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I am a working professional and when I decided to take the GMAT, only concern I had was time. I generally get very little time after office for any kind of preparation. So I scouted for a couching that could help me prepare for the exam and ended up choosing Princeton.
On the first day at Princeton, I took their assessment test. Since I was good at mathematics in my school days, I thought that the quant section would be a cakewalk for me and verbal won't be that bad. But that was not the case. I got 590 in this test and that made me realize that GMAT is not about knowledge alone. There are tricks and techniques that have to be mastered. So I started my coaching at Princeton Raja Garden by joining their weekend batch.
As quant was my stronger section, I decided to finish quant first and then focus on verbal. Abhishek sir helped me brush up all the formulas and made me understand the different types of questions that come in GMAT. I took me a little time to unlearn my old concepts which were giving me the right answers but taking a lot of time to get them. He made me look for shortcuts that can be applied to the questions rather than solving them. I learned plug-in techniques carefully as time is important in the quant section. Princeton quant material was also very helpful as it made me see the traps that should be avoided in the final test. Slowly my quant score improved in the practice tests and I started scoring above 45 consistently. Then I switched my focus to the verbal section.
As verbal was my weak section, I started with the basic grammar with Vrinda Ma'am. She was very patient with me and explained each concept in great detail. I realized that for verbal, Princeton's material and OG is enough to crack the exam if all the concepts are clear. So we went through each and every SC and CR question in the OG and discussed the concepts in great detail. I also solved the questions in test supplements and discussed their answers with Vrinda Ma'am. RC was my weakest section and during me mock tests, I realized that I won't be able to finish my verbal section if I focus too much on RC questions in the exam. So I decided to go through all the concepts and shortcut tips with Vrinda Ma'am and practiced the RC questions in the OG.
In the final exam, I finished my quant section on time and got 50 in it. In the verbal section, I had to rush a bit through the RC questions in the end and got a score of 37. My overall score was 720.
My suggestion to the test takers would be to practice every section of OG at least thrice and take as many mock tests as possible. Do not appear for the final exam until you are scoring above 700 consistently. I got 700, 710 and 720 in my last three mock tests.
At last, I would thank both Abhishek sir and Vrinda ma'am for their support. They were extremely accommodating in scheduling extra classes to discuss my mock test results. I was fortunate that I got such good trainers at Princeton who made me a smart test taker.
On the first day at Princeton, I took their assessment test. Since I was good at mathematics in my school days, I thought that the quant section would be a cakewalk for me and verbal won't be that bad. But that was not the case. I got 590 in this test and that made me realize that GMAT is not about knowledge alone. There are tricks and techniques that have to be mastered. So I started my coaching at Princeton Raja Garden by joining their weekend batch.
As quant was my stronger section, I decided to finish quant first and then focus on verbal. Abhishek sir helped me brush up all the formulas and made me understand the different types of questions that come in GMAT. I took me a little time to unlearn my old concepts which were giving me the right answers but taking a lot of time to get them. He made me look for shortcuts that can be applied to the questions rather than solving them. I learned plug-in techniques carefully as time is important in the quant section. Princeton quant material was also very helpful as it made me see the traps that should be avoided in the final test. Slowly my quant score improved in the practice tests and I started scoring above 45 consistently. Then I switched my focus to the verbal section.
As verbal was my weak section, I started with the basic grammar with Vrinda Ma'am. She was very patient with me and explained each concept in great detail. I realized that for verbal, Princeton's material and OG is enough to crack the exam if all the concepts are clear. So we went through each and every SC and CR question in the OG and discussed the concepts in great detail. I also solved the questions in test supplements and discussed their answers with Vrinda Ma'am. RC was my weakest section and during me mock tests, I realized that I won't be able to finish my verbal section if I focus too much on RC questions in the exam. So I decided to go through all the concepts and shortcut tips with Vrinda Ma'am and practiced the RC questions in the OG.
In the final exam, I finished my quant section on time and got 50 in it. In the verbal section, I had to rush a bit through the RC questions in the end and got a score of 37. My overall score was 720.
My suggestion to the test takers would be to practice every section of OG at least thrice and take as many mock tests as possible. Do not appear for the final exam until you are scoring above 700 consistently. I got 700, 710 and 720 in my last three mock tests.
At last, I would thank both Abhishek sir and Vrinda ma'am for their support. They were extremely accommodating in scheduling extra classes to discuss my mock test results. I was fortunate that I got such good trainers at Princeton who made me a smart test taker.
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