Krovvidy's Journey from 680 to 740!

[khopdi_number1]

Congratulations!!! Well done my friend.

[amitabh123]

Folks,

Thanks for all the knowledge flowing.
I need a strong advice on this. I have my GMAT within 3 weeks (retake).
Last time verbal was 31 (I am relatively strong in Math).

I am not able to find Tests or material to prepare fom this time. I have already given the GMATPrep during my first attempt. Can the retakers please suggest something.

Also I am not exactly able to point out the problem with the verbal part.
I am making random mistakes in SC, critical reasoning, and reading comprehension. There is no specific pattern.
critical reasoning is strong and I am not too confident with the SC part.

I have compeleted Manhattan SC.
OG10 and Og11.
I definitely need advice on this.
Also what are sets and where I can get them from. Please let me know.

Thanks

[780king]

Amitabh,

You can get the sets on esnsips..com. Search for GMAT SETS.

[ezekielekata]

Thanks for the info 780King

[musical]

Originally Posted by krovvidy

Date: 11/17/2008
Place: San Francisco
Score: 740 (50Q, 40V)

Hello Folks

After debating for about 4 months whether I should re-take the test or not, just 3 weeks back I finally decided to give it another dash. This time, I wanted to keep my prep short & sweet as well as focused. Thanks to the earlier havoc (http://www.urch.com/forums/just-fini...2v-65-ile.html (680 = 88%ile (50Q = 95%ile, 32V = 65%ile))), this made me realize my strengths & weaknesses in black & white.

Preparation:
*Manhattan SC - recap of the rules
*OG11 Verbal
*Verbal SETS from 21 to 30 - under timed conditions (beware of the incorrect OAs)
*GMATPrep-1 : 720 (3 days before the real test)
*GMATPrep-2 : 710 (2 days before the real test)

Some take-aways from my prep:
*Time-slice the 37 Quant questions into 3 sets - each set to be completed in 25 min. (I targeted, 12-12-13)
*Time-slice the 41 Verbal questions into 3 sets - each set to be completed in 25 min. (I targeted, 12-14-15)
*Stick to OG11 for Verbal. Solve all the questions and understand the Official Explanations of every single question

Test Day:
AWA: Went okay - I am not very positive because I didn't manage the time as well as I'd have liked.

Quant: I felt, lack of practice in Math was telling on me a little bit. By the end of Quant, I started getting restless though I was able to complete section 8 min ahead of time. During the break, I had to really calm myself down to regain the focus.

Verbal: The test went through pretty smooth - and had about 5 min left for the last 2 questions. However, I felt that the reading comprehension passages were lengthier than those in OG11.

Result: Believe me, I was prepared for the worst (even a repeat of 680), but when I saw a 740 - I had no emotions (awe-struck!). The proctor thought it didn't go well, but when he saw the score on the printout, he said "hey ... chill bud, you're so funny!"

Vote of THANKS:
I cannot forget ve_boss' words of wisdom after my 680 -
".... I'd advice you to retake. What is the risk? If you don't reach your expectations then...oh well ! Your score is already a good one ! But if you succeed in the next test as you want.. then tell the world!! You're in an ideal situation ! ...."

Cheers to TM ... I am so glad that I've known you folks. I've been receiving PMs with loads of encouraging words even when I was offline for months ... Thanks friends.

I have 12 days to go for my first app deadline - so I am not writing a long debrief. I'll be happy to assist you in any way I can. I wish you all luck. Have fun.

Best
Krovvidy

hi congratulations on thy score..i appeared for gmat today n was spell bound when i saw a score of 570...i did not get time to complete my quant section so i randomly answered 4 questions..i think i should not apply nywhr with this score..what do you say??

[iamito]

congrats on your amazing progress and thanks for the debrief!

[GoldAndGreenOne]

Originally Posted by krovvidy

Date: 11/17/2008
Place: San Francisco
Score: 740 (50Q, 40V)

Hello Folks

After debating for about 4 months whether I should re-take the test or not, just 3 weeks back I finally decided to give it another dash. This time, I wanted to keep my prep short & sweet as well as focused. Thanks to the earlier havoc this made me realize my strengths & weaknesses in black & white.

Preparation:
*Manhattan SC - recap of the rules
*OG11 Verbal
*Verbal SETS from 21 to 30 - under timed conditions (beware of the incorrect OAs)
*GMATPrep-1 : 720 (3 days before the real test)
*GMATPrep-2 : 710 (2 days before the real test)

Some take-aways from my prep:
*Time-slice the 37 Quant questions into 3 sets - each set to be completed in 25 min. (I targeted, 12-12-13)
*Time-slice the 41 Verbal questions into 3 sets - each set to be completed in 25 min. (I targeted, 12-14-15)
*Stick to OG11 for Verbal. Solve all the questions and understand the Official Explanations of every single question

Test Day:
AWA: Went okay - I am not very positive because I didn't manage the time as well as I'd have liked.

Quant: I felt, lack of practice in Math was telling on me a little bit. By the end of Quant, I started getting restless though I was able to complete section 8 min ahead of time. During the break, I had to really calm myself down to regain the focus.

Verbal: The test went through pretty smooth - and had about 5 min left for the last 2 questions. However, I felt that the reading comprehension passages were lengthier than those in OG11.

Result: Believe me, I was prepared for the worst (even a repeat of 680), but when I saw a 740 - I had no emotions (awe-struck!). The proctor thought it didn't go well, but when he saw the score on the printout, he said "hey ... chill bud, you're so funny!"

Vote of THANKS:
I cannot forget ve_boss' words of wisdom after my 680 -
".... I'd advice you to retake. What is the risk? If you don't reach your expectations then...oh well ! Your score is already a good one ! But if you succeed in the next test as you want.. then tell the world!! You're in an ideal situation ! ...."

Cheers to TM ... I am so glad that I've known you folks. I've been receiving PMs with loads of encouraging words even when I was offline for months ... Thanks friends.

I have 12 days to go for my first app deadline - so I am not writing a long debrief. I'll be happy to assist you in any way I can. I wish you all luck. Have fun.

Best
Krovvidy

Hi,

Congratulations!

Can I know where I can find the verbal SETS?

Thanks.

[Attack]

Hi Krovvidy,
Thanks for the post !
had read this post multiple times for inspiration as i was too stuck at 680 and was working on improving that.

And today i repeated your feat (680-740).
thanks again.

[krovvidy]

Thank you everyone for all your kind words. I've been grappling with tough schedules at my school and couldn't visit the forum in months.

@Attack, congratulations on your achievement. Good luck ahead.