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740 97% V42 Q48

by mohitmathur01 » Thu Jan 03, 2008 7:39 am
I wrote the GMAT yesterday.740 ( 97 ) V(42) Q(48) I had never imagined that I could score this much. I have been planning to write it for the last 3 years but couldnt muster the courage. Not that I was studying for it.




BEATING THE GMAT.

I joined VeritasPrep in October a 9week course. The idea was paying 950 pounds would make me take it seriously. Nothing happened and the course material did not help either.

the material I used

OG 11th edition: MUST

SC
1. Manhattan Gmat SC guide in 1 week: I found this very helpful. When I started doing Sc' my rate was 6 wrong out of 10.

2. 1000 SC: I did 920: last 20 were done on the GMAT's day.

3: Sahil's Note & Spidey Notes: After doing ManhattanSC and a few 1000SC questions.

4 Erin's Flashcards: I carried it in my pocket the last 10 days.

By the end of it I was getting 8-9 out of 10 right. sometimes even 10

CR

1. A friend recommended PowerScore.

2. 1000 CR

RC

1000 RC


Quantitative

DS and problem solving

OG and DElicious directory.

GamePlan

The first time I wrote the Practice test I had to close it after finishing AWA and 10 q questions as it gave me a headache. I realised I need to improve on my endurance. After 5 tests I managed to give 1 full test.

Then I took 2 week leave and started with 1000 Sc CR RC. End of it I was scoring 670 on 800score.

KAPLAN1: 560
POWERPREP1: 580
KAPLAN2: 630
ARCO1: 620
ARCO 2: 670
KAPLAN 3: 550: This had me. I started thinking that my scoring is so erratic that I might end up with a 600 on a bad day.
800 2:680
800 3: 680
GMATPrep1: 760: I had done most of the question. I was kicking myself. Even after having done all I just managed a 760. I was getting ambitious.
KAPLAN 4: 640
PRINCETON: 680
GMATPrep 2: 730: Counted the ones I had done before. 6 q . Felt good.

DAY BEFORE

DONT WRITE ANY TEST. Do OG and read the flash cards. I wrote a maths test got a 34. Deflated.
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by camitava » Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:22 am
Congrats man! It's amazing and ur story is really inspiring ... Hey Mohit, can you please post ur application process so that we can get an idea what we will have to face in future.
Correct me If I am wrong


Regards,

Amitava

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by mohitmathur01 » Tue Jan 08, 2008 5:45 am
Got AWA score today. Is 5 ok?

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by QualityOfLife » Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:06 pm
5 is excellent! Esp. if English is not your first language. But, even if it is, it's still pretty good :)

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Re: 740 97% V42 Q48

by TkNeo » Wed Jan 09, 2008 4:28 am
mohitmathur01 wrote:
3: Sahil's Note & Spidey Notes: After doing ManhattanSC and a few 1000SC questions.
Hey,,
can you please post a link to those notes?

Thanks
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by mohitmathur01 » Wed Jan 09, 2008 8:10 am
I think if u look in google or delicious u will get it. If u dont, send me a mail and ill send as attachment.. cheers

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by TkNeo » Wed Jan 09, 2008 10:23 am
mohitmathur01 wrote:I think if u look in google or delicious u will get it. If u don't, send me a mail and ill send as attachment.. cheers
Got it. Thanks !