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710 - (Q49; V38) First & last shot at GMAT 23 Dec 2006, 18:39
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Hi everyone..I have been around silently lurking around..and learning a lot from this forum over the past 3 weeks. I'm from Pakistan with 3 yrs of experience as a credit analyst in one of the leading banks.

My results are an aberration to the general proportionality I have seen between Powerprep & GmatPrep..

Prep started on 29th Nov. 2006, I checked the seat availability ..the entire month was available so I thought i'd register for the 15th of Dec. later...

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OG, 11th edition
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Kaplan 2006 + CD

I didn't have as much time as the other people since I intend to apply for the fall 2007 MBA admissions, so I decided to take the plunge and go for it.

Kaplan Diagnostic test score: 570
GMATprep 1: 660 ( a week before the test)
Powerprep 1: 650 ( 4 days before the exam)
GMATprep 2: 640 ( night before the exam)

Actual score: 710, Q49 (90 percentile); V38(85th percentile) {overall 94}

I wanted a 700+ real bad and on the day of the test I gave it all I had but I kept staring at the screen in disbelief for quiet some time after I saw the score..

I'm really tired right now..Came back from another city and havent slept in 15 hours. So i'll write back with more on what I found to be the most effective techniques in such a short span of time. I'd like to add that u guys are awesome, I learnt so much here..

I'd like some ideas on what kinds of schools to apply to...I think I can still make the second deadline of quite a few..

Once again, hats off to u guys..I'll post back with more later..
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710 - (Q49; V38) First & last shot at GMAT 23 Dec 2006, 19:38
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Congrats on your achievement.

If you are able to post your technique, it would be helpful to many around here. Thank you.
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710 - (Q49; V38) First & last shot at GMAT 23 Dec 2006, 20:21
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640 the night before the exam... and 710 the next day... boy... you must had a lot of luck :lol: :lol: :lol:

CONGRATS :!:
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710 - (Q49; V38) First & last shot at GMAT 15 May 2010, 07:12
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It's been a long time since I last posted guys. Never got around to doing it. Let me quickly give you a rundown of how I did it in 3 weeks.

1. Switched off my cellphone. I only had one goal in mind, cross the 700 score on GMAT.
2. Kaplan Maths Cds and material really helped me cut down on the time it took to solve quant questions.
3. Practise.
4. Error log. This was very important for me. Everytime I made a mistake, I absolutely made sure I knew why I had made that mistake and that I NEVER repeated a smiliar error. I significantly improved my scores by cutting down on careless mistakes and reading the questions properly.
5. By the third week, I could do the Kaplan Maths exams a minute or two before time ended with a score of 95% or above.
6. Similarly my timing was great on the verbal as well. I used various materials to go over English rules for GMAT etc.
7. Throughout this whole time I was extremely motivated to ace the GMAT and I was building myself up for the success.
8. I scored bad in the practise test before the final because I rushed through the whole thing in like 1.45hrs. I knew that and it didn't matter because I just wanted my brain feeding on some more GMAT food so I would be prepared the next day.
9. I believe the single most important thing for me was micro-managing my mistakes.
10. Took chocolates and red bull with me on exam day. I think it was a good call.

Hope this helps!

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710 - (Q49; V38) First & last shot at GMAT 15 May 2010, 11:58
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It's been a long time since I last posted guys. Never got around to doing it. Let me quickly give you a rundown of how I did it in 3 weeks.

1. Switched off my cellphone. I only had one goal in mind, cross the 700 score on GMAT.
2. Kaplan Maths Cds and material really helped me cut down on the time it took to solve quant questions.
3. Practise.
4. Error log. This was very important for me. Everytime I made a mistake, I absolutely made sure I knew why I had made that mistake and that I NEVER repeated a smiliar error. I significantly improved my scores by cutting down on careless mistakes and reading the questions properly.
5. By the third week, I could do the Kaplan Maths exams a minute or two before time ended with a score of 95% or above.
6. Similarly my timing was great on the verbal as well. I used various materials to go over English rules for GMAT etc.
7. Throughout this whole time I was extremely motivated to ace the GMAT and I was building myself up for the success.
8. I scored bad in the practise test before the final because I rushed through the whole thing in like 1.45hrs. I knew that and it didn't matter because I just wanted my brain feeding on some more GMAT food so I would be prepared the next day.
9. I believe the single most important thing for me was micro-managing my mistakes.
10. Took chocolates and red bull with me on exam day. I think it was a good call.

Hope this helps!
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That was quick !!! More than 3 years :lol:

So, you must have completed your degree from tepper?
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710 - (Q49; V38) First & last shot at GMAT 15 May 2010, 13:02
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Dimitri, thanks for the update.
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710 - (Q49; V38) First & last shot at GMAT 17 May 2010, 10:22
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big pause and great respond :)
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