my gmat journey from 600 to 730

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my gmat journey from 600 to 730

by chynaxdawl » Fri Aug 19, 2011 1:08 pm
i took my gmat for the 2nd time on august 9th and scored a 730 (96%) - q47 (76%), v44 (97%) awa 5.5. i've shared my 130-point-increase journey from 600 (64%) - q36 (43%), v36 (78%) awa 5.5 and some tips in multiple blog posts:

https://studiobokeh.wordpress.com/2011/0 ... 00-to-730/

https://studiobokeh.wordpress.com/2011/08/19/gmat-tips/

https://studiobokeh.wordpress.com/2011/0 ... resources/

each entry's really long but i hope people find it helpful...
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by vineeshp » Fri Aug 19, 2011 8:59 pm
:) Congrats!
Vineesh,
Just telling you what I know and think. I am not the expert. :)

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by akhilsuhag » Fri Aug 19, 2011 11:57 pm
Great!!
These posts give so much inspiration. I am in sort of a similar boat where I get a comparatively better verbal score. I would be nice to go through your posts and look at your quant strategy!!

Congrats again!!

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by prateek_guy2004 » Sat Aug 20, 2011 1:35 am
Hi

Congrats...Do let us know about your study plan.....techniques , books etc...

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by prodizy » Sat Aug 20, 2011 11:46 am
Congrats man.

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by chynaxdawl » Sat Aug 20, 2011 12:09 pm
thanks, vineeshp, akhilsuhag, prateek_guy2004, and prodizy!

prateek, for my books/materials, it's in the link i posted:
https://studiobokeh.wordpress.com/2011/0 ... resources/

and since you asked, and others may be curious, i also posted how i studied and how i would've done it differently:
https://studiobokeh.wordpress.com/2011/0 ... tudy-plan/

please also take a look at my tips post because i think these are important:
https://studiobokeh.wordpress.com/2011/08/19/gmat-tips/

akhilsuhag, it's hard balancing out the scores but you can do it...best of luck! i hope the study plan and tips help you.

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by chynaxdawl » Thu Aug 25, 2011 11:16 pm
i'm giving away a gmat prep book if anyone wants to win it!
https://studiobokeh.wordpress.com/2011/0 ... -800-book/