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s138884 · 2009 April 10th, 09:02 PM

From my 1st score of 610 way back in 2005 to 710 yesterday, it has been a long journey over treacherous road.

Oct 2005 - 610 (V26, Q48)
Nov 2005 - 650 (V33, Q47)
Dec 2005 - 660 (V31, Q49)
Dec 2006 - 670 (V35, Q47)
Nov 2008 - 670 (V35, Q47)
Apr 2009 - 710 (V38, Q49)

After this long ordeal there is one only message...gmat can be beaten.

Here are some lessons that I learned from my initial tests and strategies that I used in the final one

1) Many people say that top 10 questions in GMAT are most important. There are others who argue against that statement, but I decided to go for it. In fact I raised the bar a little higher for myself and I decided to concentrate the most on the first 15-20 questions. I tried this strategy with GmatPrep and did well. However in during the actual GMAT, I was running out of time for the last few questions. So use this technique wisely. In fact, I blindly answered a whole reading comprehension passage in actual GMAT as I was running out of time. But looks like that passage was either not scored or since I had done really well in the initial questions, my final score was not affected adversely.

2) Try not to guess the answers on consecutive questions. If you have guessed the answer on the previous question and are not sure whether you got it right, then spend some extra time on the current one and try to work it out.

3) If you are able to follow step 1 and 2, then I would suggest you concentrate on the bottom 10 questions too. This will determine how much closer you can get to 800. I could not follow this step during my actual GMAT, but it definitely would be a good strategy .

My best wishes to all those planning to take GMAT.

mitzi · 2009 April 10th, 09:52 PM

Congratulations!

I'd like to pay my utmost respect to your perseverance.

m.campanella · 2009 April 11th, 12:47 AM

Congrats on the 6th (!!!!) round K.O. of GMAT!!!

ugadi800 · 2009 April 12th, 12:59 AM

Congrats !! ; Your hardwork payed off...Can you tell about the difficulty level in verbal compared to Gprep..
how were the reading comprehension's

s138884 · 2009 April 12th, 01:26 AM

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Originally Posted by ugadi800

Congrats !! ; Your hardwork payed off...Can you tell about the difficulty level in verbal compared to Gprep..
how were the reading comprehension's

Had 2 tough reading comprehension passages....one on stock markets (tough for me) and one on political history of women (i was running out of time for this one)....apart from this, i got one very easy passage and a moderate one....

adi_800 · 2009 April 12th, 08:03 AM

congratulations!!
Total 6 attempts!! Hardwork paid off!! N everyone can say that...Yes!! GMAT can be beaten!!

TaTum · 2009 April 12th, 04:14 PM

Wow - I really share in the excitement with you! The long hours and hard work that you put in are inspirational to me and should be to everyone. I couldn't not be happier for you. Excellent jobs!

effective_factor · 2009 April 13th, 01:47 PM

congrats man

you kept yourself motivated for so long

that is inspirational to all

friend123 · 2009 April 21st, 01:51 PM

@S138884

Many Congratulations and Hats off to you ! I am really glad that your perseverance finally got paid........

nehakhatree · 2009 April 24th, 07:31 AM

First of all, CONGRATULATIONS, wow man you have some patience and perseverance! Hats off to you, i have never seen a persone as crazy as you.

You are an inspiration to people , not to give up easily, but at the same time i would like to advise just prepare to your best giving yourself time, and not just run one after another, but surely do not give up.

great going man.!

2009 April 10th, 09:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
s138884 I JUST got here. Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 5	My journey from 610 to 710 From my 1st score of 610 way back in 2005 to 710 yesterday, it has been a long journey over treacherous road. Oct 2005 - 610 (V26, Q48) Nov 2005 - 650 (V33, Q47) Dec 2005 - 660 (V31, Q49) Dec 2006 - 670 (V35, Q47) Nov 2008 - 670 (V35, Q47) Apr 2009 - 710 (V38, Q49) After this long ordeal there is one only message...gmat can be beaten. Here are some lessons that I learned from my initial tests and strategies that I used in the final one 1) Many people say that top 10 questions in GMAT are most important. There are others who argue against that statement, but I decided to go for it. In fact I raised the bar a little higher for myself and I decided to concentrate the most on the first 15-20 questions. I tried this strategy with GmatPrep and did well. However in during the actual GMAT, I was running out of time for the last few questions. So use this technique wisely. In fact, I blindly answered a whole reading comprehension passage in actual GMAT as I was running out of time. But looks like that passage was either not scored or since I had done really well in the initial questions, my final score was not affected adversely. 2) Try not to guess the answers on consecutive questions. If you have guessed the answer on the previous question and are not sure whether you got it right, then spend some extra time on the current one and try to work it out. 3) If you are able to follow step 1 and 2, then I would suggest you concentrate on the bottom 10 questions too. This will determine how much closer you can get to 800. I could not follow this step during my actual GMAT, but it definitely would be a good strategy . My best wishes to all those planning to take GMAT. Last edited by s138884 : 2009 April 11th at 11:27 PM.

2009 April 11th, 12:47 AM	#3 (permalink)
m.campanella Eager! Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 62	Congrats on the 6th (!!!!) round K.O. of GMAT!!! _ _ _ _ SIG _ _ _ _ FIRST GMAT: 470 SECOND GMAT, AFTER A MONTH: 700 IT CAN BE DONE!!!

2009 April 12th, 12:59 AM	#4 (permalink)
ugadi800 Within my grasp! Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: NYC,Newyork Posts: 110	Congrats !! ; Your hardwork payed off...Can you tell about the difficulty level in verbal compared to Gprep.. how were the reading comprehension's _ _ _ _ SIG _ _ _ _ Regards, Sravani Reddy

2009 April 12th, 04:14 PM	#7 (permalink)
TaTum Every question counts! Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bangkok Posts: 334	Wow - I really share in the excitement with you! The long hours and hard work that you put in are inspirational to me and should be to everyone. I couldn't not be happier for you. Excellent jobs! _ _ _ _ SIG _ _ _ _ Confront the brutal facts. Yet never lose faiths.

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2009 April 10th, 09:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
mitzi Push it to the limit! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tampa, FL USA Posts: 2,600	Congratulations! I'd like to pay my utmost respect to your perseverance.

2009 April 12th, 08:03 AM	#6 (permalink)
adi_800 Yes...I can!! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Pune, India Posts: 1,327	congratulations!! Total 6 attempts!! Hardwork paid off!! N everyone can say that...Yes!! GMAT can be beaten!!

2009 April 13th, 01:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
effective_factor TestMagic Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,165	congrats man you kept yourself motivated for so long that is inspirational to all

2009 April 21st, 01:51 PM	#9 (permalink)
friend123 I JUST got here. Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 14	@S138884 Many Congratulations and Hats off to you ! I am really glad that your perseverance finally got paid........

2009 April 24th, 07:31 AM	#10 (permalink)
nehakhatree I JUST got here. Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 29	First of all, CONGRATULATIONS, wow man you have some patience and perseverance! Hats off to you, i have never seen a persone as crazy as you. You are an inspiration to people , not to give up easily, but at the same time i would like to advise just prepare to your best giving yourself time, and not just run one after another, but surely do not give up. great going man.!

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