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My GMAT story began on May 11, 2021, when I bought a Magoosh subscription to "try" preparing for the GMAT. I was fascinated by the ISB YLP program and thought, why not prepare for the GMAT in my first year of engineering and then apply for ISB? Boy, I was so wrong and naive at that time. 
I quickly realized that the GMAT isn't a cakewalk and requires a lot of dedication. It isn't something I could achieve on the side, so I dropped the plan and focused on my engineering studies to learn and secure a job.
Fast forward to April 2023, and I received an offer to intern starting in July. I thought it was the right time to resume my GMAT prep since I had a few months before my internship and might not get time during it. My plan failed again. I started prepping using Magoosh but didn’t give it my all. I studied for maybe 2-3 hours and spent the remaining time watching YouTube or movies. The hectic nature of my work shift proved too difficult to handle as I was an early riser and early sleeper, but my workday ended at 11:30 pm. My schedule was disrupted.
On October 2nd, I had a conversation with myself and made a pact to give my 100% to the GMAT and my internship for the next three months. I changed my gym time from 6 am to 12 pm to accommodate my study time. But that wasn't enough. During this time, news emerged about GMAC changing the test format. I chose to take the Focus Edition test and started working on it. Still, I couldn't get my desired result. Something felt off. I realized I lacked a structured approach. I wasn't able to reap benefits from Magoosh content as I didn't stick to its structure and didn’t self-study enough. I was devastated. I thought about buying another course but feared the same outcome. It would be a double whammy for me since I would have spent double the amount for no gain. My official mock score at that time was 615.
On December 26th, I chose to buy the e-GMAT course. I heard good things about them on the forum and thought I would give it a shot. I bought the two-month course and started studying every day. I dedicated 3–3.5 hours daily, from 7:15 to 11:15, including breaks. Then I would hit the gym for an hour, freshen up, have lunch, and go to work. This was my schedule for five months straight. I was frustrated by this monotony, but I believed in myself and the course structure. There were good days and bad days, but I think being consistent helped me. I bought the course again and extended it by four months, as I had just barely completed Quant by the end of February.
Preparation
Quant: I used to score around 80–81 in Quant. Initially, I was overconfident in this section because of my engineering background and thought, What's the big deal? I was humbled quickly by the fast-paced nature of the GMAT and chose to start Quant anew on e-GMAT. I was shocked when I couldn't solve easy-medium questions that I would have easily tackled in high school. The difference was that I used to practice a lot during high school and barely study now. That realization made me work harder on this section. I was bad at NP, P&C, probability, sets, and work-related questions. I just couldn't solve them in time or, worse, couldn't recognize a path to solve them. The worst feeling ever. The e-GMAT Quant course helped me set up my foundations nicely. Then all it took was a lot of practice. I solved questions on the e-GMAT platform, GMAT Club: the daily practice questions, forum quizzes, and GMAT Focus sectional tests. I solved close to 730 PS questions and 24 sectional tests on GMAT Club. Additionally, I solved five quantitative questions daily on GMAT Point. These resources helped me stay consistent with my prep, practice what I learned, and improve every single day.
Verbal: One of the scariest things I've encountered in my life. After the removal of SC, I thought things would improve, but the time pressure on this section with just CR and RC is alarming. I was unable to extract maximum learnings from the Magoosh course but ensured that I gave it a fresh start to learning it again with e-GMAT. I liked the pre-thinking skills they taught, but I could never complete the pre-thinking in time. My motivation dropped when I was unable to understand the argument in time. I read on the forum that the Powerscore Bible might help boost my CR score. I gave it a shot, and surprisingly, it helped me. My score didn't improve out of the blue, but I was able to at least understand the argument. I could extract the premise and conclusion and at least understand it. I was ecstatic. But the RC gods had other plans. My RC score fluctuated a lot. I had an idea of what each question asked and what it meant, but the options were way too confusing for me. Reading slowly and extracting passage summaries helped. I slowly and steadily honed these skills. I couldn't perfect it, but it gave me a fighting chance. For anyone struggling with verbal, I would recommend giving the Powerscore CR and RC Bibles a good read. By the end of my prep, I had solved approximately 1,063 CR and 30 RC questions on the forum. One more thing that helped me stay consistent on my CR journey was the CR butler series. I've observed that solving questions consistently helps, and the Gmatclub Butler series for PS, RC, and CR is one of the best ways to stay consistent.
DI: When I first checked the average time per question, I thought, "This is so much better than quantitative or verbal." 2.25 minutes per question—a cakewalk, I thought. Heh. I got humbled here as well. I was barely able to solve 15–17 questions in time when I took my Magoosh mock. I knew this section would either make or break my score. The e-GMAT course has good content for DI. I was impressed by the way they explained how to approach this section.
I strategized and knew that there was no way I could ever solve this section entirely. So, I aimed to solve 17–18 questions. I feel practice is the only way to improve in this section. I solved almost 500 DI questions on the forum. The resources on the forum were amazing and helped me gain the confidence necessary.
D-Day
Pearson gave me a welcome heart attack by cancelling my June 3rd appointment. I wasn't aware of the next steps. I thought this was the start of something really bad (I'm a Grade A overthinker). But my family calmed me down. On June 1st, at 12 am, I got the refund (finally) and chose to take my test on Wednesday. I wasn't happy with this situation, but I didn't have a choice.
June 5th: GATS Pune.
I reached the centre 45 minutes early, but the proctor said to wait outside and report 30 minutes before the appointment. The weather was pleasant, and I ate a protein bar to keep my energy level intact. I was hyperventilating and just couldn't calm down. The thought of failing this exam lingered in my mind. I started my exam, and on the very first question, my mind just switched off. I was shell-shocked. WTF, I said to myself. All the prep I did for the last six months for nothing? And it wasn't even a difficult question. It was a medium-difficulty question about discount + percentage. I gave myself three minutes on that question, made a random choice, and moved ahead. My thought process was to skip this question for now and come back later after completing the section. But something strange happened. From question 2 to question 21, my brain just picked up pace like crazy. Question after question, I was getting it right. Be it any topic, I knew how to approach and solve it. I was so happy but didn’t want to celebrate early, as I had learned the hard way that it's not over until it's over. The moment I completed question number 21, I had ten minutes left on the clock. I was so happy with my effort that I went back to the first question and solved it in 30 seconds. That's it. That's how easy it was. The stress caught up to me, as had been the case during mocks too. But this time, it worked out all right.
I checked a few bookmarked questions to see if there were any silly mistakes. I did not find any. I let the clock time out and accidentally pressed "take a break" instead of "continue exam." Such a facepalm moment since I never took a break after Quant. I thought, why are things not working as planned😭. However, I was not able to overanalyze the situation as I had to take this break. I went out, ate a protein bar, and gave myself a pep talk, telling myself that things were under control.
I went back and started my Verbal section, the section that can shake me to my core. The first question I saw was a CR question, not too tough. I solved it and moved ahead. The questions felt easy somehow, contrary to how this would go when I used to solve them in practice. I was never sure about all the questions, though. On every question, I felt I made a mistake and that the GMAT algorithm was going to punish me severely. RCs were easy in the beginning but encountered a difficult one in the latter half of the test. I had no clue what I was reading. It was about some painting style, and I was in no mood to internalize that information. I gave it a good four minutes and just went blindly into the questions. I was not happy about this approach, but I had no choice. I was just barely able to solve the last question. I had learned the hard way that unattempted questions are penalized more than anything else. Hence, I marked it and went back to review it. I read it as fast as I could and wasn’t sure if I actually understood the options, but my gut feeling said to change the answer as option A looked really promising. I made the choice at the last second, and the section ended there.
DI: Normally, I had a ten-minute break before attempting this section during mocks. But the situation was different now, and I said to myself, the only way to survive is to adapt. I waited on the DI loading screen for 30 seconds and went all in. My thoughts about MSR are horrid. But surprisingly, the MSR passage was easy to read. Non-mathematic and actually interesting. I was immersed in the section and lost track of time, realizing that I had only 1:30 minutes for the last two questions. I had marked question 14 randomly, as I knew there was no way I could solve it in time. For question 19, I was confident that I understood the question and the answer too. I quickly went to review the last question, which was a DS question and a bit wordy. With just 30 seconds on the clock, I knew I had no chance of solving it. I tried solving it until the last moment, and then... The screen went into the loading sequence. It displayed the score; all my preparation, hard work, and perseverance would now be judged based on this score. I glanced at the score. I was doubtful about Verbal and DI but pretty confident about the quantitative section. The screen flashed: 6....9...5
I WAS ECSTATIC. I saw Q88 and said okay; one question was wrong. Then, when I saw my Verbal, I got really emotional. V84. I was happier seeing V84 since I had less hope in this section.
When I analyzed my official report, I had made one mistake in Quant, Question number 20, and had successfully changed Question number 1 from incorrect to correct.
In Verbal, I had made four mistakes in total. Three RC and one CR. I made one mistake per passage in RC, and the only mistake I made in CR was on the very first question. I was so confident, thinking that I got the first question correct, that I was able to solve the other questions with some confidence. Sometimes being delusional helps, I guess.
DI went as expected. I got seven questions wrong. The time pressure caught up to me, and I messed up on Q 2, 4, 11, 14, 18, 19, and 20.
I had written on my whiteboard an approximate score breakdown I thought I would get based on my prep. It was Q86-85, V84-83, and DI82-81. I DID IT !
Special Mentions
@egmat : You guys have made an amazing product. I would highly recommend the e-GMAT to all test-takers who are looking for a structured way to prepare for the GMAT.
GMATNinja : Messiah for all GMAT test-takers. I will always be grateful for all the free content you've created for the community. The most memorable moment was when I was absolutely struggling with Boldface questions, and your video helped me understand what I was doing wrong. Every video I've watched helped me gain insight into my approach and new approaches I could use instead.
KarishmaB, chetan2u, MartyMurray, Sajjad1994, Bunuel:
Thank you for the concise and high-quality answer explanations on the forum. I have learned quite a few things from these answers, especially the weighted average tricks. Thanks, Karishma!
Fullmetal Alchemist: The best anime to watch. If someone's feeling down, watch this. The resilience Alphonse and Elric show would definitely change your outlook and pump you up.
Last but not least, this journey was impossible without the support of my family. Especially my mom, who held the fort at home so that I could entirely focus on my prep. Thanks, Mom.
I quickly realized that the GMAT isn't a cakewalk and requires a lot of dedication. It isn't something I could achieve on the side, so I dropped the plan and focused on my engineering studies to learn and secure a job.
Fast forward to April 2023, and I received an offer to intern starting in July. I thought it was the right time to resume my GMAT prep since I had a few months before my internship and might not get time during it. My plan failed again. I started prepping using Magoosh but didn’t give it my all. I studied for maybe 2-3 hours and spent the remaining time watching YouTube or movies. The hectic nature of my work shift proved too difficult to handle as I was an early riser and early sleeper, but my workday ended at 11:30 pm. My schedule was disrupted.
On October 2nd, I had a conversation with myself and made a pact to give my 100% to the GMAT and my internship for the next three months. I changed my gym time from 6 am to 12 pm to accommodate my study time. But that wasn't enough. During this time, news emerged about GMAC changing the test format. I chose to take the Focus Edition test and started working on it. Still, I couldn't get my desired result. Something felt off. I realized I lacked a structured approach. I wasn't able to reap benefits from Magoosh content as I didn't stick to its structure and didn’t self-study enough. I was devastated. I thought about buying another course but feared the same outcome. It would be a double whammy for me since I would have spent double the amount for no gain. My official mock score at that time was 615.
On December 26th, I chose to buy the e-GMAT course. I heard good things about them on the forum and thought I would give it a shot. I bought the two-month course and started studying every day. I dedicated 3–3.5 hours daily, from 7:15 to 11:15, including breaks. Then I would hit the gym for an hour, freshen up, have lunch, and go to work. This was my schedule for five months straight. I was frustrated by this monotony, but I believed in myself and the course structure. There were good days and bad days, but I think being consistent helped me. I bought the course again and extended it by four months, as I had just barely completed Quant by the end of February.
Preparation
Quant: I used to score around 80–81 in Quant. Initially, I was overconfident in this section because of my engineering background and thought, What's the big deal? I was humbled quickly by the fast-paced nature of the GMAT and chose to start Quant anew on e-GMAT. I was shocked when I couldn't solve easy-medium questions that I would have easily tackled in high school. The difference was that I used to practice a lot during high school and barely study now. That realization made me work harder on this section. I was bad at NP, P&C, probability, sets, and work-related questions. I just couldn't solve them in time or, worse, couldn't recognize a path to solve them. The worst feeling ever. The e-GMAT Quant course helped me set up my foundations nicely. Then all it took was a lot of practice. I solved questions on the e-GMAT platform, GMAT Club: the daily practice questions, forum quizzes, and GMAT Focus sectional tests. I solved close to 730 PS questions and 24 sectional tests on GMAT Club. Additionally, I solved five quantitative questions daily on GMAT Point. These resources helped me stay consistent with my prep, practice what I learned, and improve every single day.
Verbal: One of the scariest things I've encountered in my life. After the removal of SC, I thought things would improve, but the time pressure on this section with just CR and RC is alarming. I was unable to extract maximum learnings from the Magoosh course but ensured that I gave it a fresh start to learning it again with e-GMAT. I liked the pre-thinking skills they taught, but I could never complete the pre-thinking in time. My motivation dropped when I was unable to understand the argument in time. I read on the forum that the Powerscore Bible might help boost my CR score. I gave it a shot, and surprisingly, it helped me. My score didn't improve out of the blue, but I was able to at least understand the argument. I could extract the premise and conclusion and at least understand it. I was ecstatic. But the RC gods had other plans. My RC score fluctuated a lot. I had an idea of what each question asked and what it meant, but the options were way too confusing for me. Reading slowly and extracting passage summaries helped. I slowly and steadily honed these skills. I couldn't perfect it, but it gave me a fighting chance. For anyone struggling with verbal, I would recommend giving the Powerscore CR and RC Bibles a good read. By the end of my prep, I had solved approximately 1,063 CR and 30 RC questions on the forum. One more thing that helped me stay consistent on my CR journey was the CR butler series. I've observed that solving questions consistently helps, and the Gmatclub Butler series for PS, RC, and CR is one of the best ways to stay consistent.
DI: When I first checked the average time per question, I thought, "This is so much better than quantitative or verbal." 2.25 minutes per question—a cakewalk, I thought. Heh. I got humbled here as well. I was barely able to solve 15–17 questions in time when I took my Magoosh mock. I knew this section would either make or break my score. The e-GMAT course has good content for DI. I was impressed by the way they explained how to approach this section.
I strategized and knew that there was no way I could ever solve this section entirely. So, I aimed to solve 17–18 questions. I feel practice is the only way to improve in this section. I solved almost 500 DI questions on the forum. The resources on the forum were amazing and helped me gain the confidence necessary.
D-Day
Pearson gave me a welcome heart attack by cancelling my June 3rd appointment. I wasn't aware of the next steps. I thought this was the start of something really bad (I'm a Grade A overthinker). But my family calmed me down. On June 1st, at 12 am, I got the refund (finally) and chose to take my test on Wednesday. I wasn't happy with this situation, but I didn't have a choice.
June 5th: GATS Pune.
I reached the centre 45 minutes early, but the proctor said to wait outside and report 30 minutes before the appointment. The weather was pleasant, and I ate a protein bar to keep my energy level intact. I was hyperventilating and just couldn't calm down. The thought of failing this exam lingered in my mind. I started my exam, and on the very first question, my mind just switched off. I was shell-shocked. WTF, I said to myself. All the prep I did for the last six months for nothing? And it wasn't even a difficult question. It was a medium-difficulty question about discount + percentage. I gave myself three minutes on that question, made a random choice, and moved ahead. My thought process was to skip this question for now and come back later after completing the section. But something strange happened. From question 2 to question 21, my brain just picked up pace like crazy. Question after question, I was getting it right. Be it any topic, I knew how to approach and solve it. I was so happy but didn’t want to celebrate early, as I had learned the hard way that it's not over until it's over. The moment I completed question number 21, I had ten minutes left on the clock. I was so happy with my effort that I went back to the first question and solved it in 30 seconds. That's it. That's how easy it was. The stress caught up to me, as had been the case during mocks too. But this time, it worked out all right.
I checked a few bookmarked questions to see if there were any silly mistakes. I did not find any. I let the clock time out and accidentally pressed "take a break" instead of "continue exam." Such a facepalm moment since I never took a break after Quant. I thought, why are things not working as planned😭. However, I was not able to overanalyze the situation as I had to take this break. I went out, ate a protein bar, and gave myself a pep talk, telling myself that things were under control.
I went back and started my Verbal section, the section that can shake me to my core. The first question I saw was a CR question, not too tough. I solved it and moved ahead. The questions felt easy somehow, contrary to how this would go when I used to solve them in practice. I was never sure about all the questions, though. On every question, I felt I made a mistake and that the GMAT algorithm was going to punish me severely. RCs were easy in the beginning but encountered a difficult one in the latter half of the test. I had no clue what I was reading. It was about some painting style, and I was in no mood to internalize that information. I gave it a good four minutes and just went blindly into the questions. I was not happy about this approach, but I had no choice. I was just barely able to solve the last question. I had learned the hard way that unattempted questions are penalized more than anything else. Hence, I marked it and went back to review it. I read it as fast as I could and wasn’t sure if I actually understood the options, but my gut feeling said to change the answer as option A looked really promising. I made the choice at the last second, and the section ended there.
DI: Normally, I had a ten-minute break before attempting this section during mocks. But the situation was different now, and I said to myself, the only way to survive is to adapt. I waited on the DI loading screen for 30 seconds and went all in. My thoughts about MSR are horrid. But surprisingly, the MSR passage was easy to read. Non-mathematic and actually interesting. I was immersed in the section and lost track of time, realizing that I had only 1:30 minutes for the last two questions. I had marked question 14 randomly, as I knew there was no way I could solve it in time. For question 19, I was confident that I understood the question and the answer too. I quickly went to review the last question, which was a DS question and a bit wordy. With just 30 seconds on the clock, I knew I had no chance of solving it. I tried solving it until the last moment, and then... The screen went into the loading sequence. It displayed the score; all my preparation, hard work, and perseverance would now be judged based on this score. I glanced at the score. I was doubtful about Verbal and DI but pretty confident about the quantitative section. The screen flashed: 6....9...5
I WAS ECSTATIC. I saw Q88 and said okay; one question was wrong. Then, when I saw my Verbal, I got really emotional. V84. I was happier seeing V84 since I had less hope in this section.
When I analyzed my official report, I had made one mistake in Quant, Question number 20, and had successfully changed Question number 1 from incorrect to correct.
In Verbal, I had made four mistakes in total. Three RC and one CR. I made one mistake per passage in RC, and the only mistake I made in CR was on the very first question
. I was so confident, thinking that I got the first question correct, that I was able to solve the other questions with some confidence. Sometimes being delusional helps, I guess.DI went as expected. I got seven questions wrong. The time pressure caught up to me, and I messed up on Q 2, 4, 11, 14, 18, 19, and 20.
I had written on my whiteboard an approximate score breakdown I thought I would get based on my prep. It was Q86-85, V84-83, and DI82-81. I DID IT !
Special Mentions
@egmat : You guys have made an amazing product. I would highly recommend the e-GMAT to all test-takers who are looking for a structured way to prepare for the GMAT.
GMATNinja : Messiah for all GMAT test-takers. I will always be grateful for all the free content you've created for the community. The most memorable moment was when I was absolutely struggling with Boldface questions, and your video helped me understand what I was doing wrong. Every video I've watched helped me gain insight into my approach and new approaches I could use instead.
KarishmaB, chetan2u, MartyMurray, Sajjad1994, Bunuel:
Thank you for the concise and high-quality answer explanations on the forum. I have learned quite a few things from these answers, especially the weighted average tricks. Thanks, Karishma!
Fullmetal Alchemist: The best anime to watch. If someone's feeling down, watch this. The resilience Alphonse and Elric show would definitely change your outlook and pump you up.
Last but not least, this journey was impossible without the support of my family. Especially my mom, who held the fort at home so that I could entirely focus on my prep. Thanks, Mom.
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Congrats on the incredible score! I’m currently in my journey with the GMAT and am hopeful in reaching my target score after reading about your dedication and hard work! Best of luck in your future endeavors!
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You will definitely reach your target score. All the best!
