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13 Jul 2004, 17:28
Kudos
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Hello new here.
Took the GMAT this past weekend and am not too pleased with my score as I thought I could have done much better. Here is my break down
Q 47 82%
V 36 81%
689 90%
I am planning on taking it again soon and have two main questions for the folks at this board
1. As you can see my verbal is week. I feel SC followed by CR are my week spots. Any suggestions on improving score?
2. Any idea on when I should schedule my next test?
I used the following prep material
OG 10
Princeton review book
Manhattan GMAT study guides
I did 75% of OG SC and 75% of OG CR
The math section of my test was on the harder side i thought. A LOT of number property and exponent questions. I got at least 3-4 probability / combinatorics questions. I dont think I saw any Geometery questions at all.
I thought I was nailing the verbal, the RC seemed easy. There were 4 RC passages the first 3 were good the last one may as well have been written in greek becuasae I did not understand a word.
Wooudl appreciate any words of wisdom on upping my verbal and quant also. I need to break 720
many thanks
-damit
Took the GMAT this past weekend and am not too pleased with my score as I thought I could have done much better. Here is my break down
Q 47 82%
V 36 81%
689 90%
I am planning on taking it again soon and have two main questions for the folks at this board
1. As you can see my verbal is week. I feel SC followed by CR are my week spots. Any suggestions on improving score?
2. Any idea on when I should schedule my next test?
I used the following prep material
OG 10
Princeton review book
Manhattan GMAT study guides
I did 75% of OG SC and 75% of OG CR
The math section of my test was on the harder side i thought. A LOT of number property and exponent questions. I got at least 3-4 probability / combinatorics questions. I dont think I saw any Geometery questions at all.
I thought I was nailing the verbal, the RC seemed easy. There were 4 RC passages the first 3 were good the last one may as well have been written in greek becuasae I did not understand a word.
Wooudl appreciate any words of wisdom on upping my verbal and quant also. I need to break 720
many thanks
-damit
14 Jul 2004, 12:11
Kudos
Bookmarks
Hello
You should consider reading posts in Linda and MBA Game Plan forums to see whether you really need to retake. If you dont find the info, please write to Linda in detail about your background and she will be able to help you.
In any case, if you can tell us how you prepped, we can help you better. The more detail , the better.
As for advice, there is a lot of advice in this forum. Please browse through different posts and i am sure you will find good advice.
On the test, what was your strategy? were you very slow in the first 10-15 on both sections? Do explain in detail.
Praet
You should consider reading posts in Linda and MBA Game Plan forums to see whether you really need to retake. If you dont find the info, please write to Linda in detail about your background and she will be able to help you.
In any case, if you can tell us how you prepped, we can help you better. The more detail , the better.
As for advice, there is a lot of advice in this forum. Please browse through different posts and i am sure you will find good advice.
On the test, what was your strategy? were you very slow in the first 10-15 on both sections? Do explain in detail.
Praet
14 Jul 2004, 16:57
Kudos
Bookmarks
Hi thanks for taking the time to write back.
I essentially studied all of Manhattan GMAT's strategy guides which covered the basic math principles and verbal materials. I did about 80% of the OG for SC and CR. About 65% for PS and 75 % for DS.
I did two PRT tests one back in March (620) and one in mid june (690)
I also did the tests on Manhattan GMAT's CD
I consistently scored 46-48 in Quant and ranged anywhere from 36-44 on the Verbal.
My test verbal score was one of the lowest I had got.
All in all I did a fair amount of OG practise and tests 6 tests from Manhattan GMAT and 2 from PRT. I didnt really make much use of other prep material except for PRT strat on SC. I did not keep a error log (wish I did) and often tried to do 20 Q sets (be it SC, CR, DS, etc)
I was very nervoud before the test and the AWA really helped calm me down. THe math section I just kep plouging through. Got stuck a couple of times (one a a trciky combinatorics) and once on a compund interest problem. I however thought I was doing within my range on the math. I ran out of time and had to guess the last two questions in Math.
Took the 5 min break (did not wash my face). I have read here that helps with the oxygen flow. I thought the Verbal was fairly easy started with a easy SC and then into a easy CR and a easy please RC. I quite honestly thought I was nailing the verbal. However I did start getting a head ache during the verbal section. The screens suck, they are huge and they flciker. Also my test was at 130pm and by the time 4pm rolled around I was hungry. I think that may have partly played into it but apart from the last RC which I think was written in greek I thought I did well. Ran out of time in verbal and had to guess the last question.
So thats my story. I am pretty convinced I need to do it again after speaking with people currently at top 10.
I really need to focus on my verbal score and maintin or raise the quant. I have read some great tips here on the verb section but am not sure if I should jump into a grammer book like grammer smart or do some sort of other review before I start practicing SC and CR (my weak spots) again.
My advice to people taking the test in the afternoon, dont under estimate how fast you will burn through food and get hungry. Definately have a engery bar or sthing handy during break.
thanks
I essentially studied all of Manhattan GMAT's strategy guides which covered the basic math principles and verbal materials. I did about 80% of the OG for SC and CR. About 65% for PS and 75 % for DS.
I did two PRT tests one back in March (620) and one in mid june (690)
I also did the tests on Manhattan GMAT's CD
I consistently scored 46-48 in Quant and ranged anywhere from 36-44 on the Verbal.
My test verbal score was one of the lowest I had got.
All in all I did a fair amount of OG practise and tests 6 tests from Manhattan GMAT and 2 from PRT. I didnt really make much use of other prep material except for PRT strat on SC. I did not keep a error log (wish I did) and often tried to do 20 Q sets (be it SC, CR, DS, etc)
I was very nervoud before the test and the AWA really helped calm me down. THe math section I just kep plouging through. Got stuck a couple of times (one a a trciky combinatorics) and once on a compund interest problem. I however thought I was doing within my range on the math. I ran out of time and had to guess the last two questions in Math.
Took the 5 min break (did not wash my face). I have read here that helps with the oxygen flow. I thought the Verbal was fairly easy started with a easy SC and then into a easy CR and a easy please RC. I quite honestly thought I was nailing the verbal. However I did start getting a head ache during the verbal section. The screens suck, they are huge and they flciker. Also my test was at 130pm and by the time 4pm rolled around I was hungry. I think that may have partly played into it but apart from the last RC which I think was written in greek I thought I did well. Ran out of time in verbal and had to guess the last question.
So thats my story. I am pretty convinced I need to do it again after speaking with people currently at top 10.
I really need to focus on my verbal score and maintin or raise the quant. I have read some great tips here on the verb section but am not sure if I should jump into a grammer book like grammer smart or do some sort of other review before I start practicing SC and CR (my weak spots) again.
My advice to people taking the test in the afternoon, dont under estimate how fast you will burn through food and get hungry. Definately have a engery bar or sthing handy during break.
thanks
