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02 Apr 2014, 02:27
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Hi All,
Just joined the forum today and looking to take my GMAT in around 4-5 months time so hopefully plenty of time to prep.
The issue I've found so far though is that as a Brit, I stopped doing any Maths after GCSE (aged 16) and many of the concepts around Calculus, Algebra and Geometry I never learned in school. I've got the Official 2014 GMAT study book but it's 'Math Review' section offers little to no explanation of key concepts and it occurred to me I'll have to learn it from scratch.
In people's experience, what's the best way to fill these gaps? Are there particular study books that specifically teach the general knowledge needed as the foundation before getting onto specific testing strategies?
Any thoughts and advice appreciated!
Joss
Just joined the forum today and looking to take my GMAT in around 4-5 months time so hopefully plenty of time to prep.
The issue I've found so far though is that as a Brit, I stopped doing any Maths after GCSE (aged 16) and many of the concepts around Calculus, Algebra and Geometry I never learned in school. I've got the Official 2014 GMAT study book but it's 'Math Review' section offers little to no explanation of key concepts and it occurred to me I'll have to learn it from scratch.
In people's experience, what's the best way to fill these gaps? Are there particular study books that specifically teach the general knowledge needed as the foundation before getting onto specific testing strategies?
Any thoughts and advice appreciated!
Joss
02 Apr 2014, 07:15
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I have the exact same experience.. I'm in my 30s and have not done maths since I was 16 and it doesn't help that I have mild dyslexia
Get the Manhattan foundation books
And the other Manhattan prep books
I wouldn't bother with the advanced quant book
I'm not saying it's bad .. infact it's very good but i have used it and if you have a problem with maths , it probably won't help much because of how advanced it is. Only get it once you get to a good level
At the moment I score between 40 and 47 on practice test but If I paced my self better and didn't panic I could score a lot more because half the time I go back and look at the question and realise how easy it was.
It's not only about the maths though .. strategy has a lot to do with it .. there are loads of short cuts to answer questions and it would help memorizing some general maths principles like the powers of 2 or the diagonal of a cube or square ..
Get the Manhattan foundation books
And the other Manhattan prep books
I wouldn't bother with the advanced quant book
I'm not saying it's bad .. infact it's very good but i have used it and if you have a problem with maths , it probably won't help much because of how advanced it is. Only get it once you get to a good level
At the moment I score between 40 and 47 on practice test but If I paced my self better and didn't panic I could score a lot more because half the time I go back and look at the question and realise how easy it was.
It's not only about the maths though .. strategy has a lot to do with it .. there are loads of short cuts to answer questions and it would help memorizing some general maths principles like the powers of 2 or the diagonal of a cube or square ..
02 Apr 2014, 07:16
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By the way .. it would help doing specific question types that you are weak on , over and over again , so if the question type comes up you know the best way to solve it once you look at it
