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November 21, 2022
I scored 690 (Q-50, V-32) in my first attempt in July 2022. Unhappy with my score, I reattempted in August and scored a 650. Obviously, I cancelled my score. At this point, I realized that I needed to change my preparation strategy. My consultant recommended e-GMAT to me. My focus was completely on the verbal section.
When I started the e-GMAT verbal course, I could clearly see the difference between the verbal content I had studied, and the verbal content e-GMAT taught. e-GMAT’s verbal prep was in-depth and probably covered every aspect that could be tested. The cementing process and the analytics really helped identify my weak areas and work on those.
In October 2022, after completed the e-GMAT course, I scored 710 (Q-49, and V-36). I was still unhappy with my score, and I decided to take a reattempt. As soon as I conveyed this decision to e-GMAT, I was inducted into e-GMAT’s Last Mile Program. I was introduced to a strategy expert, Akash. Akash was like my cheerleader and mentor throughout the preparation. He analyzed my ESRs and e-GMAT analytics to tailor a strategy for me.
Through the Last Mile Program, I realized that my time management strategy was terrible. Akash gave me a time management strategy to follow. He also identified certain weaker areas and guided me through those. Finally, in November 2022, I scored 740 (Q51, V-38)
Here are my biggest takeaways from e-GMAT’s course:
1. Significant improvement in verbal concepts and skills. This improvement was due to the focus on e-GMAT’s meaning based approach, which I believe is necessary for tackling 700+ questions
2. Volume of practice offered – The amount of practice e-GMAT provides really helped me build my confidence. At times, I would get confused between 2 answer choices. The practice built my intuition, which significantly helped me improve.
3. Cementing and analysis – This helped mt identify my weaker areas and manage preparation time efficiently
4. Last Mile Program – My strategy expert, Akash provided effective time management strategies for the test. These strategies ensured that I never struggled with the time on the test, a problem I faced in the first three attempts.
I would like to thank Akash and the entire e-GMAT team to help me through the test.
Dear akshaj101,
Congratulations on your score of 740 with a perfect Q51 and a remarkable V38. With this you have become a part of the top 3 percentile test takers! The fact that you have improved from your last test score of 710 to 740 (90th percentile to 97th percentile) within just 13 days makes this feat even more commendable.
You were always willing to understand where you were going wrong and where you could improve. With your dedication, you let the meaning-based approach in SC become a second nature to you. The below image shows that not only you improved your accuracies in SC hard questions from 64% to 87%, but also you improved your timing in those questions from 1 minute 36 seconds per question to 1 minute 18 seconds per question.
Image Link - https://success.e-gmat.com/akshaj101-SC-Accuracy-and-Timing-Improvement
Even after reaching the 90th percentile, you were looking to identify your weaker areas and were ready to work on them. You understood that it was not just about the concepts, but also about the time management.
You were already around Q50 mark when you joined us. Hats off to you for the hard work you put in to improve from Q50 to Q51 (87th percentile to 97th percentile). You maintained your consistency throughout, understood your weaknesses and worked relentlessly on them. The image below shows your phenomenal stats in Quant hard level questions across all subsections –
Image Link - https://success.e-gmat.com/akshaj101-Q51-Statistics-in-Scholaranium
Throughout your 4 GMAT tries, you never gave up or felt worn out. With your commitment, you improved your time management abilities with each mock, making your success on the real GMAT exam certain. The below image shows your journey from the mocks to the actual exam –
Image Link - https://success.e-gmat.com/akshaj101-Mock-Scores
I am sure that you will face every challenge thrown at you with the utmost determination and I wish you all the very best for your next steps!
Regards,
Akash