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Joined: 27 Aug 2024
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Location: Bangladesh
Schools: Yale Booth (Chicago) Wharton UVA Darden
GMAT Focus 1: 645 Q82 V83 DI80 
GPA: 3.29
21 Sep 2024, 20:13
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I'm not entirely unhappy with my score. However, I think it's worth another shot now that I'm in the groove of things. Planning to retake it in 6 to 8 weeks. Seeking advice on how I should structure my study plan for the retake. Drill OG + official question bank questions? Brush up on my weak areas?
What worked for you? What didn't?
Is it worth retaking? For context, I am targeting MiF programs in the US (think Yale Masters in Asset Mgmt, Booth MiF) and EU (HEC, ESSEC). South Asian female, ~1 year of work experience at a bulge bracket bank. 3.29 GPA (Econ major and math minor) - so I reckon I need a higher GMAT score to compensate. I acknowledge that right now it's just an ok score, nothing too impressive.
All advice would be greatly appreciated.
Official Exam score breakdown:
Q82, V83, DI 80
Quant:
I made just two consecutive mistakes (Q3 and Q4) in the quant section. Changed one incorrect (Q12) to correct while reviewing, so including that would be 3 mistakes in the entire quant section:
I am bewildered that just two consecutive mistakes have pulled down my score so much. Things felt a bit sus tho ngl because I felt like I kept getting really easy questions throughout my quant section. I even finished 10 mins ahead of time, which is a rarity.
Quant Question Wise Breakdown
Verbal:
7 wrong (Q 1, 2, 4, 14, 17, 21, 22)
RC is my stronger suit. I struggle with CR.
Data Insights:
6 wrong (Q 1, 4, 5, 11, 13 and 14)
Some background:
Took 4 weeks off from work leading up to the exam and that's when I saw the greatest improvement in my mocks scores. I have been studying on and off for a year now. Started with TTP in Sept last year w plans to take GMAT Classic. But realized I wouldn't be able to complete my prep in time for Classic. Took a GMAT FE mock in early Jan and got a disheartening 425.
I prioritized completing TTP first. After a break from Jan to March, resumed my GMAT prep in April this year. Took another official mock test as my baseline since I was starting afresh. 515 now.
Finished 90% of TTP end of August. Didn't take any official mocks until I had completed the study plan. However, I hadn't really touched OG questions and it was during those 4 weeks off that I drilled OG questions. This was an honest mistake since OG questions just have a different flair to them, I find.
I had always known of GMAT Ninja's goldmine of free prep videos - high quality content. I wish I watched them during the earlier leg of my prep.
Quant has always been my stronger suit but ironically my Verbal score tended to be better than Quant. I feel with Quant I just have more control.
Official mock scores, in chronological order, taken during the last 4 weeks leading up to the exam:
Practice Exam 2 (retake): 525
Practice Exam 1 (retake): 655
Practice Exam 3: 575
Practice Exam 4: 595
Practice Exam 5: 665
Practice Exam 6: 625
What worked for you? What didn't?
Is it worth retaking? For context, I am targeting MiF programs in the US (think Yale Masters in Asset Mgmt, Booth MiF) and EU (HEC, ESSEC). South Asian female, ~1 year of work experience at a bulge bracket bank. 3.29 GPA (Econ major and math minor) - so I reckon I need a higher GMAT score to compensate. I acknowledge that right now it's just an ok score, nothing too impressive.
All advice would be greatly appreciated.
Official Exam score breakdown:
Q82, V83, DI 80
Quant:
I made just two consecutive mistakes (Q3 and Q4) in the quant section. Changed one incorrect (Q12) to correct while reviewing, so including that would be 3 mistakes in the entire quant section:
I am bewildered that just two consecutive mistakes have pulled down my score so much. Things felt a bit sus tho ngl because I felt like I kept getting really easy questions throughout my quant section. I even finished 10 mins ahead of time, which is a rarity.
Quant Question Wise Breakdown
Verbal:
7 wrong (Q 1, 2, 4, 14, 17, 21, 22)
RC is my stronger suit. I struggle with CR.
Data Insights:
6 wrong (Q 1, 4, 5, 11, 13 and 14)
Some background:
Took 4 weeks off from work leading up to the exam and that's when I saw the greatest improvement in my mocks scores. I have been studying on and off for a year now. Started with TTP in Sept last year w plans to take GMAT Classic. But realized I wouldn't be able to complete my prep in time for Classic. Took a GMAT FE mock in early Jan and got a disheartening 425.
I prioritized completing TTP first. After a break from Jan to March, resumed my GMAT prep in April this year. Took another official mock test as my baseline since I was starting afresh. 515 now.
Finished 90% of TTP end of August. Didn't take any official mocks until I had completed the study plan. However, I hadn't really touched OG questions and it was during those 4 weeks off that I drilled OG questions. This was an honest mistake since OG questions just have a different flair to them, I find.
I had always known of GMAT Ninja's goldmine of free prep videos - high quality content. I wish I watched them during the earlier leg of my prep.
Quant has always been my stronger suit but ironically my Verbal score tended to be better than Quant. I feel with Quant I just have more control.
Official mock scores, in chronological order, taken during the last 4 weeks leading up to the exam:
Practice Exam 2 (retake): 525
Practice Exam 1 (retake): 655
Practice Exam 3: 575
Practice Exam 4: 595
Practice Exam 5: 665
Practice Exam 6: 625
21 Sep 2024, 22:08
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Hi. Congrats on improving to 645! That's an awesome progress.
I would say the strategy is a bit different depending on the Q/V/DI direction you want to take.
I would focus on the lowest hanging fruit. What can you improve the most?
Since your quant section was easy - it seems you may have made some careless mistakes - perhaps that's worth focusing on for Quant, how to eliminate specifically careless mistakes in easy and medium questions (so that's one direction) not necessarily hard ones.
For Verbal, is it RC or CR 🤷♂️
For DI - is it DS or the other ones? There is a different approach for both. For DS, you probably want to focus on the underlining principles and try to focus on theory but in DI other types, it is all about reading the data sources and really practice is the only tool but you can study/review smarter so you don't just mindlessly solving millions of questions. You want to focus on the solution approach, eliminate mistakes and celebrate when you learned something - write it down - create notes!
I would say the strategy is a bit different depending on the Q/V/DI direction you want to take.
I would focus on the lowest hanging fruit. What can you improve the most?
Since your quant section was easy - it seems you may have made some careless mistakes - perhaps that's worth focusing on for Quant, how to eliminate specifically careless mistakes in easy and medium questions (so that's one direction) not necessarily hard ones.
For Verbal, is it RC or CR 🤷♂️
For DI - is it DS or the other ones? There is a different approach for both. For DS, you probably want to focus on the underlining principles and try to focus on theory but in DI other types, it is all about reading the data sources and really practice is the only tool but you can study/review smarter so you don't just mindlessly solving millions of questions. You want to focus on the solution approach, eliminate mistakes and celebrate when you learned something - write it down - create notes!
21 Sep 2024, 22:20
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Hi, I just scared 625 a couple weeks ago, we have a lot in common
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