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18 Apr 2005, 03:38
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Hi folks,
I am so happy I found this forum. It looks great and informative. I wish I found it earlier. Recently I started giving some serious thought to gettiing an MBA or a graduate business degree. I am still contemplating
Anyways, I found out that all those schools require GMAT scores. I won't be able to apply this year since it looks like I missed all the deadlines but I plan to apply next year. Meantime I decided to take GMAT as early as possible so in a likely even of flunking it I will still have time to take it again. I won't be very busy during next two months so I went ahead and registered for an exam in June (damn, it's expensive).
I also went and bought two Kaplan books - GMAT and GMAT 800. My first question is are those enough or I need to get something else (telling the truth I bought Kaplan because I heard someone mention it was the best)? And I can't really afford to attend GMAT classes now.
I browsed through Kaplan's GMAT. Math didn't look very complicated but then I realized that 2 minutes may not be enough. Verbal section got me really frustrated. I tried to do only RC questions so far. I got some qestions right, but what I don't like I didn't have clear understanding when I made my choices. I feel I need to put some work in it
.
My second question is how to prepare for writing those essays?
Finally I have a question more related to admissions to MBA, perhaps someone had similar experience. Is there a way to waive the 2 year job requirement? I am fresh out of school and the most I can claim is 1 year to maybe 1.5 years.
Thanks in advance
sparky
I am so happy I found this forum. It looks great and informative. I wish I found it earlier. Recently I started giving some serious thought to gettiing an MBA or a graduate business degree. I am still contemplating
Anyways, I found out that all those schools require GMAT scores. I won't be able to apply this year since it looks like I missed all the deadlines but I plan to apply next year. Meantime I decided to take GMAT as early as possible so in a likely even of flunking it I will still have time to take it again. I won't be very busy during next two months so I went ahead and registered for an exam in June (damn, it's expensive).
I also went and bought two Kaplan books - GMAT and GMAT 800. My first question is are those enough or I need to get something else (telling the truth I bought Kaplan because I heard someone mention it was the best)? And I can't really afford to attend GMAT classes now.
I browsed through Kaplan's GMAT. Math didn't look very complicated but then I realized that 2 minutes may not be enough. Verbal section got me really frustrated. I tried to do only RC questions so far. I got some qestions right, but what I don't like I didn't have clear understanding when I made my choices. I feel I need to put some work in it
.
My second question is how to prepare for writing those essays?
Finally I have a question more related to admissions to MBA, perhaps someone had similar experience. Is there a way to waive the 2 year job requirement? I am fresh out of school and the most I can claim is 1 year to maybe 1.5 years.
Thanks in advance
sparky
18 Apr 2005, 05:47
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sparky
Hey Sparky (are you in any way related to Mark Hughes, the soccer player nicknamed Sparky ??
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I'll try to answer your questions.
1. Taking the GMAT
- Try to take the GMAT this year. This is the final year ETS is going to administer the GMAT. Starting next year, Paterson will take over from ETS, and so they might come out with a new question bank, or they might change the scoring system etc. We do not know if there are going to be any changes, but to be safe, clear it this year !
2. Books
- Kaplan GMAT isn't a bad book. It gives you the basic quickly. The CDROM is invaluable. First, you get to practice more questions (around 700 score type questions, I think). Second, you get to practice in a CAT environment, which is very important. Do not be disappointed by the Kaplan score, they tend to be lower. The GMAT 800 I'm not too sure. I've seen the quant section for that book, and I surly do not think they're 800 material. The questions posted in the forum, and those that comes up in the challenge is of higher difficulty. But I would urge you to get the OG, so you can work on some real GMAT type questions (albeit retired ones)
3. Timing
- It'll definitely take some practice to knock off some seconds from your working. That will come through practice. SC,CR and RC will also involve a substantial amount of work. You might want to start practicing RC - find a technique that works for you, use an error log to see what type of question stems are your weaknesses and work on them. For CR, you might want to work on LSAT questions. They are frequently posted on the verbal forum.
4. AWA
- I never prepared for AWA. All I did was to read some sample essays (from Arco Thomson Essay Book), and use a template that suited me well.
That's all I have for now. I can't asnwer the last part about admissions. Hjort may have details for those. You could PM him to find out
Lastly, I talked about error log ealier on. I'll attach mine here, so you cna have a look.
Good luck !
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18 Apr 2005, 05:49
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Oh yes, I missed out something regarding PREP courses. There's a GMAX Online which is supposed to be at a very cheap rate and from the reviews, it looks like good stuff. I've not taken it myself, but so many people are saying it's good, so it can't be too bad. You might want to take a look at the review.
