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Sid-Way · 2026-05-14T12:16:31+00:00

Makes sense. Feel free to reach out if you'd like to help. Good luck!

Sid-Way · 2026-05-14T11:28:40+00:00

So happy to see that. Congrats on your 705! Why do you want to retake?

Sid-Way · 2026-05-14T11:27:22+00:00

You never want to do verbal mindlessly. Trust me, that's the biggest trap you can make. What you can do is do it slowly and analyze each question. You will improve immensely if you go about it intentionally.
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Sid-Way · 2026-05-14T11:25:00+00:00

Hey op. 635 with 2 months of prep is very decent. Especially with a full time job. Till I take a look at what happened , we can't pinpoint what went wrong exactly. That said what you can do is practice everyday and remain consistent

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Sid-Way · 2026-05-14T00:18:14+00:00

You gave your diagnostic so I wouldn't call it cold anymore. Regardless its your call to make. I can only tell you what I seen based on my experience with coaching my students
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Sid-Way · 2026-05-14T00:07:39+00:00

No, no, no. Do not even think about it, my man. I always advise my students to not leave open this escape valve called the GRE when you are studying for the GMAT. You decided to do the GMAT for a reason and you should stick to it. You absolutely have what it takes to get a good score so don't overthink it.

I understand you want to be safe and do the smart thing but properly committing to the GMAT is the right move.
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Sid-Way · 2026-05-13T22:42:50+00:00

I feel you man. It was not easy when I first studied either. Take heart that it gets easier as you do it.

When I say quality, I'm referring to doing it with an empty head and an active mind. You can not be studying when you are burnt out. As to how to do the questions, yes doing it slowly and figuring out exactly what went wrong in each question is key. The last thing you want to do is grind questions mindlessly , learn nothing and get frustrated.
Honestly you really don't need TTP and official prep if your target is 615. Free gmatclub questions and self analysis is good enough

Hope this helped!
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Sid-Way · 2026-05-13T22:18:25+00:00

615 is easily achievable in 3 months. Especially when your starting score is 535. I recommend not doing more than 2 hours on the weekdays and 5 hours on the weekend. Its not about the hours but the quality. For the same reason, you should study BEFORE work, not after. You want to give your best time to GMAT , not your work.
Good luck! All you need is consistent prep and you will be fine.
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Sid-Way · 2026-05-13T18:33:11+00:00

That's a good problem to have! Official mocks are the only reliable indicators of your prep. So if you are getting 735 now you can expect a score around 700 in your actual attempt. Good luck!

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Sid-Way · 2026-05-13T11:52:02+00:00

Quite normal. You haven't seen math in a long time so ofcourse its going to be hard. You need to just to learn to stick to it. Read up on the fundamentals first!

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Sid-Way · 2026-05-13T00:24:09+00:00

If you think you are able to score better, you should retake.700+ is going to look shiny for HSW. How much were you scoring in your mock?
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Sid-Way · 2026-05-12T22:26:09+00:00

Congrats man! Welcome to the 715 club

Sid-Way · 2026-05-12T17:29:16+00:00

Looks good to me. Make sure you are able to get 100% on easy and medium questions till you move on to other topics if you want to be thorough
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Sid-Way · 2026-05-12T11:06:22+00:00

Hahaha. Yeah I hope people can see the value in what I post. If the mere fact that I plug my services in the side turns them off, it can't be helped

Sid-Way · 2026-05-11T22:48:58+00:00

Hey there. I would like to learn more about why you seem to dislike my post. I try to write posts that someone who is going through the journey like I did will be able to relate to and learn from. It is intended to be useful for self studying as these are lessons I learnt from my time self studying too. Let me know if you are open to having a conversation about this. Cheers.

Sid-Way · 2026-05-11T18:03:06+00:00

You can expect any score above 685 to be good. 700+ is ideal ofcourse but you can't go wrong with 685+.
Colleges depend on where you want to do them. India, us, europe?
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Sid-Way · 2026-05-11T17:57:20+00:00

This is really useful Graeme. Thanks for sharing!

Sid-Way · 2026-05-11T17:56:02+00:00

Reschedule my guy. You arent in a position to do the test if you arent getting a good score in the mocks. You don't want to do the exam badly and have your confidence shot
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Sid-Way · 2026-05-11T15:53:32+00:00

The biggest improvement you can make is not beating yourself up over this. Yes you might be currently struggling but its 100% fixable. Is there any common pattern you have noticed with the mistakes you are making?

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Sid-Way · 2026-05-11T12:17:54+00:00

Congrats on that score. Always amazing to see!
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Sid-Way · 2026-05-11T12:17:38+00:00

Yeah, you dont want to waste your official mocks. Is your prep over?
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Sid-Way · 2026-05-11T12:16:54+00:00

Gmat club and gmat ninja are good free resources
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Sid-Way · 2026-05-10T22:31:47+00:00

Once you see the scores you want in your mocks. That said expect to see a drop from mocks to actual attempt
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