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My improvement in RC occurred over two phases. The first phase was ~2 months long. I probably went from an accuracy of ~30% to 60%. During this phase, I answered significant portion of the OG RC questions. The next phase was 4 months long. During this time, I really didn't focus on studying RC. My t...

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Tue May 05, 2009 12:11 am
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: (Probably from a 540 to a) 720: Q45 75%, V45 98%
Replies: 11
Views: 3757

hi hemantsood, wow, with such a high quant you just need to lock in a good enough verbal score and you are good to go. For me, it took a good amount of time to pull my verbal score up. I found the key to be persistence. Keep plugging away at learning how the questions are written and identifying whe...

by adidas

Sun Apr 26, 2009 4:10 pm
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: (Probably from a 540 to a) 720: Q45 75%, V45 98%
Replies: 11
Views: 3757

Thanks everyone for the laudable comments. sophia_qur: I took over 11 practice tests. My scores ranged from 600 to 780. I updated my debrief and added a list of my scores. Please find it above at the end of the debrief under the section called "Reference Information". I wish you all the be...

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Fri Apr 24, 2009 3:11 pm
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: (Probably from a 540 to a) 720: Q45 75%, V45 98%
Replies: 11
Views: 3757

Thanks for the response Roma! Yeah, that seems to make the most sense to me too. Time to move on and work on the app. Thanks!

by adidas

Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:44 pm
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: 720 (Q45 75%, V45 99%) - Am I done?
Replies: 5
Views: 2856

(Probably from a 540 to a) 720: Q45 75%, V45 98%

720: Q45 75%, V45 98% AWA: 6.0 Although I may retake because my quant score is below the 80th percentile, I think a write-up may be of value to two types of test takers - 1) visual learners and 2) people who traditionally score low in the verbal portion of standardized tests. First of all, let me sa...

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Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:22 pm
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: (Probably from a 540 to a) 720: Q45 75%, V45 98%
Replies: 11
Views: 3757

blah8065 - you are absolutely right. The rest of my resume is pretty solid - 3.8 GPA, and 5 years work experience for a Fortune 500 company in an international leadership role. It seems like moving on is the more sensible thing to do. Why spend more time trying to score 5 percentage points higher in...

by adidas

Thu Apr 23, 2009 3:07 pm
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: 720 (Q45 75%, V45 99%) - Am I done?
Replies: 5
Views: 2856

720 (Q45 75%, V45 99%) - Am I done?

I didn't crush the GMAT, but I at least flicked its ear. Several places online state that some top schools apply a 80/80 rule, meaning an applicant should score above 80 percent in both sections. I want to be excited about my score, but the 75 percentile in quant is making me question the strength o...

by adidas

Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:06 am
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: 720 (Q45 75%, V45 99%) - Am I done?
Replies: 5
Views: 2856