From 490(Q34 V21) to 660(Q48 V34) in 2months

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People in this forum have scored far above 660. in fact for a lot of others 660 Q48 V 36 may be a low score but for me it was thrilling !! after scoring a 490 everyone told me that its impossible for anyone to jump over 100 points in just 2 months... i had given up hopes but then i thought lets do everything the right way and not care much about Jumps or scores... thts precisely whta i did... reviewing basic math & verbal concepts from this forum to practising questions put up by other test takers. i followed all the advice given by Honghu and Hjort and others here in the forum on how to go about a question. the way to approach it. in prime nos 2 is an imp No. etc etc.. and boy i ended up jumping 170 points

i dont think my advices or experience would help or interest many here couz those scoring 700 and above r the ones that friends U shud all read about but as for me i can now sit back and enjoy my glass of sweet wine

cheers guys

i dont think my advices or experience would help or interest many here couz those scoring 700 and above r the ones that friends U shud all read about but as for me i can now sit back and enjoy my glass of sweet wine

cheers guys

tobiastt · Answer

congratulations! 660 is in fact a very good score! 
I think it would be useful to read about your experience and how you managed to improve 170 points. What sources did you use?

laxieqv · Answer

You set a good example for us all! That's such a great effort that one overcome himself to get as high as possible. I'm impressed! ...If you have time, please be around to chime in sometimes :wink:

. Good lucks to your applications~!

eastcoaster9 · Answer

Congrats on the jump.. I'm not saying it's super easy/common, but this is more evidence that standardized tests can be beaten. In a little over a year of light study, way back in high school, I gained 410 points on the SAT over my PSAT. Of course the PSAT was sat for without having taken geometry, but there was improvement across the board.

bewakoof · Answer

I think you should share your experience and may be tell us what helped and what are the finer points that other guys helped you with. 
Thanks

gsr · Answer

Congrats on the phenomenal improvement!. 660 is indeed an excellent score.

I think you should share your experiences. More than the final 3 digit number that you see on your screen, your path to success is more important. A jump of 170 in 2 months is more commendable than a 7XX scored the first time. A lot of people (including me when I scored 6XX), don't post the experiences the first time or until they think they have done a good job. So, your experience will be valuable to many people here!

ValleyBall1 · Answer

Awesome job! Your story is truly inspiring and I would love to hear the details of your strategy. I am in your same shoes (after the 1st test) and would be thrilled with a 660 as well.

I hope to post a similar score after my 2nd attempt. Again, congratulations!!

Dilshod · Answer

Congratulations,
But isn't it strange that with Q48 and V36 you gained only 660? AFAIK, you should have gained at least 680.

P.S.^I also scored 660(Q50, V31).

FN · Answer

wow...v38 q48....and you still got 660...u should call up gmac...something is wrong with your overall score..

ValleyBall1 · Answer

Good point. The closest score I found to k12345's was a 710 - Q49 V38, so the Q48 V38 should be at least a 700 I'd think...

Antmavel · Answer

i got the same feeling, because i want to improve my general score, i got
Q48 V28 and 620 so when i looked at your score 660 with Q48V36 I was like : DAMNED ! no need to retake the test because I am definitely not going to score over 36 in Verbal and there are definitely chances that I will score lower than 38 in Q so

this score is not realistic i think

k12345 · Answer

Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry !!! its V48  Q34  i was in such a hurry tht i didnt bother to check much.... sorry guys !!

Antmavel · Answer

sounds better :-D

anyway from 490 to 660 is a huge improvement. I hope to achieve the same

congrats again

HongHu · Answer

Yes do share your experience with us please.

Not everybody have 700 in the first time or ever. What did you do differently for the two tests to result in such different scores has got to help a lot of people.

opsguy · Answer

k12345, congrats on the great improvement! I'd love to hear how you approached the quant section. Improving from 34 to 48 is a great accomplishment in a short period of time. Please do elaborate if you have a chance.

tobiastt · Answer

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