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Jack 
’
s GMAT Story:
A cautionary tale of typical GMAT student
CONTAINS
Preface Jack
’s story: wrong approach
 Solution to the dilemma What went wrong The Right approach & conclusion. 
Editor
’
s note: Originally written by 
Johny CAGE
 of  
beating GMAT & beyond
 website. 
(
Courtesylink) 
 
Preface:
[part:0] Preface
I am presenting you a story of Jack, a normal GMAT test taker.
Lately I observed, students’ negative drive towards taking the test; Jack is one of them. I can see many
Jacks here n there. They usually postpone or retake the test because of low score they observe duringtheir practise CAT tests.As a result of it, I decided to write an article in my blog, based on how important it is to take GMAT onceand for all.Later I dropped the idea and thought to place it on GMAT for
um… That way I would make it more
interactive.[Editor's note: I have published it in some GMAT related forums first for response & one month later Ipublished compilied story on blog.]
I want your comments on the Jack’s story, folks.
 I have my own opinion on this story (of course! I have written it. which you can read in the nextepisode/articles)
Before I write further, here’s my background:
 You might wonder that why should you read the story of the fictional character and later hear theopinion of a person who has not taken the test?I have been thinking of b-schools since last 5-6 years. And GMAT is in my mind all day all night for lasttwo years. In a process, I read as much as I could get on the internet. I joined online forums, interactedwith people, enough for now, to make a firm opinion on GMAT issues. On June end of this year I wasfully prepared for GMAT. But due to my ignorance to the fact that I needed a passport on the test day, Idropped the plan. I do not have passport yet!
 
Jack 
’s GMAT story:
 
[Part: I] the wrong approach
Year ONE: December
Jack is a (senior) student in his final years. Like many of his classmates he wants to do an MBA.And as they say, the early you plan the better and easier your path will be.So he plans:-Bachelors degree-3-4 years job.-Applying for b-schools.OK. that sounds good.
Jack knows that there’s a beast called GMAT, must be conquered first. His friends advise him to
give GMAT a shot, now. He agrees, thinking that, it would be better if he takes the test duringhis edu
cation. He wouldn’t have to brush up the basics( /fundamental skills). He has the habit of 
studying hard; also he would have access to the college library. He has Christmas holidays to
slog for GMAT. That’s perfect.
 Jack starts preparing for GMAT. He goes to the Internet to read some reviews about the booksrelated to GMAT exam. He does good research and starts preparing for GMAT. His firstdiagnostic test scores in five hundred something. 510 to be precise.He was shocked by such a low score.He does more research on GMAT; uses online resources; signs up for various online forums.Later he realized two (?) facts (?):*GMAT needs average of two months of preparation.*And 650+ in GMAT is considered to be an average score for good b-schools..Concluding this, he postpones his GMAT date to summer, thinking that it would be impossiblefor him to study for two months during his graduation classes.
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