Started the test with the AWA, I thought the topics were very staright forward compared to the
ones given in PowerPrep or any other testing software. I had reserved essay inputs only for the last
10 days and had a temlplate in mind. I got a little stuck with that during the end of the argument
essay, but the form back during the second.

Quant had a good start. I had complete control for he first 7 questions and was very sure my
answers were correct. The 7th and 8th were kind of tough, but I invested about 2-3 minutes. One
particular question used remainder theorem but in a way I had never seen it before. I had about 2-
3 probability questions and 2 on combinations, but they were quite easy. on the whole I found
quant easier that kaplan, but a tad bit tougher than PP or PR. I finised quant with about 2 minutes
to spare. I usually finish with about 3-4 minutes ahead of time.

In verbal,first was a SC, followed by 2 back to back RCs. First one on business, and the second on
science (related sth to ocean ecology). I thought this would set my timing off a bit, but it actaully
didn't. I had worked through all on OG on RC, also other sources like LSAT (downloaded from
another website). RC has always been my strength, with an error rate of less than 10%. Average
lenght of each RC was 40-50 lines and 3-4 questions. I had about 4 RCs. One thing very different
was that for the first time I had a legal issue related RC. I haven't seen legal based RCs in OG or
anywhere. Even in LSAT material I followed for RC, I didn't see many legal based stuff. This one
also happened to be longer than usual. But thankfully , this was somewhere after 28 questions and
I was feeling confident about my performance so far. I guessed 2 out of 4 on this one. I think that's
one of the reasons for my 40 only in verbal.

PP1: 2 weeks before 710
PP2: Last week 750
Kaplan 1 : 580 (Really tough one ! I knew the GMAT wouldnt be so tough)
Kaplan 2: 600 ( Gave up after this one, didn't take the rest)
PR1: 730
PR2 and others: Defective CD and not enough time to buy another and hence didn't take any more

Worked most on SC, which is my weakest area. Was kind of afraid of grammar. But once I got the feel of these questions, really started loving them. CR and RC were my strength areas, CR accuracy being close to 100%.

parts and in that time to complete 1/3 questions is the best I've ever tried.
Loads of thanks to moderators, esp for the idiom list.
I am aiming at a doctoral program in Strategy. although still open to some MBA/MS programs in

US/Canada.
All the best for test takers,Would be happy to answer any questions you might have.
Regards,

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Quant - 49 (90 percentile)
Verbal - 41 (94 percentile)
Total - 730 (97 percentile)

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28, Indian, Male, Engineering degree from Bombay University. Over 7+ years of progressive work
experience in information technology industry. Last 3 years as a senior analyst in the retail sector.

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Total 6 weeks preparation. Used Kaplan 800, Kaplan and Princeton Verbal Workout. Also bought
800score tests, but gave only 1.

sunday analyzing the results and the mistakes from the test.
Did not keep a results log. In hindsight, this would have helped a great deal
Practice Test Scores (in order)

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PowerPrep1 - 650
800Score - 630
Kaplan1 - 590
Kaplan2 - 610
Kaplan Diagnostic - 660
Kaplan 3 - 660
PowerPrep2 - 740 (one week before the final test)

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The grammar review from Princeton Verbal Workout book. Amazingly relevant info in a very
compact format. Two thumbs up.

Lesson on Data Sufficiency on this website. Especially the part that mentions writing all the equations and not trying to solve the DS questions in your mind. Believe me guys, this one suggestion improved my quant score from 41 to 49.

AWA template - didnt have one explicitly written down, but had a "gist" in my mind. Used a mixture of Kaplan, PowerPrep and Princeton samples. In my opinion, the essays on 800score are not worth the paper I printed them on.

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I'm a morning person, so the 8-12 time slot worked great for me. Unfortunately, I could not sleep
the entire night. So I went to the exam with a headache and two tylenols.

geometry question which was pretty straight forward, but none of the answers matched !!! I
panicked and wasted 5 minutes. Again, I cannot discuss the exact question, but I believe it was one
of the "dummy" questions that ETS puts in now and then to survey the candidates.

The verbal section was "ok". I think I messed up the first question... rest all was easy, what suprised me was that I got one Reading Comp. essay 95 lines long !!! and only 3 questions to boot !!!. CR was a breeze, SC tougher than I hoped for.