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November 08, 2021
expectopatronum
Joined: May 17, 2021
Posts: 28
Kudos: 11
Verified GMAT Classic score:
740 Q49 V41 (Online)
For someone who was coming from a 690 (Q46 V39 IR 5) and had been constantly stuck in the 670 - 710 range in all his mocks, eGMAT was a blessing!
It is easier to train someone who is completely fresh and new to GMAT vs someone who has certain fixed ways of approaching problems. The latter involves an additional step of unlearning a few things and then learning using new techniques. I believe this is where eGMAT aced it for me!
I got a personal strategy trainer as I was looking for a targeted 40 point improvement. I wanted a 730 and didn't have much time.
We started with a detailed analysis of the ESR from my 690 attempt. While my verbal scores were okay-ish, needed to work a bit on CR to improve it to an 80th percentile, it was ALG-GEO in Quant that needed a lot of attention.
Quant 2.0 really helped in this. I went through the concepts files and sectional diagnostic quizzes to understand my weak areas. There were some refreshingly new ways to solve problems quickly, like the Wavy Line method which drastically cut down the time taken per question.
The role of my strategy coach, DJ, was immense. He closely monitored my performance and kept pushing me to finish the modules in time. He then suggested Cementing quizzes. This, for me, is that did the trick. The targeted approach of 2 Medium + 2 Hard + 1 Mixed Bag quiz after each Quant section really hammered in the concepts. The fact that all the quizzes were timed really helped me since my biggest battle was to finish the Quant section within time limits and with the desired accuracy levels.
In CR, the pre-thinking approach I learned really helped me up my game.
The culmination of the preparation was doing Test Readiness Quizzes within Scholarinium. The flexibility of the tool helps you attack exactly what your weak areas are and helps you improve drastically.
A huge shout out to eGMAT's mentorship program and specially my mentor, Dhananjay. He is prompt with his replies, detailed in his analysis, relentless in his motivation and targeted in his strategic approach. He would give me day by day plan with detailed threshold limits and anaylsed my performance to pin point my exact weak areas.
The result?
690 (Q46 V39 IR5) -> 740 (Q49 V41 IR8)
I improved in all the sections! If I can do it, anyone can.
Dear Student,
Firstly, congratulations on your score improvement in just 30 days. I am very happy to see your improvement. Improving from a 690 to a 740, as you mentioned, requires a lot of effort, unlearning, and relearning, but the most important thing is to understand where do you need to improve.
I have recorded a video to explain your journey. Watch it here: https://success.e-gmat.com/account-walkthrough-690-to-740
For you, your steps were clear. You had to pull up your quant score and maintain or slightly improve your verbal score. This precision targeting needs an individual to follow processes and be diligent in the journey. You did it very well.
You followed the 3-step process:
Look at data to understand key areas to Focus on -> Revise -> Test yourself to check progress.
The screenshot below depicts all this hard work into results. You were scoring great in Medium and Hard questions: an indicator of success. It was just a matter of time for you to post this.
Scholaranium Stats: https://success.e-gmat.com/scholaranium-stats-v-q
I am elated to see your success. I hope this motivates a lot of other test takers into understanding the process of HOW can they improve to a higher score in less time.
All the best for your career ahead! Do well.
Regards,
Atreya