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shady14
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Hey guys.
Before I start celebrating, I'd like to thank the BeatTheGMAT community for all the support, help, and advice.
There are more than a hundred questions that I searched on google for better explanations, and you guys had the best explanations most of the time. You 'experts' are great and I sincerely thank you for all the help.
There are so many good debriefs in this forum, so I won't write too long. I won't go into details how to study. I guess just a prep talk will do.
I started studying for GMAT in 06/2011. I got a 640 on my first practice exam (MGMAT), and thought hey, this is not bad. Next week, took another one. 690. Holy cow. I must be damn good at this.
Then the score went down week after week after week, and got stagnant in 630-670 range. (Q46-50, V30-35).
Took the official test at the end of August. Got a 660 (Q50, V30).
Took another one at the end of September. 680 (Q49, V34).
Took one more today. 750 (Q50, V40).
I don't consider myself a smart person. But I'm not dumb either.
So here's a quick advice for all you not-smart but not-dumb-either people.
There's no easy way out. There's no shortcut. Well there may be a few, I have a friend who paid something like $5,000 to enroll in a GMAT class specializing in strategies and stuff. If you have money to take one of those classes, good. If not, there's no easy way out.
Go through a lot of questions. Make sure you learn from your mistakes. Keep a list of questions you got wrong and review them every once in a while (set a date).
Be positive. I actually felt better after my first exam (when I received 650) than after the exam today (750). You guys already know GMAT is an adaptive test, so you know you'll feel like shi* even if you score well.
It's a good practice to do practice exams like it's the official exam (with the quiet setting and all), but I think it's equally important to do the actual test like it's a practice test. Be confident. Breath. Sit on the chair like you normally do when you are at your desk. Take off the shoes if you need to. Make yourself comfortable during the exam.
It's been quite a ride for me preparing for the GMAT. I've score as low as 620 on practice exams, and as high as 790. My verbal score fluctuated from 29 to 45.
I'm no expert as many of you guys are, but I'm more than willing to help out people in this forum. Drop me a message if you have any questions BUT! there are A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION in this forum! So make sure you guys read through these information!
Good luck everyone. Keep ya head up.
Before I start celebrating, I'd like to thank the BeatTheGMAT community for all the support, help, and advice.
There are more than a hundred questions that I searched on google for better explanations, and you guys had the best explanations most of the time. You 'experts' are great and I sincerely thank you for all the help.
There are so many good debriefs in this forum, so I won't write too long. I won't go into details how to study. I guess just a prep talk will do.
I started studying for GMAT in 06/2011. I got a 640 on my first practice exam (MGMAT), and thought hey, this is not bad. Next week, took another one. 690. Holy cow. I must be damn good at this.
Then the score went down week after week after week, and got stagnant in 630-670 range. (Q46-50, V30-35).
Took the official test at the end of August. Got a 660 (Q50, V30).
Took another one at the end of September. 680 (Q49, V34).
Took one more today. 750 (Q50, V40).
I don't consider myself a smart person. But I'm not dumb either.
So here's a quick advice for all you not-smart but not-dumb-either people.
There's no easy way out. There's no shortcut. Well there may be a few, I have a friend who paid something like $5,000 to enroll in a GMAT class specializing in strategies and stuff. If you have money to take one of those classes, good. If not, there's no easy way out.
Go through a lot of questions. Make sure you learn from your mistakes. Keep a list of questions you got wrong and review them every once in a while (set a date).
Be positive. I actually felt better after my first exam (when I received 650) than after the exam today (750). You guys already know GMAT is an adaptive test, so you know you'll feel like shi* even if you score well.
It's a good practice to do practice exams like it's the official exam (with the quiet setting and all), but I think it's equally important to do the actual test like it's a practice test. Be confident. Breath. Sit on the chair like you normally do when you are at your desk. Take off the shoes if you need to. Make yourself comfortable during the exam.
It's been quite a ride for me preparing for the GMAT. I've score as low as 620 on practice exams, and as high as 790. My verbal score fluctuated from 29 to 45.
I'm no expert as many of you guys are, but I'm more than willing to help out people in this forum. Drop me a message if you have any questions BUT! there are A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION in this forum! So make sure you guys read through these information!
Good luck everyone. Keep ya head up.
Last edited by shady14 on Tue Nov 08, 2011 2:10 pm, edited 2 times in total.
