Tips on Scoring V49, Q51 on the GMAT, 98th Percentile in Two Weeks

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Hey everyone! This is part 2 (of... something) in a series about preparing for the GMAT, taking the actual test, and what to consider when applying to and accepting graduate school results.
I wanted to share these tips I've gathered and used first-hand in avoiding paying stupid-loads of money to test-prep centers. Literally a few hours a day, studying EFFICIENTLY, and a game-plan is all you need.
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p.s., so sorry for the delay!

[@bhaskarijanardhan1205]

Absolutely on-point, no-nonsense educating video. I must say, you have shared some really useful tips for GMAT takers. Thanks you for the time and effort you have put into this. Appreciate it sincerely. I am taking it up after a career break and maternity, so researching on the internet was a little daunting. Yet, yours is by-far the most succinct, simple and clear guidelines i have seen. Thanks again. ,😊🙏🏽

[@Baober]

Thank you so much for the kind praise! 😁

[@Baober]

Thank you so much for the kind praise! 😁

[@boonhocklian7408]

Thank you for your advice, you are the best. I really learn tons from you.

[@Aindreas1988]

Thank you so much for your videos! I was wondering how to start preparing for my GMAT with only 1 month but your videos helped a lot!

[@khushikhandelwal5451]

This video is the only reason I’ve motivated throughout my GMAT journey. Kudos!

[@Baober]

Thank you!

[@lantang3404]

one of the best gmat video i've watched so far. thank you Bryan!! I wish i found this video a month earlier lol. about to take my exam in 2 days

[@okboomer3186]

How did it go?

[@leilanaghavi5560]

thank you.. this was by far the best video for me!

[@Baober]

You’re welcome, glad to hear it!

[@peacefullandscapespaintings]

Thank you! You are the best. I was almost about to lose a ton of money on tutors

[@williamheppding5804]

Bruh 2000wpm is 33 words a second... the limits of space and time are just a suggestion to this man.

[@ugohadotane5510]

Thank you for this video Please I need a study buddy and I will be taking it in three weeks time and I really need to improve

[@AbhishekSingh-sl2fx]

Best video for someone who’s done with the preparation and needs to focus on time management while taking the GMAT.

[@Baober]

Abhishek Singh thank you Abhishek for the kind words!

[@wassupr.7930]

Thank you so so much so useful

[@Baober]

You’re welcome!

[@leftbrainprep]

Well said. Well said.

[@kyanbaghdasaryan1332]

Brilliant! Waiting for the third video.

[@Baober]

Thank you! Sorry for the delay but I do plan on releasing it this year haha :)

[@abhishekramawat5249]

@@Baober Hello! Still waiting for your 3rd video.. any idea by when can we expect it? Your 1st two videos are really helpful and I'm preparing based on your tips. Great job you've done for aspirants :)

[@vineetahuja30]

Really helpful! Thanks for the video, preparing after watching the Part 1 of your Video. Do share more insights in detail for Verbal, should help more Non Native English speakers like me to ace the GMAT. Nevertheless, thanks again!

[@rishiekladia1452]

Great stuff, any advice on the IR section or some help i can get with tips or something to work time management? Hope you're safe:)

[@CrashCarson14]

Yeah I guess I should be more focused on the math. I’m worried about the sentence correction, but that’s just practice really. I’m good at the critical reasoning though. Take in a couple weeks and I’m very underprepared. I have the books and whatnot, but I don’t know if that’s the best way, as the explanations aren’t great.

[@adwnasa1]

@bryantong how were you able to do all of these is just two weeks. I think you have comprehension skills similar to that of Swami Vivekananda. I think you are a genius.

[@omairtariq7740]

Are you going to do a part 3?

[@adwnasa1]

2000wpm.. eff**g awesome.. I am a non native speaker. Is enhancing WPM hackable in 4 weeks? If yes, how to do it.

[@bkoba]

Great advices, thanks Bryan. Just one thing: going through questions on the Forum seems a little inefficient compared to purchasing some questions banks with very quick transitions between one question and the next one. Don't you think they're worth the investment?

[@Baober]

Hey Bruno, I think if, in the ratio of money:time, you have enough money to help optimize the quality of question banks and time efficiency, it's a worthwhile trade-off. However, I didn't see it worth spending any money on test prep beyond the GMAT official tests.

[@omairtariq7740]

Why did you not get an MBA?

[@harshapakshichadalavada4898]

looking for some advice from anyone who has scored 740+ there are more than 2500 questions per topic in the question bank of Quant per difficulty level. How did you guys prioritise and what did you solve?

[@polaroidstyles9348]

i know this is old, but what did you do? :)

[@sabrinah.6058]

Hey There! Thanks for creating this video, are these real GMAC questions?

[@Baober]

Sabrina H. For official GMAT questions, refer to the official website’s test prep. These are very close equivalents for educational purposes only

[@sabrinah.6058]

@@Baober Good to know! Thanks for the quick reply!

[@subhamranjansahoo4092]

Hi Bryan I have been practising the questions according to their difficulty level. How many questions of each ie cr rc and sc should I do to get minimum 38 or 39 in verbal?

[@gmatbuddy6291]

same question

[@okboomer3186]

I follow "100 ,80 ,60" rule Solve 10 easy questions until you get everything right, 10 medium questions until you get 80% right and 10 hard questions until you get 60% right

[@ayu5587]

2000 words per minute, wait What!! Inspiring !!!

[@calebsmith5963]

The average adult reads 238 wpm...dude you might have a super power.

[@asmitasuman3691]

I don't think that's even possible.

[@MrTVx99]

I feel like being a native English speaker is not giving that big of an advantage because colloquial speech forces bad habits upon you as it is usually far from perfect and the mistakes are generally accepted to be part of normal speech.

[@Baober]

Good point! The GMAT definitely focuses on proper English rules, and lots of native speakers definitely don’t have that knowledge

[@ginevrafratto9231]

I'm less than one week away and I feel so weak especially in the quant session help me with motivation guys!

[@prashantpokharel8265]

how did you do ?

[@ANJALISINGH-nr6nk]

how was it

[@amberlance1]

Bryan - I remember you mentioning that you had some sort of progress sheet on excel or Google Sheets that tracked your GMAT practice progress. Did you ever share that sheet with your subscribers? Thank you! I just made my own (influenced by you) and it is very helpful.

[@Baober]

No, I never released that sheet, but very glad to see you made your own! :)

[@marynartey2042]

So assuming I don't have a Math background, or speak English as a first language, how long in general should I plan to study?

[@Baober]

I can’t give you a concrete answer, but assume much longer. I would focus on English fluency first, a lot more points get lost there. Math is a more universal language. Hope it helps.

[@primusbaby3592]

Still waiting for part 3. :(

[@Baober]

...oops. Coming this month, I promise!

[@sugebzzy2038]

@@Baober I hope so. Really want to know why you chose to skip Bschool. Or are you simply deferring since your Gmat scores are good for 5 years.

[@bookworm4201]

what are u doing now like whats ure job?

[@Baober]

Book Worm software engineer

[@lucidlessons5902]

2000 words per minute ?

[@babochee]

34 words a second?...

[@AnkurBorwankar]

Yeah a book an hour. Easy.

[@lucidlessons5902]

Ankur Borwankar phd in a quarter

[@Baober]

@@aparnatiwari2568 I literally logged in the first video, if you haven’t watched that. Totally happy to send you proof of my scores if you’re a doubter.

[@Baober]

For those confused: Look up some speed reading concepts. Chunking and avoiding “saying” every word in your head is crucial. Lot’s of tutorials on KZbin, but it was also taught in high school (USA) for me. This is common with many engineers, lawyers, to get a brief concept of a passage before picking sections to read in depth. It’s simply a poor use of time to 100% comprehend every word in a passage when you KNOW there are filler sentences on purpose. The GMAT expects you to learn to speed read, even at a slower pace.

[@nadiadansani2139]

How much is forum?

[@Baober]

Free, google "GMAT Club", don't pay for any special tiers

[@leenaniazi6527]

Any study buddy for me???hey Bryan do u wana be my study buddy 🤔

[@prashantpokharel8265]

I am down!

[@TheMilkMansMilkMan]

4:14

[@sarahg3688]

I would like a study buddy 🥲 greeting from Italy 🇮🇹🍝

[@patricklavilla6404]

Sarah Im looking for one too. Im currently doing the Target test prep with a 3-month timeline. Whats your study timeline

[@sarahg3688]

@@patricklavilla6404 i have a month left, I'il do it in the first week of June. 🤞

[@ArjunKumar-lt8jd]

2000 wpm really?

[@Baober]

Look up some speed reading concepts. Chunking and avoiding “saying” every word in your head is crucial. Lot’s of tutorials on KZbin, but it was also taught in high school (USA) for me.

[@sithaphai1701]

You are so handsome 😝😍

[@omairtariq7740]

This advice is so vague