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I attempted my second GMAT test on 4th March 2023 and scored a 740 (Q49, V42). This was my second attempt, less than three weeks after my initial attempt on 13th Feb 2023. In between both attempts, I signed up for e-GMAT's $149 course.
For some context, I am an engineering graduate from BITS Pilani with about three years of work experience, employed with a startup. I had been meaning to give the GMAT for about six months now. However, as with most things, something or the other kept getting in the way and I didn't really put in a focused effort till about the third week of January. In the time from October 2022 to January 2023, I had given two official mocks without any preparation, watched a few videos on Youtube about the test and test prep experiences and downloaded some (free) prep material. In both the official mocks, I had scored 720.
Around the third week of January, I felt a little motivated to crank things up. My work schedule was looking a little relaxed for the next couple of weeks and I felt it was a good time to bell the cat. Based on my performance on the mocks, I felt I needed to improve my score by about 30 points, which I believed I could achieve on my own. I booked my test for 13th February and started identifying what I needed to work on. I had figured out that I solved the Sentence Correction questions on instinct, or "by the ear", and needed a process. I also wanted to up my pace on Critical Reasoning and Reading Comprehension. I studied some theory from Kaplan and Manhattan and referred to Youtube videos by GMAT Ninja (the video series with GMAT Club). My performance on the rest of the four (paid) official mocks over the course of the two weeks till the test varied from 660 to 750. I didn't go to the test feeling my most confident, and ended up with a 690 (Q48, V37). I came back disappointed and reconsidered my decision to give the GMAT itself.
At this point, I want to share a little perspective about my expectations from myself with respect to the test. I had no solid plans to pursue an MBA. It is something I continue to look at as just another option for myself. I quite like where my career is headed, the work I do and the compensation I draw. MBA is just another option. My drive to do well on the GMAT wasn't make-or-break in any way. More importantly, any time and effort I spent preparing for the test seemed to me like energy I could utilize to further my chances to grow at my workplace. Therefore, I was extremely mindful of how much time I wanted to spend on this endeavor.
Coming back to the week after my first attempt, I did not study for about 4-5 days. I wrestled with the thought of investing more time on preparing for the test and analyzed my ESR. Around the weekend, I made up my mind to give it another shot. Scoring a Q50, which I thought I could do on 7/10 days and even a minor improvement on verbal would put my score in a respectable band. I booked my second attempt for 4th March and set up introductory calls with e-GMAT and Top One Percent (both discovered through Instagram ads) and watched their testimonials on Youtube. I decided to go with e-GMAT because I felt like their course structure was more customizable to the approach that I wanted to take - a 12 day dash.
On my first call with Rida Shafeek, the strategy expert assigned to me, I saw that she was patient and took the time to understand the constraints that I had set up for myself. She quickly aligned herself to the dates I had in mind and prepared a strategy for me. Throughout my journey with e-GMAT, she monitored my progress on the concepts I studied, questions I practiced and tests I attempted. She set up check-ins with me every 3-4 days, gave me a sense of the progress we had made, collected feedback from me and motivated me.
The study material on e-GMAT helped me clear concepts around SC to the extent that I was frequently solving SC questions in less than a minute. Exercises suggested by Rida helped me read mindfully and improved my timing on RC. I used the Quant section to brush up concepts around Geometry and Inequalities.
Apart from the tactical help that I needed, Rida also gave me a lot of confidence, especially when I scored a 680 on the Sigma-X mock test. Surprise! Three days before my actual test, I gave a mock on the e-GMAT online platform and scored a 680. This was even poorer than my first attempt. Obviously, it was disheartening, but Rida ensured that I took the result as a learning and put me in the right mindset to use it to my advantage.
On test day, I had booked the same center and same time slot as my previous attempt. This helped with adding some familiarity to the entire experience of giving the test. I started the test more confident this time, thanks to the work I had put in on my Verbal and the timing strategy I had discussed with Rida on Quant. When my score of 740 flashed after the test, I was pleasantly surprised. In less than three weeks, things had turned around. A sense of accomplishment sunk in and I stared at the monitor for a good minute. The cat had been belled.
On a closing note, while I continue to believe that the GMAT or MBA in general is not a make-or-break milestone for me, I want to take a moment to be grateful for the help I received. I was able to achieve a good score due to the hyper-specific planning brought in by Rida and the manner in which SC concepts were taught by e-GMAT modules. I’m glad I chose to work with e-GMAT as it gave me great returns for the time I was willing to invest.
For some context, I am an engineering graduate from BITS Pilani with about three years of work experience, employed with a startup. I had been meaning to give the GMAT for about six months now. However, as with most things, something or the other kept getting in the way and I didn't really put in a focused effort till about the third week of January. In the time from October 2022 to January 2023, I had given two official mocks without any preparation, watched a few videos on Youtube about the test and test prep experiences and downloaded some (free) prep material. In both the official mocks, I had scored 720.
Around the third week of January, I felt a little motivated to crank things up. My work schedule was looking a little relaxed for the next couple of weeks and I felt it was a good time to bell the cat. Based on my performance on the mocks, I felt I needed to improve my score by about 30 points, which I believed I could achieve on my own. I booked my test for 13th February and started identifying what I needed to work on. I had figured out that I solved the Sentence Correction questions on instinct, or "by the ear", and needed a process. I also wanted to up my pace on Critical Reasoning and Reading Comprehension. I studied some theory from Kaplan and Manhattan and referred to Youtube videos by GMAT Ninja (the video series with GMAT Club). My performance on the rest of the four (paid) official mocks over the course of the two weeks till the test varied from 660 to 750. I didn't go to the test feeling my most confident, and ended up with a 690 (Q48, V37). I came back disappointed and reconsidered my decision to give the GMAT itself.
At this point, I want to share a little perspective about my expectations from myself with respect to the test. I had no solid plans to pursue an MBA. It is something I continue to look at as just another option for myself. I quite like where my career is headed, the work I do and the compensation I draw. MBA is just another option. My drive to do well on the GMAT wasn't make-or-break in any way. More importantly, any time and effort I spent preparing for the test seemed to me like energy I could utilize to further my chances to grow at my workplace. Therefore, I was extremely mindful of how much time I wanted to spend on this endeavor.
Coming back to the week after my first attempt, I did not study for about 4-5 days. I wrestled with the thought of investing more time on preparing for the test and analyzed my ESR. Around the weekend, I made up my mind to give it another shot. Scoring a Q50, which I thought I could do on 7/10 days and even a minor improvement on verbal would put my score in a respectable band. I booked my second attempt for 4th March and set up introductory calls with e-GMAT and Top One Percent (both discovered through Instagram ads) and watched their testimonials on Youtube. I decided to go with e-GMAT because I felt like their course structure was more customizable to the approach that I wanted to take - a 12 day dash.
On my first call with Rida Shafeek, the strategy expert assigned to me, I saw that she was patient and took the time to understand the constraints that I had set up for myself. She quickly aligned herself to the dates I had in mind and prepared a strategy for me. Throughout my journey with e-GMAT, she monitored my progress on the concepts I studied, questions I practiced and tests I attempted. She set up check-ins with me every 3-4 days, gave me a sense of the progress we had made, collected feedback from me and motivated me.
The study material on e-GMAT helped me clear concepts around SC to the extent that I was frequently solving SC questions in less than a minute. Exercises suggested by Rida helped me read mindfully and improved my timing on RC. I used the Quant section to brush up concepts around Geometry and Inequalities.
Apart from the tactical help that I needed, Rida also gave me a lot of confidence, especially when I scored a 680 on the Sigma-X mock test. Surprise! Three days before my actual test, I gave a mock on the e-GMAT online platform and scored a 680. This was even poorer than my first attempt. Obviously, it was disheartening, but Rida ensured that I took the result as a learning and put me in the right mindset to use it to my advantage.
On test day, I had booked the same center and same time slot as my previous attempt. This helped with adding some familiarity to the entire experience of giving the test. I started the test more confident this time, thanks to the work I had put in on my Verbal and the timing strategy I had discussed with Rida on Quant. When my score of 740 flashed after the test, I was pleasantly surprised. In less than three weeks, things had turned around. A sense of accomplishment sunk in and I stared at the monitor for a good minute. The cat had been belled.
On a closing note, while I continue to believe that the GMAT or MBA in general is not a make-or-break milestone for me, I want to take a moment to be grateful for the help I received. I was able to achieve a good score due to the hyper-specific planning brought in by Rida and the manner in which SC concepts were taught by e-GMAT modules. I’m glad I chose to work with e-GMAT as it gave me great returns for the time I was willing to invest.
15 Mar 2023, 16:29
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Huh, Interesting. $149. 12 days. Patient. Got it.
So you only studied and prepared for 12 days? Did you forget to include everything else that happened before that or that does not matter anymore
So you only studied and prepared for 12 days? Did you forget to include everything else that happened before that or that does not matter anymore
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16 Mar 2023, 08:19
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Great comeback from 1st attempt..
Congrats for score ..
All the best for applications....
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Congrats for score ..
All the best for applications....
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