saleem1992 wrote:
I attempted the GMAT on Nov 2014 and got a score of 610 (Q44, V34) after around 3 months of preperation. I took 3
MGMAT tests and scored 660, 670 and 660 respectively. (I had a paused a few times during the test).
The question that I have is: Most of my friends have written the GRE and they say just using a particluar book, say Barron's or ETS, is just enough for quants and that on test day most of the questions on test day are similar to what they already learnt. Most of them got scores of around 315 on an average.
So, i studied for the GMAT using only the
OG and
MGMAT series. But on test day many questions seemed to be different from what I had practiced. Is this the case always that just the strategy guide books are not enough to get a 700 plus on the GMAT, or is it the case that the fault is with me for not getting a good score ?
There is no good answer to what prep material is enough - Some people check out the question format from
OG, take the test and score 750+. Others get material of every prep test company, slog for 6 months and still don't cut it to 700.
GMAT is much more conceptual so what you need depends on where you are right now. Whether you get the required clarity from one resource or need multiple resources to understand depends on you - how well do you apply yourself and how best you study. For some people online videos and ppts work, for others, books and yet others need tutors.
GMAT is a bit different from GRE - GRE is more knowledge and recall test while GMAT is more reasoning based. Hence, studying from a source that covers the relevant topics comprehensively is easier done in GRE. GMAT requires more sophisticated reasoning skills hence you need to ensure that you have understood the concept very clearly to do well.
MBA schools have used GMAT scores for a long time and hence know exactly how to process them. GRE scores are a bit unknown but their acceptance is increasing.