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Schools: Stanford '24 Anderson (UCLA)
GMAT 1: 610 Q47 V27
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10 May 2016, 12:27
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Hello everyone! This is my first time posting on GMAT Club!
Thanks to all the positive stories on this forum I've been lurking for a while, I have decided to retake the GMAT in hopes in getting into a better school.
I took my first practice exam with GMATPrep from the official MBA website and scored a 540 before any practice around a year agoo.
After this initial practice exaam, I enrolled in the Princeton review class and studied for a good 10 weeks.
I eventually scored a 610 (Q47 V27) on the official exam last September (2015).
I feel like although I put in effort, I did not put in my best effort and definitely slacked a little even with the class.
I am now much more motivated and am aiming for a 670-680 range. I would like some advice on which GMAT prep course I should take found on this website.
As you can tell, my Verbal is my weakness. Although I am poor in all sections, my worst section is SC. I improved dramatically since taking the Princeton review course, but I still miss many of these questions.
I have read that the e-GMAT, although I am born and raised in the states, is a great course for improving verbal. I was also looking at Knewton, but it seems to have been discontinued?
Regardless, I am looking for a course that really focuses on the basic and intermediate concepts of verbal. I believe getting my verbal up 32-33 (I have scored 32 in my past practice exams on verbal) and improving my Quant slightly will help me achieve my goal.
One note is that I am looking for a course that isn't too long (no more than 2-3 months) since I know I will not be able to commit to an extremely long program.
Any other advice besides which GMAT prep course I should take will be greatly appreciated!
Thank you in advance for your help!
Thanks to all the positive stories on this forum I've been lurking for a while, I have decided to retake the GMAT in hopes in getting into a better school.
I took my first practice exam with GMATPrep from the official MBA website and scored a 540 before any practice around a year agoo.
After this initial practice exaam, I enrolled in the Princeton review class and studied for a good 10 weeks.
I eventually scored a 610 (Q47 V27) on the official exam last September (2015).
I feel like although I put in effort, I did not put in my best effort and definitely slacked a little even with the class.
I am now much more motivated and am aiming for a 670-680 range. I would like some advice on which GMAT prep course I should take found on this website.
As you can tell, my Verbal is my weakness. Although I am poor in all sections, my worst section is SC. I improved dramatically since taking the Princeton review course, but I still miss many of these questions.
I have read that the e-GMAT, although I am born and raised in the states, is a great course for improving verbal. I was also looking at Knewton, but it seems to have been discontinued?
Regardless, I am looking for a course that really focuses on the basic and intermediate concepts of verbal. I believe getting my verbal up 32-33 (I have scored 32 in my past practice exams on verbal) and improving my Quant slightly will help me achieve my goal.
One note is that I am looking for a course that isn't too long (no more than 2-3 months) since I know I will not be able to commit to an extremely long program.
Any other advice besides which GMAT prep course I should take will be greatly appreciated!
Thank you in advance for your help!
10 May 2016, 15:18
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Hi Kurai,
Since you took the GMAT over 8 months ago, it would be a good idea for you to take a new FULL-LENGTH CAT (with the Essay and IR sections), so that we can get a better sense of your current skills, strengths and weaknesses. Given your past Official Score, your goal score should be achievable, but you're going to have to make some fundamental changes to how you 'see' (and respond to) the GMAT. While you're planning on 2-3 months of study, with the proper materials you could conceivably hit your goal in less time than that.
1) How much time do you think you can study during a typical week?
2) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Since you took the GMAT over 8 months ago, it would be a good idea for you to take a new FULL-LENGTH CAT (with the Essay and IR sections), so that we can get a better sense of your current skills, strengths and weaknesses. Given your past Official Score, your goal score should be achievable, but you're going to have to make some fundamental changes to how you 'see' (and respond to) the GMAT. While you're planning on 2-3 months of study, with the proper materials you could conceivably hit your goal in less time than that.
1) How much time do you think you can study during a typical week?
2) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Kurai
Joined: 18 Apr 2016
Last visit: 31 May 2021
Posts: 76
Own Kudos:
Given Kudos: 310
Schools: Stanford '24 Anderson (UCLA)
GMAT 1: 610 Q47 V27
GMAT 2: 710 Q50 V37
WE:Supply Chain Management (Aerospace and Defense)
Products:
10 May 2016, 19:10
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Hello Rich
Thank you for your response!
I understand that this is going to be a commitment of 2-3 months and I hope to be able to see gradual progression once I get started.
I will hopefully be taking my first full length CAT this weekend to see where I am at. I expect nothing more than a score of 550-570 to be honest.
To answer your question
1.) I believe I can allocate 2 hours a day on weekdays (3 or 4 days out of the 5 weekdays) and 5 hours on weekends.
2.) This is where it gets a little tricky. I am planning ahead and I will not be applying to business school for at least 2-3 more years. I only recently graduated undergrad and I am in my first year of work experience. With that being said, I would like to study and complete my GMAT while I am still fairly fresh out of school. I also do not want work to become a stressful factor that dramatically affects my test score.
With all of that being said, do you think studying 10-15 hours a week consistently for 2-3 month help me achieve this kind of jump in my score? Is it possible to achieve a 60-70th percentile verbal score without knowing most of the advanced verbal components? I am trying my best to assess my situation realistically and see if this is an achievable goal.
Thank you!
