750 (Q49, V42)

[atishree]

Hi Kaushik,
that's greatscore. Just wanted to ask how to deal with confidence shaking, & daily scheduling with full-time working gets time after 9:00PM

[testsgmat]

Hi Kaushik,

I am new to this forum and started GMAT preparation. It's inspirational to come across people like you, who already craked exam with such a wonderful scores. Congrats! and all the best..
Would appreciate if you guide me to how to start with GMAT Math preparation. Any book/docs which I need to refer.

Regards,
Vaisha

[kaushikgune]

For some reason, I didn't get any email alerts.
My opinion/answers
1. Minimum time for preparation - depends. I know few smart Earthlings who have done it in 2 weeks.
2. How did u study the month before ... tests on Sat & practice q's during the week
3. Average hours spent ... 2 hrs during week & 6 hrs on weekends
4. How did i improve manhattan q from 44 to 50 ... made sure i answered all 37 qs
5. took my test in chicago
6. focus on last 15 days ... relaxed & did notin in last week
7. Difficulty level ... actual vs gmatprep
8. Anxiety close to test ... relaxed in last week & strong belief in "GMAT IS NOT THE END THE WORLD". NEITHER IS IT THE ONLY CRITERION TO GET IN MBA SCHOOL. And I mean it when I say this.
9. Manage w FT work ... try to get in at least 1-2 hrs of some work on Gmat everyday. It can be anything, few q's, brush up concepts etc
10. Confidence shaking ... dont take Gmat too seriously, there r many beautiful & imp things in life ... for me volleyball & friends. Also try to understand the root cause for your low score. If you know the root cause & how to prevent the same, u will have thy confidence. For me the root cause was "lack of concentration" on my Gmat prep2.
11. Gmat prep - start w Manhattan gmat guides, OG, OG verbal review. I didn't use any other books. So cant help you w that.

I hope I answered all q's.

Thanks a lot for the kind words and wishes.

Kaushik

[atishree]

Hi kaushik,
So your last test taken before the actual GMAt was GMAT Prep 2. So how did u scale up from 660(Prep 2) to 750 (Real) score. Please brief on that.
Did u felt like losing or quitting up in the last few days, if so how did to buck yourself up,; it will be really helpful.

[enjoy]

Congratulations kaushik!

Would you care to share your profile?

[CyberSpy]

Congrats dude.