Hi Guys,
Thought I'd share my two pennies worth of advice here! I was extremely dejected after working hard towards my first attempt and scoring a 650 (target was 700+). Here's the link to my post after my unsuccessful attempt : https://www.beatthegmat.com/big-dip-in-g ... tml#496384
I went for a second attempt yesterday and got a 740 (Q49, V42); first attempt was in August
Following were key changes to my gameplan:
Verbal:
- Studied the passages really well and understood the flow of events very clearly : some experts suggest skim-reading and subsequently digging into the passage for the answer after reading the questions. This did not work for me. I still had to dig in sometimes, but only to confirm my answers
- Sentence correction questions can sometimes be tricky. I used to select an answer choice as soon as I detected the applicability of a rule. In my second attempt, I did look out for rules, but verified my final selection for meaning as well - I believe this really helped
- Critical reasoning : I found CR tough on the real test. The GMAT prep and MGMAT questions were relatively simple - I really don't know what can be done about CR. I did go through CR Bible that many recommend on this forum, but I would say that book is good only for below 700 level questions. It does however give you a solid methodology to work off
Quants:
- I practised from gmatclub tests, MGMAT questions and the GMAT Prep software. I also bought the additional GMAT Prep questions that you get online for $25.
- I tend to jump into questions very quickly. Whilst speed is obviously important, it helps to pause and plan an approach before diving in. On hindsight, even on my second attempt, I rushed into a few questions that I would have got correct had I planned my response - cannot however complain with a 3 point improvement
And yes, I got a good night's sleep this time round and that really helped - Thanks to the motivating comments and advice from joeItaly on my previous post
https://www.beatthegmat.com/member/152464/profile
Any questions, please ask
Thought I'd share my two pennies worth of advice here! I was extremely dejected after working hard towards my first attempt and scoring a 650 (target was 700+). Here's the link to my post after my unsuccessful attempt : https://www.beatthegmat.com/big-dip-in-g ... tml#496384
I went for a second attempt yesterday and got a 740 (Q49, V42); first attempt was in August
Following were key changes to my gameplan:
Verbal:
- Studied the passages really well and understood the flow of events very clearly : some experts suggest skim-reading and subsequently digging into the passage for the answer after reading the questions. This did not work for me. I still had to dig in sometimes, but only to confirm my answers
- Sentence correction questions can sometimes be tricky. I used to select an answer choice as soon as I detected the applicability of a rule. In my second attempt, I did look out for rules, but verified my final selection for meaning as well - I believe this really helped
- Critical reasoning : I found CR tough on the real test. The GMAT prep and MGMAT questions were relatively simple - I really don't know what can be done about CR. I did go through CR Bible that many recommend on this forum, but I would say that book is good only for below 700 level questions. It does however give you a solid methodology to work off
Quants:
- I practised from gmatclub tests, MGMAT questions and the GMAT Prep software. I also bought the additional GMAT Prep questions that you get online for $25.
- I tend to jump into questions very quickly. Whilst speed is obviously important, it helps to pause and plan an approach before diving in. On hindsight, even on my second attempt, I rushed into a few questions that I would have got correct had I planned my response - cannot however complain with a 3 point improvement
And yes, I got a good night's sleep this time round and that really helped - Thanks to the motivating comments and advice from joeItaly on my previous post
https://www.beatthegmat.com/member/152464/profile
Any questions, please ask
