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UlyBeatsGMAT
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Hi everyone,
First of all, thank you so much for this website. It has pointed me in the right direction in my GMAT studies, and I feel like the work is paying off. I will not write a long report because my journey is not over yet, but if anyone wants to ask me some questions here on my preparation, I'll be sure to answer!
Here's my story: In 2007, I took the GMAT and scored a very pathetic 440 (Q14, V34). That was an actual (not a practice or an assessment) test, so that score is on my official report. How embarrassing! I thought I was prepared, but that test showed that I had a lot of problems - from my lack of understanding of the material to severe timing issues.
Fast forward to 2011. Earlier this year I decided to give GMAT another try. My studies started in early May. First, I took an online course through MLIC. Unfortunately, I cannot give that course a positive review, but it was a good start. After that course, I spent some more time studying on my own and then, not satisfied with my progress, I signed up for an actual classroom Manhattan GMAT course (this website gave me the idea). And, let me tell you!!! It is worth every single penny. Just a fantastic course!
All in all, I've spent 22 weeks on dedicated study, averaging 16 hours of studying a week.
It has paid off. Today I took the GMAT and scored a 670 (Q40, V41)!!! That's a 230 point improvement. I am so proud!
This is not the end, though. There is still quite a bit of area for improvement, and I feel that after dedicating so many resources to this little project of mine, I owe it to myself to get better where I can and retake the GMAT in a few weeks and break that 700 barrier. It WILL happen.
I wanted to share this story with anyone who is feeling discouraged by this test. I won't lie, there were moments where I would get very mad during practice tests and would want to cry because I was so slow to improve in quant. But there is light at the end of the tunnel. The hard work does pay off.
Good luck to you all, and I'll be sure to post an update when I retake the GMAT!
Uly
P.S. I am not a native English speaker and I have a strong quant background (Econ/Acctng major & 6 years of work in a technical position). The GMAT scores, however, consistently show a better aptitude in verbal, haha!
First of all, thank you so much for this website. It has pointed me in the right direction in my GMAT studies, and I feel like the work is paying off. I will not write a long report because my journey is not over yet, but if anyone wants to ask me some questions here on my preparation, I'll be sure to answer!
Here's my story: In 2007, I took the GMAT and scored a very pathetic 440 (Q14, V34). That was an actual (not a practice or an assessment) test, so that score is on my official report. How embarrassing! I thought I was prepared, but that test showed that I had a lot of problems - from my lack of understanding of the material to severe timing issues.
Fast forward to 2011. Earlier this year I decided to give GMAT another try. My studies started in early May. First, I took an online course through MLIC. Unfortunately, I cannot give that course a positive review, but it was a good start. After that course, I spent some more time studying on my own and then, not satisfied with my progress, I signed up for an actual classroom Manhattan GMAT course (this website gave me the idea). And, let me tell you!!! It is worth every single penny. Just a fantastic course!
All in all, I've spent 22 weeks on dedicated study, averaging 16 hours of studying a week.
It has paid off. Today I took the GMAT and scored a 670 (Q40, V41)!!! That's a 230 point improvement. I am so proud!
This is not the end, though. There is still quite a bit of area for improvement, and I feel that after dedicating so many resources to this little project of mine, I owe it to myself to get better where I can and retake the GMAT in a few weeks and break that 700 barrier. It WILL happen.
I wanted to share this story with anyone who is feeling discouraged by this test. I won't lie, there were moments where I would get very mad during practice tests and would want to cry because I was so slow to improve in quant. But there is light at the end of the tunnel. The hard work does pay off.
Good luck to you all, and I'll be sure to post an update when I retake the GMAT!
Uly
P.S. I am not a native English speaker and I have a strong quant background (Econ/Acctng major & 6 years of work in a technical position). The GMAT scores, however, consistently show a better aptitude in verbal, haha!
