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so my prep tests were all 560+.. and that would be good enough for the program i want, so i thought i was good going in.
to my dismay, i scored a horrible!!! horrible!!! 33Q 27V 510!! ARRRGHHHHH!!! sooo embarassed.. i am taking it again.. i only have a month left, as the deadline for my program is oct 15th.
i just need 560+.. 600 would be ideal.. do u think the best approach would be to just go over the math?? i was consistantly getting 30+ in verbal and a consistant 36 in math.. on the gmat preps.. so i just figured i would be fine!!!
what are the BEST math material books out there?? or should i just use the math questions that i was able to get off of this wonderful site??? i need to learn the basics.. bc that is obviously where my weakness is... (for the record, i was always an A+ math student.. and i received 99% in advanced calclus.. so i am really bothered by this horrendous score!)
another issue i was wondering, do they actually have cameras on u in the room? bc i was in the room by myself! not that i would, but i mean, if they didnt have cameras ppl could cheat SOOO EASILY!! i kinda thought that was a joke!!

ohh.. and my essay score.. which i did not study or look at.. ahahaha! i thought was really bad, and i ended up with a 6.0!! not that it even matters!!
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ohhh.. btw.. i am an extremly fast typist, lol, and i was able to do each essay in under 15minutes! so i used the rest of the time to have a nice little break!!! it was actually quite soothing... lol
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so my prep tests were all 560+.. and that would be good enough for the program i want, so i thought i was good going in.
to my dismay, i scored a horrible!!! horrible!!! 33Q 27V 510!! ARRRGHHHHH!!! sooo embarassed.. i am taking it again.. i only have a month left, as the deadline for my program is oct 15th.
i just need 560+.. 600 would be ideal.. do u think the best approach would be to just go over the math?? i was consistantly getting 30+ in verbal and a consistant 36 in math.. on the gmat preps.. so i just figured i would be fine!!!
what are the BEST math material books out there?? or should i just use the math questions that i was able to get off of this wonderful site??? i need to learn the basics.. bc that is obviously where my weakness is... (for the record, i was always an A+ math student.. and i received 99% in advanced calclus.. so i am really bothered by this horrendous score!)
another issue i was wondering, do they actually have cameras on u in the room? bc i was in the room by myself! not that i would, but i mean, if they didnt have cameras ppl could cheat SOOO EASILY!! i kinda thought that was a joke!!

ohh.. and my essay score.. which i did not study or look at.. ahahaha! i thought was really bad, and i ended up with a 6.0!! not that it even matters!!
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Get Nova book and Manhattan GMAT 7 series math books
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You won't have time to study the entire nova book and mgmat series. Besides, if you're targeting 560+ and you had been scoring 560s in your practice exams, you're all set. Just keep your brain fresh with daily exercises of 20 questions. Take a CAT weekly on the same day you will take the actual gmat. Review all the questions you got wrong and also the ones you were uncertain about. Relax. Get your engines revved up and you'll be good to go.
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Agree wtith kidderek. Get more full CAT practice to improve your confidence on test day.

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You won't have time to study the entire nova book and mgmat series. Besides, if you're targeting 560+ and you had been scoring 560s in your practice exams, you're all set. Just keep your brain fresh with daily exercises of 20 questions. Take a CAT weekly on the same day you will take the actual gmat. Review all the questions you got wrong and also the ones you were uncertain about. Relax. Get your engines revved up and you'll be good to go.
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I think going from 510 to 600 is lot more easier than going from say 660 to 700+ .
I would suggest you to improve your quant basics and brush up your fundamentals. You can go up to 40Q easily and that will take you to 600 i believe. Do lot of quant practice and try and i suggest manhattan materials are good for quants. Practice a lot and you will see the difference.
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thanks guys soo much!! i know i am NOT stupid.. just this test makes me feel that way!

but, i am defintely going to take ur advice! i bought some new books, and i am revving up!!! and yes, practice in quant is key.. and i fully intend to lock myself in my room the next 3 weeks and just go over everything!!!
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Hey, since you guys are awesome! i was just wondering what the BEST quant books would be?? also, do u suggest i buy the princeton review book, since it comes with practice exams? or kaplan?
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I didn't like the Kaplan book, PR has some good strategies but again I didn't like their CATs. IMO the best CATS are GMATPrep, MGMAT, and MGHill (though I think I'm the only who likes the latter). G'luck!
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