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Hello everyone, I recently took the GMAT and managed to get a score of 760 (Q51V41). I just wanted to tell you all about the preparation and exam experience, in the hope that it will be useful to you 
. This is my first post here, so let me know if I'm doing something wrong or if I miss something.
I started preparing for the GMAT in mid August. I immediately knew that verbal would be the main area of study for me. Being an engineer from India, quant is a strong point for me
, so I only studied verbal in the beginning. That is also the reason I targeted a 750+ score, because that will be the only chance I have at getting into a top college for MBA.
I used the following resources:
Once I studied the basic concepts of SC and CR, I practiced a bit of everything from the official guides. I gradually moved to more difficult questions and I timed myself solving a set of 10-12 questions each time. I tried to average about 1min45s per question for both verbal and quant. I then reviewed my answers and explanations for all verbal questions, including those that I got correct. I was getting almost all questions correct in quant, only mistakes were when I overlooked something in DS or made a calculation mistake etc.
I attempted the free test from Kaplan in which I scored 680. Reviewed the test, identified weak points, studied a bit more and gave the first GMATPrep practice test in which I scored 720. After this, I tried a few different practice tests from Veritas, Manhattan and Kaplan (again), and I kept scoring in the 710-740 range, but then I hit a ceiling. In quant I was at around a Q50 level, but in verbal I was stuck at around 37-39. I just needed a little bit extra in verbal. At this point, I got to know of this website from a https://gmatclub.com/chat group.
GMAT club is a godsend for all kinds of GMAT aspirants. This website has been unbelievably useful to me. At first, I just read the posts about how to improve verbal from high 30s to low 40s. There was a post by souvik giving a few ideas and one post by carcass where he posted hundreds of high level SC questions. These were super good and I solved a lot of questions from these. I also found out about the YouTube video series by GMATNinja.
For verbal (and even for quant) I very strongly recommend videos from GMATNinja, which you can find on the official GMATclub YouTube channel. However, I would suggest to only see these videos after you have a basic knowledge of the concepts of SC and CR. These videos are perfect for you to take your score from something like a 700-720 to somewhere in the 750-760 range, but they will be much more useful when you know the concepts beforehand. I watched all of these videos and started attempting questions from the GMATClub practice question banks. For verbal, I put a filter on official guide source, as it is pretty much the only reliable resource on good quality verbal questions. I would recommend practicing quant from any question by Bunuel, of which there are a lot
. Make sure to time yourself on all questions.
This proved to be the perfect strategy for me, as I was able to raise my level in verbal to around 40-42. This is only a 3 point increase, but it makes a big impact in the overall score. A Q49V38 would result in around 710, while a Q51V42 would result in 770, so you can see how big of a change it is. With a bit of refinement in quant, verbal and after watching a few videos on GMATclub YouTube channel for some strategy improvements, I attempted the second GMATPrep practice test two weeks before the exam and got a 750 (Q50V41). This boosted my confidence, and I then attempted a full scale exam (including IR/AWA which I used to skip till this point) again reusing the GMATPrep test, and while there were a few repeated questions, I scored 770 (Q51V42).
In the actual exam, I felt that verbal questions were of a similar level to the GMATPrep practice tests, while the quant questions were a slight bit harder. I would say that this was due to exam pressure, because I tried to get every single question correct on quant and was therefore double/triple checking my answers. This is a good strategy (as the GMATClub YouTube channel would tell you), and even though on both verbal and quant I had to guess a few questions in the last quarter, it didn't affect my score too much.
For AWA I just followed the chineseburned template, and while I didn't follow it completely, it was good enough for a 5.5.
That's it for this long winded summary of my GMAT prep journey, and I hope it is useful to you. I cannot thank this website enough, especially Bunuel, GMATNinja and carcass. This website is the single biggest factor in my success in GMAT.
. This is my first post here, so let me know if I'm doing something wrong or if I miss something.I started preparing for the GMAT in mid August. I immediately knew that verbal would be the main area of study for me. Being an engineer from India, quant is a strong point for me
, so I only studied verbal in the beginning. That is also the reason I targeted a 750+ score, because that will be the only chance I have at getting into a top college for MBA.I used the following resources:
- Sentence correction - Mainly Aristotle SC Grail, a little bit of Manhattan SC.
- Critical Reasoning - Powerscore CR Bible.
- Reading comprehension - I just practiced from OG using the GMAT club practice question banks with the timer.
- Quant is again a strong subject so I just practiced from the practice question banks.
Once I studied the basic concepts of SC and CR, I practiced a bit of everything from the official guides. I gradually moved to more difficult questions and I timed myself solving a set of 10-12 questions each time. I tried to average about 1min45s per question for both verbal and quant. I then reviewed my answers and explanations for all verbal questions, including those that I got correct. I was getting almost all questions correct in quant, only mistakes were when I overlooked something in DS or made a calculation mistake etc.
I attempted the free test from Kaplan in which I scored 680. Reviewed the test, identified weak points, studied a bit more and gave the first GMATPrep practice test in which I scored 720. After this, I tried a few different practice tests from Veritas, Manhattan and Kaplan (again), and I kept scoring in the 710-740 range, but then I hit a ceiling. In quant I was at around a Q50 level, but in verbal I was stuck at around 37-39. I just needed a little bit extra in verbal. At this point, I got to know of this website from a https://gmatclub.com/chat group.
GMAT club is a godsend for all kinds of GMAT aspirants. This website has been unbelievably useful to me. At first, I just read the posts about how to improve verbal from high 30s to low 40s. There was a post by souvik giving a few ideas and one post by carcass where he posted hundreds of high level SC questions. These were super good and I solved a lot of questions from these. I also found out about the YouTube video series by GMATNinja.
For verbal (and even for quant) I very strongly recommend videos from GMATNinja, which you can find on the official GMATclub YouTube channel. However, I would suggest to only see these videos after you have a basic knowledge of the concepts of SC and CR. These videos are perfect for you to take your score from something like a 700-720 to somewhere in the 750-760 range, but they will be much more useful when you know the concepts beforehand. I watched all of these videos and started attempting questions from the GMATClub practice question banks. For verbal, I put a filter on official guide source, as it is pretty much the only reliable resource on good quality verbal questions. I would recommend practicing quant from any question by Bunuel, of which there are a lot
. Make sure to time yourself on all questions.This proved to be the perfect strategy for me, as I was able to raise my level in verbal to around 40-42. This is only a 3 point increase, but it makes a big impact in the overall score. A Q49V38 would result in around 710, while a Q51V42 would result in 770, so you can see how big of a change it is. With a bit of refinement in quant, verbal and after watching a few videos on GMATclub YouTube channel for some strategy improvements, I attempted the second GMATPrep practice test two weeks before the exam and got a 750 (Q50V41). This boosted my confidence, and I then attempted a full scale exam (including IR/AWA which I used to skip till this point) again reusing the GMATPrep test, and while there were a few repeated questions, I scored 770 (Q51V42).
In the actual exam, I felt that verbal questions were of a similar level to the GMATPrep practice tests, while the quant questions were a slight bit harder. I would say that this was due to exam pressure, because I tried to get every single question correct on quant and was therefore double/triple checking my answers. This is a good strategy (as the GMATClub YouTube channel would tell you), and even though on both verbal and quant I had to guess a few questions in the last quarter, it didn't affect my score too much.
For AWA I just followed the chineseburned template, and while I didn't follow it completely, it was good enough for a 5.5.
That's it for this long winded summary of my GMAT prep journey, and I hope it is useful to you. I cannot thank this website enough, especially Bunuel, GMATNinja and carcass. This website is the single biggest factor in my success in GMAT.
30 Nov 2021, 18:59
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Hi pawas21,
Congrats on a great score! Good luck with things moving forward.
Congrats on a great score! Good luck with things moving forward.
01 Dec 2021, 15:46
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Hi pawas21,
A 760/Q51 is an outstanding Score - and with it, you can comfortably apply to ANY Business Schools that interest you! Are you leaning towards any particular Programs at this point (and are you planning to apply soon?)?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
A 760/Q51 is an outstanding Score - and with it, you can comfortably apply to ANY Business Schools that interest you! Are you leaning towards any particular Programs at this point (and are you planning to apply soon?)?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
