02 Nov - my second attempt 710 (49;38)

[LeVas]

Hi All!

Finally I got the score I wanted. It was my second attempt today and I scored 710 (49;38) on my test. It's not super high but still is a decent score and I'm happy that I can relax after such a hard marathon.
My first attempt was in July and I scored 620 (42;34) then.

Here are some prep test scores taken within 2 weeks before second attempt:

Manhattan GMAT 1- 660
Manhattan GMAT 2- 710
Manhattan GMAT 3 - 680
GMAT Prep (retake)- 730

Here are the books I read after my first attempt. These books were really helpful:
Manhattan Math Series (5 books)
Manhattan Sentence Correction
Power Prep Critical Reasoning Bible.
Kaplan GMAT Advanced

As you can see nothing new there...these books have been recommended by many successful test takers.

Apart from that I read Times and Newsweek during last 6 months. I started reading almost daily when I began my preparation for TOEFL.

So let me start choosing right schools to apply. Good luck on your test!!
Thanks to this forum that helped me to maintain high motivation during 4 months of my preparation!!

[pwrbrker2000]

Awesome score. congrats and good luck on your applications

[testsgmat]

Congrats!! waiting for debrief

[xperience]

congrats nice score... Me going at it for the thris time around and let's see if I can cross the 700 hurdle. Do get back with your debrief and what all you did for your second attempt that you didn't do in the first.

Cheers..!

[Zealot]

Good score, congratulations!!! Best of luck with your admission

[LeVas]

Originally Posted by testsgmat

Congrats!! waiting for debrief

Well, I don't like writing too much but I will be happy to answer any questions you might have.
The only thing I want to add- Do not trust your feelings on the exam. All the way through,and especially in math section, I was feeling that I'm not doing very well. Anyway, I just tried to concentrate and fought for every single math question and I was really surprised to see 710 in the end. Please fight for every question and do not get frustrated if you feel doing not so well...sometimes that only means that you are getting the toughest questions as I understood it was in my case.

[LeVas]

Originally Posted by xperience

congrats nice score... Me going at it for the thris time around and let's see if I can cross the 700 hurdle. Do get back with your debrief and what all you did for your second attempt that you didn't do in the first.

Cheers..!

I did what other guys recommended on this forum. I just found my weak areas and worked to strengthen them. After my first attempt I decided that my math skills need to be significantly improved and I bought Manhattan Series following recommendations of more experienced test takers on this forum.
I also tried to improve verbal and I did actually but still I believe I could have done even better in verbal.
As about quant section I got 49 and that was maximum that I could have expected from myself. I've never been very good in maths but I managed to improve it significantly with the help of Manhattan series.

[vanillasky]

Hi Levas,

can u Pls elaborate wht exactly is Manhattan Maths series (5 books)
Actually I have got 2 books of Manhattan's...1 with theory and problems.
And the other with answer xplanations..Wht abt the other 3 books?

Please give me some suggestions on how to improve my Quant as i'm not scoring tht well..
Are the sets really useful?

[LeVas]

I mean the books from Manhattan GMAT Strategy guide 4-th edition. There are 8 books in total in this series.

Among them 5 books are for Quant preparation:

1-Number Properties
2-Fractions, Decimals & Percents
3-Equations, Inequalities and VICs
4-Word Translations
5-Geometry

[ss1]

congratulations....did you feel the quant of the exam ( and verbal) were comparable to the Manhattan GMAT level, or more to the OG level?