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06 Apr 2015, 13:58
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Spent about 1.5 months studying for the GMAT in my off time during senior year of college. Took my first practice test and ended up with a 660 on a dry run, really suffering in Math. To turn it around I got GMAT Pill (shameless promotion) and sunk a week into each section of the test, a little more time than they recommended. Overall the experience was pretty good, I was scoring a lot better on math (their frameworks for data sufficiency are excellent for helping someone who isn't used to those types of questions), and my verbal scores were pretty consistently in the 90%'ile range. While my verbal score didn't really change from first practice test to last, I did feel like I improved a lot, as I was no longer guessing based on what sounded most correct to me, but rather I knew the rules and concepts behind my answers. (Yes GMAT Pill I recognize that last sentence was an X/Y consistency error and probably should be revised).
I found myself exhausted with studying by the end of the month and a half as I had poured a ton of hours into the program and had done hundreds of practice problems, so I would have suggested 1-1.25 months instead. But overall, the program is a great way to pace yourself through the material and found the GMAT pretty easy after.
I found myself exhausted with studying by the end of the month and a half as I had poured a ton of hours into the program and had done hundreds of practice problems, so I would have suggested 1-1.25 months instead. But overall, the program is a great way to pace yourself through the material and found the GMAT pretty easy after.
10 Apr 2015, 06:03
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730 is a very good score. Congrats. You mention that in your first practice test (without any preparation I think), you scored 660. How much were you scoring in GMATPrep tests after your preparation and did you see a close correlation between that and your final score of 730?
Also, I read in another post here by another expert who appeared in the exam (I think from test prep company "Magoosh") that now a days, SC seems tougher on GMAT (as compared to the level of SC in OG). Did you also find that to be the case?
Also, I read in another post here by another expert who appeared in the exam (I think from test prep company "Magoosh") that now a days, SC seems tougher on GMAT (as compared to the level of SC in OG). Did you also find that to be the case?
10 Apr 2015, 06:26
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I only took 1 practice test after my dry run before taking my GMAT and I scored a 710 (Q48, V40). So I ended up doing better in math on the real GMAT, and worse on Verbal. I think the final test is relatively similar to what GMAT Prep practice tests look like, maybe the real test is a little tougher on SC, but they are pretty similar. Sentence correction was largely what I had practiced in the OG/GMAT Pill. There are only so many ways you can test SC ability, so I felt pretty prepared on SC structure going in and think I would largely do the same +/- 5% if I were to do it again.
