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30 Sep 2015, 16:48
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Hello everybody, long-time reader/first-time poster and think this is the right forum to post this in!
A few weeks ago I took the GMAT and completely choked on the quantitative section. I had studied for around 2 months using Kaplan Premier 2015, MGMAT Quant Books and OG and putting in 40 or so hours a week.
On test day, I scored a 6 on AWA and 7 on IR with minimal study in those areas. I took my 8 minute break, went to the restroom and gave myself a "you've got this" pep-talk in the mirror and went back ready to conquer the quantitative section.
As luck would have it my first question was a sequence question that I'm sure was easy but appeared extremely abstract. I spent 5 minutes trying to solve it and made a completely random guess when I couldn't work it out after that much time. I don't remember what my second question involved but remember being completely confused (and disheartened from the last question) which resulted in what I presume to be another mis. From there on out I felt like I was playing a futile game of catch-up. When I moved on to verbal I felt like I had regained my composure and did pretty well. Since only one of the schools I'm applying to (UCLA) has a median GMAT above 700 I wasn't completely dissatisfied with my overall score of 690. However, I do not feel that a 50th Percentile quant is very competitive and don't think my performance was indicative of my abilities.
Now I am taking the test again in just under two weeks and have been tirelessly reviewing all of the material that I studied before. I have felt like I wasn't getting very far and stumbled upon the Target Test Prep videos on YouTube. I enjoyed the format and felt good to be viewing lectures instead of simply re-reading my books. I e-mailed them and asked about signing up for the free trial and potentially signing up for the month-to-month program (even though I'll only "need" 8 days").
I've looked on here and have been hard pressed to find any reviews on the program other than from posters that were deemed suspicious. I felt that it could be useful for me to come and document my experience and let everyone know if my score increased and how I felt the program benefitted my quantitative score. I've also used my real name for my username which can easily be googled to identify me as a real person with semi-active social media and a personal website to prove my identity.
My aim is to update this thread and have it be beneficial to others that may be considering this program. I am ready to pass this test and start working on essays and letters of recommendation and all the other stressful elements of the application process!
Thanks for reading, and if I somehow posted this in the wrong area, please let me know how to move it.
-Andrew P. Glover - MBA Hopeful
A few weeks ago I took the GMAT and completely choked on the quantitative section. I had studied for around 2 months using Kaplan Premier 2015, MGMAT Quant Books and OG and putting in 40 or so hours a week.
On test day, I scored a 6 on AWA and 7 on IR with minimal study in those areas. I took my 8 minute break, went to the restroom and gave myself a "you've got this" pep-talk in the mirror and went back ready to conquer the quantitative section.
As luck would have it my first question was a sequence question that I'm sure was easy but appeared extremely abstract. I spent 5 minutes trying to solve it and made a completely random guess when I couldn't work it out after that much time. I don't remember what my second question involved but remember being completely confused (and disheartened from the last question) which resulted in what I presume to be another mis. From there on out I felt like I was playing a futile game of catch-up. When I moved on to verbal I felt like I had regained my composure and did pretty well. Since only one of the schools I'm applying to (UCLA) has a median GMAT above 700 I wasn't completely dissatisfied with my overall score of 690. However, I do not feel that a 50th Percentile quant is very competitive and don't think my performance was indicative of my abilities.
Now I am taking the test again in just under two weeks and have been tirelessly reviewing all of the material that I studied before. I have felt like I wasn't getting very far and stumbled upon the Target Test Prep videos on YouTube. I enjoyed the format and felt good to be viewing lectures instead of simply re-reading my books. I e-mailed them and asked about signing up for the free trial and potentially signing up for the month-to-month program (even though I'll only "need" 8 days").
I've looked on here and have been hard pressed to find any reviews on the program other than from posters that were deemed suspicious. I felt that it could be useful for me to come and document my experience and let everyone know if my score increased and how I felt the program benefitted my quantitative score. I've also used my real name for my username which can easily be googled to identify me as a real person with semi-active social media and a personal website to prove my identity.
My aim is to update this thread and have it be beneficial to others that may be considering this program. I am ready to pass this test and start working on essays and letters of recommendation and all the other stressful elements of the application process!
Thanks for reading, and if I somehow posted this in the wrong area, please let me know how to move it.
-Andrew P. Glover - MBA Hopeful
30 Sep 2015, 17:09
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Hi Andrew, it's like you read my mind. I was in the marketplace to improve my Quant score, so I did some research and I came across Target Test Prep's reviews at Beat the GMAT. They came out of nowhere with almost no web traffic 6 months ago and now have more reviews than Kaplan, and they have 100 perfect 5 star reviews?
I visited their site and I came across some other irregularities that I found very troubling too so I decided to dig a little deeper when I get a chance so that I can share my findings with the community lest anyone get defrauded by what appears at first glance to be some sort of a fake review scam.
I'll be digging deeper, running a Review Skeptic analysis too, and I'll be sure to share what I find. In the meantime, good luck with your studies, and thanks for sharing!
I visited their site and I came across some other irregularities that I found very troubling too so I decided to dig a little deeper when I get a chance so that I can share my findings with the community lest anyone get defrauded by what appears at first glance to be some sort of a fake review scam.
I'll be digging deeper, running a Review Skeptic analysis too, and I'll be sure to share what I find. In the meantime, good luck with your studies, and thanks for sharing!
01 Oct 2015, 16:14
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Hi AndrewPGlover,
First off, a 690 is a fantastic score (it's just shy of the 90th percentile overall), so you should apply to any Business Schools that interest you. The Q43 won't 'impress' anyone, but unless you're planning to apply to a highly-competitive Finance Program or other Specialty Program, that score likely wouldn't keep you from receiving an invite.
Given the 'book-heavy' study approach that you used for your first attempt, It's likely that you developed some 'bad habits' that kept you from scoring higher in the Quant section on Test Day. Your Quant score also shows that you're fairly strong when it comes to the straight-forward 'math' prompts that you faced, but you missed out on a lot of the strategy-based points (especially in DS) and you likely made a few careless errors as you worked through the section.
1) Did you have to rush to finish the Quant section (and guess on a bunch of questions at the end)?
2) Besides going to the washroom, did you do anything else during your first 8-minute break?
3) What time of day, and day of the week, was your GMAT?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
First off, a 690 is a fantastic score (it's just shy of the 90th percentile overall), so you should apply to any Business Schools that interest you. The Q43 won't 'impress' anyone, but unless you're planning to apply to a highly-competitive Finance Program or other Specialty Program, that score likely wouldn't keep you from receiving an invite.
Given the 'book-heavy' study approach that you used for your first attempt, It's likely that you developed some 'bad habits' that kept you from scoring higher in the Quant section on Test Day. Your Quant score also shows that you're fairly strong when it comes to the straight-forward 'math' prompts that you faced, but you missed out on a lot of the strategy-based points (especially in DS) and you likely made a few careless errors as you worked through the section.
1) Did you have to rush to finish the Quant section (and guess on a bunch of questions at the end)?
2) Besides going to the washroom, did you do anything else during your first 8-minute break?
3) What time of day, and day of the week, was your GMAT?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
