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This is the same score path I just finished. Got my 740 today after 4 months of prep. Thanks for paving the way! I hope to follow this path too. The biggest hurdle I am seeing is with my reading comprehension skills where my accuracy is not the best right now. Planning to take the GMAT very soon an...
- by neha.gar
Sat Jan 14, 2017 10:43 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 610->690->740-8 months of rollercoaster ride ENDS!
- Replies: 33
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do you suggest attempting AWA during your practice tests?ashok27 wrote: Analysis is the key. The more you analyze and keep in mind that you dont have to fall in the same pits, the better you'll become. Also try to avoid silly mistakes. That's more than enough to improve by 30-40 points
- by neha.gar
Fri Dec 04, 2015 4:21 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 760(Q-51,V-41) in 2 months- IMPOSSIBLE means I Am Possible
- Replies: 75
- Views: 68120
Hey rich-i'm halfway through my prep..struggling with time..get stuck in some questions which throws my timekeeping away..how do i time myself better? You must be prepared to abandon questions that are taking wayyyy too long in order conserve time for questions you CAN answer. I suggest that you us...
- by neha.gar
Fri Dec 04, 2015 4:20 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 3 yrs,4 attempts-Finally 740:The story of my metamorphosis
- Replies: 172
- Views: 97688
Yes, showing some examples like that would be really helpful.DavidG@VeritasPrep wrote: Feel free to post some examples in which you had the sentence narrowed down to two options but struggled to differentiate between them. Perhaps we can help identify the conceptual issues that are tripping you up.
- by neha.gar
Fri Dec 04, 2015 4:10 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 770(Q-51,V-44)- Conceptual Clarity + Practice did the Magic!
- Replies: 38
- Views: 39808
@oquiella- books are written to cater to all students studying it. If you feel that you are good in one area, why spend a lot of time on it but going through the content always helps. You never know what new way of looking at solving a particular type of problem you may come up with. PS and DS boos...
- by neha.gar
Fri Nov 20, 2015 2:10 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 760(Q-50,V-44)- Some Words of wisdom after beating the GMAT!
- Replies: 61
- Views: 53535
gmac is providing many other tests. gmac store sells 2 more tests and paper tests. Yep. But i believe it's really important to focus on analysis instead of doing too many tests. somehow we want to do more and analyze less. very natural human tendency Do you guys also attempt AWA while doing your pr...
- by neha.gar
Fri Nov 20, 2015 1:05 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: An average Guy's Story->580 in Diagnostic to 730 on GMAT
- Replies: 62
- Views: 63998
Thanks for your insight and advice. I failed miserably when I took mine and will be using your advice to get my practice scores up. And congrats on your 760. Mike Great going. That's the spirit we want on the community here. In fact, that's how the debriefs are helpful. They inspire people to do be...
- by neha.gar
Fri Nov 20, 2015 1:00 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 700 to 760 in 1 Month Without Much Studying
- Replies: 36
- Views: 29202
Yes, helps me stay focused. Color coding makes it easy to see the questions i should revisesameer.pinto wrote:
Wow..color coding and all. Some really meticulous and dedicated people here
@op
thanks for the great post.it was really helpful
- by neha.gar
Fri Nov 20, 2015 12:48 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: Podium Finish on the GMAT with a 740(V-40,Q-50)
- Replies: 33
- Views: 25960
Hii Ashok!! First of all congratulation great score 770. I would like to know whether coaching is needed for GMAT as my english is very poor condition. No offence intended but based on the sentences you have written, it seems like you have difficulty forming and understanding complex sentences. I t...
- by neha.gar
Thu Nov 19, 2015 4:34 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 770(Q-51,V-44)- My GMAT Journey-Long post
- Replies: 25
- Views: 22421
Hello- I started my prep & struggling with how to take it forward. Your post is quite helpful as i am going through some of the things that i mentioned mainly lack of discipline.
- by neha.gar
Thu Nov 19, 2015 4:26 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 720(Q-48,V-40) after 7 long treacherous months!
- Replies: 36
- Views: 26285
RC is all about practice. I did OG13 and Aristotle RCs and I think i did a total of around 60-70 passages. This doesn't include the ones i did during the practice tests. So i think practice works in RC. Functions questions are not very difficult- ask yourself "Why" and for inference quest...
- by neha.gar
Tue Nov 10, 2015 4:00 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: Hardwork+Commonsense+Luck- Recipe for a 750+
- Replies: 46
- Views: 30321
Conceptual clarity is what i needed to improve my speed. it's very important to be clear conceptually to improve speedsameer.pinto wrote: Hey rich-i'm halfway through my prep..struggling with time..get stuck in some questions which throws my timekeeping away..how do i time myself better?
- by neha.gar
Tue Nov 10, 2015 3:59 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 3 yrs,4 attempts-Finally 740:The story of my metamorphosis
- Replies: 172
- Views: 97688
Just like you a newbie- but yes reading economist and it's wonderful for improving rc comprehensionsameer.pinto wrote:Hello--i have been struggling with the verbal part for quite sometime..Not sure what should we do..Does reading economist and NYT help?
- by neha.gar
Tue Nov 10, 2015 3:58 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 610->660->750- Third time's the charm
- Replies: 18
- Views: 17078
- by neha.gar
Tue Oct 13, 2015 10:28 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 750(Q-48,V-44)- One step closer to becoming an MBA/VC!
- Replies: 25
- Views: 19752
Am glad to share with you all that I took my GMAT yesterday and got a 720(Q-48,V-40).This was my second attempt on the GMAT. The last attempt was on 12th December last year. I had high expectations on the first GMAT but did not do well. I did not do well both on verbal and Quant sections that time ...
- by neha.gar
Sun Aug 02, 2015 11:10 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 720(Q-48,V-40) after 7 long treacherous months!
- Replies: 36
- Views: 26285