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640 to 720 in 7 Weeks by: lambert000 First of all I should say that I’ve never been a super serious...	8	Tue Jan 23, 2018 10:29 am by: ErikaPrepScholar
Target Test Prep = Best Content, Strategy, and Tutors by: sureal22 I first took the GMAT as a college senior (studied Liberal Arts and... 700-800 Score GMAT Success Stories GMAT Test Prep Retake Strategy	0	Mon Jan 22, 2018 8:58 am by: sureal22
From 630 to 700 with Target Test Prep by: almarajr17 I had the pleasure of working with Target Test Prep and one of the... 600-700 Score GMAT Success Stories GMAT Test Prep Retake	0	Sat Jan 20, 2018 11:12 pm by: almarajr17
670 to 700 in 1 month... focusing on your weaknesses by: AHUNEEU1 My GMAT story started mid last year and I was hopefully able to... 700-800 Score GMAT Success Stories Retake GMAT Test Prep	1	Thu Jan 04, 2018 10:34 am by: Rich.C@EMPOWERgmat.com
560 to 690 to 720: Practice Makes Perfect by: ShivaniRaj June 2016-GMAT 560 (No Preparation) August 2016-GMAT 690... 700-800 Score GMAT Success Stories GMAT Test Prep Retake Strategy Study Plan	1	Tue Dec 26, 2017 10:39 pm by: Mayank Bhardwaj
From 700 to 730 by: Sswarn GMAT1-700(Q-50,V-34) GMAT2-730(Q-50,V-38) After 2 months of... 700-800 Score GMAT Success Stories GMAT Test Prep Strategy Study Plan	0	Wed Dec 20, 2017 10:31 am by: Sswarn
Why I Didn’t Need Coaching for GMAT! by: aayushik95 I got a 720 (Q50, V38, IR 7) and so can you! Preparing for the GMAT -... 700-800 Score GMAT Success Stories GMAT Test Prep Strategy Study Plan	2	Tue Dec 19, 2017 10:20 pm by: nipungupta14
500 to 700 in Practice CATs - Official Score of 650 by: MissSwiss I had planned on taking the GMAT the past couple of years, but as a...	1	Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:41 am by: Rich.C@EMPOWERgmat.com
Never Give UP!!!!! by: vivekkumarmechanical Finally, this day is happening… I am writing my story, My results... 500-600 Score GMAT Success Stories Retake Stress Management GMAT Test Prep	0	Tue Dec 12, 2017 6:51 pm by: vivekkumarmechanical
Rocked The GMAT - Scored 800 (Q51 V51) - Via Meditation by: Marty Murray Page: 1, 2 Finally, my GMAT Odyssey is complete. Achieving my score goal took a... 700-800 Score GMAT Success Stories GMAT Test Prep Retake Strategy Stress Management Study Plan Timing	20	Sat Dec 02, 2017 8:34 pm by: Marty Murray
730 -96% (44Q 47V) Retake for higher Quant? by: nicat Hey all! I just took the GMAT for the first time yesterday and... Retake GMAT Test Prep	4	Thu Nov 30, 2017 3:29 pm by: ceilidh.erickson

680 to 750 - An adventurous Journey! by: Ashish1985 It's always a pleasure to read success stories on GMAT forum, but... 700-800 Score GMAT Success Stories Retake GMAT Test Prep	0	Thu Nov 23, 2017 8:07 pm by: Ashish1985
660 to 710 in a month and a half by: erictyra Hey guys: I just went from a 660 to a 710. I overcame the plateau...	3	Thu Nov 23, 2017 10:50 am by: Rich.C@EMPOWERgmat.com
730!!! 100 point increase with Economist Test Prep by: ejm94 When I took the GMAT the first time, I received (in my opinion) are...	1	Wed Nov 22, 2017 2:26 pm by: barksdale
640 (40Q) to 760 (50Q) in 7 weeks by: mileshrp I was under a pretty severe time crunch and needed to pick up my... 700-800 Score GMAT Success Stories Strategy Study Plan GMAT Test Prep	0	Sat Nov 18, 2017 2:31 pm by: mileshrp
630 to 730 with 3 weeks prep! by: hluedtke27 Hi guys, I took my GMAT on Nov 7 and scored a 730 (45 V 44 Q), my... 700-800 Score GMAT Success Stories GMAT Test Prep Strategy	1	Thu Nov 16, 2017 10:37 am by: Rich.C@EMPOWERgmat.com
610 to 720 (48Q, 41V) on FOURTH GMAT: I Tried Everything! by: mpfister I am a FOUR time GMAT test taker. This is my story of starting,... 600-700 Score 700-800 Score GMAT Success Stories GMAT Test Prep Retake Strategy Stress Management Study Plan Timing	0	Tue Nov 14, 2017 7:12 pm by: mpfister
12 month road--530 to 650---and admitted to my #1 school by: usa1776 I am an expat in Asia working in Supply Chain and last year at this... 600-700 Score GMAT Success Stories GMAT Test Prep Strategy	1	Tue Nov 14, 2017 9:51 am by: sri9sep
720 in 2 months, +12 points on Quant, EMPOWERgmat Prep by: jp815 I was looking for a low-cost option as I was not set on taking the... 700-800 Score GMAT Success Stories GMAT Test Prep Strategy Stress Management Study Plan	1	Wed Nov 08, 2017 6:01 pm by: Rich.C@EMPOWERgmat.com
Advice needed - Apply with 610 or try harder? by: samdighe16 Hello all, I have given GMAT 4 times until now (in terms of effort, 3... 500-600 Score Retake GMAT Success Stories GMAT Test Prep	8	Wed Oct 25, 2017 1:03 am by: Nunuboy1994
710 - Q47 V41 by: rkp2125 Background: 2017 Ivy League Graduate, Student Athlete, 3.5gpa,...	1	Tue Oct 17, 2017 10:09 am by: Rich.C@EMPOWERgmat.com
Journey to 700+ Highly Recommended by: Kamakshi Chawla Honestly It's not a promotion. I am a genuine student who gave GMAT... 700-800 Score GMAT Success Stories GMAT Test Prep Strategy	0	Wed Oct 11, 2017 11:17 am by: Kamakshi Chawla
From 0 to 710 (50Q, 35V) by: drae93 I recently scored a 710 (50Q, 35V) and wanted to share my GMAT...	0	Mon Oct 09, 2017 11:15 am by: drae93
EMPOWERgmat got me the boost I needed! by: ekress If you are like I was and are wondering how to pull your score up and...	1	Sat Oct 07, 2017 9:13 am by: Rich.C@EMPOWERgmat.com
Top 5 Schools are NEXT on my to do list! 750 (q 51, v 42)!!! by: CJRJr Right up front I’ve got to admit that 2 months ago I never thought...	4	Tue Oct 03, 2017 9:45 pm by: Nbagaria
585 to 750 in 2 months - what's worked & free resources by: sgmat9 In mid-July, I got 585 in Kaplan practice test. Today, mid-September,...	1	Tue Oct 03, 2017 9:31 pm by: Nbagaria
EMPOWERgmat got me the score I wanted in just 1 month by: afortunato I chose EMPOWERgmat as my study tool this summer because of the...	1	Tue Oct 03, 2017 5:57 pm by: Rich.C@EMPOWERgmat.com
730 with Q49 V40, next up - applications by: Abhishank I agree quant could have been better, but I am happy :)	1	Sun Sep 17, 2017 4:54 pm by: ceilidh.erickson
Is it Good Enough GMAT 680 by: kewldudeer I gave my GMAT today and got 680 (Q 50, V32, IR 8). From the 1st GMAT...	1	Sat Sep 16, 2017 10:57 am by: Rich.C@EMPOWERgmat.com
Need Honest Opinions - 670 on the GMAT !!! by: TheMystic Hello, I gave my 3rd attempt today. The snapshot of the 3 attempts...	1	Wed Sep 13, 2017 6:52 pm by: Rich.C@EMPOWERgmat.com
480 to 710 - Never give up by: avr2114 I've been dreaming about the day I could write a post in this forum...	0	Fri Sep 01, 2017 1:54 pm by: avr2114

Unofficial Score Not Received After Test by: anshul_3 Hello, I had my GMAT exam yesterday. I gave the exam well and could...	4	Mon Aug 28, 2017 7:39 am by: anshul_3
Journey from 690 to 750: You CAN do it! by: nycMBA17 I never thought I’d write one of these posts. In fact, today,... 700-800 Score GMAT Success Stories Retake GMAT Test Prep	0	Tue Aug 22, 2017 11:03 am by: nycMBA17
Request experts guidance: Scored just 620 by: roligupta6 Hi Experts, I took GMAT on 30th June 2017 and scored 620. Individual...	9	Sat Aug 19, 2017 9:41 am by: Rich.C@EMPOWERgmat.com
I beat the GMAT; if I can do it, you can to! Q49 V36: 710 by: awoldmoe Introduction: I don't even know where to start with this post. My...	2	Tue Aug 15, 2017 5:54 am by: insane9621
770 Composite (49Q&47V), 8 IR, 6 AWA on first attempt by: Haardvark This post won't be super helpful to most, as I studied for under 15...	0	Tue Aug 15, 2017 4:34 am by: Haardvark
2 year journey to 710 (46Q 41V) by: mattrh Key Takeaways: 1) If I can do it, you can do it. My quant score...	0	Sat Aug 12, 2017 5:29 pm by: mattrh
760 (Q51; V41) Tips shared Pt 2 by: hwang327 Hi guys, Thank you very much for your positive feedback on my...	0	Mon Aug 07, 2017 5:40 pm by: hwang327
760 (Q51; V41) Tips shared by: hwang327 After studying GMAT for almost a year, I am happy to finish it with a...	1	Wed Aug 02, 2017 3:33 am by: akjgmat
I've just got 710. This is a 70-point improvement :) by: LucyP Hello everyone, I’ve just taken GMAT Test in July 20 and got 710.... 700-800 Score GMAT Success Stories	1	Sun Jul 30, 2017 10:50 am by: Rich.C@EMPOWERgmat.com
540 on the first practice test to 740 on the first real GMAT by: rhino1987-2 I started studying for the GMAT about 5 months ago with the Kaplan...	5	Sat Jul 29, 2017 7:22 pm by: Guilherme.carlos
From 650 to 690 in 5 weeks by: JimPayments I wanted to share my experience with the Gmat preparaton, I hope this...	1	Sat Jul 29, 2017 10:38 am by: Rich.C@EMPOWERgmat.com
Should I retake a 700 (Q42, V44, IR8)? by: CRosenvold Hi friends, Today I took my second test and scored 700 (88th...	2	Wed Jul 26, 2017 3:36 pm by: Rich.C@EMPOWERgmat.com
Retake Focus Strategy by: btkli91 This past May I took the GMAT a year earlier than I needed to based...	1	Sat Jul 22, 2017 9:47 am by: Rich.C@EMPOWERgmat.com
730 - beat the gmat and my target by: akbariqbal Hey guys, I took the GMAT today and surpassed my own expectations....	3	Fri Jul 21, 2017 10:20 am by: melissagetsanmba
The GMAT is like prepping for a sport! by: NomoreGMAT:) I am a 25 year old officer in the Air force. My GMAT journey took a...	3	Thu Jul 20, 2017 8:12 pm by: Dukemm
How Wonder Woman helped me beat the GMAT: 720 (Q43/V47) by: kaaviar I just got a 720 (94th percentile)! Q43 (50th percentile)/V47 (99th...	6	Thu Jul 20, 2017 8:10 pm by: Dukemm
Scored only 650 But Have Something New to Share by: kashif raza Today, i scored 650 (Q-48, V-31) on actual GMAT. I chose...	3	Thu Jul 20, 2017 12:18 pm by: Rich.C@EMPOWERgmat.com
770- My strategies that helped me ace GMAT by: anupkapoor I scored a nifty 770 (Q50, V44) on the GMAT 2 days ago, 10 points...	10	Tue Jul 18, 2017 7:18 pm by: amontobin
My GMAT Experience by: Avalon Background I'm a 25 year old male from an over-represented...	3	Tue Jul 18, 2017 6:31 pm by: Rich.C@EMPOWERgmat.com

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