions, did OG, RC 99, 800 Score to get a hold of this part and at the end I did gain confidence . I was never good in SC and in the end also i guess this part was my nemesis. For SC I did OG/Aristotle/Kaplan.
Cant guide much on the verbal part , but i can surely say this much that for Verbal don't just stick to doing questions. Even if you get the questions right, read the explanation provided in OG.
Will soon provide more information...!!
Update - Got the AWA score of 5 today.
Some background Information -
Nationality - Indian
Undergrad - Engineering from One of the premier Institutes in India - NIT
GPA - Avg
Work-ex - 5 Yrs in Software Industry
Extracurricular - Involved with some NGO's, Won some medals in Intercollegiate fests, Medals in Swimming comp, Multiple Awards/Certificates from Employers(Both Current and Previous) for best performance/Overall Performance. Multiple Awards for implementing Innovation/Bright Idea's from employers.
How I Did It -
Quants -
Basically as I was involved in a full time job, didn't used to get much time for preparation. But I made sure that everyday, i would take out at least 2 hrs minimum for studies. Quants was never a problem for me as I enjoy solving puzzles a lot So I hardly devoted any time for Quants, except for P&C, probablity and statistical part. Apart from that i just did the DS questions from the OG. Basically Tests were the only source of my practice for Quants.
My 2 cents for Quants - Make sure you are good in Number theory/P&C/Probablity/Statistics. Get your concepts clear in number theory as most of the DS and PS questions in the real thing are based on that. I consistently hovered between 48-50 in quants during my practice tests. In my opinion these are the sections that would make a difference between a 46 and a 50.
Verbal -
This was the section that gave me the headache during my entire preparation time. My score in this section hovered from 23-39. My only strength in this section was CR.Though i am an avid reader I was still facing difficulty in RC - primarily in inference and scope questions. I practiced a lot of RC questions, did OG, RC 99, 800 Score to get a hold of this part and at the end I did gain confidence . I was never good in SC and in the end also i guess this part was my nemesis. For SC I did OG/Aristotle/Kaplan.
Cant guide much on the verbal part , but i can surely say this much that for Verbal don't just stick to doing questions. Even if you get the questions right, read the explanation provided in OG.
Will soon provide more information...!!
16 May 2012, 10:02
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Congrats on the score!
chandan2003109
Excellent point. It's crucial to fully read every explanation in the OG - even for the questions that you answer correctly. Understand why one option is correct and why the others are not. This reinforces the concepts learned in the guidebooks, builds confidence, and helps us to better understand the GMAT test makers' logic.
18 May 2012, 06:46
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[quote="bmillan01"]Congrats on the score!
Thanks Sir.....
Thanks Sir.....
