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10 Jun 2003, 12:27
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Scored 580 today, my first attempt.
As I suspected, scored very well on verbal, not so well on quant'.
I did find the quant' section very hard; far more line graphs than I expected and some horrible looking algebra. I'm not really sure that this tests practical day-to-day math, as one would use in business.
In terms of resitting, I don't really see the point. I put in a good months study and gave it my best shot. I could spend two years study getting a 750 score or two years getting the MBA - no brainer!!
Questions - 1) is 580 good enough for most UK schools (I think Warwick ask for 600 though Bath is 550) and 2)should I worry about a low quant score?
Thanks
Andrew.
As I suspected, scored very well on verbal, not so well on quant'.
I did find the quant' section very hard; far more line graphs than I expected and some horrible looking algebra. I'm not really sure that this tests practical day-to-day math, as one would use in business.
In terms of resitting, I don't really see the point. I put in a good months study and gave it my best shot. I could spend two years study getting a 750 score or two years getting the MBA - no brainer!!
Questions - 1) is 580 good enough for most UK schools (I think Warwick ask for 600 though Bath is 550) and 2)should I worry about a low quant score?
Thanks
Andrew.
10 Jun 2003, 18:19
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ANDREW
Scored 580 today, my first attempt.
As I suspected, scored very well on verbal, not so well on quant'.
I did find the quant' section very hard; far more line graphs than I expected and some horrible looking algebra. I'm not really sure that this tests practical day-to-day math, as one would use in business.
In terms of resitting, I don't really see the point. I put in a good months study and gave it my best shot. I could spend two years study getting a 750 score or two years getting the MBA - no brainer!!
Questions - 1) is 580 good enough for most UK schools (I think Warwick ask for 600 though Bath is 550) and 2)should I worry about a low quant score?
Thanks
Andrew.
As I suspected, scored very well on verbal, not so well on quant'.
I did find the quant' section very hard; far more line graphs than I expected and some horrible looking algebra. I'm not really sure that this tests practical day-to-day math, as one would use in business.
In terms of resitting, I don't really see the point. I put in a good months study and gave it my best shot. I could spend two years study getting a 750 score or two years getting the MBA - no brainer!!
Questions - 1) is 580 good enough for most UK schools (I think Warwick ask for 600 though Bath is 550) and 2)should I worry about a low quant score?
Thanks
Andrew.
If you are looking for quant stuff, you will probably get here more than you need
As to math, it varies from month to month - sometimes it is a killer and sometimes it is indeed a day-to-day (how many eggs or how much time...etc)
In the US programs, usually Quant is considered more valuable due to a heavy Fin/Acc/Econ/Stat/OM emphasis; thus a person with good quant skills is always considered more prone to succeed.
I dont' want to imply anything - we had a few of our strongest members butt's whopped, but quant tends to be easier to master. You could probably go up to 40-46 in about a month if you spend 2 hours a day, 3 days a week. The weakness of math is that it is limited in variety and can be approached without a strategy in contrast to CR and RC.
I am not sure what you used, but a few suggestions would be get a Kaplan's workbook - always a good reference (also the Main book with CD has a nice and super consice review section of 138 points - recommended as well).
Also, don't try to emphasize on what you got the last time you took the test - it probably won't be there next time.
any logical fallacies in my reasoning?
P.S. if the admission is in the Fall and you have time, I would for sure invest a month into math; if it is July 1..... maybe.
10 Jun 2003, 18:53
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Hi Andrew
you could look at applying to UK schools with the score of 580 provided your work experience and reference letters and academics are strong. I know of people who have made it with that score to some UK university, but they had about 10 years work ex and great reco......
hope this helps
jabs
you could look at applying to UK schools with the score of 580 provided your work experience and reference letters and academics are strong. I know of people who have made it with that score to some UK university, but they had about 10 years work ex and great reco......
hope this helps
jabs
