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GMAT Beginner 20 Sep 2018, 19:46
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Hi guys,

I just turned 24 and will have 2 years of work experience under my belt this October.

I have decided that I want to go to b-school and opted to take the GRE because I heard the GMAT was incredibly hard. I did a little above average on the GRE, but not good enough to get into a top 10 school. Additionally, I have decided to start studying for the GMAT last week in hopes of getting 700+ and attending a top 10 b-school.

Does anyone have any advice, where to start, what books to study, and any other tips etc.?

Thanks for the help in advance!

Edit: I am looking to go to school full time, but willing to do part time if it insures top 10.
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Hi guys,

I just turned 24 and will have 2 years of work experience under my belt this October.

I have decided that I want to go to b-school and opted to take the GRE because I heard the GMAT was incredibly hard. I did a little above average on the GRE, but not good enough to get into a top 10 school. Additionally, I have decided to start studying for the GMAT last week in hopes of getting 700+ and attending a top 10 b-school.

Does anyone have any advice, where to start, what books to study, and any other tips etc.?

Thanks for the help in advance!

Edit: I am looking to go to school full time, but willing to do part time if it insures top 10.
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Dear husseinf

Please go through these posts -

https://gmatclub.com/forum/gmat-study-p ... ml?fl=menu

https://gmatclub.com/forum/gmat-self-pr ... tml?f=menu

https://gmatclub.com/forum/best-gmat-ve ... ml?fl=menu

https://gmatclub.com/forum/best-gmat-st ... ml?fl=menu

Hope this helps....
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Sorry about not reading the rules and thank you for the help!!
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Hi guys,

I just turned 24 and will have 2 years of work experience under my belt this October.

I have decided that I want to go to b-school and opted to take the GRE because I heard the GMAT was incredibly hard. I did a little above average on the GRE, but not good enough to get into a top 10 school. Additionally, I have decided to start studying for the GMAT last week in hopes of getting 700+ and attending a top 10 b-school.

Does anyone have any advice, where to start, what books to study, and any other tips etc.?

Thanks for the help in advance!

Edit: I am looking to go to school full time, but willing to do part time if it insures top 10.
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Hi husseinf,

Welcome to GMATCLUB. You should dedicate around 3 months to improve your score. You should start by giving a GMAT Mock once. You can then know your weaknesses and can work on them. If you are willing to study dedicatedly for three months, you are sure to achieve your goal. I believe you may benefit from taking a GMATPREP course. If you are willing, there are some great GMAT prep companies that can help you with your preparation.

In order to make an informed decision I would highly encourage you to go to their websites and try on their free trial and decide for yourself which one do you like better. You try out free access to EmpowerGMAT, Magoosh and Optimus Prep as they have great reviews on GMATCLUB.

Also for verbal, I would highly encourage you to consider e-gmat verbal online or the e-gmat verbal live course. They are both amazing courses especially designed for non-natives. They offer almost 25% of their courses for free so you can try out their free trial to decide which one you want to go for. Plus the e-gmat Scholaranium which is included in both the courses is one of the best verbal practice tools in the market. You can easily track your progress in that you can identify your strengths and analyze and improve on your weak areas.

You can also use MGMAT guides for your preparation. MGMAT guides are phenomenal and cover the entire syllabus really well. I must add that if you are particularly looking to discover and improve on your weak areas in quant; a subscription to GMATCLUB tests is the best way to do that. They are indeed phenomenal and will not only pinpoint your weak areas but also help you improve on them.

Further taking multiple mocks might help. Apart from the GMATPREP, Manhattan GMAT tests and Veritas Prep Tests in my experience have a good verbal and Quant section and will certainly help you point out and improve your weak areas.

Further another advantage of taking many mocks is to build up your stamina. Apart from the GMATPREP tests, taking practise tests of any major GMATPREP company ought to do that.

I would also encourage you to purchase the GMATPREP QP 1 for some great additional practice. Here is a link that will help you with your decision.

https://gmatclub.com/forum/best-gmat-ve ... ml?fl=menu

Lastly, you can check out a very interesting article by Mike McGarry from Magoosh detailing a 3 month study plan

https://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/3-month-g ... -students/. You will find it very helpful as it gives out a study plan as per your needs.

Hope this helps. All the best.
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