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730 Q49 V40 (third attempt)

by RamaK88 » Thu Jun 05, 2014 2:43 am
Although I took GMATa week back, but this is definitely my final attempt. With a 730, I am not retaking this again.

My story:
I have been a lurker on these forums for a long time, but I have taken a lot of courage from the stories on these forums. I finished first time with a 660 and then second time had only a marginal improvement to 670. This time I knew that I had to do it or else I had no chance at top schools.

I would like to mention the things in my experience which helped me. Maybe they will also help others:
1. Dont take a reattempt unless you have had time to study for it. In my case, I took the GMAT in the middle of a lot of job pressure. I had very little time left to devote to GMAT, and only took some leave in the last 2-3 days. This is not enough, and my second attempt did not help me at all.
2. For third attempt, I first started with tests but soon realized that I need to also improve my concepts. There is no point doing more and more questions unless you are able to confidently all types of questions first. For my prep, I used Manhattan SC and CR and properly went through concepts before attempting questions. For Maths, I am engineer so did not need to do too much more.
3. Many people say that AWA and IR are not important, but I made sure that I prepared them well also. Confidence in the beginning of the test is important. My typing speed is anyway good as I work for an IT company.

Hope these tips will help others also as they helped me. I am now in the application stage of the admissions process so will be looking more at that now. If I can help to answer the queries or questions of anyone taking GMAT, I will be very happy to do that.

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by [email protected] » Thu Jun 05, 2014 3:01 pm
Hi RamaK88,

That's great news about your improvement. A 730/Q49 will make every US Business School happy. Are you planning to apply to school this year? What schools are you considering?

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by informmefast » Thu Jun 05, 2014 7:24 pm
I too will be re-taking the test in the next 40 days. Can you please elaborate on the technique / strategies used for verbal . I am always stuck at 36-37 in the verbal , though I reach a 48-49 in quant. Please elaborate on what all did you do differently before your third attempt? Thanks.


RamaK88 wrote:Although I took GMATa week back, but this is definitely my final attempt. With a 730, I am not retaking this again.

My story:
I have been a lurker on these forums for a long time, but I have taken a lot of courage from the stories on these forums. I finished first time with a 660 and then second time had only a marginal improvement to 670. This time I knew that I had to do it or else I had no chance at top schools.

I would like to mention the things in my experience which helped me. Maybe they will also help others:
1. Dont take a reattempt unless you have had time to study for it. In my case, I took the GMAT in the middle of a lot of job pressure. I had very little time left to devote to GMAT, and only took some leave in the last 2-3 days. This is not enough, and my second attempt did not help me at all.
2. For third attempt, I first started with tests but soon realized that I need to also improve my concepts. There is no point doing more and more questions unless you are able to confidently all types of questions first. For my prep, I used Manhattan SC and CR and properly went through concepts before attempting questions. For Maths, I am engineer so did not need to do too much more.
3. Many people say that AWA and IR are not important, but I made sure that I prepared them well also. Confidence in the beginning of the test is important. My typing speed is anyway good as I work for an IT company.

Hope these tips will help others also as they helped me. I am now in the application stage of the admissions process so will be looking more at that now. If I can help to answer the queries or questions of anyone taking GMAT, I will be very happy to do that.

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by RamaK88 » Tue Jun 10, 2014 9:46 pm
[email protected] wrote:Hi RamaK88,

That's great news about your improvement. A 730/Q49 will make every US Business School happy. Are you planning to apply to school this year? What schools are you considering?

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Hi RichC. I am thinking of US top 10 but I am not sure. Do you think it is possible?

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by [email protected] » Tue Jun 10, 2014 10:28 pm
Hi RamaK88,

With your GMAT score, you can comfortably apply to any US School. You'll have to put together a strong overall application, but you have the GMAT "piece" covered. When applying to any of those schools, the level of competition is high, so you might consider working with an Admissions Expert.

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by targetgmatchotu » Wed Jun 11, 2014 1:29 am
Sorry to highlight, but your first line of the post has an error.

Although I took GMAT a week back, but this is definitely my final attempt.

Both "Although" and "But" are connectors.We can't use both of them.

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