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Hi, Thanks for sharing this. I will be taking GMAT this year(2013) in May. I am excited and nervous both. I am weak in quants and average in Verbal. Looking for a person who can help me prepare for GMAT. May I ask you if you can help me prepare for GMAT? Thanks in advance, MayaS Sure. Please post y...
- by runthegmat
Mon Feb 11, 2013 8:03 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 760-What worked for me and(hopefully)would work for you too!
- Replies: 33
- Views: 21112
Congrats on your awesome score! Thanks for sharing your debrief. I've been hearing repeatedly that OG quant is not tough enough and that I should supplement my quant prep w/ Manhattan Advanced Quant. Good insight. I'm just starting my studying so I'll keep that in mind on the tail end. And build so...
- by runthegmat
Tue Nov 06, 2012 8:27 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 760-What worked for me and(hopefully)would work for you too!
- Replies: 33
- Views: 21112
Eternal_optimist Your post was one of the very first I came across on this forum long time back and your story inspired me a lot. I would read your posts whenever I felt down and now that I have been able to do well(secured a 760), I would like to thank you. Thank you very much. God bless people lik...
- by runthegmat
Fri Oct 19, 2012 9:24 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 3 yrs,4 attempts-Finally 740:The story of my metamorphosis
- Replies: 172
- Views: 97669
- by runthegmat
Fri Oct 19, 2012 9:03 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 760-What worked for me and(hopefully)would work for you too!
- Replies: 33
- Views: 21112
I think DS is about conceptual clarity in Math. Once you gain that, then doing the questions is not very difficult. Initially I too had difficulty tackling DS questions but after a good amount of practice, things became more manageable
- by runthegmat
Wed Oct 17, 2012 11:55 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Require assistance and advice with Data Sufficiency
- Replies: 2
- Views: 987
2 years is long time. When are you planning to take the exam now ?And which all areas are you not doing well ? Which books are you using ?
- by runthegmat
Wed Oct 17, 2012 11:36 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: gmat score 510
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2967
Possibly you didn't do well because of the exam stress which you mentioned was one of the reasons. Then also 21 on Verbal is surely quite low. Also studying for 10 hours/day is the last thing you want to do. It simply doesn't work. Read "The Right and the wrong way to study for the GMAT" a...
- by runthegmat
Wed Oct 17, 2012 2:23 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: How to go from 530 to 700+ in a months time. Please advice.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1520
Your quant score ain't very bad but your verbal score needs to improve a lot. Well, regarding suggestions for book - my suggestion for Sentence Correction would be Aristotle SC Grail. I loved the book and primarily used it.It's 3rd edition has been launched a couple of days back so i am sure that wi...
- by runthegmat
Wed Oct 17, 2012 2:16 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Please Advice
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1712
Enjoy!! Your article is really helpful. I started GMAT prep around 2 weeks back. As I am self studying, it is getting harder for me to plan to use right resources. Thought I have many resources e.g. lot of GMAT websites are there, forums and books, I get confuse and I am scare to say that I still f...
- by runthegmat
Wed Oct 17, 2012 1:59 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 760-What worked for me and(hopefully)would work for you too!
- Replies: 33
- Views: 21112
Congrats! How good were the Aristotle books for the Quant section? Were the problems reflective of the actual questions? What do you suggest as the best way to practice problems which books would be efficient? Thanks I think that the Aristotle PS and DS Boosters were quite good for practice. The be...
- by runthegmat
Fri Oct 12, 2012 4:02 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 760-What worked for me and(hopefully)would work for you too!
- Replies: 33
- Views: 21112
Congrats man! 760 is an awesome score. Can you please answer my below queries: What kind of questions did u encounter during the exam,especially in quant.Which topics u feel one should stress more on in quant? Also,how much time did u spend to finish Manhattan advanced guide and what was ur strateg...
- by runthegmat
Wed Oct 10, 2012 3:47 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 760-What worked for me and(hopefully)would work for you too!
- Replies: 33
- Views: 21112
Hey, congrats on ur great achievement! What are the sectional scores for Quant and Verbal? How many practice tests did you take altogether and have you used the GMATPrep Question pack-1 for additional practice? Would be helpful if you can list down ur scores in practice tests... My scores are Q-50,...
- by runthegmat
Tue Oct 09, 2012 2:58 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 760-What worked for me and(hopefully)would work for you too!
- Replies: 33
- Views: 21112
760-What worked for me and(hopefully)would work for you too!
I will not make this post long by outlining my journey rather I'll share some tids bits which I think will benefit my peers here. Before I do that, I must thank rishi raj, eternal_optimist and a few other members who have inspired and guided me and many others on this forum.God Bless you guys! It's ...
- by runthegmat
Mon Oct 08, 2012 1:39 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 760-What worked for me and(hopefully)would work for you too!
- Replies: 33
- Views: 21112
Great success. IIMC is great especially because of the quality of students. Even Indira Nooyi, the Chairman of Pepsico, is an alumuns of the school though of the 2 year MBA program.
- by runthegmat
Wed Apr 04, 2012 3:42 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: End of a long GMAT journey with a 740
- Replies: 58
- Views: 23344
True the perceptual rankings of Indian business schools accepting GMAT scores would be like this. Grade A+:ISB,IIMA,IIMC, IIMB Grade B+: IIMII, XLRI-GMP, SPJain-Mumbai 1 yr Grade B-: GLIM,TAPMI,MICA,IMT Ghaziabad Great analysis. Never knew that IMT Ghaziabad has started accepting the GMAT as well.
- by runthegmat
Wed Apr 04, 2012 3:40 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 720(Q-48,V-40) after 7 long treacherous months!
- Replies: 36
- Views: 26273