Name: Kartikeya Kaul GMAT: 750 (Q50, V41)Faculty: Quant – Tarun Kaushik; Verbal – Priyanka BalasubramanianI started my GMAT preparation by studying on my own but in a few weeks I realized I need a quality coaching program which would help me improve my basics of verbal and fine tune my knowledge of quant. After looking at the various options I decided to go with Princeton as I had heard only good things from few of my friends who had already been studying there.
As I had a very erratic work schedule I decided to go with the one on one class option and since I had scored a 690 on GMAT prep it was suggested to me to go for the Excelerator program. So I started my preparations with Tarun Sir and Priyanka Ma’am.
As verbal was my weak section I started with it first along with Priyanka taking 1-2 classes each week after my office hours. Priyanka was very patient with me and explained each topic in great detail. Together we went through OG verbal ‘13, Verbal review ’13, OG verbal ’10 and various supplementary question sets. In each class we spent considerable time discussing my doubts and devising ways to tackle such questions in the future. Priyanka Ma’am not only helped me to learn the new rules for tackling verbal questions but also unlearn old habits which were acting as a deterrent in my verbal preparation.
For quant, Tarun sir had me go through most of the booster material so that I got sufficient practice for each type of question. These questions provided me invaluable practice which helped me immensely in the final exam. In each class Tarun sir cleared all my doubts of a particular topic and taught me smarter ways to solve such problems.
Apart from the coursework, both Tarun sir and Priyanka ma’am helped me perfect my pacing strategy by making me take several mock tests. They both helped identify in which sections of the exam I needed to go slowly and in which sections I could speed up. These tips were a great help in the final exam and helped me complete my exam in time.
Throughout the preparation both Tarun sir and Priyanka ma’am were extremely accommodating in scheduling classes as per my convenience. No matter how tight their schedule was they always found some time to discuss my doubts or review my mock test results. Such dedication to test prep was really heartening and was the highlight of my Princeton experience. The final score which I received would not have been possible without their help and for this I cannot thank them enough.