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15 Jan 2007, 14:40
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I've heard a lot of people freaking out about the GMAT, taking expensive courses, and studying for weeks in general. I don't understand all the anxiety.
I'd taken 3 graduate level MBA classes, passing with B's, at Creighton University prior to taking the GMAT for the first time and was confident in my abilities. My undergraduate degree was in Criminal Justice, however, and I had'nt taken a math class since 1996. I signed up for the GMAT 2 months in advance and recieved the free practice test software. I had set aside the 3 weeks prior to my scheduled testing date of Jan 13th, but before I could begin to study I contacted the Norovirus during Christmas and was sick and/or recovering my strength until the weekend before the exam. I took the first practice test, without studying, and scored a total of 410 due to finishing only half of the questions in each section. I was very happy with this knowing I could easily improve my score. I studied the next day for a few hours and took the second practice test and scoreda 610, this time finishing all of the questions. I felt very confident I would score at least this level. I studied for a few hours the two nights before the test to review some material. I knew that I was not adept enough in math to answer many of the questions in less than 2 minutes, but I reviewed the practice questions and study material in that section in order to improve it as much as possible. I also worked on my grammar skills, as I scored very high in every other area of the Verbal on the practice test.
I took the GMAT and felt I had done well, but knew my Quant portion was more difficult than anticipated. I scored a 620. My Quant score was a 34 (43%) and my Verbal was a 41 (96%). I know that if I spent weeks on the test studying up on my math I could have scored much higher, but my score is very representative of myself. I have very high Verbal skills and lower math skills because I use verbal skills everyday at my job and read/write often. I rarely if ever use math at work. Im happy with my score and it is well above the median at most universitys.
Don't spend too much time or money obsessing over your scores. The GMAT practice software works very well and will accurately project your score. Try your best and be confident. Don't let the pressure get to you and don't spend too much time on questions you know will take to long to answer. Just guess and move on. This test is as much about confidence and time management as it is about knowledge of material.
I'd taken 3 graduate level MBA classes, passing with B's, at Creighton University prior to taking the GMAT for the first time and was confident in my abilities. My undergraduate degree was in Criminal Justice, however, and I had'nt taken a math class since 1996. I signed up for the GMAT 2 months in advance and recieved the free practice test software. I had set aside the 3 weeks prior to my scheduled testing date of Jan 13th, but before I could begin to study I contacted the Norovirus during Christmas and was sick and/or recovering my strength until the weekend before the exam. I took the first practice test, without studying, and scored a total of 410 due to finishing only half of the questions in each section. I was very happy with this knowing I could easily improve my score. I studied the next day for a few hours and took the second practice test and scoreda 610, this time finishing all of the questions. I felt very confident I would score at least this level. I studied for a few hours the two nights before the test to review some material. I knew that I was not adept enough in math to answer many of the questions in less than 2 minutes, but I reviewed the practice questions and study material in that section in order to improve it as much as possible. I also worked on my grammar skills, as I scored very high in every other area of the Verbal on the practice test.
I took the GMAT and felt I had done well, but knew my Quant portion was more difficult than anticipated. I scored a 620. My Quant score was a 34 (43%) and my Verbal was a 41 (96%). I know that if I spent weeks on the test studying up on my math I could have scored much higher, but my score is very representative of myself. I have very high Verbal skills and lower math skills because I use verbal skills everyday at my job and read/write often. I rarely if ever use math at work. Im happy with my score and it is well above the median at most universitys.
Don't spend too much time or money obsessing over your scores. The GMAT practice software works very well and will accurately project your score. Try your best and be confident. Don't let the pressure get to you and don't spend too much time on questions you know will take to long to answer. Just guess and move on. This test is as much about confidence and time management as it is about knowledge of material.
15 Jan 2007, 15:39
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No, Im applying to Creighton University. Im well aquainted with the application process, I have excellent references from Creighton personnel, and a B average in 3 of their grad classes already, so I should be a shoe in.
15 Jan 2007, 15:50
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That's nice that you are happy with your score, but people who are anxious about the GMAT have valid reasons as well. For example, average 1st year compensation at Investment Banks hit a new high this year at around $230-270k. The proven path to one of these jobs is an MBA from a top school - preferable top 7, but anything less than top 15 and you'd need a miracle to land such a job. A key component of getting into one of these top schools is a strong GMAT score.
Degrees from top schools will also open doors to more desirable jobs, and just more job offers in general, not just upon graduation but for the rest of your career.
So, if you're not interested in making $250k when you graduate, or $1mm+ five years out, then a degree from a top school might not interest you. But most people do in fact go to business school to improve their employment prospects and to make more money. For anyone that would like to have a better job or higher pay, then the few hundred hours spent studying for the GMAT are truly insignificant compared with the benefits.
A fifty point improvement on the GMAT can mean tens of thousands more in first year pay, and hundreds of thousands or millions more over the course of a career. The GMAT is one of the few things that you have full control over if you have reached the stage of applying for business school; and it can make a spectacular different when it comes to your future. To me, it makes no sense not to put in the fullest possible effort into doing the best you can. There used to be old commercial that said "you can pay us now, or you can pay us later"; with the GMAT, you can spend 100-200 hours now, or you can spend 1000 hours every year later to make up for the difference.
Degrees from top schools will also open doors to more desirable jobs, and just more job offers in general, not just upon graduation but for the rest of your career.
So, if you're not interested in making $250k when you graduate, or $1mm+ five years out, then a degree from a top school might not interest you. But most people do in fact go to business school to improve their employment prospects and to make more money. For anyone that would like to have a better job or higher pay, then the few hundred hours spent studying for the GMAT are truly insignificant compared with the benefits.
A fifty point improvement on the GMAT can mean tens of thousands more in first year pay, and hundreds of thousands or millions more over the course of a career. The GMAT is one of the few things that you have full control over if you have reached the stage of applying for business school; and it can make a spectacular different when it comes to your future. To me, it makes no sense not to put in the fullest possible effort into doing the best you can. There used to be old commercial that said "you can pay us now, or you can pay us later"; with the GMAT, you can spend 100-200 hours now, or you can spend 1000 hours every year later to make up for the difference.
