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🌟 While most people were celebrating a score of 82 or 83 in the GMAT Focus Data Insights section... I found myself quietly wondering — what if we didn’t stop there?
This year, a few of my students came back to me with something remarkable:
📊 Scores of 84, 85, even 86 out of 90 in the DI section
That’s 97th to 99th percentile territory.
And the most fulfilling part?
It wasn’t about “genius” or “luck.”
It happened because we believed it was possible and then we worked with care, personalization and consistency to get there.
[hr]
So what did we do differently?
🧠 1. We started by shifting the mindset.
A lot of candidates treat DI as a wild card.
They hear “82 is a great score” and aim for that — but I asked my students to just stay curious about what’s beyond that.
That small shift in mindset changed the way they prepared.
[hr]
🔁 2. We didn’t “save” DI for later, instead we made it an integral part of the journey.
Unlike the usual market practice of brushing past the DI section, I made sure we worked on it consistently and consciously.
We covered all 5 types:
Even when others were unsure how to “teach” these, we just kept showing up, solving, understanding the logic, and refining bit by bit.
[hr]
🔍 3. We focused on strengths, not perfection.
Instead of trying to crack every question, we:
For some, that meant mastering DS elimination.
For others, it meant learning to navigate MSR without losing time.
We treated DI like a skill and not a luck phenomenon.
[hr]
🎯 And slowly but surely... the results followed.
It started with an 84.
Then a few 86s.
And now, over 10% of my students are scoring in the 97–99th percentile in DI.
Not because I have some secret—but because we believed in the process and didn’t settle early.
[hr]
🙏 I’m sharing this to remind every test-taker out there:
If you’re stuck at 78, 80, 81... it’s not your ceiling.
There’s more possible than you think—with the right structure, mindset, and some gentle guidance.
If you’re preparing for GMAT Focus and want to see how we can work on DI together, just drop a message. I’d love to help.
GMATinsight
www.GMATinsight.com
Youtube: GMATinsight
This year, a few of my students came back to me with something remarkable:
📊 Scores of 84, 85, even 86 out of 90 in the DI section
That’s 97th to 99th percentile territory.
And the most fulfilling part?
It wasn’t about “genius” or “luck.”
It happened because we believed it was possible and then we worked with care, personalization and consistency to get there.
[hr]
So what did we do differently?
🧠 1. We started by shifting the mindset.
A lot of candidates treat DI as a wild card.
They hear “82 is a great score” and aim for that — but I asked my students to just stay curious about what’s beyond that.
Quote:
That small shift in mindset changed the way they prepared.
[hr]
🔁 2. We didn’t “save” DI for later, instead we made it an integral part of the journey.
Unlike the usual market practice of brushing past the DI section, I made sure we worked on it consistently and consciously.
We covered all 5 types:
- Data Sufficiency (We did it thoroughly in Quant, and it's almost 40% of DI section, usually with 1 MSR set in the test)
- Two-Part Analysis (TPA) (We immediately discussed it after discussing Arithmetic topics and ensured 3 sessions on it)
- Table Analysis (We ensured that candidates feel it to be the easiest, which it is... 2 sessions were enough to make students feel mastery over it)
- Graphs (It wasn't hard for most and just needed a little push and guidance to understand various graph comprehensions)
- Multi-Source Reasoning (MSR)... (This was hard nut to crack, but we did it together by just sticking to consistent plan)
Even when others were unsure how to “teach” these, we just kept showing up, solving, understanding the logic, and refining bit by bit.
[hr]
🔍 3. We focused on strengths, not perfection.
Instead of trying to crack every question, we:
- Understood which types of questions suited which students
- Built comfort with their natural strengths
- And worked steadily on weak spots without panic
For some, that meant mastering DS elimination.
For others, it meant learning to navigate MSR without losing time.
We treated DI like a skill and not a luck phenomenon.
[hr]
🎯 And slowly but surely... the results followed.
It started with an 84.
Then a few 86s.
And now, over 10% of my students are scoring in the 97–99th percentile in DI.
Not because I have some secret—but because we believed in the process and didn’t settle early.
[hr]
🙏 I’m sharing this to remind every test-taker out there:
If you’re stuck at 78, 80, 81... it’s not your ceiling.
There’s more possible than you think—with the right structure, mindset, and some gentle guidance.
If you’re preparing for GMAT Focus and want to see how we can work on DI together, just drop a message. I’d love to help.
GMATinsight
www.GMATinsight.com
Youtube: GMATinsight
