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yourkarthik
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Dear Guys,
I gave my gmat today. I scored a 770 (Q 50, V 44). I am not going to say anything that has already been said by so many other guys in their stories. But what I am going to tell you is something most of you all know, yet most wont want to believe.
Begin with an end in mind. Set a target score. i set 800 as mine. I worked hard. I am painfully short of my aim. But I did give my near best output.
I have never scored more than 700 in any of my practice tests. But i was always sure that I will ace the gmat with a 750 + because I believed in myself. Kaplan returned 530, 590 and 540 in their 3 CATs that I took. Princeton was easier and therefore I scored 650, 670, 700. But i always knew that it is possible to get more than 750 with 8-10 wrong answers in both Q and V each. How? When I attempted GMAT Prep software, in the first time, i scored 680 and 700. After that, I kept reattempting it. It helped a lot. Simply delete the tests and reattempt. Or uninstall and reinstall. There are enough questions to take 5-6 tests. I scored once 770 in my fourth reattempt, in which I had 14 Qs wrong in quant and 7 wrong in verbal. Therefore i understood that the scoring algorithm is much more complex.
So the moral of the story is - Never lose hope. keep marching ahead. it is possible.
Knowledge can get you to 700 but good exam temperament will alone take you to 750 +. Stay cool and calm. Think. Breath. Most of us dont do either. Some either think or breath. Take long breaths. It will relax you.
Use logic rather than grammar. In CR or RC, dont take more than two readings of the passage. it will confuse you more than you think it will.
Go with your instincts. It works.
the kaplan and princeton verbal practice tests are not representative of the final gmat. I do not recommend them. Nevertheless, practise them. it will break your will to fight. Resist getting broken. You will only come out sharper.
My USP : Be at it. solve a million Qs from all sources. attempt one test a day. if you dont have CATs, create paper tests by randomly choosing 37 Q Qs and 41 V Qs from your database. Time yourself. Dont bother about scores. learn the concepts and the logic. GMAT is all about logic. Formulas and riddles are not gmat. Simple logical thinking is. Never give up. A bad score in gmat if not anything else, reflects poorly on one's ability to do some simple logical thinking. And it is something that can be improved. Make logic a way of life. Ask yourselves questions that a fifth grader would ask his father. it helps.
Unlike most of you, I am an average guy. If I can do it, anyone can.
NEVER GIVE UP. all the best guys.
karthik
I gave my gmat today. I scored a 770 (Q 50, V 44). I am not going to say anything that has already been said by so many other guys in their stories. But what I am going to tell you is something most of you all know, yet most wont want to believe.
Begin with an end in mind. Set a target score. i set 800 as mine. I worked hard. I am painfully short of my aim. But I did give my near best output.
I have never scored more than 700 in any of my practice tests. But i was always sure that I will ace the gmat with a 750 + because I believed in myself. Kaplan returned 530, 590 and 540 in their 3 CATs that I took. Princeton was easier and therefore I scored 650, 670, 700. But i always knew that it is possible to get more than 750 with 8-10 wrong answers in both Q and V each. How? When I attempted GMAT Prep software, in the first time, i scored 680 and 700. After that, I kept reattempting it. It helped a lot. Simply delete the tests and reattempt. Or uninstall and reinstall. There are enough questions to take 5-6 tests. I scored once 770 in my fourth reattempt, in which I had 14 Qs wrong in quant and 7 wrong in verbal. Therefore i understood that the scoring algorithm is much more complex.
So the moral of the story is - Never lose hope. keep marching ahead. it is possible.
Knowledge can get you to 700 but good exam temperament will alone take you to 750 +. Stay cool and calm. Think. Breath. Most of us dont do either. Some either think or breath. Take long breaths. It will relax you.
Use logic rather than grammar. In CR or RC, dont take more than two readings of the passage. it will confuse you more than you think it will.
Go with your instincts. It works.
the kaplan and princeton verbal practice tests are not representative of the final gmat. I do not recommend them. Nevertheless, practise them. it will break your will to fight. Resist getting broken. You will only come out sharper.
My USP : Be at it. solve a million Qs from all sources. attempt one test a day. if you dont have CATs, create paper tests by randomly choosing 37 Q Qs and 41 V Qs from your database. Time yourself. Dont bother about scores. learn the concepts and the logic. GMAT is all about logic. Formulas and riddles are not gmat. Simple logical thinking is. Never give up. A bad score in gmat if not anything else, reflects poorly on one's ability to do some simple logical thinking. And it is something that can be improved. Make logic a way of life. Ask yourselves questions that a fifth grader would ask his father. it helps.
Unlike most of you, I am an average guy. If I can do it, anyone can.
NEVER GIVE UP. all the best guys.
karthik
