Hey guys, Its finally over. Looks like I will not have to give it again! The Quant score is a little low for my liking. Being an engineer, its a blow to my professional pride! But hey, I think I can live with the 99%. Time for my apps now... I intend to post my preparation experience over the next couple of days. Let me know if you have any specific questions. Gave the exam yesterday, a few things do pop to mind right now: 1) Usual routine like everyone else. Woke up, had my breakfast, went over, gave the exam and came back! I would suggest not to obsess too much over what you will eat during the breaks etc. Give all your practice tests in their entirety (incl AWA). As your stamina builds up, you will not need any external aids to keep you focussed. I took along some water and chocolates... GMAT was a fine excuse to pig out during the breaks!! 2) The look and feel of the actual exam software is EXACTLY the same as the GMATPrep software. Knowing what to expect just gives you an extra level of comfort. 3) Maybe everyone else knows this but the breaks during the real test are 10 minute breaks. Came as a surprise to me! I double checked with the supervisor just to be sure the software did not have a bug. 4) Pearson Quant is tough. I got both combination and prob questions, and had to hurry through the section towards the end. I think I got my Q#6 wrong (some terminating decimal Q with three digit numbers as denominators... just did not know the shortcut), maybe that was the reason I could not break 50. I seriously believe that given all the reports coming from people that attempted the Pearson Quant, and as Pearson builds up some score history, we will see the percentiles slipping to lower scaled scores. 5) Go for the Club Challenges. They really help you discover weaknesses in your thought process. Over the last three weeks, I had a set routine of waking up at 5am and giving a full Challenge before I got ready for work. If you have any doubt about whether you need them or not, refer to point#4 above! 6) This has been mentioned hundreds of times before but go scope out your center in advance. I went over, chatted with the supervisor, figured out where the restrooms were etc. 7) The erasable notepad was no problem at all... much ado about nothing! The ink does smear if you happen to rub your hand against it, but I'll trade a dirty hand anyday for a good GMAT score! Guess that is it. Have started researching schools... onto the next hurdle. I would like to thank all the members who have posted on this forum, especially the ones who wrote about their post-test experiences. Gave me a nice perspective. I have not been able to participate in this forum as frequently as I would have wanted to. Just did not have enough time because of my full time job. But I did read a lot of posts, and they really helped. Your enthusiasm is very infectious. Will post a sequel very soon... or should I say a prequel since the preparation happened before the test!

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Hi ashkapoo,

Congratulations on a good score.

You mentioned about MGMAT SC Guide. What is it? Is it the Manhuttan Guide?

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Yes... it is the Manhattan GMAT SC Guide.

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Just received my official score report... the unofficial scores are now official! My AWA score is 6.0 :-D

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ashkapoo,

Thanks for the info . Regarding challenges i'm doing what you have mentinoned . For SC i have done OG in tandem with Manhattan SC .

Thanks again for all the information you have provided . Good luck with your apps .

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What is Pearson Quant?

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Hey shevy, by Pearson Quant I meant the Quantitative section of the GMAT test ever since Pearson has started administering the test. From all the feedback it sounds like the Quant section has become tougher under the Pearson regime.

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Great Score! Congratulations.

I am going to start my preparation now. I am out of touch for 10 years from studies and feel I am a lot rusty presently. Also I do not know a lot of acronyms used here for the books and guides. I have a few questions, if you can answer them to get me started. I am targeting September 1, 2006 for the test.

How can I start preparing. What should be the first starting material.
I have OG 10th edition from ETS. Is it the same as OG from GMAC. Do I also need 11th edition and other two OG books.
You mentioned GMAT 800. Which book is that? Kaplan 800?
Where do I get PowerPrep and GMATPrep from.
Do I need any specific Math book for refeshing up, tricks/tips apart from these guides.
Do I need any specific book for AWA section.

Please help me getting started.

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Whew, lots of questions! Sounds familiar, I was in the same position a few months ago. :wink:

I would give a diagnostic test to begin with. Maybe the OG paper test. That will highlight your weaknesses and you can begin working on them.

OG 10thEd is useful, but I recommend you buy the 11th Ed also. Personally I have not done a comparison even though I own both. But I have seen this suggestion in several forums. I did not use the Verbal or Quant GMAC guides but knowing the OG, I think they will be better than say Kaplan Verbal. I do have suggestions for specific topics in my de-briefing above. And the GMAT 800 is indeed the Kaplan 800.

You can get GMATPrep from mba.com (preparing for GMAT section). PowerPrep is the older version of GMATPrep, and you might be able to find it through google.

I did not use any maths book. Most guides have good summaries. The 4gmat.com guides are worth a try. They are just 8 bucks each.

You can find several good posts for AWA in this forum. Just do a quick search. I picked up most of my cues from the OG and tried to keep the essays simple and structured. Three points, one example, short sentences, minimum repetition, nothing fancy.

Needless to say, these pointers may or may not work for you. Read a lot of different posts. There are certain definites like OG or "the need to review all questions" that you should not doubt. But you will have to find your own sweet spot for things like error logs, AWA template, study schedule, flash cards etc.

Best of luck.

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Thanks a lot. That was helpful. I will start from OG and look for others as I and when I need.

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Wow. Great Score!!

Quick question: What exactly is the Pearson Prep and Club Challenges you kept referring to? I was tracking on all the other references and books--just didn't know what those two were. Thx.

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Hi Ashish Kapoor (if i got ur name right from ur id :-D

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First congrats for really a superb score which u got.

Well I hv just started the preparation for the test and have already taken a date in sept 06.I have started with OG 11th edition and after completing i plan to move on to Princeton..Also I have OG 10th edition for Quant and verbal which i plan to cover after covering Princeton..this is all that i have..so as u suggested will buy MGMAT SC..will this much be sufficient or do i need to cover anything else?

Well in all this the thing which i feel is a bit distubing is that i havnt given any practice test till now..i gave one diagnostic test of a coaching institute IMS 2 months back but nothing after that...what i feel is that better i complete OG first then i shud start giving tests..

The second thing is planning schedules and sticking to them..i m really poor in this..also this is something which genearly goes out of my hand..i m working with a software company in India so if u say it is a 9 hr job then it will be under estimating the hours..it goes to 10-12 hrs of job..so it will be great if u can suggest me something on that..

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Quick question: What exactly is the Pearson Prep and Club Challenges you kept referring to? I was tracking on all the other references and books--just didn't know what those two were. Thx.

Pearson is the present GMAT governing body. For Club Challenges, go to the Challenges forum on this website and read the stickies. That should give you all the information.

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Well I hv just started the preparation for the test and have already taken a date in sept 06.I have started with OG 11th edition and after completing i plan to move on to Princeton..Also I have OG 10th edition for Quant and verbal which i plan to cover after covering Princeton..this is all that i have..so as u suggested will buy MGMAT SC..will this much be sufficient or do i need to cover anything else?

That should work for you as a beginning. As you see your scores in the various areas, you can choose to dive into specific guides for further study.

As for time management, I guess it all boils down to what works for you. You will have to manage your schedule. Just make sure that you force yourself to study a minimum number of hours every day, irrespective of the time of the day (or night!). That is the only way to get things done.

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Congratulations on your score. You must feel so much relief!

Thanks for the detailed posts. I'm going to start working on the Math challenges - I'll also be buying the Manhattan Online CAT tests. I've been looking for additional resources since this is my second time around taking the GMAT.

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Ashkapoo,
congratulations on your awesome score man... and thanks a lot for sharing ur experience as well. do you have a copy of powerprep software that I could ask you for.

anybody with a copy of powerprep software, please.....I need a copy of that. Now-a-days, u can only download a copy of GMATprep not powerprep.

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Hey!

Congrats on your score. That's great! I'm on my way to preparing for the GMAT, will be taking it end of July. Hope to do really well.

~ Rrajiv

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Great score! I hope to get a great score too.

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Thanks for the info matey.

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Das ist fantaetic!!! You are so smart!!! Best wishes! All the best... :woohoo

Such stories inspire me a lot and I WILL FIGHT!!! :wall

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Congratulations buddy

Very good score!

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