Vaibhav Sinha’s GMAT Journey: A Spectacular V28 to V44 Transformation

This is the story of Mr. Vaibhav Sinha, who went on to dominate the GMAT in his second attempt with a stupendous score of GMAT 730 (96th%ile), with a GMAT Verbal V44 (98th %ile). What makes this feat among our most unique is that Vaibhav accomplished this almost superhuman GMAT score improvement from V28 (49th %ile) to V44 (98th %ile) in a matter of as little as 3 months! This massive improvement in GMAT Verbal also secured him a seat at the prestigious Indian School of Business (ISB Class of 2023). Here’s his full story:

Unveiling the Journey

 The stupendous, the ultra-amazing, and fantabulous Mr. Vaibhav Sinha — indeed, any superlatives are insufficient to capture the significance of Vaibhav’s mammoth Herculean feat — who scored but a 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘦 V44 (98th %ile in Verbal) on his GMAT attempt last November (2022). I was requested to keep his identity secret back then for professional reasons, but now I am overly excited to introduce you all to Vaibhav Sinha.

Dedication and Curiosity

Vaibhav has easily been one of my most dedicated students who epitomize curiosity and perfection; such was his level of interest and curiosity to understand the nuances of every concept in depth that our Whatsapp conversations after (almost) every session used to read like official emails 🙂 Vaibhav wanted to make sure that he left nothing to chance in his preparation this time around, ensuring that every grammatical concept and logical framework was crystal clear in his mind. Vaibhav was so systematic in his approach that his error log used to read like official government documents. It is this mix of systematicness and curiosity, coupled with his aspirations for perfection, that led to his scoring a stellar V44 (98th percentile) and an impressive GMAT 730, securing an Indian School of Business admission.

Sacrifice for Excellence

This score did not come without sacrifice; indeed, excellence requires, nay demands sacrifice. I remember Vaibhav sacrificed his yearly practice of visiting his family during Diwali to practice more and concentrate on his upcoming GMAT exam. Get better every day. Put in more work every day. Clarify every concept better. This 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒆-𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒄𝒖𝒔 on the associated delta improvement is what drove both me — the GMAT tutor — and Vaibhav — the GMAT student every day leading to his exam.

Maturity and Mock Exam Preparation

While there was a feeling of urgency and a sense of wanting to “get done” with the exam, Vaibhav didn’t book the test date until he had scored a 760+ in at least 2 of his full-length mocks, yet another sign of the tremendous level of maturity he has developed at a young age of 24! I can confidently say that, although I taught Vaibhav Sinha the Verbal section of the GMAT, he taught and reinforced in me, time and again, the importance of putting in the hard work, the importance of striving to be better, and the importance of “getting there” every single day. It is no wonder that Vaibhav has secured an ISB seat, with hopefully a few placements coming his way 🙂

Conclusion

Vaibhav Sinha’s GMAT journey, marked by a remarkable V28 to V44 GMAT score improvement, serves as an inspiration for aspiring test-takers. His commitment, curiosity, and sacrifice emphasize the importance of consistent effort and a relentless pursuit of improvement.

(Some of) our sessions with our achievers:

Keval’s testimonial on scoring a GMAT 760 (99th %ile)

Vaibhav’s journey from a V28 to V44 in 3 months

𝐔𝐣𝐚𝐥𝐢 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚’𝐬 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐕42

𝐒𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐲𝐚 𝐌𝐮𝐤𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐲𝐚𝐲’𝐬 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐕40

𝐒𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐲𝐚’𝐬 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐕40 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩

𝐔𝐣𝐚𝐥𝐢’𝐬 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐣𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥-𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩