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11 Aug 2023, 22:52
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So, here's a little bit of background (You can skip it, I'm just venting on this section).
I'm not from US, I'm a lawyer, I've got a master's degree in criminal law. I work at a bank in the risk department (completely not related to my academics).
One of my bosses studied at the best private university for business in my country and, long story short, my boss gave me a recommendation letter to apply for a scholarship at the same university.
I did the process, everything seemed fine, interviews went along smoothly, I got my TOEFL score high enough to be admitted. Now, the only thing missing is my GMAT test. Usually, I would have to pay for it, but because of the recommendation letter, the university already paid for it, they even provided a tutor 3 hours a day for the last 2 weeks to improve my chances of getting an admission score (600) ...
Now, I haven't done any real math by myself —Excel and Power BI do all the math that I need— since I started my Law degree, so about 8 years; I knew Quant was going to be a bloodbath, however I did not expect to underperform in Verb so badly. I did the practice test a couple of hours ago and I scored 430, 27 Verb, 22 Quant, 5 IR.
My GMAT is scheduled on 08/16/2023. Obviously, there's no way I'm going to get 600.
I already spoke with my boss about it. He was pretty chill, he told me not to worry about it as the scholarship offer lasts for 12 months, so even if I don't get the admission score now, I can try again in a couple of months.
TL;DR
I have 10 months to go from 430 to 600 (Ideally >700) on my GMAT. I don't really remember a lot of basic math and I don't really have a problem with spending money to prepare for the next GMAT.
Ninja Edit: The university also accepts GRE scores (min. score: 120). Maybe I should look into the GRE Instead based on my strengths?
Where can I start?
I'm not from US, I'm a lawyer, I've got a master's degree in criminal law. I work at a bank in the risk department (completely not related to my academics).
One of my bosses studied at the best private university for business in my country and, long story short, my boss gave me a recommendation letter to apply for a scholarship at the same university.
I did the process, everything seemed fine, interviews went along smoothly, I got my TOEFL score high enough to be admitted. Now, the only thing missing is my GMAT test. Usually, I would have to pay for it, but because of the recommendation letter, the university already paid for it, they even provided a tutor 3 hours a day for the last 2 weeks to improve my chances of getting an admission score (600) ...
Now, I haven't done any real math by myself —Excel and Power BI do all the math that I need— since I started my Law degree, so about 8 years; I knew Quant was going to be a bloodbath, however I did not expect to underperform in Verb so badly. I did the practice test a couple of hours ago and I scored 430, 27 Verb, 22 Quant, 5 IR.
My GMAT is scheduled on 08/16/2023. Obviously, there's no way I'm going to get 600.
I already spoke with my boss about it. He was pretty chill, he told me not to worry about it as the scholarship offer lasts for 12 months, so even if I don't get the admission score now, I can try again in a couple of months.
TL;DR
I have 10 months to go from 430 to 600 (Ideally >700) on my GMAT. I don't really remember a lot of basic math and I don't really have a problem with spending money to prepare for the next GMAT.
Where can I start?
11 Aug 2023, 23:22
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First find your strengths & weaknesses from the practice test. Find out the areas of improvement and start with baby steps. since you have 10 months which is long enough, start practicing each area of improvement for atleast a week (~ 20 hrs). Then try solving 15-20 questions from gmat club, gauge your performance and move to the next topic.
I hope this helps. Hit that kudos button if it did!
I hope this helps. Hit that kudos button if it did!
12 Aug 2023, 01:16
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Consider checking out the gmatclub study plan post (it provides a bit of an intro to gmat preparation and mentions a variety of resources with some thoughts). Have suggested Manhattan-Prep's 6th edition for SC and CR. For Quant, you could also check out/download the gmatclub math guide (free pdf). Might be worth googling/reading about the new "Focus Edition" version of the GMAT and whether your target schools will accept it during this application cycle. In 10 months, the current version is unlikely to be available.
Sentence Correction Idiom list - may help boost that part a bit
If you're curious about the GRE, you could take an ETS mock to see how you fare (might want to get a bit familiar with the material/structure beforehand).
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