Patterns Among Those Who Scored 750+ What did they use? : General GMAT Questions and Strategies

Here is what members who have scored 750+ share in common in terms of prep, tests, resources and also, here is what they have to share!

We have gone through many of the best debriefs found in this forum and tried to see if there were commonalities or something we could pick out to learn the habits of the most successful test takers and what tips they have to share. Below we are offering a list of the materials, tests, and resources that these users used. We have also extracted some of their wisdom and posted it as a link below.

Quant
User	GMAT	Quant
guptaji	750	OG+ GMAT Club Tests+ MGMAT books
slingfox	770	Manhattan GMAT + GMAT Club Tests
staind	750	Manhattan GMAT quant books
talk2vj	720	Veritas
gmatkoopa	770	GMAT Club Tests
Bodleyev	770	Manhattan GMAT quant books+OG 12
santanu 76	760	GMAT Club Tests+ Threads+ Bunuel's Documents
2x2 Matrix	770	-
Mishari	700	Manhattan GMAT quant books+OG 12
risys82	750	Manhattan GMAT quant books+OG 11 12
positive soul	700	GMAT Club tests
Understudy	760	Manhattan GMAT quant books+OG 11 12+GMAT Club Forums
billyjeans	770	GMAT Club Tests
anujkundarap	700	GMAT Club Tests
walker	750	GMAT Club Tests
rosser	730	GMAT Club Tests+ Bunuel's Documents+Knewton
sourh7wk	710	GMAT Club Tests
mba12tech	760	Kaplan
charmwithsubstance	770	Total GMAT Math+OG Quant guide+ GMAT Club Tests+MGMAT
BM	730	Total GMAT Math+Manhattan Quant Challenge+ GMAT Club Tests+MGMAT
hello212	760	MGMAT+ OG
nonyankee	800	Bunuel's problems
Bipolar bear	760	GMAT Club Tests
Abikumar	750	Jeff Sackman & MGMAT
Vkredi	740	GMAT Club Tests & MGMAT
ChaitanyaDawaer	760	GMAT Club Tests+ Nova's math+Kaplan+Bunuel's problems
Chris8242	740	PS Pill + DS Pill GMAT Pill
vgreene	750	MGMAT Guides + Advanced Official Guide

Tests
User	GMAT	Tests
guptaji	750	GMAT Prep+ Powerprep+MGMAT CATs
slingfox	770	MGMAT Cats+ GMAT Prep
staind	750	MGMAT Cats+ GMAT Prep+GMAT Club Tests+Kaplan CATS
talk2vj	720	MGMAT Cats+GMAT Prep+Knewton +Veritas
gmatkoopa	770	Kaplan Real Test Day Experience+ MGMAT + GMAT Prep
Bodleyev	770	GMAT Prep+ MGMAT CATs+GMATClub
santanu 76	760	GMAT Prep+ MGMAT CATs
2x2 Matrix	770	GMAT Prep+ MGMAT CATs
Mishari	700	GMAT Prep+ MGMAT CATs+GMATClub
risys82	750	GMAT Prep+ MGMAT CATs
positive soul	700	GMAT Prep
Understudy	760	GMAT Prep+ MGMAT CATs
billyjeans	770	GMAT Prep+ MGMAT CATs
anujkundarap	700	GMAT Prep+ MGMAT CATs
walker	750	GMAT Prep+ MGMAT CATs
rosser	730	GMAT Prep+ MGMAT CATs+GMATClub Tests
sourh7wk	710	GMAT Prep+ MGMAT CATs
mba12tech	760	Kaplan+Princeton+GMAT Prep
charmwithsubstance	770	Knewton+MGMAT+ GMAT Prep
BM	730	GMAT Prep+ MGMAT CATs+GMATClub
hello212	760	GMAT Prep
nonyankee	800
Bipolar bear	760
Anoop Kapoor	770	G-MAT Prep+MGMAT Cats
Abikumar	750	G-MAT Prep+MGMAT Cats+Knewton Tests
ChaitanyaDawaer	760	G-MAT Prep+MGMAT Cats+Knewton Tests+Veritas
vgreene	750	MGMAT CAT + GMAT Prep

Verbal
User	GMAT	Sentence Correction	Critical reasoning	Reading Comprehension
guptaji	750	OG 10+11+12. Verbal Review+ Manhattan SC	PowerScore CR Bible+ Manhattan CR
slingfox	770	Manhattan SC	OG	OG
staind	750	Manhattan SC	PowerScore CR Bible
talk2vj	720	Manhattan SC+ Knewton+OG	OG+Powerscore Bible+Knezton	GMAT Pill
gmatkoopa	770	Manhattan SC	OG
Bodleyev	770	Manhattan SC	PowerScore CR Bible
santanu 76	760	Manhattan SC	GMAT Club Threads	GMAT Club Threads
2x2 Matrix	770
Mishari	700	Manhattan SC + Spidey notes
risys82	750	Manhattan SC
positive soul	700	Manhattan SC
Understudy	760	Manhattan SC	MGMAT
billyjeans	770	Manhattan SC+ SC1000
anujkundarap	700	Manhattan SC	PowerScore CR Bible
walker	750
rosser	730	Manhattan SC	PowerScore CR Bible+Knewton	Knewton Tips
sourh7wk	710	eGMAT+GMAT Club Forums	eGMAT+ Powerscore CR Bible	eGMAT
mba12tech	760
charmwithsubstance	770	Manhattan SC+Knewton SC	PowerScore CR Bible	MGMAT
BM	730	Manhattan SC+Brutal SC Document	PowerScore CR Bible+ Powerscore LR Bible	Powerscore RC Bible
hello212	760	Manhattan SC	LSAT LR
nonyankee	800
Bipolar bear	760	Manhattan SC+Brutal SC Doc+GMATPrep SC Doc	MGMAT+ Powerscore LSAT LR+Kaplan LSAT Mastery
Anup kapoor	770	Manhattan SC+e-GMAT	e-GMAT
Vinayakagarwal	750	Manhattan SC+e-GMAT
Vkredi	740	Manhattan SC+e-GMAT	e-GMAT
Gurpreet Singh	710	Manhattan SC+e-GMAT	PowerScore Bible CR	Aristotle 99
chris8242	740	GMAT Pill	GMAT Pill	GMAT Pill
vgreene	750	GMAT Pill	MGMAT Guides + GMAT Pill	MGMAT Guides
jpatjourney	760	GMAT Pill	GMAT Pill	GMAT Pill

Tips, Strategies, and Materials these Members Used

Preparation Strategy

45 days Strategy
10 critical factors to prepare for GMAT
Rigorous 8 week routine
Effective 4 week strategy
How to analyse and get the best out of your GMAT Preparation
Not for everyone, but this guy snagged 770 after 3 weeks of studying
bb's recommended 3 months strategy

Quant GMAT Suggestions

My Quant wake up story.- If you are good at Math, it does not mean you will get a good score
Preparation Guide by NonYankee, he scored a perfect 800
Detailed Quant Preparation and Strategy by Slingfox (Q50,770)
Quant notes by Slingfox
Quant strategies by 2x2 Matrix(Q 50, 770)
How to improve your quant from 44 to 50
Review of quant prep materials by BM
Knewtonian guide to Q49 in GMAT by rosser
Detailed debrief by charmwithsubstance (Overall:770, Q50)

Verbal Prep Materials & Strategies

SC notes by Slingfox(V 45)
SC tips by billyjeans(v 44)
Detailed SC prep by talk2vj
Rigorous SC prep by bipolarbear
Effective SC prep By Anup
Verbal Prep advice from Gurpreet Singh
What to do when you are stuck at a low verbal score
CR tips by Bodleyedev
RC tips by Risys82
Tips from V-47 scorer in GMAT

AWA

How to get 6.0 in AWA by hello12
Guide to 6.0 in AWA by Chineseburned

GMAT Tools Used

Our fancy error log, used in some form or shape by almost every GMAT high roller
GMAT ToolKit mobile app
GMAT Tools master list
Overview of materials in a debrief by Bodleyev
Prep journal and advice on materials by 2x2Matrix
Interesting GMAT Mastersheet by Rosser

Practice Tests

All GMAT pratice tests & reviews
Practice test overview in a debrief by Risis82
Some GMAT Prep suggestions from guptaji (750)
How to get most out of your practice CATs by 2x2Matrix
How to analyse and learn from your mistakes in practice CATs
GMAT Timing strategies

Test Day Do's and Don'ts

D-Day tips by Guptaji
Test day tips by slingfox
From loser to winner in 6 weeks
General tips by sourh7wk, after 4 GMAT attempts
Test Day advice by non-yankee(GMAT Score: 800)
What to do 30-14-7-1 days before the test by bb


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Here is what members who have scored 750+ share in common in terms of prep, tests, resources and also, here is what they have to share! PART 2

This is a follow up to the Part 1 which was a few years ago. This is part 2 - covering debriefs in 2013 and 2014. You can find Part 1 here
We have gone through many of the best debriefs of last 2 years found in this forum and tried to see if there were commonalities or something we could pick out to learn the habits of the most successful test takers and what tips they have to share. Below we are offering a list of the materials, tests, and resources that these users used. We have also extracted some of their wisdom and posted it as a link below.

Quant
User	GMAT	Quant
rf3d3r3r	760	Manhattan GMAT + OG 13
The Turtle	760	Manhattan GMAT
id1592	720	GMAT Club Notes + GMAT Club Tests
pkum036	720	Manhattan GMAT+ Magoosh
silverbull	760	Manhattan GMAT
winalways	760	OG 13 + E-Gmat
agoenka	760	Manhattan GMAT Advanced Book
parikshit89	780	OG 13 + GMAT Club
kinjiGC	760	Manhattan GMAT+ OG
surenagatsya	740	Manhattan GMAT
ajax1	760	Kaplan Math workout+ GMAT Club Tests
Sparts	750	OG 12
VikingGmat	740	Manhattan GMAT
FredT	770	Manhattan GMAT advanced Book
ankurq7	760	OG 13 + GMAT Club
derkus	750	MGMAT+ GMAT Club Math Book + OG13
littlewarthog	770	MGMAT Advanced Book+Magoosh
sebastianloeb2011	760	Manhattan GMAT + OG
donedeal	770	OG 13 + GMAT Club
ankurgupta03	760	OG 13 + GMAT Club+Magoosh
cchu92	760	GMAT Club + E-Gmat
Trancendentalist	770	OG 12 + OG 13 + MGMAT+ Vedic math + GMATClub Tests
sayantanc2k	780	OG + Manhattan GMAT
sonibubu	780	MGMAT Advanced
pjolie	740	Manhattan GMAT
liverpoolFC	750	OG 13 + GMAT Club Math Book
md4mba	760	Manhattan GMAT + Kaplan
rohan GMAT	750	GMAT Club + Kaplan
bschool2k15	750	OG 11 + 12 +13 + Veritas+ MGMAT
intheend14	740	OG + GMAT Club + MGMAT
unclesam2013	760
kartikkeyakaul	750	Princeton
westcoastgmatter	770	OG 13
honchos	750	OG 13 + GMAT Club Tests
spla626	740	Manhattan GMAT + GMAT Club Tests + GMAT Club Math Book
ambage	760	Kaplan + Princeton
ad0001to	750	kaplan
jeelezara	750	OG 13 + Manhattan GMAT

Tests
User	GMAT	Tests
rf3d3r3r	760	GMAT Prep + MGMAT CATs + Kaplan
The Turtle	760	GMAT Prep + MGMAT CATs
id1592	720	Kaplan + GMAT Prep + Veritas
pkum036	720	GMAT Prep+ MGMAT CATs+Kaplan + 800score
silverbull	760	Kaplan + GMAT Prep + Veritas
winalways	760	Kaplan + GMAT Prep
agoenka	760	MGMAT + GMAT Prep
parikshit89	780	Veritas Prep + MGMAT + GMAT Prep
kinjiGC	760	GMAT Prep+ Veritas + Magoosh + Economist
surenagatsya	740	]MGMAT + GMAT Prep
ajax1	760	MGMAT + GMAT Prep+ GMAT Club Tests
Sparts	750	MGMAT + GMAT Prep+ Veritas
VikingGmat	740	MGMAT + GMAT Prep
FredT	770	MGMAT + GMAT Prep
ankurq7	760	MGMAT + GMAT Prep
derkus	750	MGMAT + GMAT Prep
littlewarthog	770	GMAT Prep+ Veritas + Economist
sebastianloeb2011	760	MGMAT + GMAT Prep
donedeal	770	Veritas+ Magoosh + MGMAT
ankurgupta03	760	Veritas+ Magoosh + MGMAT
cchu92	760	MGMAT+Veritas + GMAT Prep
Trancendentalist	770	GMAT Club Tests+ Economist + GMAT Prep + MGMAT
sayantanc2k	780	GMAT Prep + Veritas + Kaplan+ Magoosh
sonibubu	780	GMAT Prep + MGMAT + GMAT Club
pjolie	740	GMAT Prep + MGMAT
liverpoolFC	750	MGMAT + Kaplan + GMAT Prep
md4mba	760	MGMAT + Kaplan + GMAT Prep
rohan GMAT	750	MGMAT + GMAT Prep+ G-Pill
bschool2k15	750	GMAT Prep + Economist
intheend14	740	GMAT-Pill + Kaplan + GMAT Prep
unclesam2013	760	MGMAT + Kaplan + GMAT Prep
kartikkeyakaul	750	Princeton + GMAT Prep
westcoastgmatter	770	GMAT Prep + MGMAT
honchos	750	GMAT prep
spla626	740	GMAT Prep + Manhattan + Veritas
ambage	760	GMAT Prep
ad0001to	750	Kaplan + GMAT Prep + Veritas
jeelezara	750	MGMAT + GMAT Prep + Veritas

Verbal
User	GMAT	Sentence Correction	Critical reasoning	Reading Comprehension
rf3d3r3r	760	OG + Manhattan SC	OG + Powerscore CR + Manhattan CR	OG + Manhattan RC + LSAT RC
the turtle	760	Manhattan GMAT SC	Manhattan GMAT CR	Manhattan GMAT RC
id1592	720	OG + MGMAT	OG + MGMAT	OG + MGMAT
pkum036	720	E-GMAT	E-GMAT	E-GMAT
silverbull	760	GMAT-Pill	GMAT-Pill	GMAT-Pill
winalways	760	E-Gmat+OG	E-Gmat+OG	E-Gmat+OG
agoenka	760	MGMAT+E-GMAT	MGMAT+E-GMAT	MGMAT+E-GMAT
parikshit89	780	Manhattan SC	MGMAT + OG	MGMAT + OG
kinjiGC	760	E-GMAT+ Magoosh	E-GMAT+ Magoosh	E-GMAT+ Magoosh
surenagatsya	740	MGMAT+E-GMAT	MGMAT+E-GMAT	MGMAT+E-GMAT
ajax1	760	Princeton + MGMAT+ Aristotle+ SC Grail	Princeton + MGMAT+ Aristotle	Princeton + MGMAT+ Aristotle+OG
sparts	750	MGMAt+ OG + Magoosh	Powerscore CR Bible	OG12
VikingGmat	740	Aristotle GRAIL	Aristotle GRAIL	Aristotle GRAIL
FredT	770	Aristotle GRAIL+ Manhattan Sc	Aristotle GRAIL	Aristotle GRAIL
ankurq7	760	Manhattan SC + GMAT Club	Powerscore + GMAT Club	Aristotle 99 + OG13
derkus	750	MGMAT	Powerscore CR Bible	MGMAT + OG 13
sebastianloeb2011	760	E-GMAT + OG 13	E-GMAT + OG 13	OG 13
donedeal1	770	Magoosh+Manhattan SC	CR Bible	Manhattan RC
AnkurGupta03	760	Manhattan SC + Aristotle SC	Aristotle CR	Aristotle RC
cchu92	760	MGMAT+E-GMAT	E-Gmat+Veritas	Kaplan
Trancendentalist	770	MGMAT + OG	MGMAT + OG	MGMAT + OG
sayantanc2k	780	MGMAT + OG	MGMAT + OG	MGMAT + OG
sonibubu	780	Manhattan SC	Manhattan CR	Manhattan RC
pjolie	740	MGMAT+E-GMAT	MGMAT+E-GMAT	Grockit+E-GMAT
liverpoolFC	750	Manhattan SC+GMAT Club Grammar Book	Manhattan CR	Manhattan RC
md4mba	760	Manhattan SC + Aristotle SC	MGMAT + Kaplan	MGMAT + Kaplan
rohan GMAT	E-GMAT	Powerscore CR Bible		GMAT-Pill+Grockit
bschool2k15	750	Veritas SC	Economist	Economist
intheend	740	MGMAT+OG	MGMAT+OG	MGMAT+OG
unclesam2013	760	Manhattan SC + SC Grail	Manhattan CR	OG
kartikkeyakaul	750	Princeton + OG13	Princeton + OG13	Princeton + OG13
westcoastgmatter	770	Manhattan SC + SC Grail	CR Grail + OG	OG + Manhattan RC
honchos	750	OG 13 + Magoosh + E-GMAT	OG 13 + Magoosh + E-GMAT	OG 13 + Magoosh + E-GMAT+Veritas
spla626	740	Manhattan SC + Veritas	Powerscore CR + Manhattan CR	Manhattan RC
ambage	760	OG + Kaplan + Princeton	OG + Kaplan + Princeton	OG + Kaplan + Princeton
ad0001to	750	OG + Kaplan + Manhattan	Kaplan	Kaplan
jeelezara	750	MGMAT + OG+ E-GMAT	MGMAT + OG+ E-GMAT	MGMAT + OG+ E-GMAT

Best Debriefs

Best Stories

670 to 760 (Q49/V44, IR 8, AWA 6.0) - No Stone Unturned for 8 Months
510 to 770 in 2 years by PeterHAllen
From 460 to 740, an inspirational story by spla626
Scoring 740 only by Self -Prep
A tale of Determination and perseverance (600 to 750)
A detailed journey to success in GMAT (770) by Trancendentalist
Motivating GMAT Success story by ankurgupta03
Ideal Plan for GMAT Success by Derkus
4th Time Attempt..Road to 730

Verbal Strategies

Comprehensive Verbal Strategies by jeelezara
Verbal Prep tips by pjolie
How to excel in Verbal by sayantan
Tips for acing Verbal and all comprehensive Verbal Notes
How a non-native can ace GMAT Verbal
How to ace Verbal step by step

D-Day Tips

Test day Tips by RohanGMAT
Overall Prep tips by Sayantan
D-Day tips by ankurgupta03
Test Day Game Plan by Derkus
Excellent timing Strategies by id1592

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I am really surprised Veritas does not feature much. I just watched a few of their videos on their youtube channel before entering this thread and thought they would feature quite prominently as I was impressed. I guess I have to check out Manhattan first then compare.

MAH wrote:I am really surprised Veritas does not feature much. I just watched a few of their videos on their youtube channel before entering this thread and thought they would feature quite prominently as I was impressed. I guess I have to check out Manhattan first then compare.

Good observation and point. I think there may be a few reasons:
1. For a long time they have only offered courses and did not offer books like MGMAT Did
2. They did offer their books a few years ago (3-4) but their cost was $300 vs. $150 for MGMAT so I think more people went with MGMAT
3. Veritas also stepped up the game and redid a lot of their curriculum, books, etc in the last few years, so their stuff is really good, but there is a lag in terms of folks knowing that, reporting on that, and that being the generally accepted information of at least 2-4 years.....

that's my 2 cents why they are not showing up.
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bb wrote:

MAH wrote:I am really surprised Veritas does not feature much. I just watched a few of their videos on their youtube channel before entering this thread and thought they would feature quite prominently as I was impressed. I guess I have to check out Manhattan first then compare.

Good observation and point. I think there may be a few reasons:
1. For a long time they have only offered courses and did not offer books like MGMAT Did
2. They did offer their books a few years ago (3-4) but their cost was $300 vs. $150 for MGMAT so I think more people went with MGMAT
3. Veritas also stepped up the game and redid a lot of their curriculum, books, etc in the last few years, so their stuff is really good, but there is a lag in terms of folks knowing that, reporting on that, and that being the generally accepted information of at least 2-4 years.....

that's my 2 cents why they are not showing up.

Oh right yeh, that makes sense. Seems like they went back to the drawing board and just basically refined the whole thing. I see you scored a 750 congrats, what did you personally use or would recommend for Quant, Verbal and Tests?

I have been around for a while, and when I prepped there was no Veritas Prep or MGMAT - they came after that... so I have used Kaplan books, which proves you can achieve the same goal through different paths, some just make it easier and others are a bit tougher.

You have probably seen my post here about my suggestion for study materials these days: gmat-study-plan-for-gmat-novices-start-your-gmat-journey-80727.html

Best Regards,
BB
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Can someone please share Amazon links to MGMAT Quant guides. I just want to be sure I am purchasing the right materials. Also, what's the difference between the below-mentioned guides?

https://www.amazon.in/Number-Properties ... 83&sr=8-16

https://www.amazon.in/GMAT-Foundations- ... 1QJP0YX3C#

This is a great resource. Thank you bb. I cannot describe how helpful this is. Cheers

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Thank you so much for this. This compiled data is such a huge help for me in deciding the materials and strategy to use. It also validates some parts of the strategy I use now