The pandemic hit, giving Karan a window from all the traveling involved in his work to think about his MBA, And then began Karan's quest with the GMAT.
Leveraging his engineering background, it took Karan only a couple of months to ace the Quant section. However, even after 4 months into the preparation, Verbal seemed to be a tough nut to crack for Karan. In search of new reliable resources for preparation, Karan came across a few posts and answers on GMAT Club that attracted him to e-GMAT.
Watch Karan discuss how his ability in Verbal skyrocketed from somewhere around the lower 30's to an insane V46 in Verbal.
Below are a few methods that helped Karan ace GMAT Verbal:
- Focussed on Accuracy first, and then on timing
- Built impeccable foundation on the core concepts
- Utilized e-GMAT's analytics through Scholaranium for data on his progress.'
- Was a regular on the e-GMAT forum for doubt-solving
Use the timestamps below to jump to different sections of the video:
00:00 Shaarang congratulates Karan on scoring V46 in GMAT Verbal – GMAT 760
00:53 The pandemic makes a window for Karan to start his GMAT and MBA journey
1:35 Karan’s background and how he started preparing for GMAT.
3:00 Underconfident about Verbal after 4 months of prep
4:10 What attracted Karan to e-GMAT?
6:50 Starting Verbal all over again, because shortcuts do not yield success.
8:40 Karan’s NO-ZERO-day method of preparation
9:45 Fool-proof method of developing accuracy on GMAT Verbal.
12:00 Karan’s quest with timing on Sentence Correction (and Verbal)
14:20 Scholaranium - How did he use it to improve timing?
16:20 Karan’s test day experience (Rescheduling GMAT Online for the cancelled in-center exam)
19:15 Karan’s plans after his GMAT and Shaarang’s advice on the same
25:30 Shortlisting b-schools based on the post-MBA goals
28:10 On what factors do Scholarship decision depend, and how much to expect?
30:15 1-year MBA Vs. 2-year MBA – How to choose?
33:40 How to network with B-School Alumni and professors?
39:55 MBA Admission Consultants – Should you go for them?
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