eliterme
Hello all,
I am Eliza. I joined the club recently.
Do we have any Chicago Booth students or potential applicants? I really need your help, advice and experience. I want to apply to this school. I always dreamed about this school. The only thing concerns me is GMAT. I bought those 2016 prep books (general one, qualitative and quantitative sections). I am still preparing. Plus, I studied Math in my country in Russian. It's a little bit challenge for me to study quantitative section in English. My questions: how long I need to study to get at least 600? Any other materials would you suggest? Thanks in advance.
Best,
Eliza

Hi Eliza, Welcome to the club.
You can ask your school specific questions here in the schools dedicated forum:
calling-all-chicago-booth-applicants-2016-intake-class-of-200058.htmlAs for the GMAT, You need to build the concepts/fundamentals before you jump in solving the problems. You can do so by choosing one of the following ways:
1. In person classes/private tutoring
2. Online classes
3. Self paced online preparatory course
4. Book heavy approach
Whatever you choose, make sure that you choose one. Because GMAT tests you on some concepts and fundamentals that you can learn from a course. Most of the prep companies including ours offer a free trial of the course. You can take the trial and see if the course suits you.
In addition to the preparatory material, buy the Official Guides too and the 4 official mock CATs. They should be an indispensable part of your preparation.
You need close to 3 months to prepare well for the GMAT.
1. Understand the concepts and fundamentals before jumping into problem solving
2. Solve full length CATs including AWA and IR. You can get two free GMAT Prep mock CATs and can purchase two more from mba.com
3. Make sure you solve the official questions from the Official Guide
Since Booth is a highly competitive school with an average of 726, I would recommend you to target as high as you can.
Here is the link for the class profle snapshot:
https://www.chicagobooth.edu/programs/full-time#simple2