The 10 Best GMAT Stories of 2011 – Number 6
This article is part of a 10-part series where we will be highlighting the most popular GMAT stories of 2011 from the Beat The GMAT community, in countdown fashion.
Sometimes life throws at you an unexpected and very pleasant surprise. That's what happened to our member Paulrichards, who never scored higher than a 720 on practice tests but got a 750 on D Day. Congrats, we certainly love pleasant surprises too!
His debrief Clueless how I got a 750(Q-50,V-42)! explains his study regimen and how a 44 raw score in verbal saved the day. He had trouble staying motivated (a 28 year old doesn't really feel like studying anymore, but the GMAT soon became the center of his life), but in the end all the effort paid off:
It's a lot about the D-day: After seeing my score,I think that the GMAT is a lot about your performance on the actual exam. I was basically not aiming for a very high score and would have been happy even with a 700 but seems like the Gods were smiling on me during the test and fortunately I landed up with a much score higher than I would have anticipated....Am ecstatic about getting a 750 and I think this was the greatest surprise I have been given in life so far. Now with this score, I think I'll look at better schools. Thanks for reading this post and thanks to all the members here. The moral of the story is "EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY"
Lady Luck smiles, indeed! Congrats! Here's the full debrief again: Clueless how I got a 750(Q-50,V-42)!