GMAT1 :- 710 (Q49, V37)
I have been solving questions from beatthegmat but merely one or two times posted the reply. but resources of this site are incredible.
Though 710 score is not so good, I just wanted to share my experience for the benefit of others.
Material used:
Quant:
GMATCLUB tests - I would really recommned these tests. Awesome!!
MGMAT tests - Excellent tests; My last two tests are the actual reflection of real one
TOTAL GMAT Math :- Did not get much time to work on this; Just picked it in last couple of weeks
Verbal:
E-GMAT SC, CR and verbal live course : - Awesome course, will explain in details.
OG10, 12
Powerscore CR
MGMAT CR
Grockit practice
Kaplan quiz
KAPLAN 800
KAPLAN Premium
Veritas CR1 and CR2
RC99, RC set 1 and set2
Practice test: (In sequence)
MGMAT1: - 640
MGMAT2: - 680
GMATPREP: - 720
MGMAT3: - 700
Kaplan1: - 690
Kaplan2: - 700
Kaplan3:- 690
GMATPrep2:- 680
GMATPrep1 (repeat):- 690
Huhhh - I recheduled the GMAT date here
MGMAT4:-710
MGMAT5:-710 (one week before the exam)
GMATPREP2(repeat):-700 (one week before the exam)
Preparation strategy:
Quant:
I did not do it seriously since I am good at maths since my school days but this overconfidence drowned 1 point in the quant.
GMAT Club tests are really good but please don't be dishearthened by scores. Tests are tough but seem really necesary if you are aiming above 48 in quant.
Verbal:
I started my preparation in Septemeber with OG10 and OG 12. Oficial guides are really awesome; apart from GMATPrep tests, if there is something close to the real GMAT, that is OG12.
Reading comprehension has been my weakness and it is pretty much reflected in my verbal score. (I am sure most of the incorrect answers would have been from RC section only). Based on the recommendations on this forum, I took RC99 and completed most of the passages, doing 3-4 daily. It really helped.
My GMAT was scheduled for Dec 11 but looking at my SC/CR accuracy, I reschduled it for March and joined e-gmat live course. I can not emphasise more about this course and the instructors: Payal and Rajat are awesome! After joining this live course, my SC accuracy increased from 70% to 90% (Still some words from Payal reverberate in my ears : - Guys focus on the meaning of the sentence
). E-gmat strategy for pre-thinking is equally good (Pre think at least one assumption before jumping on to the answer choices). CR accuracy increased from 65% to 80%. This course streamlined my process of answering SC/CR questions.
All in all, I would recommned this course.
Recommendations/Tips:
SC: Do wide variery of questions and frequenty review all the incorrect ones I never maintained the log but I always used to go through e-gmat live course/e-gmat SC CR questions that I marked wrong.
CR: Understanding the structure of the argument and prethinking are the key to CR. Doing tons of questions did not help me hence I picked aforementioned strategy and it really helped worked.
During the exam, be calm and don't get tensed if you are getting easy questions; also, don't get elated if you see bold face or tough question: I got 9th question as bold face, became so happy that I could not even concentrate on the argument structure and had to guess it
. (It sounds stupid but it actually happened with me)
So that's it. After relaxing for few days/weeks, I am planning to write it again and hoping to break 750 this time.
I have been solving questions from beatthegmat but merely one or two times posted the reply. but resources of this site are incredible.
Though 710 score is not so good, I just wanted to share my experience for the benefit of others.
Material used:
Quant:
GMATCLUB tests - I would really recommned these tests. Awesome!!
MGMAT tests - Excellent tests; My last two tests are the actual reflection of real one
TOTAL GMAT Math :- Did not get much time to work on this; Just picked it in last couple of weeks
Verbal:
E-GMAT SC, CR and verbal live course : - Awesome course, will explain in details.
OG10, 12
Powerscore CR
MGMAT CR
Grockit practice
Kaplan quiz
KAPLAN 800
KAPLAN Premium
Veritas CR1 and CR2
RC99, RC set 1 and set2
Practice test: (In sequence)
MGMAT1: - 640
MGMAT2: - 680
GMATPREP: - 720
MGMAT3: - 700
Kaplan1: - 690
Kaplan2: - 700
Kaplan3:- 690
GMATPrep2:- 680
GMATPrep1 (repeat):- 690
Huhhh - I recheduled the GMAT date here
MGMAT4:-710
MGMAT5:-710 (one week before the exam)
GMATPREP2(repeat):-700 (one week before the exam)
Preparation strategy:
Quant:
I did not do it seriously since I am good at maths since my school days but this overconfidence drowned 1 point in the quant.
GMAT Club tests are really good but please don't be dishearthened by scores. Tests are tough but seem really necesary if you are aiming above 48 in quant.
Verbal:
I started my preparation in Septemeber with OG10 and OG 12. Oficial guides are really awesome; apart from GMATPrep tests, if there is something close to the real GMAT, that is OG12.
Reading comprehension has been my weakness and it is pretty much reflected in my verbal score. (I am sure most of the incorrect answers would have been from RC section only). Based on the recommendations on this forum, I took RC99 and completed most of the passages, doing 3-4 daily. It really helped.
My GMAT was scheduled for Dec 11 but looking at my SC/CR accuracy, I reschduled it for March and joined e-gmat live course. I can not emphasise more about this course and the instructors: Payal and Rajat are awesome! After joining this live course, my SC accuracy increased from 70% to 90% (Still some words from Payal reverberate in my ears : - Guys focus on the meaning of the sentence
). E-gmat strategy for pre-thinking is equally good (Pre think at least one assumption before jumping on to the answer choices). CR accuracy increased from 65% to 80%. This course streamlined my process of answering SC/CR questions.All in all, I would recommned this course.
Recommendations/Tips:
SC: Do wide variery of questions and frequenty review all the incorrect ones I never maintained the log but I always used to go through e-gmat live course/e-gmat SC CR questions that I marked wrong.
CR: Understanding the structure of the argument and prethinking are the key to CR. Doing tons of questions did not help me hence I picked aforementioned strategy and it really helped worked.
During the exam, be calm and don't get tensed if you are getting easy questions; also, don't get elated if you see bold face or tough question: I got 9th question as bold face, became so happy that I could not even concentrate on the argument structure and had to guess it
. (It sounds stupid but it actually happened with me)So that's it. After relaxing for few days/weeks, I am planning to write it again and hoping to break 750 this time.
