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Location: India
Concentration: Operations, Strategy
Schools: Broad '20 (M$) Owen '20 (A) WP Carey" 20 (D) Jones '20 (WL) Rutgers '20 (A) Goizueta '20 (WL) Krannert '20 (A)
GMAT 1: 710 Q49 V38
GPA: 3.65
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Schools: Broad '20 (M$) Owen '20 (A) WP Carey" 20 (D) Jones '20 (WL) Rutgers '20 (A) Goizueta '20 (WL) Krannert '20 (A)
GMAT 1: 710 Q49 V38
Posts: 139
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It all started in 2011 during 3rd year of my Engineering in a country (India) where CAT (Common Admission Test) is fancy to majority of the students. After my first attempt of CAT and after I joined a MNC, I realized two things – that my CAT score was low for a GM (General Merit) category and that not all get global exposure/opportunities if you get into Indian B-Schools. So my thoughts shifted from CAT to GMAT. Reckoning that both exams are similar, attempted the GMAT in July 2013 and scored a mere 540 (Q47, V19). That was my first GMAT sting – “the sting of defeat”.
Later, I underwent GMAT classroom coaching, in which I was taught Quant and Verbal (Superficial). I gave quite a few prep exams available at no cost – including GMAT prep – such as Kaplan, MGMAT, Economist etc. All were in the range of 630-650. I was deceived by the fallacy that the GMAT exam will be easy compared to all the prep exams. But it was the other way. GMAT was much difficult than all the prep exams. Trust me, the GMAC folks are at a different level. From my experience, I am sure that no prep gives you quality verbal questions as does GMAC. Finally, gave the GMAT in June 2014 and score a 600 (Q48, V23). The situation was excruciating but not an issue for many reasons – taste of failure was not new to me, I was not in a hurry for an MBA as I was having only 2-yrs of professional experience, my score improved form my previous one etc. In fact, there is life apart from GMAT. This is one reason why I always planned GMAT only once in a year.
Time passed and I became serious about GMAT. So, purchased some online preps such as GMAT Pill and MGMAT guides. GMAT Pill – Gosh, such a terrible prep - claims excellent videos available but not for RC, which was my weakness. The so called Zeke Lee solves questions based on his intuitions rather than logic and reasoning. The only positive aspect GMAT Pill gave was - through some offer – access to GMAT CLUB tests. MGMAT Verbal guides are really good as you need some strong background and knowledge about theory and question types. Impressed with MGMAT guides, I purchased MGMAT tests. MGMAT and G-CLUB quant tests are the best if you need to hit that Q50/51 in quant. The best part of MGMAT quant is the way they twist the question and of G- CLUB quant is the shortcuts used in solutions. These two play a vital role for your quant timing. Wake a person, who has practiced questions from these preps, at midnight and give him a quant test, He will score a minimum Q48. The way I scored in MGMAT and G-Club Verbal, I feel these preps are very liberal in Verbal. I reached a stage where I realized (through my prep exams) that my verbal was still weak and was not hitting the required score (V40). So I decided to purchase e-GMAT and I felt this was the one I needed for verbal improvement. Yes, e-GMAT verbal was good enough to lift you up (only to some extent). After so much of preparation, I took off from work for a week and gave only prep exams – MGMAT Prep 1-6 and GMAT Prep 1-4. I was scoring in the range of 680-720. Hence, gave the GMAT in October 2015 and scored a 650 (Q50, V28). Felt I was at the nadir of my life. Again, improvement from the previous one but now it was time to worry.
Finally, this time I decided to give another attempt for one last time. Literally, used no preps. Quant was above par, hence practiced only GMAT prep verbal questions. I knew that crossing the V28 barrier needed tremendous effort. So I practiced almost every single question from GMAT official guides, Verbal Review, Question Pack 1 and Exam Packs (1-4). Honestly, I was speaking GMAT language for the last few days and practiced nothing but GMAT prep exams. In the GMAT prep 5 and prep 6, I scored a 730 and 740 respectively. My target this time was 740 (Q50, V40). With this confidence, I gave the GMAT in Feb 2017 and scored a 710 (Q49, V38, IR6). Missed the target by inch but still, that moment when you see a score above 700 is a feeling of triumph over GMAT. I know my debrief is a saga, but even writing a debrief - after reading 100+ of others’ debrief – is such a good feeling.
I am deeply grateful to GMAT CLUB and thankful to MGMAT and e-GMAT.
Materials Used:
Quant from G-CLUB (Bunuel Posts). That’s more than sufficient. MGMAT Verbal Guides and e-GMAT Verbal to know about SC and CR. You need them.
For quant practice questions, MGMAT 6 CAT’s and G-CLUB practice tests. You can reset the MGMAT tests and re-take many times. Their question database is behemoth. For verbal practice questions, use the GMAC official materials. It will keep you in the right track.
Believe me, using the right materials was key to my time management. I completed my Quant in 65 min and Verbal in 71 min. I have my GMAT ESR.
Don’ts
• Do not feed all prep materials to your brain. Keep it neat and ordered. My suggestion is to go for only one verbal prep (e-GMAT or MGMAT).
• I am making an eloquent statement that don’t get hypnotized by these flashy GMAT prep ad’s and spend money if you are not scoring well in prep exams. They teach things what you already know.
• Do not persistently work on your strengths, rather work more on your weakness.
• Do not go crazy on the free exams such as Kaplan, Princeton, Economist, Veritas, Grookit, GMAT Pill etc. You will be heading nowhere by doing so.
• If you really need a 700+, you need to hit that scores in your GMAT PREP 1st attempt. If it’s a retake, you need to score at least 30 points more than your target score. Do not step into exam center if you are not hitting your required score in GMAT Preps. You will be disappointed.
• Do not be deflated by your old score during the exam.
• Do not get skittish at the end of the exam as you will be getting the score.
• Do not keep pondering about how you did in quant section during the verbal section. You will lose concentration.
• Do not think the exam center will be serene. There will be minor disturbances
Do’s
• Check the way bunuel has solved the problems. Life will be made easy (One life is not enough to check the posts of bunuel).
• Quantity does not matter, quality matters. For people who are at plateau, especially verbal, think of reading theory, rather than practicing more questions. Figure out why are you getting questions wrong.
• Leave no stone unturned in Quant of G-Club, Q51 will be in your report.
• Do not always spend time in prep exams to see where you stand. One GMAT prep is enough to see where you stand and where you need to improve.
• Practice all the GMAT prep materials. Not necessary if you are scoring 720’s from the start, but doing so may give you 760+.
• Buy kindle version of MGMAT guides, saves money and paper. Additionally, it gives you 6 months’ access to 6 MGMAT CAT’s.
• Take enough full length GMAT preps. The real GMAT is grueling and you need tremendous stamina to give it.
• Yes, the first 15-20 questions play a major part in your score. Don't miss them.
In case, if anyone wants to know anything specific, comment/PM me.
Later, I underwent GMAT classroom coaching, in which I was taught Quant and Verbal (Superficial). I gave quite a few prep exams available at no cost – including GMAT prep – such as Kaplan, MGMAT, Economist etc. All were in the range of 630-650. I was deceived by the fallacy that the GMAT exam will be easy compared to all the prep exams. But it was the other way. GMAT was much difficult than all the prep exams. Trust me, the GMAC folks are at a different level. From my experience, I am sure that no prep gives you quality verbal questions as does GMAC. Finally, gave the GMAT in June 2014 and score a 600 (Q48, V23). The situation was excruciating but not an issue for many reasons – taste of failure was not new to me, I was not in a hurry for an MBA as I was having only 2-yrs of professional experience, my score improved form my previous one etc. In fact, there is life apart from GMAT. This is one reason why I always planned GMAT only once in a year.
Time passed and I became serious about GMAT. So, purchased some online preps such as GMAT Pill and MGMAT guides. GMAT Pill – Gosh, such a terrible prep - claims excellent videos available but not for RC, which was my weakness. The so called Zeke Lee solves questions based on his intuitions rather than logic and reasoning. The only positive aspect GMAT Pill gave was - through some offer – access to GMAT CLUB tests. MGMAT Verbal guides are really good as you need some strong background and knowledge about theory and question types. Impressed with MGMAT guides, I purchased MGMAT tests. MGMAT and G-CLUB quant tests are the best if you need to hit that Q50/51 in quant. The best part of MGMAT quant is the way they twist the question and of G- CLUB quant is the shortcuts used in solutions. These two play a vital role for your quant timing. Wake a person, who has practiced questions from these preps, at midnight and give him a quant test, He will score a minimum Q48. The way I scored in MGMAT and G-Club Verbal, I feel these preps are very liberal in Verbal. I reached a stage where I realized (through my prep exams) that my verbal was still weak and was not hitting the required score (V40). So I decided to purchase e-GMAT and I felt this was the one I needed for verbal improvement. Yes, e-GMAT verbal was good enough to lift you up (only to some extent). After so much of preparation, I took off from work for a week and gave only prep exams – MGMAT Prep 1-6 and GMAT Prep 1-4. I was scoring in the range of 680-720. Hence, gave the GMAT in October 2015 and scored a 650 (Q50, V28). Felt I was at the nadir of my life. Again, improvement from the previous one but now it was time to worry.
Finally, this time I decided to give another attempt for one last time. Literally, used no preps. Quant was above par, hence practiced only GMAT prep verbal questions. I knew that crossing the V28 barrier needed tremendous effort. So I practiced almost every single question from GMAT official guides, Verbal Review, Question Pack 1 and Exam Packs (1-4). Honestly, I was speaking GMAT language for the last few days and practiced nothing but GMAT prep exams. In the GMAT prep 5 and prep 6, I scored a 730 and 740 respectively. My target this time was 740 (Q50, V40). With this confidence, I gave the GMAT in Feb 2017 and scored a 710 (Q49, V38, IR6). Missed the target by inch but still, that moment when you see a score above 700 is a feeling of triumph over GMAT. I know my debrief is a saga, but even writing a debrief - after reading 100+ of others’ debrief – is such a good feeling.
I am deeply grateful to GMAT CLUB and thankful to MGMAT and e-GMAT.
Materials Used:
Quant from G-CLUB (Bunuel Posts). That’s more than sufficient. MGMAT Verbal Guides and e-GMAT Verbal to know about SC and CR. You need them.
For quant practice questions, MGMAT 6 CAT’s and G-CLUB practice tests. You can reset the MGMAT tests and re-take many times. Their question database is behemoth. For verbal practice questions, use the GMAC official materials. It will keep you in the right track.
Believe me, using the right materials was key to my time management. I completed my Quant in 65 min and Verbal in 71 min. I have my GMAT ESR.
Don’ts
• Do not feed all prep materials to your brain. Keep it neat and ordered. My suggestion is to go for only one verbal prep (e-GMAT or MGMAT).
• I am making an eloquent statement that don’t get hypnotized by these flashy GMAT prep ad’s and spend money if you are not scoring well in prep exams. They teach things what you already know.
• Do not persistently work on your strengths, rather work more on your weakness.
• Do not go crazy on the free exams such as Kaplan, Princeton, Economist, Veritas, Grookit, GMAT Pill etc. You will be heading nowhere by doing so.
• If you really need a 700+, you need to hit that scores in your GMAT PREP 1st attempt. If it’s a retake, you need to score at least 30 points more than your target score. Do not step into exam center if you are not hitting your required score in GMAT Preps. You will be disappointed.
• Do not be deflated by your old score during the exam.
• Do not get skittish at the end of the exam as you will be getting the score.
• Do not keep pondering about how you did in quant section during the verbal section. You will lose concentration.
• Do not think the exam center will be serene. There will be minor disturbances
Do’s
• Check the way bunuel has solved the problems. Life will be made easy (One life is not enough to check the posts of bunuel).
• Quantity does not matter, quality matters. For people who are at plateau, especially verbal, think of reading theory, rather than practicing more questions. Figure out why are you getting questions wrong.
• Leave no stone unturned in Quant of G-Club, Q51 will be in your report.
• Do not always spend time in prep exams to see where you stand. One GMAT prep is enough to see where you stand and where you need to improve.
• Practice all the GMAT prep materials. Not necessary if you are scoring 720’s from the start, but doing so may give you 760+.
• Buy kindle version of MGMAT guides, saves money and paper. Additionally, it gives you 6 months’ access to 6 MGMAT CAT’s.
• Take enough full length GMAT preps. The real GMAT is grueling and you need tremendous stamina to give it.
• Yes, the first 15-20 questions play a major part in your score. Don't miss them.
In case, if anyone wants to know anything specific, comment/PM me.
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