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Attempt 1: 720 (Need help to boost quant!)

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Attempt 1: 720 (Need help to boost quant!) [#permalink] New post   26 Jul 2003, 12:41
Took the GMAT today. Scored 720 Quant: 47 (83%) Verbal 42 (96%).

I knew I wasn't ready for the test. If it weren't so expensive to cancel the test, I would have cancelled, but I decided to take it for a practice run -- too see how much I need to study before I retake the test. I knew the quant would kill me. I've taken 4 Kaplan practice tests with the following scores.

Kap 1 - 580
Kap 2 - Did not finish the 2nd one (got too frustrated with quant)
Kap 3 - 560
Kap 4 - 550

Each time, I never even got close to finishing the quant sections in Kaplan. I'd just randomly guess on the last 8 - 9 problems each time. I haven't had a math class since high school. I would only get about 1/2 of the questions correct on the kaplan tests. I thought the quant on the actual GMAT was WAY easier than Kaplan math. I actually got through the section. Even though I guessed on 8 or 9, I at least got a good look at each problem.

I'm a native English speaker, so the verbal was easy. I didn't even really study for verbal. I just did about 40 - 50 ?'s from the official guide for each type of verbal question, and that's about it. I knew math would be the struggle. I got almost all of the way though the quant ?'s in the official guide, but I ran out of time. (Like I said, I knew I wasn't prepared going into the test!)

Unlike most of you, I'm taking the test so that I can get a PhD in finance. So, I need to get my quant up into the top 5%. (I think I need a 50 on math!) I'm going to take a couple of math classes this winter and next spring, and then I'll try retaking the GMAT about 1 year from year before I apply to PhD programs. In high school I was actually good at math, but now I'm not.


Can you give me some tips on how to improve my quant before I retake the test?!?!?!?
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Re: Attempt 1: 720 (Need help to boost quant!) [#permalink] New post   26 Jul 2003, 14:13
tuanis wrote:
Took the GMAT today. Scored 720 Quant: 47 (83%) Verbal 42 (96%).

I knew I wasn't ready for the test. If it weren't so expensive to cancel the test, I would have cancelled, but I decided to take it for a practice run -- too see how much I need to study before I retake the test. I knew the quant would kill me. I've taken 4 Kaplan practice tests with the following scores.

Kap 1 - 580
Kap 2 - Did not finish the 2nd one (got too frustrated with quant)
Kap 3 - 560
Kap 4 - 550

Each time, I never even got close to finishing the quant sections in Kaplan. I'd just randomly guess on the last 8 - 9 problems each time. I haven't had a math class since high school. I would only get about 1/2 of the questions correct on the kaplan tests. I thought the quant on the actual GMAT was WAY easier than Kaplan math. I actually got through the section. Even though I guessed on 8 or 9, I at least got a good look at each problem.

I'm a native English speaker, so the verbal was easy. I didn't even really study for verbal. I just did about 40 - 50 ?'s from the official guide for each type of verbal question, and that's about it. I knew math would be the struggle. I got almost all of the way though the quant ?'s in the official guide, but I ran out of time. (Like I said, I knew I wasn't prepared going into the test!)

Unlike most of you, I'm taking the test so that I can get a PhD in finance. So, I need to get my quant up into the top 5%. (I think I need a 50 on math!) I'm going to take a couple of math classes this winter and next spring, and then I'll try retaking the GMAT about 1 year from year before I apply to PhD programs. In high school I was actually good at math, but now I'm not.


Can you give me some tips on how to improve my quant before I retake the test?!?!?!?


The Kaplan Math workbook will give you a good foundation for most of the quant section except probability.
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Re: Attempt 1: 720 (Need help to boost quant!) [#permalink] New post   28 Jul 2003, 21:23
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tuanis wrote:
Took the GMAT today. Scored 720 Quant: 47 (83%) Verbal 42 (96%).

I knew I wasn't ready for the test. If it weren't so expensive to cancel the test, I would have cancelled, but I decided to take it for a practice run -- too see how much I need to study before I retake the test. I knew the quant would kill me. I've taken 4 Kaplan practice tests with the following scores.

Kap 1 - 580
Kap 2 - Did not finish the 2nd one (got too frustrated with quant)
Kap 3 - 560
Kap 4 - 550

Each time, I never even got close to finishing the quant sections in Kaplan. I'd just randomly guess on the last 8 - 9 problems each time. I haven't had a math class since high school. I would only get about 1/2 of the questions correct on the kaplan tests. I thought the quant on the actual GMAT was WAY easier than Kaplan math. I actually got through the section. Even though I guessed on 8 or 9, I at least got a good look at each problem.

I'm a native English speaker, so the verbal was easy. I didn't even really study for verbal. I just did about 40 - 50 ?'s from the official guide for each type of verbal question, and that's about it. I knew math would be the struggle. I got almost all of the way though the quant ?'s in the official guide, but I ran out of time. (Like I said, I knew I wasn't prepared going into the test!)

Unlike most of you, I'm taking the test so that I can get a PhD in finance. So, I need to get my quant up into the top 5%. (I think I need a 50 on math!) I'm going to take a couple of math classes this winter and next spring, and then I'll try retaking the GMAT about 1 year from year before I apply to PhD programs. In high school I was actually good at math, but now I'm not.


Can you give me some tips on how to improve my quant before I retake the test?!?!?!?



I agree with Akamai,

but I would not wait for year, no-no.

I just think one forgets a lot in a year and even though you make take a class or two, those thigns are different, unless a GMAT prep class. GMAT is the level of high school - you would actually score pretty high if you take along with SAT :lol: assuming you do good on that one.

I would suggest a an attempt in a month or two after running through Kaplan's Workbook and after printing out Kaplan's math problems and running through them - those that took you long to solve - get all of those down on paper so that you can review them anytime.

Bogdan.


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[#permalink] New post   23 Aug 2003, 11:13
tuanis,

Since you are aiming for a PhD in Finance rather than a MBA, have you thought about taking the GRE? Most business schools with PhD programs will accept GRE scores. In fact, some of those schools prefer the GRE over the GMAT (don't ask me why).

From what I have heard (I can't vouch for it since I've never taken the GRE), the GRE quant section tends to be easier than the GMAT quant section. The percentile scores are definitely easier to achieve: a 800 score on the GRE quant is only worth a 92 percentile whereas a 60 on the GMAT quant is worth 99+ percentile!

I would also suggest that your GMAT quant score wasn't bad at all. Most people here would love to have the scores you had (upper 40s on quant / 700+ on the total score). Your quant score of 47 (83%) is roughly equivalent to a 760 (83%) score on the GRE quant -- which is a very good score :)

My advice is to see what the score requirements or range is for the schools you are interested in are. If you think that your scores meet or exceed those requirements, then you can relax and not worry about retaking the GMAT. If you are still anxious, then you can see if you should take the GRE instead and/or you can take all of the wonderful advice offered on this site about the GMAT.
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