KEY TRAITS OF HIGH SCORERS
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At e-GMAT, we study both success and failure and try to establish causality for both. In the last 3 weeks, we have had five plus students who have scored above 760. At the same time, we have had a few students who have not done as well. In this email, I will try to outline the causes for both. In addition, I would urge you to go through my article 3 reasons why you may not score as high on GMAT verbal.
RECENT SUCCESSES
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e-GMAT student Bhagawat improved a massive 13 points (V28 to V41) on Verbal to score 750. His email after the exam was extremely heartfelt. Here is a snippet (25%) of the email. Bhagawat will write his debrief soon.
e-GMAT student Rishi similarly improved from V28 (50 percentile) to V40 (90 percentile) in less than 30 days. Click here to read his debrief. Rishi also sent us a very touching email.
Ayesha, who was appearing for the GMAT for a third time, showed an even better improvement. Ayesha improved from V20 (21 percentile) to V34 (70 percentile) in just 14 days. Ayesha not only got admitted to 2 colleges of her choice but also received $18K scholarship in the fourth round. Ayesha will be joining school next month. Click here to read her debrief.
ATTRIBUTES THAT LEAD TO THESES SUCCESSES
1. Unperturbed by adversity: In the first 10 questions Bhagawat (750) got 2 RC passages, 4 CR questions, and 1 SC question. Most students would be thrown off their game by the same not Bhagawat. He remained focused on the question at hand and came through with flying colors.
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2. Focus on mastering concepts:e-GMAT student Manish Mehta (740) says that conceptual clarity is the key to success. Similarly, even though Bhagawat initially took as much as 4 minutes to prethink assumptions, with relentless effort he built his prethinking muscle to such an extent that he took a mere 4 seconds to prethink on the GMAT.
3. Never tired of learning: Even though Ayesha had prepared for the GMAT twice before, she put in the same vigor and energy in her third attempt as she did in her first. She did all the OG questions again and focused on building the core skills again even though she had already put in 200+ hours studying for the GMAT.
4. Make good choices: During his second attempt, when Rishi discovered the Meaning and Sentence Structure combined with a few key concepts could help him solve 95 % of the SC questions correctly, he made sure he mastered the same an excellent choice on an exam such as the GMAT where you do not need to answer every question correctly.
5. Seek continuous improvement: In Verbal [url=In Verbal workshop, Bhagawat scored a mere 65/100 (or 70 percentile). Rather than getting disheartened, he focused on his areas of improvement and in 20 days he improved to 90 percentile.]workshop[/url], Bhagawat scored a mere 65/100 (or 70 percentile). Rather than getting disheartened, he focused on his areas of improvement and in 20 days he improved to 90 percentile.
The above is not a comprehensive list. However, it contains a few important pointers that you should keep in mind, regardless of the stage of preparation that you are in.
KEY CAUSES OF FAILURE
Studying failure is as important as studying success. Here are three key reasons why we have seen students fail:
1. Pay too much emphasis on the first 10/20 questions: Doing well on the first 10 questions can help you get a good score. However, you should not use this as a tool to game the system. I have seen some students spend as much as 25 minutes on the first 10 questions. Doing so ends up hurting their score. Bottom line if you take more than 20 minutes on the first 10 question, you might end up doing more harm than good.
2. Focus on timing as a skill: Timing is an outcome of your proficiency in applying a process. However, a number of students associate timing with tricks and hence do not focus on learning the process. By doing so, they do more harm than good.
3. Consider GMAT as a chore rather than a friend: Some people get too nervous while taking the GMAT and are not able to focus on the questions in the exam. As a result, they end up doing poorly.
Taking the GMAT is beginning of your journey as a manager and a decision maker. Your post MBA journey will contain many more challenges. Think of preparing and appearing for GMAT as a stepping stone in this journey and enjoy the same as Anup did.
I hope the above helps you. To know more, make sure you view the recording of the Strategy Session held yesterday.![]()
At e-GMAT, we study both success and failure and try to establish causality for both. In the last 3 weeks, we have had five plus students who have scored above 760. At the same time, we have had a few students who have not done as well. In this email, I will try to outline the causes for both. In addition, I would urge you to go through my article 3 reasons why you may not score as high on GMAT verbal.
RECENT SUCCESSES
e-GMAT student Bhagawat improved a massive 13 points (V28 to V41) on Verbal to score 750. His email after the exam was extremely heartfelt. Here is a snippet (25%) of the email. Bhagawat will write his debrief soon.
e-GMAT student Rishi similarly improved from V28 (50 percentile) to V40 (90 percentile) in less than 30 days. Click here to read his debrief. Rishi also sent us a very touching email.
Ayesha, who was appearing for the GMAT for a third time, showed an even better improvement. Ayesha improved from V20 (21 percentile) to V34 (70 percentile) in just 14 days. Ayesha not only got admitted to 2 colleges of her choice but also received $18K scholarship in the fourth round. Ayesha will be joining school next month. Click here to read her debrief.
ATTRIBUTES THAT LEAD TO THESES SUCCESSES
1. Unperturbed by adversity: In the first 10 questions Bhagawat (750) got 2 RC passages, 4 CR questions, and 1 SC question. Most students would be thrown off their game by the same not Bhagawat. He remained focused on the question at hand and came through with flying colors.
2. Focus on mastering concepts:e-GMAT student Manish Mehta (740) says that conceptual clarity is the key to success. Similarly, even though Bhagawat initially took as much as 4 minutes to prethink assumptions, with relentless effort he built his prethinking muscle to such an extent that he took a mere 4 seconds to prethink on the GMAT.
3. Never tired of learning: Even though Ayesha had prepared for the GMAT twice before, she put in the same vigor and energy in her third attempt as she did in her first. She did all the OG questions again and focused on building the core skills again even though she had already put in 200+ hours studying for the GMAT.
4. Make good choices: During his second attempt, when Rishi discovered the Meaning and Sentence Structure combined with a few key concepts could help him solve 95 % of the SC questions correctly, he made sure he mastered the same an excellent choice on an exam such as the GMAT where you do not need to answer every question correctly.
5. Seek continuous improvement: In Verbal [url=In Verbal workshop, Bhagawat scored a mere 65/100 (or 70 percentile). Rather than getting disheartened, he focused on his areas of improvement and in 20 days he improved to 90 percentile.]workshop[/url], Bhagawat scored a mere 65/100 (or 70 percentile). Rather than getting disheartened, he focused on his areas of improvement and in 20 days he improved to 90 percentile.
The above is not a comprehensive list. However, it contains a few important pointers that you should keep in mind, regardless of the stage of preparation that you are in.
KEY CAUSES OF FAILURE
Studying failure is as important as studying success. Here are three key reasons why we have seen students fail:
1. Pay too much emphasis on the first 10/20 questions: Doing well on the first 10 questions can help you get a good score. However, you should not use this as a tool to game the system. I have seen some students spend as much as 25 minutes on the first 10 questions. Doing so ends up hurting their score. Bottom line if you take more than 20 minutes on the first 10 question, you might end up doing more harm than good.
2. Focus on timing as a skill: Timing is an outcome of your proficiency in applying a process. However, a number of students associate timing with tricks and hence do not focus on learning the process. By doing so, they do more harm than good.
3. Consider GMAT as a chore rather than a friend: Some people get too nervous while taking the GMAT and are not able to focus on the questions in the exam. As a result, they end up doing poorly.
Taking the GMAT is beginning of your journey as a manager and a decision maker. Your post MBA journey will contain many more challenges. Think of preparing and appearing for GMAT as a stepping stone in this journey and enjoy the same as Anup did.
I hope the above helps you. To know more, make sure you view the recording of the Strategy Session held yesterday.