What was the timespan over which you improved your score from 520 to 720? (i.e how many months or years between the time you took the first test and the last test?)

Awesome! Another resource I would recommend would be to use an error log, so you can focus your studying on your weaknesses. You can use a spreadsheet or an app like mine (get21stnight.com/) .

I'm also aiming for INSEAD! Do you have any tips (aside from getting a competitive GMAT score and undergrad grades) on how to get in?

Hey TTT, Thanks! Best of luck for the 780 target! Cheers :)

@@DingDangDong_Created_With_Love I actually managed it! And became a tutor. Good luck on all your future endeavours.

@@TheTestedTutor That is awesome master of GMAT! Hope many people will learn from your knowledge and experience, achieving their target scores. And best of luck for your coaching career!

Can u mail me anjaneeiimlucknow@gmail.com

I have a 740

Thank you Ben for your nice comment. Really happy that you take this first step, it is alway the hardest to decision on the first step ;) The rest will come after - good luck!

Thank you Val, I feel grateful of your comment! Best of luck for cracking GMAT and stay confident of yourself. Also, hope Lebanon is getting better and better now

Thank you Sooz! Best of luck for your preparation. And looking forward to hearing your good news.

Thank you Kanika for your comment! Best of luck and you can do it!

@@DingDangDong_Created_With_Love I was so pumped after your video and the extra preparation I did after that. Now my exam has been postponed by GMAC to 2021. I am pissed.

Thank you Eliz for the comment and I am happy that you share the same thought! The mindset is my biggest takeaway from this exam and is the learning that I carried on during life - so definitely want to mention. Take care!

@@DingDangDong_Created_With_Love thank you 💕 Take care as well!

Dear Monica, Thank you so much! Finger cross to your application process. There are some video regarding the MBA application tips in my channel, feel free to get some that could be useful. Good luck!

Me too! This has been really helpful!

Hey Kristi, Nice to meet you. Best of luck for all the preparations and thanks for your encouraging comment :)

Thanks a lot Jazzen!

Thanks a lot Praveen ! ^^

Thanks Bilal !

@@DingDangDong_Created_With_Love you're welcome 😊

Thanks for your comment and for letting me know too Harshika !!

Thank you GMAT WIZ

Hey Soumita, Thanks for your comment! I would suggest to do the RC part of OG several times (not right away after finishing once but with some gap to "forget" the content) with time keeper, track your improvement. Then, if you feel like doing more, the dedicated OG practice book can serve as additional material with the same approach. Also, I recommend to have a consistent reading of the Economist, FT, Bloomberg.....these business magazines to maintain your pace of reading. Good luck on your practices and the exam!

Thanks a LOTTTT Ding. It is REALLY helpful to maintain the focus instead having lot of material to get out of the track.

Hey Chris, Thanks for the comment :) I would say yes to have a sense of your starting level, and also remember to check the report after the test to identify your weaker part to put more effort. Hope that can help!

gmat doesnt feel good to my heart- time to throw it to thrash :P

haha thanks for your comment jiaxink!

I did it five times, so in total around 10 months' of prep.

Hi Kalyan, thanks for putting comment! Regarding the online practice tests, there are offical test packages from GMAC and third party products. Here is the link of offical packages. Free packages: www.mba.com/exam-prep/gmat-official-starter-kit-practice-exams-1-and-2-free Extra packages: www.mba.com/exam-prep/gmat-official-practice-questions-exams-3-to-6 Below some third-party platforms: - Magoosh - Kaptest - Manhattan Regarding the third-party resources, some are free, and you need to pay to extend the practice question library. They are not the same exam layout as mba.com, so I would recommend the official one. Yet you do not need to buy everything all at once and the offical product is more expensive. Try to start from the offical guide book, it has already a diversified and decent question library. Feel free to reply me if you have follow-up questions, hope these links help!

Hi Rohan, Thanks for loving it - really happy to know! I did do my last GMAT during the interview process but actually do not recommend doing so. It is much less stressful and more efficient to prepare once thing rather than several (preparing interview, working, doing GMAT, worrying....). You may find another video in my channel elaborating the reason that I chose INSEAD. Let me know what you think of it: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fNWHrLtevrmuaH0.html Also, I am exchanging with Kellogg during these months and am preparing some videos of Kellogg with comparisons between the two B-schools. Stay tunned :) Cheers!

Hey Kyle, congrats, I think it is a pretty good score. Yet it really depends on which school you want to apply and how far you want to go through the process/education. So be sure to check the historical score of your dream school to benchmark with yours. Best of luck

Hi Leticia, My "crack the GMAT" period stays around 10 months. And yes, I do need to take TOELF yet started with GMAT cause it would be more difficult regarding my skills lol. You are completely right - GMAT stays for 5 years whereas TOELF is valid for only 2 years. This is also one of the reason that I started from GMAT. Hope it helps! Cheers.

@@DingDangDong_Created_With_Love Hi, Thank you for sharing your experience, its very informative. Just to be clear you took the 5 attempts within months or that was the timing for your last exam, the one your scored 720? I am trying to assess the best timing to take my third exam.

@@angelaandela9313 thanks for the follow-up! I passed these five times during a 10 months' timeline. Literally, GMAC has strict rules on the frequency and the time one can pass the exam. Please double check their website, since I did them 2 years ago, I prefer to not give ambiguous information. Feel free to leave a comment if you have further questions :)

@@angelaandela9313 ha just found it actually...here it is: www.mba.com/frequently-asked-questions/gmat-exam-policies How often can I take the GMAT™ exam?

Couple that with the countless free online resources, KZfaq videos etc. 650 is a yes.

Hi Pankaj, thanks for your comment :). - I studied the free (magic) Ron lectures on Manhanttan website to enhance my CR and SC: www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/free-gmat-prep-hour/ - Some free lectures to get an overview of IR questions: www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/ir-interact/#.W-fDNi2ZMnU - Regarding the OG questions, some explanations are not perfectly understandable, especially the SC part. So I search for explanations on gmatclub and beatthegmat: gmatclub.com www.beatthegmat.com - You also could use magoosh or Kaptest to practice. They have online and app version. I am personally not fond of the interface. Hope this can help.^^

Thanks DingDong!! Nice video.

@@bestdays7907 My pleasure. Feel free if you have other questions !

@@DingDangDong_Created_With_Love Thanks for your insights. It is so encouraging to see that even a person who got 720 ultimately, actually started at 520. This means with hard work, self belief and right strategy it's possible to get a good score at GMAT. Excellent video

It depends on your profile and your education level (grad / undergrad), I would say 3-7 years of work experience in general.

Hey Kshitiz, First of all, don't give up, it will only become better and better after practicing. GMAT is not only about English skill, there are other factors of time management, stress management and give up certain questions strategically. I did find many stupid mistakes after reviewing and question myself on how stupid I was during the test. After those negative experience, I changed a mindset and took it as an opportunity - to correct what was wrong and therefore to improve. Sometimes, we are not building the fundamental and those "stupid" mistakes shows the weakness of our knowledge database. One tip is that I have an excel sheet with all mistakes I have made. Little by little after doing this "boring" collections, I found the mistakes can be put into categories. And ah-ha comes! Best of luck and I believe that you will get an ideal score!

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Go to gmatclub! There's a lot of free materials available :)

Hey the Truth, you love emoji quite a lot, don't you? Have a wonderful day :D

@@DingDangDong_Created_With_Love yup....i.like u too. Thanks fr your suggestions.

@@truthtalk3577 My pleasure to share :). Thanks for letting me know!!

You're the only one

@@vastviktagarg3173 Then I must self introspect

It may sound that way because English doesn't seem to be her first language. Verbal is usually easier for those that speak English as their native language because they can pick at the nuances of the grammatical structure "by ear." However, non-native English speakers oftentimes do better in the verbal section because they're learning the grammar rules without being influenced by options that sound right.

According to me its not 'how' you speak, its 'what' you speak! I guess you are referring to the verbal section, which is, in my opinion tests analytical skills more than than language mastery.

@@anirudhasengupta87 Interesting... but still my Query is pertinent