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Hi all,

Long time, lurker, first time poster. This is a terrific forum jam-packed with great info. Kudos to all of you.

Here's my story. I am a CPA with a MS in Accounting. It has always been a goal of mine to get into a top business school. To get accepted into the MS in Accounting program, I needed to take the GMAT, but I needed a minimum score. In the end, I received a 520.

The thing is, my high school education was on the weaker side, so my math and verbal skills are not where they should be. In addition, I was not able to fully invest the time necessary to prepare to get a good score on the GMAT because I needed to get started on the Masters program.

With that said, I got on 3.95 GPA on my MS and I received my CPA so I believe that if I invest the time I will be able to catch up to speed (I hope for my sake!)

I currently work full time as an accountant and I don't have 3 months to throw at prepping for GMAT. The only way I will be able to prepare is over the course of many months, slowly building up my skills in my down time.

So I am looking for a GMAT prep course that doesn't have a time limit but will be suitable for someone at my starting point. I went through the Manhattan foundations of GMAT Math and Verbal, so that's probably a good starting point.

Any ideas will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks to all responses in advance.

Gmatsaiyan · Answer

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800Dreamer · Answer

Hi,

Attempt 1st official mock and check where you stand. This result will help you to target your week areas and thus help you to strategize your prep.

Thanks

philipssonicare · Answer

You aren't ready for gmat materials. Manhattan foundations don't give the necessary foundations. Try some primary school/high school maths books etc

Peare1972 · Answer

Good inforamtion, I like your post.

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