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29 Aug 2025, 06:09
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I began my GMAT preparation in January/2025 when I decided to apply for an MBA. After doing thorough research I chose to use Target Test Prep self-study plan, what really sparked for me was the analytics part, being able to compare question time and accuracy among peers and benchmark my resolutions. I also learn much more
practicing alone, so their self-study plan served me really well. TTP’s platform is dense and with tons of practice questions. At the beginning I struggled a bit with pace, but after understanding more of the platform I was able to get the best of it. As an engineer it is common to underestimate the study needed to ace the GMAT, but there were numerous examples of modules that TTP gave me the tricks and formulas to not only get the question right, but in the right time.
After studying only through TTP for about four months I took my first practice test, still having not study the DI module in the platform. The result was 635
and difficulty with test pace. The second practice test was better (665), especially after finishing studying DI module in TTP. After just two practice tests I took the
official GMAT and obtained a 655, which was a good grade, but a bit far off my target score (685+).
After my first official test, I discovered something that TTP was telling me all along: the platform needs to be complemented with official practice tests. Just doing two
practice tests were not enough to get a high score. Then I decided to buy all the other 4 official practice tests and every weekend I did one practice test, saw my results and practiced in the following week at TTP the modules in which I got questions wrong. By doing so I saw my scores at practice tests skyrocket, managing to achieve 99th and 100th percentiles in some occasions.
Filled with confidence, I took another official test. Leveraging a work travel I took again the GMAT at a test center. Sleeping at a hotel, with the test early morning was
not a good idea. Got huge test day anxiety, slept only 2 hours before the test and got the same 655 I had before. It was really frustrating, especially because I knew I
had the preparation to achieve my target score.
Since I was confident of my preparation with TTP and official practice tests, I scheduled a third test right after, to be taken online. I also had test day anxiety, but
sleeping in my own bed in the previous day and doing the test in the same cabinet I practiced every weekend was a huge difference for me and I got my desired score, a 705 (Q86; V86; DI83).
Takeaways / Recommendations
• Don’t count on the exception. I heard numerous stories of colleagues who took the GMAT after 1-2 weeks of study and got a whopping 705+. Those are exceptions, not the rule. Plan ahead and take a few months to maintain a good study pace. Self-study platforms work much better when you have time to digest all the material
• Study with some help. I don’t mean necessarily a private tutor, but self- study platforms are great for grasping the material and having a detailed and well-though study plan. In my end I used TTP and I really liked their methodology and the results I achieved through them
• Use the platform wisely. TTP has thousands of questions, it is extremely hard and maybe counter productive to aim to solve all possible problems. See your performance and establish your pace in the platform, your results will not drop if you do 30 instead of 60 easy questions in work problems when you are acing 100% of the easy and the medium questions
• Time, time, time. Don’t get excited because you know how to answer a question, for the GMAT this is not more important than answering in the right amount of time, so practice through platforms that you can time your answers and benchmark – feature that brought me to use TTP
• Choose the location which works best for you. I heard many people saying that test center was much better than doing online. In my end the online experience was 100x better. There are no right option here, see what works best for you and go for it
It is tough but eventually ends, so don’t give up and use the resources you have wisely.
practicing alone, so their self-study plan served me really well. TTP’s platform is dense and with tons of practice questions. At the beginning I struggled a bit with pace, but after understanding more of the platform I was able to get the best of it. As an engineer it is common to underestimate the study needed to ace the GMAT, but there were numerous examples of modules that TTP gave me the tricks and formulas to not only get the question right, but in the right time.
After studying only through TTP for about four months I took my first practice test, still having not study the DI module in the platform. The result was 635
and difficulty with test pace. The second practice test was better (665), especially after finishing studying DI module in TTP. After just two practice tests I took the
official GMAT and obtained a 655, which was a good grade, but a bit far off my target score (685+).
After my first official test, I discovered something that TTP was telling me all along: the platform needs to be complemented with official practice tests. Just doing two
practice tests were not enough to get a high score. Then I decided to buy all the other 4 official practice tests and every weekend I did one practice test, saw my results and practiced in the following week at TTP the modules in which I got questions wrong. By doing so I saw my scores at practice tests skyrocket, managing to achieve 99th and 100th percentiles in some occasions.
Filled with confidence, I took another official test. Leveraging a work travel I took again the GMAT at a test center. Sleeping at a hotel, with the test early morning was
not a good idea. Got huge test day anxiety, slept only 2 hours before the test and got the same 655 I had before. It was really frustrating, especially because I knew I
had the preparation to achieve my target score.
Since I was confident of my preparation with TTP and official practice tests, I scheduled a third test right after, to be taken online. I also had test day anxiety, but
sleeping in my own bed in the previous day and doing the test in the same cabinet I practiced every weekend was a huge difference for me and I got my desired score, a 705 (Q86; V86; DI83).
Takeaways / Recommendations
• Don’t count on the exception. I heard numerous stories of colleagues who took the GMAT after 1-2 weeks of study and got a whopping 705+. Those are exceptions, not the rule. Plan ahead and take a few months to maintain a good study pace. Self-study platforms work much better when you have time to digest all the material
• Study with some help. I don’t mean necessarily a private tutor, but self- study platforms are great for grasping the material and having a detailed and well-though study plan. In my end I used TTP and I really liked their methodology and the results I achieved through them
• Use the platform wisely. TTP has thousands of questions, it is extremely hard and maybe counter productive to aim to solve all possible problems. See your performance and establish your pace in the platform, your results will not drop if you do 30 instead of 60 easy questions in work problems when you are acing 100% of the easy and the medium questions
• Time, time, time. Don’t get excited because you know how to answer a question, for the GMAT this is not more important than answering in the right amount of time, so practice through platforms that you can time your answers and benchmark – feature that brought me to use TTP
• Choose the location which works best for you. I heard many people saying that test center was much better than doing online. In my end the online experience was 100x better. There are no right option here, see what works best for you and go for it
It is tough but eventually ends, so don’t give up and use the resources you have wisely.
29 Aug 2025, 07:27
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Quick question coz I'm considering taking the TTP self study plan, I've taken classes from jan to march with Princeton Review, now my score is stagnant at 625, 635. I haven't given the official mocks yet, conceptually i'm fine with quants coz i always get a 90, verbal sometimes i struggle so end up with score between 80 to 85. Data insights is my nightmare, i'm not sure if its just the many articles i read about DI being tough but somehow i have this fear, so i always get somewhere close to 75 - 80. Would another course like TTP, or should i focus on using GMAT Club's free questions from the forum and work on technique?
Also definitely need some section wise strategies!! Any tips would be appreciated!
Also definitely need some section wise strategies!! Any tips would be appreciated!
29 Aug 2025, 07:41
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Awesome that you are acing the quant section! In your case for the DI I would have a few thoughts and questions to reflect:
- Which section order are you choosing? In many cases it is not a factor, but for me I enhanced a lot my score in verbal when I switched from the second to the first section of the test. Reflect if you are approaching DI with test fatigue and you would benefit to bring it earlier
- I can't say about the GMAT Club's free questions as I did not study through them. For me the DI section was mainly through TTP and I really thought that the questions were at par with the official tests. After finishing the DI section there I managed to sustain a 90th+ percentile in DI in most if not all mock and official tests. Official guide questions are also helpful, I did a few of them
- How well are you using the calculator?
- DI is super broad, it is helpful to see what question types you are struggling the most. Analyze your past performance with the questions breakdown and focus in the ones that you are making more mistakes - example: maybe DS questions are not the problem, but two-part analyzes, so you focus on them and quickly improve your score
- Which section order are you choosing? In many cases it is not a factor, but for me I enhanced a lot my score in verbal when I switched from the second to the first section of the test. Reflect if you are approaching DI with test fatigue and you would benefit to bring it earlier
- I can't say about the GMAT Club's free questions as I did not study through them. For me the DI section was mainly through TTP and I really thought that the questions were at par with the official tests. After finishing the DI section there I managed to sustain a 90th+ percentile in DI in most if not all mock and official tests. Official guide questions are also helpful, I did a few of them
- How well are you using the calculator?
- DI is super broad, it is helpful to see what question types you are struggling the most. Analyze your past performance with the questions breakdown and focus in the ones that you are making more mistakes - example: maybe DS questions are not the problem, but two-part analyzes, so you focus on them and quickly improve your score
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