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AWasey
Joined: 13 Jan 2019
Last visit: 30 Nov 2025
Posts: 189
Given Kudos: 23
Location: India
Concentration: Technology, Social Entrepreneurship
Schools: Booth '26 (S) CBS '26 Duke '26 Haas '26 (S) HBS '26 (S) INSEAD Jan '27 Kellogg '26 LBS '26 Sloan '26 Stanford '26 (S) Wharton '26 (S) Yale '26
GMAT 1: 720 Q51 V36
GMAT 2: 730 Q51 V38
GMAT 3: 770 Q51 V45
GPA: 4
WE:Project Management (Technology)
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Schools: Booth '26 (S) CBS '26 Duke '26 Haas '26 (S) HBS '26 (S) INSEAD Jan '27 Kellogg '26 LBS '26 Sloan '26 Stanford '26 (S) Wharton '26 (S) Yale '26
GMAT 3: 770 Q51 V45
Posts: 189
I started my GMAT Prep a year back. But due to critical health conditions, I wasn’t able to give the exam back then. Despite not having practiced for over a year, I scored a 760 on the Official Guide Mock and 740 on the Sigma-X Mock in my diagnostic tests, indicating strong basics but a needed to refine my test-taking strategy.
I enrolled with e-GMAT for their structured and comprehensive prep program, especially the data-driven Last Mile Push regimen. My strategy mentor Akash devised a highly personalized study plan addressing my conceptual and logical gaps while instilling the optimal test-taking frameworks.
Quant Preparation with e-GMAT
e-GMAT's Process Skills framework strengthened my core concepts for tackling the Quant section. Akash focused extensively on honing my time management and accuracy targets for question blocks of varying difficulty levels. I followed his clear guidelines religiously - spending 12-13 minutes for the first medium block while targeting 90% accuracy.
The structured quant strategies supplemented my strong mathematical foundation and helped achieve mastery.
Verbal Preparation with e-GMAT
e-GMAT's Meaning Based Approach for Sentence Correction and Pre-Thinking for Critical Reasoning proved hugely beneficial. I could complete SC questions accurately within 75-90 seconds just by deciphering the intended sense. Similarly, visualizing CR stimuli and assumptions before assessing the options made answering effortless.
For Reading Comprehension, I followed Akash's 1-minute per question tip, along with consistently summarizing paragraphs, which exponentially improved speed and comprehension.
Testing Readiness with Sigma-X Mocks
I relied solely on e-GMAT's Sigma-X mocks for gauging preparedness, as they closely emulate actual GMAT difficulty. My scores oscillated between 710-750 owing to strategic and psychological factors rather than content gaps.
Akash worked tirelessly on helping me attain score consistency by targeting weaknesses and cementing my test-taking frameworks while I focused on building stamina with intensive practice.
GMAT Official Mock 1: 760
GMAT Official Mock 2: 760
GMAT Official Mock 3: 760
GMAT Official Mock 4: 750
GMAT Official Mock 5: 770
GMAT Official Mock 6: 770
GMAT Sigma-X Mock 1: 740
GMAT Sigma-X Mock 1: 750
GMAT Sigma-X Mock 1: 710
GMAT Sigma-X Mock 1: 730
GMAT Sigma-X Mock 1: 720
D-Day Performance:
Despite best preparations, test-day anxiety impaired my focus initially. However, trusting e-GMAT's methodologies ensured strong execution in Quant and Verbal. Scoring 51 in Quant beyond initial doubting self proved invaluable.
While tensions impacted Reading Comprehension, e-GMAT's approaches rescued Sentence Correction and Critical Reasoning. Eventually I scored a 720 (Q51, V36).
Second Attempt Boost with e-GMAT
Not being satisfied of my score, I decided to take the GMAT again. Leveraging robust quant skills and e-GMAT verbal strategies, I reattempted in 15 days. However, the scare of Verbal section gave me anxiety during the exam and although my score improved to 730 (Q51 V38) it was not what the target score I had in mind. I decided to call it quit with GMAT, believing that maybe a 750+ is not possible for me.
Final Attempt: The Winding Road to GMAT 770
After talking to Akash, I decided that maybe those were not my lucky days and I need 1 last attempt to give the test to my full potential. This will be it for me – Now or Never. Hence, I started the journey of my Last GMAT attempt.
However, fate has something else planned for me. After I booked my GMAT dates, my health went downhill. But I was confident in the skills I gained and in me. I gave the test 2 times earlier overprepared and anxiety ruined my scores. This time I decided to give the test with little to no revision, while making sure that my health conditions become better by the GMAT day. And…..
The result: Improved psychological readiness and embracing test-centric last day methods by GMAT made my GMAT dream score possible. My score boosted from 720 to 770 (Q51, V 45,IR 6, AWA 8) - a validation of Persistence, believe in self, and e-GMAT's comprehensive prep program.
Key Takeaways:
• e-GMAT builds a stellar conceptual base while ingraining optimal test-centric frameworks
• Personalized mentoring reinforces strengths and addresses gaps
• Sigma-X mocks offer real test simulation
• Robust content and strategic foundations boost score consistency
• Trusting e-GMAT's techniques maximizes D-day performance
I wholeheartedly recommend e-GMAT for structured, comprehensive and personalized GMAT preparation. Their strategic rigor coupled with top-notch content mastery is the ultimate recipe for nailing superb scores even in limited timeframes.
Last but not the least, Thank you so much GMATNinja for your lessons. The videos were extremely helpful in my journey.
Note: Never take OG mocks as an actual representation of your GMAT performance. Questions on actual GMAT are way tougher than what you will see in OG mocks.
One thing you’ll learn when you give the Sigma-X mocks – An almost equivalent representation of the actual GMAT. Akash, the Strategy expert from e-gmat, worked with me continuously to help me get constant with my strategy and scores.
Tips to test-takers:
• Believe in yourself the most on test day
• Do not doubt once you are finished with a section, focus on what’s in-hand now and not what can’t be changed now
• Stick to test-day strategies by e-gmat, the most important one being - Solve few questions before going for the exam (I missed on them in my earlier attempt)
I enrolled with e-GMAT for their structured and comprehensive prep program, especially the data-driven Last Mile Push regimen. My strategy mentor Akash devised a highly personalized study plan addressing my conceptual and logical gaps while instilling the optimal test-taking frameworks.
Quant Preparation with e-GMAT
e-GMAT's Process Skills framework strengthened my core concepts for tackling the Quant section. Akash focused extensively on honing my time management and accuracy targets for question blocks of varying difficulty levels. I followed his clear guidelines religiously - spending 12-13 minutes for the first medium block while targeting 90% accuracy.
The structured quant strategies supplemented my strong mathematical foundation and helped achieve mastery.
Verbal Preparation with e-GMAT
e-GMAT's Meaning Based Approach for Sentence Correction and Pre-Thinking for Critical Reasoning proved hugely beneficial. I could complete SC questions accurately within 75-90 seconds just by deciphering the intended sense. Similarly, visualizing CR stimuli and assumptions before assessing the options made answering effortless.
For Reading Comprehension, I followed Akash's 1-minute per question tip, along with consistently summarizing paragraphs, which exponentially improved speed and comprehension.
Testing Readiness with Sigma-X Mocks
I relied solely on e-GMAT's Sigma-X mocks for gauging preparedness, as they closely emulate actual GMAT difficulty. My scores oscillated between 710-750 owing to strategic and psychological factors rather than content gaps.
Akash worked tirelessly on helping me attain score consistency by targeting weaknesses and cementing my test-taking frameworks while I focused on building stamina with intensive practice.
GMAT Official Mock 1: 760
GMAT Official Mock 2: 760
GMAT Official Mock 3: 760
GMAT Official Mock 4: 750
GMAT Official Mock 5: 770
GMAT Official Mock 6: 770
GMAT Sigma-X Mock 1: 740
GMAT Sigma-X Mock 1: 750
GMAT Sigma-X Mock 1: 710
GMAT Sigma-X Mock 1: 730
GMAT Sigma-X Mock 1: 720
D-Day Performance:
Despite best preparations, test-day anxiety impaired my focus initially. However, trusting e-GMAT's methodologies ensured strong execution in Quant and Verbal. Scoring 51 in Quant beyond initial doubting self proved invaluable.
While tensions impacted Reading Comprehension, e-GMAT's approaches rescued Sentence Correction and Critical Reasoning. Eventually I scored a 720 (Q51, V36).
Second Attempt Boost with e-GMAT
Not being satisfied of my score, I decided to take the GMAT again. Leveraging robust quant skills and e-GMAT verbal strategies, I reattempted in 15 days. However, the scare of Verbal section gave me anxiety during the exam and although my score improved to 730 (Q51 V38) it was not what the target score I had in mind. I decided to call it quit with GMAT, believing that maybe a 750+ is not possible for me.
Final Attempt: The Winding Road to GMAT 770
After talking to Akash, I decided that maybe those were not my lucky days and I need 1 last attempt to give the test to my full potential. This will be it for me – Now or Never. Hence, I started the journey of my Last GMAT attempt.
However, fate has something else planned for me. After I booked my GMAT dates, my health went downhill. But I was confident in the skills I gained and in me. I gave the test 2 times earlier overprepared and anxiety ruined my scores. This time I decided to give the test with little to no revision, while making sure that my health conditions become better by the GMAT day. And…..
The result: Improved psychological readiness and embracing test-centric last day methods by GMAT made my GMAT dream score possible. My score boosted from 720 to 770 (Q51, V 45,IR 6, AWA 8) - a validation of Persistence, believe in self, and e-GMAT's comprehensive prep program.
Key Takeaways:
• e-GMAT builds a stellar conceptual base while ingraining optimal test-centric frameworks
• Personalized mentoring reinforces strengths and addresses gaps
• Sigma-X mocks offer real test simulation
• Robust content and strategic foundations boost score consistency
• Trusting e-GMAT's techniques maximizes D-day performance
I wholeheartedly recommend e-GMAT for structured, comprehensive and personalized GMAT preparation. Their strategic rigor coupled with top-notch content mastery is the ultimate recipe for nailing superb scores even in limited timeframes.
Last but not the least, Thank you so much GMATNinja for your lessons. The videos were extremely helpful in my journey.
Note: Never take OG mocks as an actual representation of your GMAT performance. Questions on actual GMAT are way tougher than what you will see in OG mocks.
One thing you’ll learn when you give the Sigma-X mocks – An almost equivalent representation of the actual GMAT. Akash, the Strategy expert from e-gmat, worked with me continuously to help me get constant with my strategy and scores.
Tips to test-takers:
• Believe in yourself the most on test day
• Do not doubt once you are finished with a section, focus on what’s in-hand now and not what can’t be changed now
• Stick to test-day strategies by e-gmat, the most important one being - Solve few questions before going for the exam (I missed on them in my earlier attempt)
19 Dec 2023, 12:19
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Fantastic score, AWasey!!
Good for you to not give up after the results of your second attempt!
Your practice test scores were incredibly consistent (range = 20 points)!!
Good for you to not give up after the results of your second attempt!
Your practice test scores were incredibly consistent (range = 20 points)!!
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