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tweety846 · 2006 November 13th, 06:36 PM

Thanks everyone..especially skarya, G Unit, GREMAT,suithink, GMAT-HELP and animesh...you guys have been a big help

I dont have a lot of work exp .. just 1.2 years so I wonder how far can this score take me..but am anyway happy

I have a presentation to prepare for tomorrow morning (and its 12 am) but I just cant hold back and wanna share so much with you all..

My journey began 3 months ago when I decided I had to take my GMAT before delaying it any further. I initially decided to take it on 11th September (9/11 yes !!! ) but i knew pretty soon that office was not letting me find time for myself. I used to work 14 hrs a day and could hardly find time for my preparation. I decided to postpone it to 26th October.
Things didnt change.. All i had done till 29th September was taken one GMATPrep ( I scored 720 in the first one) and a few section tests. Then came the news that I would have to go to Germany for 3 weeks. My hopes of applying to the first round were shattered as I knew I would have to postpone my GMAT ONCE AGAIN !

I had almost lost hope..the d-day was fixed to be 13th November finally. And I told myself, its now or never.

My preparation till 20th October was 10%.I tried studying at the airport,the flights and even in trains. I came back from germany and rigorously started following testmagic. I realised that I had majorly underestimated the Quant and that I really needed to put in atleast 4-5 hours every day come what may. In any of the tests I took ( kaplan 600,610,610,580) PR (720,710) , my verbal was ALWAYS bad.. I had almost given up hope on my Verbal skills. If I would do RCs well, Scs and CRs would go for a toss and vice versa. I dont think I EVER made 41 in Verbal in ANY of my tests. Looking at Testmagic and getting prompt answers to questions I used to get stuck on helped me a HELL lot. My quant scores improved drastically and I realised I could make 50 easily if I would avoid silly mistakes. At the same time, I did as many SCs and CRs as possible to get a good hold of the basic rules in SC. Clintonn's posts really helped me a lot ( especially all the GMATprep questions).

last week I took the second GMATprep and made 710 (lower than what i scored in the first! ) I decided to exhaust as many GMATprep questions as possible. My Quant score was constant at 50 but Verbal used to fluctuate a lot.

Kaplan was quite disheartening but I knew its not a correct measure of anyone's exact score so I was cool.

More posts shall follow on my experiences today and in the last two days.

I would recommend people to exhaust all GMATprep questions(especially the Quant). Verbal in Kaplan and all other tests makes RCs look like monsters!! Trust me RCs were a cakewalk today.. so dont let lengthy RCs scare the **** out of you

There is so much more I want to share.. and i very soon will. Got to get back to my presentation now...

keep going...keep trying

Tweets

2006 November 13th, 06:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
tweety846 Within my grasp! Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 164	Thanks everyone..especially skarya, G Unit, GREMAT,suithink, GMAT-HELP and animesh...you guys have been a big help I dont have a lot of work exp .. just 1.2 years so I wonder how far can this score take me..but am anyway happy I have a presentation to prepare for tomorrow morning (and its 12 am) but I just cant hold back and wanna share so much with you all.. My journey began 3 months ago when I decided I had to take my GMAT before delaying it any further. I initially decided to take it on 11th September (9/11 yes !!! ) but i knew pretty soon that office was not letting me find time for myself. I used to work 14 hrs a day and could hardly find time for my preparation. I decided to postpone it to 26th October. Things didnt change.. All i had done till 29th September was taken one GMATPrep ( I scored 720 in the first one) and a few section tests. Then came the news that I would have to go to Germany for 3 weeks. My hopes of applying to the first round were shattered as I knew I would have to postpone my GMAT ONCE AGAIN ! I had almost lost hope..the d-day was fixed to be 13th November finally. And I told myself, its now or never. My preparation till 20th October was 10%.I tried studying at the airport,the flights and even in trains. I came back from germany and rigorously started following testmagic. I realised that I had majorly underestimated the Quant and that I really needed to put in atleast 4-5 hours every day come what may. In any of the tests I took ( kaplan 600,610,610,580) PR (720,710) , my verbal was ALWAYS bad.. I had almost given up hope on my Verbal skills. If I would do RCs well, Scs and CRs would go for a toss and vice versa. I dont think I EVER made 41 in Verbal in ANY of my tests. Looking at Testmagic and getting prompt answers to questions I used to get stuck on helped me a HELL lot. My quant scores improved drastically and I realised I could make 50 easily if I would avoid silly mistakes. At the same time, I did as many SCs and CRs as possible to get a good hold of the basic rules in SC. Clintonn's posts really helped me a lot ( especially all the GMATprep questions). last week I took the second GMATprep and made 710 (lower than what i scored in the first! ) I decided to exhaust as many GMATprep questions as possible. My Quant score was constant at 50 but Verbal used to fluctuate a lot. Kaplan was quite disheartening but I knew its not a correct measure of anyone's exact score so I was cool. More posts shall follow on my experiences today and in the last two days. I would recommend people to exhaust all GMATprep questions(especially the Quant). Verbal in Kaplan and all other tests makes RCs look like monsters!! Trust me RCs were a cakewalk today.. so dont let lengthy RCs scare the **** out of you There is so much more I want to share.. and i very soon will. Got to get back to my presentation now... keep going...keep trying Tweets