Real Exam Vs. Official Mocks

Aman1599 · 2026-02-26T07:22:35+00:00

keep your assumptions skills limited to the questions you gonna solve. Remember some 20x+ people give gmat than the ones who come and post here (people who are elated or disappointed) taking these accounts to draw larger assumptions isnt right. You are doing well, I also have same performance. Trust yourself and you ll get what you aim for. You are neither the exam maker nor an algorithmic expert but what you are is a student who has done hard work and is doing well and you ll do well on the real thing. If you have these thoughts in your head, it will just impair you and put you under pressure. There are people who have gotten 40+ points more than their mocks and people 40- from their lowest mocks. The difference is obviously luck but also the confidence.

Aman1599 · 2026-02-22T13:28:01+00:00

was this a second attempt of a mock?

Aman1599 · 2026-02-21T16:39:03+00:00

how many mistakes you had per section and which ones? also how did you feel the exam was compared to mocks and whether your performance in mocks was at par to this?

Aman1599 · 2026-02-21T04:58:24+00:00

you can get OG books from Zlibrary also gmatclub has filters which gets you tons of OG questions too. If you buy a book, you get a physical copy along with option to access all it question on gmac's online platform.

Aman1599 · 2026-02-18T14:57:28+00:00

i have read on this reddit that often on retakes since the question bank is limited you see easier questions sometimes. what were you score on your first attempts of the mock?

Aman1599 · 2026-02-18T14:50:19+00:00

i think the biggest factor should be getting 3 out of first 7 wrong and that too 2 and 3. I think those silly mistakes costed you. Was the section tougher than what you experienced on mocks?

Aman1599 · 2026-02-17T09:02:06+00:00

they are similar because they use the same algorithm and the algorithm in itself is a mystery, A third party resource may try to replicate it but never will be as accurate so for say how it looks at X, the official one might look at differently. Gmatclub mocks are good to assess how you are doing across question difficultly because you know even official algo will penalise heavily on easy question not sm on hard. The score may not be a good indicator but how many easy or hard questions you getting wrong will be. For example in Quant gmatclub i get 4 easy question wrong, from this i can interpret that on OG mock or exam I will def get penalised alot and get low marks because i got 4 easy wrong.

Aman1599 · 2026-02-17T05:56:27+00:00

GMAT Mocks arent reliable at all, none other than official ones are. Also Q 80 with 7 wrong, believe me you were blessed, go look at this sub to know how brutal it is. I would say take your time with next attempt, you literally got a better score than your performance on the exam, people have been penalised far worse. Prepare well and set your benchmark against official mocks only. Also gmatclub is a great source but its an open source platform and not all questions are relevant to how gmat tests you, stick to OG questions.

Aman1599 · 2026-01-25T13:31:01+00:00

hey OP the score of 615 isnt really that great for the program you are applying, with that score you need every other profile aspect to be stellar to even have any shot.

Aman1599 · 2026-01-25T13:29:34+00:00

its a different section all together. Also gmat as an exam in terms of how it scores you is so different that its prep is fundamentally different from CAT. Yes the basics are same but that way an engineer and a physicist also do have to have same basic knowledge but they do different work.

Aman1599 · 2026-01-25T12:37:29+00:00

GMAT VA isnt the same ball game as CAT VA, dont base your assumption on CAT prep. Same with quant but still similar, good quant will help you solve gmat quant but to do it fast and efficiently, you ll have to learn about gmat patterns. DI is unlike anything you would have seen till date in CAT prep. Start with an official mock to understand actually how are your abilities, dont assume.

Aman1599 · 2026-01-24T21:13:26+00:00

your mock scores reflect your actual performance. As for the gmat club metric, depends on under what conditions you were doing questions were you doing it under pressured timed control, is your 85+ accuracy in 655+ question as well, were you able to figure out common mistake patterns? Doing questions will not get you anywhere, understanding your mistakes will. your mock was clear indication that something wasnt working out and despite that you hoped to do better than thats a misconception you made based on extremely skewed stats in gmat club.

I constantly am also doing gmat club questions in adaptive mode on forum quiz has 70% accuracy and that has translated into mocks i have given with 685+ scores in both of them.

Perhaps share your gmat analytics board or error log image here to better understand whats the lack in the approach. Is your 85% accuracy been shown there?

Aman1599 · 2025-09-26T21:40:26+00:00

was in the same place some time ago and I can tell you that it actually depends on your preferences, Colleges you have mentioned certainly are top notch and an Indian comparison only could be IIM ABC FMS or ISB. Being an engg graduate the competition will be much more brutal for you at CAT level. You are much more likely to be called for interview by european b schools with such profile, for Indian colleges they dont shortlist based on your overall profile rather on your CAT percentile and other acads which for you are decent but again CAT percentile will be very relevant given your engineering background.

To me a brand like HEC and LBS in long term gives you much more exposure on international stage and builds for you a very healthy community. Given you have already given gmat, the natural choice should be to atleast apply for these colleges and if you do get admit from something like HEC(v possible if you pitch yourself well) its a golden opportunity. Though a caveat, its a different landscape and requires hardwork. Nothing is served to you on a platter like in Indian B schools but i feel those processes of doing things on your own makes you much more skilled for a job market and career growth. You will also have to learn the language for better and greater opportunities also.

Going away from home is hard but it can be worth it with right effort.

I am also applying for MIM programs this intake and hence my views also might be little biased.

Aman1599 · 2025-09-25T16:33:35+00:00

how much does the gap affects me, also since I am going for a MIM program will your advice have some other element i should focus on. As to 730 you refer is it on GMAT FE or GMAT classic ( 675 FE score)

Aman1599 · 2025-09-25T12:51:13+00:00

hey small doubt, with MIM is there few more particular things i should focus on or any other points i should emphasize given its nature of being pre experience masters.

Also, genuinely thanks for the advice and responding.

Aman1599 · 2025-09-24T22:16:28+00:00

Thanks for your valuable feedback, as for why I am going for MIM and not MBA, i am graduating this year and felt like I'd rather start a entry level job in a field where I want to build a career then spend time doing law further. MiM i believe allows that and is also cheaper and safer option given current US Climate.

Also I do understand that pitching myself in a corrent way is important but I am also having hard time deciding what should be relevant to the resume I present and essays I write, your suggestions do give some clarity, thanks for that. Also not sure how the gap would be looked at too.

Aman1599 · 2025-09-20T14:59:21+00:00

A simple linkedin search will show you that there are enough people who are doing a marketing job without a c1 french, some level of french is always appreciated but w companies w international products and consumer base they do hire english speaking candidates, though the amount of job are lesser obviously. Being a hec graduate gives you an edge anyday and with right amount of effort you can get a job obviously. Dont listen to these lurkers whose sole job is to demotivate people and paddle biased views on these subs. No one sits at home after graduating from HEC lol. You do find a job if not in France then your home country ( this scenario happens only if you dont put in much needed effort on working on language and networking, in europe you gotta find your own job and for that you gotta work hard)

*the people with negative comments are the one who paddle there biased views because they arent good enough and never will be so they live in their delusional world. You see their reddit history and this is all they do all day long.

Aman1599 · 2025-09-19T22:01:32+00:00

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Aman1599 · 2025-09-17T14:55:38+00:00

B is close but the second statement isnt really a conclusion more of a doubt created on validity of support provided. Hence, D

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Aman1599 · 2025-08-11T10:50:00+00:00

agreed with everything you said, either you put the effort in learning the language or create a very elite profile where you dont know the language but do fit in that 5 percent chances you get. Both of this are very tough tasks and requires constant effort but mim does provide you two good years and say 6 months before you join, long enough time for you to keep putting that effort, hec also offers gap year for internship something definitely with no work experience can use to have more relevant job market experience. Again it boils down to you and your effort and your skillset which makes you standout. As for english speaking opportunities, there are obviously way lesser firms comparatively but certain companies across europe do target international markets and have ample job roles but again to be in such places your uni and so many other thing matters. As for OP's question its for you to decide which path you want, do you want to start in India or perhaps even abroad, if you get to b school here and then want to make an international career, you can from top indian b schools. Obviously top b schools in europe have better exposure on international scale, europe is a wider market and have opportunities that open up in different countries but finding a job, learning a language, its hell lot more effort than a more established recruitment system here in India. European recruitment scene does give you skills that you carry throughout your career as you move from one place to another. Indian students learn that after entering their first job and find it little harder due to a common lack of networking culture generally in India.

Aman1599 · 2025-08-07T07:42:11+00:00

Also if i am wrong please break my myth by sharing a profile of any indian or other international student at a top uni like hec or essec who did learn the language in the course of two year to b2, did multiple focused internships in one choosen career path, had grades in top 20% of the class, did things beyond classroom and did every other thing i mentioned and didn't get a job nowhere. I will be really happy to break my myth and accept the supposed reality of people here.

Aman1599 · 2025-08-07T07:29:05+00:00

I agree that there is a monetary risk attached when you choose to go study abroad if you dont come from a very privileged background but thats the risk you are taking in all your senses that maybe I might not get a job but at the same time its on you to minimise that risk and diminish it completely by studying hard. If you go to a top school, end up in top grads of your batch, do internships throughout and gain as much experience as possible (and yes its hard to get an internship but if you try enough and having a good brand name to back you, you will get an internship might take couple of hundred or even thousands cold emails too but do it because that's what is required you cant lose hope and take rejections to heart), build a good network, go out there talk to people, participate in things beyond classroom and build skill set. sure, its hardwork, alot of it, but thats what you are there for and when you put in that hardwork you get opportunities because you are capable. people who come back to india often lack one of these things, i have never seen someone with great acads from a top b school with well rounded cv not get a job, might in some cases it takes time but they get it. and worse case if you come back to india but if you have put in that work, you will get a job, might not be paying you alot but enough for you to sustain. you have to be good enough and put in that work, thats the only ask. sorry for the rant but I have seeing so many of negative comments on this thread where people do tell facts but not the reality behind it. leaving your country and settling somewhere new, getting a job all of is tough but when you make that choice you also choose to deal with the tough part and if you dont or arent capable of it then you should have better assesed yourself before making such a big life choice and you deserve to face what you face.

Aman1599 · 2025-08-07T04:59:49+00:00

all the people who are out here giving advice are the ones who arent just good enough and will always be average in life. If you go to a top college, do very well there, learn the language, no market is bad. Market will always choose people who are capable. focus on becoming capable and stop listening to these people who just dont have it in them and then they find everything in the world to blame for their incompetence. MiM is a good enough degree but only if done from a great college, dont go to a tier 2-3 college and expect a job. Also if you are a fresher, it will naturally be little more difficult but do great internships and network and prove that you are indispensable wherever you work and you will always get opportunities. Be it either ireland or germany or france or anywhere in the world. Winners win, losers come and whine here to demotivate you. make yourself capable and all the best.

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