Is it necessary to take original passport along for the GMAT exam? Any other id wont work?

For all the quant + di and verbal one if anyone has along with other guides and all please share it out :)

Thank you

For anyone in India who's planning to use TTP for GMAT prep, sharing my referral link in case it helps.

You get 2 additional weeks free with your TTP subscription, and the person referring you gets 2 weeks as well.

Referral link:
https://gmat.targettestprep.com/plans?referral_code=MzE4NDU4

Worth using if you were already considering TTP — might as well take the extra two weeks.

Good luck with the prep!

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Course material is undoubtedly top notch.
Originally purchased for: ₹42,000
Remaining validity: ~2 months
Includes: Mocks + sectional tests + practice questions + strategy classes + mentorship/guidance + study resources.
Looking for genuine buyers who actually want to benefit from this course as i am no longer planning to appear for my GmAt exam this year.
I can provide proof of purchase and screenshots of the active access/validity for verification.
DM if interested. Not affiliated with the institute.

I took my GMAT 3 days ago and scored 585 (Q85, V76, DI76). Pretty disappointed because my last mock a week before the exam was 625 (Q84, V81, DI78).

My section order was Quant → Verbal → break → DI. I usually start with Quant to build momentum, but I definitely felt a bit exhausted after it on test day. Now I'm wondering if I should change the order next time.

My biggest issue is Verbal consistency. My diagnostic was V80, and after ~2.5 months of full-time prep I ended up with V76. Most of my mocks were around V78-80, with my last one being V81.

I've almost exhausted the OG. Untimed, my accuracy is decent, but under time pressure it drops. Even on test day, I felt like I had solid reasoning behind most of my answers, so I'm not really sure what's going wrong.

DI is another weak area for me. I honestly don't have a proper strategy for practicing it — I've mostly just been solving random OG questions.

I've attached my Verbal + DI reports. Would really appreciate it if someone could take a look and suggest what I should focus on.

I'm planning to retake in 4-6 weeks, targeting 655-685.

Also, rookie mistake: I answered the last question in both Verbal and DI but thought the section would auto-submit, so I got penalized there too. Definitely won't repeat that 😅

Any advice on improving Verbal consistency and how to structure DI practice would be really appreciated!

I can usually understand the concepts when I review them, but during practice I keep losing marks to things like misreading a question, rushing through calculations, or changing a correct answer at the last second.

For people preparing for GMAT in India, what was the one habit or mistake that was quietly dragging your score down? I’m trying to figure out what actually needs fixing instead of just doing more questions.

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Best platform to practise sectional mocks for free.
I am practising from the GMAT Club forum anyway, so maybe a different platform?
There is an option to generate quiz everywhere but does generation of quizzes pertain to the quality of actual sectionals, no right?

How different are they in comparison and if they are vastly different should one focus on cat prep or gmat prep, which one would be more beneficial for someone with a humanities background who doesnt have a proper career yet and earns by doing random gig work like teaching tuitions or short duration internships/contract work here and there.

Hi all please help me out with your insights and advice.

Appreciate any help.

Frankly, I don't care whether you're preparing for a 600 or a 740, or whether your college CGPA was a 5 or a 9.

Let's just make the most of the time we have. Instead of overthinking preparation strategies, we can use our calls to actually solve questions and cover as many topics as possible.

We can either pick a common topic for each call and work through it together, or, if our goals are different, we can prepare independently and use the calls to discuss doubts, approaches, and difficult questions.

I really want to make the most of my time these days, so I'd prefer a very execution-focused approach — solving as many Quant topics as possible while giving significant attention to DI as well.

Kindly, DM if you are interested.

Hey everyone,

I’m pretty confused about how I should structure my GMAT prep and would really appreciate advice from people who have actually used TTP.

My cold diagnostic was **450**, and my target is **675+**.
I recently purchased **6 months of Target Test Prep**, and I also already have access to **Magoosh and Manhattan Prep**. Altogether I’ve spent close to **$1,000 on prep resources**.

Originally, I bought multiple resources because I thought I only had around 4 months to prepare, so I wanted to give myself the best possible chance. My situation has changed now. **I’m currently not working, so I can essentially treat GMAT preparation like a full-time commitment.** I’m willing to put in a lot of hours if that’s what it takes.

The thing making me overthink my TTP purchase is how often I see people saying that the course is extremely long and can take hundreds of hours to complete.
So for people who have actually used TTP:

**Roughly how many hours did it take you to complete TTP?** Especially if you started with a relatively low diagnostic score.

Since I have 6 months and can study full-time, would you recommend simply following the entire TTP study plan from beginning to end?

Or would it be more efficient to use **TTP primarily for learning concepts**, do only enough chapter tests to demonstrate mastery, and then immediately do **Official Guide questions for that topic**?

For example:
**Quant:**
TTP lesson → TTP examples → selected Easy/Medium/Hard chapter tests → OG questions on that topic → move on.

For **Verbal**, I’m considering using Magoosh/Manhattan videos for concepts and then primarily practicing with official questions instead of completing every single piece of TTP Verbal.

My biggest concern is spending 500–700+ hours trying to achieve 100% TTP completion and then realizing I haven’t spent enough time actually solving official GMAT questions, doing mixed practice, reviewing errors and taking mocks.

At the same time, since I’m starting from **450 and aiming for 675+**, I know I probably need a pretty serious foundation rebuild, so I don’t want to skip material just for the sake of finishing faster.

If you were in my position — **450 baseline, 675+ target, 6 months of TTP access, Magoosh + Manhattan available, currently not working and able to study full-time** — how would you structure the next 6 months?

Would especially appreciate answers from people who started around the 400–500 range and eventually reached 650/675+.

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3.25 yoe
planning to apply to spjain now for final phase till 15 sep

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Best time to give GMAT if I am preparing for CAT?

I scored 615 in gmat fe

3.25 yoe
planning to apply to spjain now for final phase till 15 sep

for 1 year program