I just made a decent GMAT score of 710...I know its not a great score. But, with just ~10 days of prep (not full time) it is not bad !!
A lot of credit goes to this EXCELLENTforum. It was the single most resourceful GMAT forum I found. I am sure there would be lot folks like me who just could not dedicate 2-3 months of effort. This thread is just for them.. JUST..KEEP THE FAITH
[b]Background:[/b]
I decided to give my GMAT sometime in January, 2007. But, work kept me busy. With loads of travel, I just couldn't give any time for GMAT prep. I had to work crazy (in China 14-16 hours/day) is normal
I bought a OG 11, but I would have gone through may be 5% of the excerscise
Finally, I decided to take the plunge. This was more of a gutsy decision than confidence. May be over confidence!! I got an appointment on July 23rd. I scheduled this only on July 13th
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[b]The Plunge[/b]
Beleive me, I started my prep on 13th 10.30pm. I am giving this info just for people to take confidence.
1) Dedicated 5-6 hours on 6 weekdays
2) 16 hours/day on weekends. Ya, I had 2 full weekends
3) Decided to postpone several tasks at work. Just didnt give my 100% at work
4) Utilized every moment for GMAT prep. While I was commuting, lunch break, late night, every moment
5) Luckily, hit this forum. Took every bit of advice from here
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6) Started with OG Verbal. Started from the back. Did around 50/section.
7) Intially, ignored Quant
8) Took 2 GMATprep CATs in the first weekend - 640 and 630 - Not encouraging at all. I was thinking if I am being stupid here !!
9) Didnt give up. Concenrated more on my time management. Read every document on verbal in this forum. It was reall GREAT
10) Found a amazing way I could do it https://www.litesee.com/
11) Just took around 50% of the tests there
12) Realized I was making careless mistakes in Quant
Last 2 days
13) Took another CAT (crackgmat) and made a 650..Definitely, not what I wanted.
14) Took another 20% of the test from litsee.com
15) My timing as well us accuracy improved in verbal
16) Decided Math is going to be my stronghold. I found doc with 175 problems in this forum. Just went through them patiently. This was a great decision
17) Thats it..my 10 days are over !!
G-day
10 days went like a blaze. But, I kept faith in myself..Thats the key..
Just relax and face whatever its going to result in..
I was tesnsed and nervous. But, I liked the adrenalin. I feel GMAT is just a small component of MBA admissions. If I could not manage it with work pressure, I would never be able to apply for MBA. I realized it !!
This message is to help loads of other guys realize it..
Hope it does..ALL THE VERY BEST..
~ Vignesh