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Karite
Joined: 11 Nov 2011
Last visit: 24 Apr 2015
Posts: 45
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Concentration: Finance
Schools: Johnson '15 Stern '15 Yale '15 Tepper '15 Darden '15
GMAT Date: 08-04-2012
GPA: 3.3
WE:Accounting (Non-Profit and Government)
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I am in panic mode (not really) but I want to stress the significance of my post. I have been self studying since mid December. I took some practice tests and didn't score very well. Tonight, I took another CAT test and scored a 450! I couldn't believe it because my last test was in early January. If you check out my profile you will see I scheduled the test on 05-19-12 so I could avoid the new section. Now I probably won't be ready. I thought I didn't know a few concepts but I never imagined a 450 would show up on the screen. 
I did hire a math tutor but it didn't work out. The tutor was good at math but not at preparing someone for the GMAT. Right now I do not have a game plan. I was thinking about an online class or an in-person class. I do not know if an in-person class would help since my scores are very low. I contacted Kaplan about a tutor and the representative expected me to make a payment before I spoke or met with the tutor. I almost laughed at him because he was pushing me to purchase the 25 hour package. To his credit, he was going to include an online Kaplan class for free.
My preparation with the Manhattan guides have been shaky. I was learning some of it but most of it went over my head. After going through the foundation book, the Number Properties was a lot easier then I struggled with understanding the Official Guide questions. My sentence correction has improved since I started using the E-GMAT(my review should be interesting) though. I still haven't completed the Powerscore or Critical Reasoning guide. I was keeping an old school error log (paper notes) and I tried to use an error log from here but it got too complicated and time consuming. I did make some errors by not analyzing the practice test results. In the beginning, I was focusing on the quantity instead of quality of hours studying. Any suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Tests Taken
GMAT Prep 330 No breakdown 12/10/11
Manhattan CAT 1 400 (Q24 and V19) taken on 12/31/11
GMAT Prep 380 (22Q and 21V) taken on 01/15/12
Manhattan CAT 2 450 (Q23 and V 29) taken on 03/30/12
Preparation Tools
Manhattan GMAT 8 set guide books
Manhattan Foundations of GMAT math
GMAT Math Workbook(recommended by tutor)
Kaplan GMAT Premier-have not used
Powerscore Critical Reasoning
Algebra for Dummies-Refresher
GMAT Club
Official Guides 10 and 12 editions
Aristotle Prep Sentence Correction and Reading Comprehension Set-Haven't used yet
I did hire a math tutor but it didn't work out. The tutor was good at math but not at preparing someone for the GMAT. Right now I do not have a game plan. I was thinking about an online class or an in-person class. I do not know if an in-person class would help since my scores are very low. I contacted Kaplan about a tutor and the representative expected me to make a payment before I spoke or met with the tutor. I almost laughed at him because he was pushing me to purchase the 25 hour package. To his credit, he was going to include an online Kaplan class for free. My preparation with the Manhattan guides have been shaky. I was learning some of it but most of it went over my head. After going through the foundation book, the Number Properties was a lot easier then I struggled with understanding the Official Guide questions. My sentence correction has improved since I started using the E-GMAT(my review should be interesting) though. I still haven't completed the Powerscore or Critical Reasoning guide. I was keeping an old school error log (paper notes) and I tried to use an error log from here but it got too complicated and time consuming. I did make some errors by not analyzing the practice test results. In the beginning, I was focusing on the quantity instead of quality of hours studying. Any suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Tests Taken
GMAT Prep 330 No breakdown 12/10/11
Manhattan CAT 1 400 (Q24 and V19) taken on 12/31/11
GMAT Prep 380 (22Q and 21V) taken on 01/15/12
Manhattan CAT 2 450 (Q23 and V 29) taken on 03/30/12
Preparation Tools
Manhattan GMAT 8 set guide books
Manhattan Foundations of GMAT math
GMAT Math Workbook(recommended by tutor)
Kaplan GMAT Premier-have not used
Powerscore Critical Reasoning
Algebra for Dummies-Refresher
GMAT Club
Official Guides 10 and 12 editions
Aristotle Prep Sentence Correction and Reading Comprehension Set-Haven't used yet
31 Mar 2012, 10:42
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My guess is that your understanding of the concepts (math and verbal) are not sound. I would know, as I suffer from the same issue.
Have you looked through the GMAT Club's Math Book? It does a great job of outlining and summarizing many of the concepts that may have "gone over your head" when studying the MGMAT books.
What is your current study plan? Have you been doing practice questions and reviewing them properly?
Have you looked through the GMAT Club's Math Book? It does a great job of outlining and summarizing many of the concepts that may have "gone over your head" when studying the MGMAT books.
What is your current study plan? Have you been doing practice questions and reviewing them properly?
Schools: Goizueta '15 Tepper '15 Anderson '15 Darden '15 Georgia Tech '15 NUS '15 Fisher '15 HEC '15 Erasmus '15 Duke '15 Jones '15 Kenan-Flagler '15 Melbourne '15 LBS '14 Krannert '15 Ivey '15 W.P. Carey
GMAT 1: 710 Q50 V35
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31 Mar 2012, 12:52
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My suggestions: there is an unknown book in GMAT community. This will help you in your fundamentals which would ultimately push your accuracy to north of 75% in Quant. Just use the look inside feature to see if it appeals to you.
https://www.amazon.com/GRE-GMAT-Math-Sys ... 1453633987
Once you finish this book you can try to give a number of sectional tests for practice:
from
a.) Mangoosh
OR
b.) GMAT Club tests.
I like GMAT Club tests as they offer 25 tests. However I must say Mangoosh Quant questions
are pretty good too. Just use the free questions they offer as preview to make a choice.
Magoosh offers 100 Quant questions if you are GMAT Club member.
GMAT Club offers 1-2 free sectional tests.
https://www.amazon.com/GRE-GMAT-Math-Sys ... 1453633987
Once you finish this book you can try to give a number of sectional tests for practice:
from
a.) Mangoosh
OR
b.) GMAT Club tests.
I like GMAT Club tests as they offer 25 tests. However I must say Mangoosh Quant questions
are pretty good too. Just use the free questions they offer as preview to make a choice.
Magoosh offers 100 Quant questions if you are GMAT Club member.
GMAT Club offers 1-2 free sectional tests.
I do have the workbook by Barron’s and the foundation book by Manhattan. I will check out the Veritas Math Essentials before purchasing it. The library might have it. Also, I will start doing more math problems on a daily basis (probably 5 to 10). Since I am studying the verbal, I do not want to overload myself with too much information. Do you think studying six days a week is too much? In the beginning, I was studying seven days a week and I believe it contributed to me not gasping the material. I was surprised that Kaplan wanted me to pay over $1,000 upfront before I met or spoke with the tutor. At least I ended the call without making a payment. 
