My GMAT 720 story....

Hi, I am not a regular poster (dont know how grammatically correct tht is ;)) in these forums, but I have read thru many GMAT experiences which helped me a lot. So, I decided to put my experience also… Ok, the D-day was Sep, 24, 2008 (toda…

Hi,
I am not a regular poster (dont know how grammatically correct tht is ;)) in these forums, but I have read thru many GMAT experiences which helped me a lot. So, I decided to put my experience also..

Ok, the D-day was Sep, 24, 2008 (today).
Centre- Kochi
Time 9.30am

OK, lets start from the beginningI resigned from my job 1 month ago, not for GMAT. But basically, I wanted a break. Then came the realization tht I shud do something.decided on GMAT. Dont know whylets say mayb cos I had enuf of CAT. Actually I wrote cat only once previously, tht is last years. I got 99%ile toobut fortunately or unfortunately, I didnt get calls fr4om any institutes I appliedso, I went up a stepGMATland.

So, after the resignation, I applied for GMAT, not because of dates cos any date in one month was ok for me, but just to get the impetus to studyso, I came home..downloaded loads of resources from the net.

Ill suggest www.esnips.com. Ull get virtually everythin u need there. Books, I purchased Kaplan GMAT comprehensive program 2008. I was trying for some other Kaplan books recommended by Pagalguy members, but I couldnt get. Hence I got this one. The book is not great. In the sense if u r a guy looking for theory. It has some 50 qns each in all sections for practice. No theory for quant. Questions are not gr8 either.

In terms of preparation, I am not systematic. If u ask me, I have just put 1 hour of studies everyday systematically..rest was basically useless I didnt finish any books, basically I jump from one book to another. No schedule. I found tht quant was easy for me. And the real killer was SC. So I did SC from various sources nothing comprehensive.

Took the first test from GMAC prep cd in the beginning. Took one Kaplan test too. Thn did arco test from cd, barrons and whatever tests I cud get in touch with.

And last week, I did two tests, scores 680 and 690.

And exam day, I reached thr at 7.45am. too early..not even the sweeper was thr;) got in at 9.15. digital signature was taken. Palm vein print of both hands and a nice webcam pic J.. thn u r inI hadnt decided on the core reports. So basically just went with the flow. Decided to send scores to HEC, France, Cambridge, UK, ISB, India, Texas, US and Erasmus, Holland. I dont know the criteria, but decided to go for these.

My advice, make a list of 5 univ to send scores beforehand. I dont think its wise to let go of this and waste money later.

After all this AWA started. Did pretty well I guess, thn took my break..i took 5 and a half minutes..came bak..started crackin on my strong area..quantI wasnt very confident about my DS.. I was getting lots of C as answers for DS. If u guys are comfy with maths, make sure tht u take DS seriously cos thtll b the only problem area in quant for math-fiendly students. I finished quant with 12 min remaining

Thn took my break, came in 2 minutes, cos I wanted to finish the ordeal at the earliest. Started carefully on verbalwas goin okthn came the bomb shells something I hadnt prepared much3 qns of SC on punctuation. Tht is one area we dont pay much attention to (atleast I didnt)I had 3qns of themso practice those also,.got 4 passages..one was a bit tough..and my CR, it was difficult to get the right answer out of the last two options.so, practice tht also, finished verbal with about 4 min to spare.

After tht some 6 minutes to fill the questionnaire we have already filled in mba.com. and thn last. Ull get the screenu want to report scores??????

Clicked yes and the waitit came in a second.

Section scaled score percentile
Quant 50 94
Verbal 37 81
Overall 720 95

I was so relieved..took some time to settle down.and called everyone I cud think off and needed one ciggie to relax my nerves;)

And al the best to everyone in GMATland
:thumbsup:

Congrats ! i am giving GMAT on 19th oct , can you please advise what is the list of useful material in esnips.com that i should download

sanduadi Says
Congrats ! i am giving GMAT on 19th oct , can you please advise what is the list of useful material in esnips.com that i should download


just go to esnips.com...search for gmat..you'll get lots o stuff...download all...n see which one is best for u....also..u'll get cd content uploaded there....search fo gmat cat tests...arco and barrons tests are cat..get thm...pretty accurate......all the best dude....
qwerty0000in Says
just go to esnips.com...search for gmat..you'll get lots o stuff...download all...n see which one is best for u....also..u'll get cd content uploaded there....search fo gmat cat tests...arco and barrons tests are cat..get thm...pretty accurate......all the best dude....


Hi am planning to give Gmat,can you please suggest me what is the best time to give it considering the Bschools admission time.

TIA

Regards
-Ravi
Hi am planning to give Gmat,can you please suggest me what is the best time to give it considering the Bschools admission time.

TIA

Regards
-Ravi

Hi Ravi ,
from what i know , July would be the Best time to Give GMAT , most of the B-schools application Deadline is in Oct or Nov . once i saw a thread in PG , that contains all the B-schools and their deadlines , u may search for that .
I have finalised on taking GMAT recently , hence i am writing on 19th , i hope i would be eligibile for applying to some of the Top 100 B-schools , can somebody confirm

cheers
Aditya

thanks you very much for posting this experience

Hi,
I am not a regular poster (dont know how grammatically correct tht is ;)) in these forums, but I have read thru many GMAT experiences which helped me a lot. So, I decided to put my experience also..
Ok, the D-day was Sep, 24, 2008 (today).
Centre- Kochi
Time 9.30am
OK, lets start from the beginningI resigned from my job 1 month ago, not for GMAT. But basically, I wanted a break. Then came the realization tht I shud do something.decided on GMAT. Dont know whylets say mayb cos I had enuf of CAT. Actually I wrote cat only once previously, tht is last years. I got 99%ile toobut fortunately or unfortunately, I didnt get calls fr4om any institutes I appliedso, I went up a stepGMATland.
So, after the resignation, I applied for GMAT, not because of dates cos any date in one month was ok for me, but just to get the impetus to studyso, I came home..downloaded loads of resources from the net.
Ill suggest www.esnips.com. Ull get virtually everythin u need there. Books, I purchased Kaplan GMAT comprehensive program 2008. I was trying for some other Kaplan books recommended by Pagalguy members, but I couldnt get. Hence I got this one. The book is not great. In the sense if u r a guy looking for theory. It has some 50 qns each in all sections for practice. No theory for quant. Questions are not gr8 either.
In terms of preparation, I am not systematic. If u ask me, I have just put 1 hour of studies everyday systematically..rest was basically useless I didnt finish any books, basically I jump from one book to another. No schedule. I found tht quant was easy for me. And the real killer was SC. So I did SC from various sources nothing comprehensive.
Took the first test from GMAC prep cd in the beginning. Took one Kaplan test too. Thn did arco test from cd, barrons and whatever tests I cud get in touch with.
And last week, I did two tests, scores 680 and 690.
And exam day, I reached thr at 7.45am. too early..not even the sweeper was thr;) got in at 9.15. digital signature was taken. Palm vein print of both hands and a nice webcam pic J.. thn u r inI hadnt decided on the core reports. So basically just went with the flow. Decided to send scores to HEC, France, Cambridge, UK, ISB, India, Texas, US and Erasmus, Holland. I dont know the criteria, but decided to go for these.
My advice, make a list of 5 univ to send scores beforehand. I dont think its wise to let go of this and waste money later.
After all this AWA started. Did pretty well I guess, thn took my break..i took 5 and a half minutes..came bak..started crackin on my strong area..quantI wasnt very confident about my DS.. I was getting lots of C as answers for DS. If u guys are comfy with maths, make sure tht u take DS seriously cos thtll b the only problem area in quant for math-fiendly students. I finished quant with 12 min remaining
Thn took my break, came in 2 minutes, cos I wanted to finish the ordeal at the earliest. Started carefully on verbalwas goin okthn came the bomb shells something I hadnt prepared much3 qns of SC on punctuation. Tht is one area we dont pay much attention to (atleast I didnt)I had 3qns of themso practice those also,.got 4 passages..one was a bit tough..and my CR, it was difficult to get the right answer out of the last two options.so, practice tht also, finished verbal with about 4 min to spare.
After tht some 6 minutes to fill the questionnaire we have already filled in mba.com. and thn last. Ull get the screenu want to report scores??????
Clicked yes and the waitit came in a second.
Section scaled score percentile
Quant 50 94
Verbal 37 81
Overall 720 95
I was so relieved..took some time to settle down.and called everyone I cud think off and needed one ciggie to relax my nerves;)

And al the best to everyone in GMATland
:thumbsup:


Hey Buddy,
Kudos for such a great score.