beast666 Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Hi all Took the GMAT today and scored a 770. Am very excited about my score though it still hasn't sunk in yet :) Reached the test center 45 mins early and they started me off with the test 30 mins before my allotted time since a system was free. Settled nicely into the AWA which went like a breeze. Took a comfort break then and started with Quant. Was a little nervous in the initial few questions but then settled into a rhythm. Had an energy bar in the next break and started with verbal. Finished the section 10 mins early and clicked on Report scores. Was overjoyed to see a 770 on the screen:D A few things to note: 1. This site is great. If you are on this forum you are already ahead of the game. 2. Math on actually GMAT is much easier than Manhattan tests and of the same level as Kaplan. I got 2 questions from Perm. & Comb./Prob. 3. Verbal is inline with the practice materials and there were no surprises 5. You have to go in very confident that you can score very high. The GMAT is a big test of your temperament 6. Like others have said what you do on the day prior to the test day does not matter as long as you come in relaxed. Practice test scores Spent the last 3 weeks before the GMAT just taking practice tests. Kaplan Test 1 - 720 Kaplan Test 2 - 760 Princeton Free test - 740 Veritas Free Test - 770 MGMAT Test 1 - 740 MGMAT Test 2 - 760 MGMAT Test 3 - 780 MGMAT Test 4 - 770 GMAT Prep 1 - 770 GMAT Prep 2 - 760 GMAT Prep 1 (Retake) - 780 GMAT Prep 2 (Retake) - 780 Practice material used Used the following for both quant and verbal - OGs 10,11,12 - OG Verbal & Quant review 2nd edition - Kaplan Advanced Additionally used the following material for verbal: SC - MGMAT SC Guide - The best book for SC as is universally acknowledged by all - Aristotle Sentence Correction Grail - Found this very useful for SC, specially for revising the concepts and what works on the GMAT and what doesn't. It is like a smaller version of MGMAT SC Guide with an idiom list that is actually better than Manhattan's.. CR - Powerscore CR Bible - again the best book unanimously - Manhattan CR Strategy Guide - manhattan has really nice content in all areas - Some LSAT practice tests RC - Manhattan RC Strategy Guide - RC99 (set of 99 passages across 3 difficulty levels) : Helped improve my comprehension skill as I become familiar with passages from several areas. The passages and questions are very representative of the GMAT. I was always depending on Verbal as my stronger area so worked very hard on improving the same. If anyone has any specific questions I would love to answer the same. Have been around on this site but never really posted much. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gimmeenergy Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Hey beast666 ... many many congratulations on your great score ..... Could you please let me know about RC99? From where did you get that? Thanks, Mohit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hristina Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 Hello, Congratulations on your great score and good luck with the application process. I was wondering if you would mind sharing your user id/password for MGMAT...I am thinking about buying them but would be happy to send you some money via piapal if you are willing to share. Let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beast666 Posted November 20, 2010 Author Share Posted November 20, 2010 (edited) Hey beast666 ... many many congratulations on your great score ..... Could you please let me know about RC99? From where did you get that? Thanks, Mohit Thanks pal. Someone on another forum who had got a very high score on the GMAT had recommended RC 99 to me. Its by some company called Aristotle Prep. It has 99 passages graded into 3 difficulty levels. The best thing is that each passage has only 3-4 questions unlike the OG and they are pretty good representative of the GMAT. Their SC Grail book is also very useful btw. Here are the links to the books. EDIT BY MODERATOR RC99 SC Grail Good luck with ur prep. Edited November 20, 2010 by wasleys Copyright issue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivyaspirant Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Congratulations! That's a mind blowing score. You have really tamed the beast. Can you please tell me how would you compare the difficulty level of the GMAT with that of the GMATPREP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beast666 Posted January 13, 2011 Author Share Posted January 13, 2011 Congratulations! That's a mind blowing score. You have really tamed the beast. Can you please tell me how would you compare the difficulty level of the GMAT with that of the GMATPREP Thanks! I think that the GMATPREP tests are quite to an extent representative of the actual GMAT. I found the Verbal section to be a tad difficult than the ones in the GMATPREP software especially the Sentence Correction questions were quite close and you really needed the ability to eliminate one option and then select the other. However,I think that since I was performing well on the test, most of the questions I was getting were from the 700+ category and hence I found some of them a little challenging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
testingtimes Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Whoa! 770 is a huge score. Many congratulations. What is the total time for which you studied to get this monstrous a score? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadarep Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Hey, I’ve got the MGMAT guides, do you think that’s enough for concept building? Once I completely understand all concepts of mgmat, do you think I should go straight to practicing questions after questions? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brent Hanneson Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Wow, your hard work definitely paid off - nice job!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vijay vishnu Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 what was ur study plan?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brent Hanneson Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 what was ur study plan?? Since beast666 may not be checking these posts anymore, I thought I'd suggest my own study plan. It's in the Learning Guide section of my website at GMATPrepNow.com Cheers, Brent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
testingtimes Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Which schools do you plan to apply to with this score ? I think that you can get admits from any school you want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beast666 Posted September 29, 2011 Author Share Posted September 29, 2011 I'll be targeting the schools in Europe as I am looking at 1 year MBA programs. LBS, INSEAD, Manchester, HEC,IESE,ESADE are some of the schools I have in mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beast666 Posted January 12, 2012 Author Share Posted January 12, 2012 Guys, I have made it to UCLA. Just got an acceptance letter 2 days back so thought that I'd share with you! I'm overjoyed. I'm waiting to hear from LBS, Duke and Chicago but getting an admit from UCLA has been a great relief! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamArora Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Hi Brent i complrted my OG , KAPLAN 800 & working with KAPLAN MATHS WORKBOOK & VERBAL WORKBOOK but still having a curosity in my mind that what type of questions will come in the exam . I posted 4 mails to whom score above 770 to share exam experience but i did not get ny reply from the students . So i am requesting 2 u is there any person from INDIA wHo recently or in past 6 months exam with whom i can share the things ............... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brent Hanneson Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Hi Brent i complrted my OG , KAPLAN 800 & working with KAPLAN MATHS WORKBOOK & VERBAL WORKBOOK but still having a curosity in my mind that what type of questions will come in the exam . I posted 4 mails to whom score above 770 to share exam experience but i did not get ny reply from the students . So i am requesting 2 u is there any person from INDIA wHo recently or in past 6 months exam with whom i can share the things ............... Hi SamArora, Sorry, I don't know anyone in India that matches that description. All the best, Brent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surya02 Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Congratulations on the great score. I have just started my preparation and was wondering when should I book my GMAT ? I mean I am a little complacent kind of guy and I think that I'll be charged up if I book a GMAT appointment and on the other hand, I don't want to rush and take the GMAT without being sufficiently prepared Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utesoma Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Congratulations! I have also just started my preparation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
testingtimes Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Congratulations on the great score. I have just started my preparation and was wondering when should I book my GMAT ? I mean I am a little complacent kind of guy and I think that I'll be charged up if I book a GMAT appointment and on the other hand, I don't want to rush and take the GMAT without being sufficiently prepared The best thing to do is to balance both the things- book your GMAT date after you are into your preparation for 2 months because by that time you would get a good assessment of your skills and competency and you can take a call after taking a full length test Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hswaspirant Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 The best thing to do is to balance both the things- book your GMAT date after you are into your preparation for 2 months because by that time you would get a good assessment of your skills and competency and you can take a call after taking a full length test For me it would be the other way round. I have booked my GMAT appointment so that I stay focused on my goal otherwise i will invariably end up deferring things till eternity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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