Hey! Practice tests should only be used to measure, at a point in time, your current skillset. Do not burn official tests to improve. If you say you need to work on specific topics then track those. Have you completed a course such as TTP? Very important to complete a course first

Hey Marta, thanks for reaching out. The logical flow of mastering the GMAT (and any content for that matter) is to 1. Learn the content (saturate), 2. refine gaps (focus on your weakest topics), and 3. master test taking and application of that learnt content in a test As you probably now realize, learning by just doing OG questions won't teach you how to solve a particular topic; instead, it'll just teach you about those questions and similar style questions, but the moment you are thrown other slightly different questions on the same topic you may struggle. I don't know what schools you are targeting, so see what GMAT score is required for those first. Assuming you need to get a high score e.g. 690-700+, then 2 months is a short time to go through all the phases. If you try to compress learning, you will form gaps quickly and you won't retain as much since stress will be higher. Remove time pressures first. If I were you I would just focus on learning the content in an efficient manner by completing 80-100% of the TTP course, but apply judgement. So, if there are 5 Easy Tests with 20 questions each, for example, and you are scoring 100% across 3/5 of those tests, then move to the medium questions. The weighted average of all your tests should be about 100% accuracy on easy questions, 80% on medium, 60% on Hard, but the higher the better So again, simply go through the content, make flashcard type notes, solve the questions and shoot for those accuracies. Once you do that across 80-100% of all content, you'll then want to focus on weak points. Obviously if you have only completed 80% of the course, you'll have 20% of saturation (learning) to complete, so i suggest just completing all of it then focus on weak points. Happy to answer any questions... just reach out via email or my insta and i'll see how I can help

You're an absolute legend, thank you so much! @@Dcummins

Hi Claire, yes I did! I made some video updates after. Uniquely funded my MBA!

@@DcumminsGood on you! I am really glad! I am in the same situation now in Sydney. Hopefully I can figure out a way.

Contact me and maybe I can help. [email protected] Explain your situation. How much you need. Gaps and strategy and I’ll see what I can do

reach out via [email protected]!

Feel free to correct me if I am wrong . I am still a beginner in this

Will create a separate video on the algorithm (just waiting to finish my website before i drop any more videos), but yes that is correct, and I did mention this in the vid. Basically what can be clear to see is that the first two quartiles are extremely important in placing you in the upper score bound. I would go so far to say that they are critical, and ESR data can back this up. You need to consistently get easy/medium right, but then to get a 700 you need to get at least some hard right. Your overall difficulty in a given section may average out to medium / medium=high, but the fact of the matter is you'll likely see a mix of easy, med, hard questions in that

Have you gone through and learnt all the concepts in verbal? It’s unclear to me over what time you scored those Verbal scores

Yes gone through all concepts. It has been more than 5 months. And score have been sporadic like in last mock I got V 25.

I am a non native speaker. I was really bad at verbal. I enrolled for a course and thought that I will be able to make progress within a month 😂. Before enrolling for the course and without going through the stuff, I gave my first mock in which my scores were V 6/8 ( I don't remember exactly, but yes near to this only) & Q49/50. This mock I gave around a yr ago. Then in between I didn't study anything for about 5-6 months, and then I enrolled for a course ( for past 5-6 months-- studying in a proper manner).

@@himanshutomar9260 I cant exactly give you specific advice over a youtube comment channel, but I dont know what course you used. Its important that you dig deep and build proficiency in the concepts, then make sure you have a view of your weaknesses. I can do a session with you via email. But I only do paid sessions now unfortuntately

I'll be making another method on how to actually use that method properly. Its a Refinement technique. You shouldn't be using it during learning. You use TTP during learning, then move to OG and refine things with refinement techniques, such as the streaks method Use it with OG questions, which you find on GMATClub with the search function here gmatclub.com/forum/search.php?view=search_tags

Alright, look forward to it. If you have any samples/examples of flash cards you used that would be cool to see too, as I’ve never really used them so not sure how to structure them - would be great to see how they are put together.

​@@Masamune2001 Only create flashcards on weak topics. There's not much value in me sending my own flashcards as they were designed to improve my weak areas. Suggest that you finish Learning phase, then enter refinement. In refinement, you work on streaks. Then when you break a streak, i suggest you create a flashcard (digital flashcard ONLY) with that question on it. Then create a flashcard teaching that concept. That's what i did. Practice your flashcard deck each time you break a streak until you no longer break it. There you go. Some free GMAT tutoring :)

@@Dcummins Haha, would gladly pay for a tutoring sesh, but maybe closer to test day :) Thanks for the detailed explanation though, will be tearing through the learning phase starting tomorrow so this is super helpful to know 👍

@@Masamune2001be sure to use my link! I stand what I endorse

Hi Witsqa, The strategy is laid out in the video, and after my MBA i'll have time to do a write-up properly, but for now: 1. Take a diagnostic to gauge how much time you need to hit your score goal i.e. the lower the score the more time 2. Just begin working through TTP. Honestly, its all encompassing. Nothing is as good as it. TTP also forces you to get reps in on a topic by topic basis 3. Take tests after you finish TTP 4. Refine weak areas but maintain proficiency in all areas (testing + Practice sets)

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Hey any updates?

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Hi Sotta, thanks for watching! Firstly ensure that you can nail questions untimed. Then ensure you have eliminated bad habits. When you can, moving to untimed involves developing an internal clock on the time. Leave the timer go and figure out roughly how much time you spend on particularl question types. You may find that you are overall good with time, but that some questions / bad habits cause you to chew through time. for example, do you have a bad habit of re-reading a question? Move systematically through answer choices a-e, don't stop, if you are unsure, circle it and come back, but you may likely be in a position in which you have 2 answer choices. Eliminating them in a timely manner will come down to noticing subtleties that make one incorrect, but when i say noticing subtleties i mean noticing them under pressure. Hope that helps

@@Dcummins Wow... thanks for getting back. After reading this and watching Marty's Verbal Masterclass session on GmatClub, I now understand on how to progress to timing. BTW really hoping you can make a comeback on the channel with some updates on your MBA experience and journey so far. You kinda stand out as a genuine voice amidst all crazy marketing frenzy out there.

@@sotta11 INSEAD darins all my time! But I will do a collab with someone on campus I think!

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@@Dcummins Thank you!

Thanks Michael!

You need to take a diagnostic test (a test from the official gmat website) to see where you stand in order for me to answer that. In most cases it’ll take a few months. Take the test then if I were you I’d jump onto target test prep immediately

@@Dcummins Got it. Thanks for the reply!

- Took a Manhattan test - didn't finish verbal - got many wrong - had no idea what the GMAT was or anything about it, I just took the test

Congrats. I chose many, but I applied and was accepted into INSEAD. My number one choice!

@@Dcummins I see! I’m interested in applying for INSEAD my self amongst other schools. What did you score for your AWA and IR? I got an.8 on IR but unfortunately got a 4 on AWA, which isn’t outstanding.

@@haryem4781 Your IR score is awesome. I honestly mostly skipped IR (which is a terrible idea) and I just naturally knew how to write the AWA, so I always scored 6.0. I highly recommend INSEAD. Its awesome for Australians as we are well known across Australia and the network carries quite strongly versus US schools. LBS is also good, but its 2 years.

Feel free to reach out to me via email and we can have a call anytime

i'd stick with the higher score and just submit your GMAT Report. they can see all your scores on it. Consult with an admissions consultant on how to address it (if its worth addressing at all).

Yes, but i think I had cancelled maybe 1 - 2 outlier scores. I would cancel some of the scores . Most schools do. Some people can be crtical and not see what it means, but that's the world in general, not specific to a school

I think peer-reviews from people you know and trust are the most useful way to evaluate consultants. Alex Ruiz Lee, for example, was used by a friend of mine, so after she gave positive and earnest reviews, I felt compelled to engage him

Thanks Dan. Any recommendation for essay editing service?

@@fintech1378 No, but an MBA admissions consultant will help you with that. Menette Larkin and Alex Ruiz Lee are awesome.

Nope!

Awesome!

Did you know all the concepts involved in pre Algebra and Algebra, geometry? or you learned them from the beginning?

@@edresmn7869 I did advanced mathematics in high school, but I graduated high school in 2008, university in 2012, and started GMAT prep in mid 2017 or so... you can go from zero to 700+ GMAT quant if you just be prudent, hence why i always redirect people to TTP for Quant and Verbal now

I am going from zero math knowledge and have 30 months ahead. I think it is impossible to learn things from scratch. People struggle in the exam even they know the knowledge inside out. Any thoughts?

@@edresmn7869 I think that limiting beliefs are why we don't ever reach our goals and continually hold ourselves back. Trust me, the maths I did in school wasn't strong. I can spend time researching and digging up a heap of non-math background profiles of people who scored 700+, but I don't have much time at the moment (INSEAD is intense!)... Just tell yourself "if I don't know something now, then I just need to work at it and figure it out". Use logic. If i'm a human and I can do it, and you're a human, then you can do it as well.

Update: Scored 610, bombed the exam because of panic

@@ArmaanKumar2000 It's still a good score. I am aiming for 600+ score and at 450. Don't know how to get there. Exam is in a week. I am doomed 😞

How long did you prepare for when you scored 550? I need to score 500 for the University and only have a month left

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@@blossomingplum Thank you!