Day 1

I am writing this post for yesterday ( The date was 30 Jan 2012). I went to Jamboree Coaching for GMAT and enrolled for GMAT fast track class (5.5 weeks). The class was for Verbal and it was good. I got to know about the pattern for GMAT ( 37 Q and 41 V). The class started with introduction. The class is a mix of people having varied experiences, some having none and some having around 8-9 years of experience. I was in the upper bracket as far as experience is concerned. To my surprise, there is a Doctor too in the class. The class went good. I am turning confident now. The class was on Sentence correction and the teacher (Pratibha , I guess I remember the name) gave some tips on how to go about the SC.

• Look for the answers which are wrong. Go for process of elimination rather than going for process of selection.
• Skip the answer which has even one mistake. I dont have to find all the mistakes in a sentence and analyze why this should be wrong.
• GMAT is simple. Nothing rare is checked in GMAT.
• All the sentences will be from any of these topics viz. Natural Science, Social Science and Business Studies.
• A sentence starts with the subject (main thing) or the info. If it starts with info, the info will tell about subject. On rare occasion, the sentence will have two info, then the second info will talk about first info. The first info will always talk about the subject (main thing).
• There are around 50 words idioms to be learnt. She told about information about. Information is always succeeded by about or that.
• About ing : ing is noun, modifier or continuous action. People always confuse ing with continuous action.
• Clearest answer is correct answer.

I solved 10 questions from OG SC. I took 22 min and answered 7 correctly. I am enjoying the journey of GMAT preparation.

Jan 3, 2011, 1:57 AM. Let me start again. I have got enough confidence now. I would start preparing for GMAT. I am thinking on the strategy to clear the GMAT with flying colours. I would be applying for IIM A and other IIMs then. I would spend some time regularly on daily basis for GMAT preparation. I believing in enjoying the journey rather than the destination. So, preparation itself will be a journey for me and I would learn a lot from this preparation. I would be giving GMAT in the next 3 month time period.

Yes I am back. I do love to challenge myself. And I have started enjoying pushing myself to the limits. I do want to do so many things. 24 hours fall short for me. I have joined gym in our apartment. I feel better now. I am planning top start my preparation for gmat and I am sure I will be scoring abovbe 760. I would want to go to IIM A and do PGPX. This will me another path or direction in my life. I don't want to move towards stagnancy. Doing Mba from Iim a will give me an opportunity to learn new things and interact with different people. I will improve on my networking and might look for some enterpreneurial venture. I am confident about myself.

revamp......

I need to prepare well for the GMAT. I have to revamp the preparation. I will be following the schedule strictly.
The schedule will be doing 40 questions daily from OG followed by Manhattan Guide SC.
I will be concentrating more on the SC.
After solving the questions from OG, I need to analyze the questions. I always have to be on my toes for the preparation now. I will make sure that I do it properly.

new strategy

I picked up the folded paper in which 'Strategy' was mentioned. Strategy, the most important part in the GMAT preparation, is a part of daily life.
My new strategy is:
1. Practice from Manhattan guide to SC. Probably I will buy this guide as it will give me some free online tests. I will practice 10 questions daily from Manhattan Guide. This I will do just before the 40 Questions from OG.
2. Start anaylsis of the questions from OG. As part of the analysis, I will start doing this from tomorrow.
3. Tips and Tricks: Write in all the tips and tricks notebooks for the daily tips and tricks.
4. Eat, Drink, Sleep GMAT.

The path of SC...

I am able to understand the nuances of Sentence correction. I am sure this time I will be making less mistakes in SC section. The Manhattan Guide to Sc is helping me to learn the secret of SC.
I am pretty confident now about SC. This will surely improve my score in VA. I have to keep on practicing sc. Analysis is most important. Also, I will read the OA of the questions attempted and try to understand the answers. I will make notes on the SC.

the second prep test

Yes, I gathered all my will and sat for a prep test this time Manhattan free test. I scored 580. I have to analyze the test.
The individal score id Q- 45, VA - 25.
The last time I got 540, which was zero prep test from MBA.com. From the last one month I was doing some preparation of GMAT. I need to put more effort in my preparation.

Out of 37 Q questions, I got 18 correct (I need to improve in Q too). And out of 41 VA questions, I got 19 correct.

This is a clear indicator that I have to work hard and put more time on analyzing the answers. While giving this exam, I felt short of time in both the sections. I have to devise a strategy for time management too.