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24 Apr 2011, 20:48
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My journey began in 2009 right after I graduated undergrad (Texas A&M BBA in Marketing). At the time, nobody was hiring and many recruiters were only looking for accounting or supply chain. Quite a few reps said they weren't even taking resumes at our own campus career fair. Graduation came and I was still out of a job. I had entertained the thought of pursuing an MS in Supply Chain because the concentration was in demand and Dallas, TX is a logistics hub for many companies. I really didn't prepare very well and took the GMAT 2 weeks after graduating. I studied for about 5-6 hours a day after graduating and we all know where this would go.
On my GMATPrep CATs, I scored a 590 on the 1st exam and a 550 on the second. I needed a 600 to get into my school of choice. I really underestimated the exam and did very poorly. I scored a 530 (37Q/26V).
I was devastated, but not really surprised. I really did not prepare well and I really wasn't aiming too high. My only practice was going through the OG and doing some practice problems online. I was so depressed by the GMAT that I didn't think about taking it again. Instead, I took a few months off and concentrated on finding a job. Eventually, I did some more research on graduate programs and found that University of Texas at Dallas had a pretty good business program and accepted the GRE. I studied for about 2 months a few hours a day and scored a 1270 (750Q/520V) on the GRE. I applied and was accepted to their MS in Supply Chain program for their Fall 2010 semester.
In the months I was waiting to begin classes, I finally landed a full time job. I decided to pass up grad school for the time being and moved to Washington DC for a job in acquisitions/procurement. One of the benefits my agency provides is $6k in tuition assistance for 3 years. I began to research the graduate programs in the area and there are quite a few ranked programs in the DC area.
Georgetown
Maryland
George Washington
American U
Virginia Tech
Johns Hopkins
Maryland also offered a MS in Supply Chain, but their tuition was way too high for me; It was about the same as an MBA. Because Maryland is the only school that provides a MS in Supply Chain, I decided to pursue an MBA. Johns Hopkins, American, and George Washington all accept the GRE, however, all have tuition in the $60k range.
Virginia Tech is my target school because it offers a nationally known name and the tuition is much more affordable ($18k after my $18k in tuition assistance). Because I would like to stay at my current job/field, a big name MBA really isn't needed. Virginia Tech is looking for a minimum 600 GMAT for their part time program and they say their average is 620.
I've been studying for about a month and a half for 2 hours a day and have made some real progress. I took the free MGMAT and scored a 640 (44Q/34V). That was way beyond what I expected and it had me feeling very confident. I took a Kaplan CAT a week ago and scored a 630 (39Q/40V). 2 days ago, I took another MGMAT and scored a 680 (44Q/38V)!
I was so scared of the GMAT because of how bad I did my first time around, but I'm feeling super confident right now after my practice CATs. I need 600, but I'm going to aim for 700 now. I still need to improve some of my math fundamentals (MGMAT guides) and my sentence corrections. If I get a 700, I'll apply to Georgetown for next Fall.
Test Date: May 13, 2011.
Here are my vitals:
24 years old
Asian American
3.542 GPA from Texas A&M
BBA: Marketing
1.5 years of experience
On my GMATPrep CATs, I scored a 590 on the 1st exam and a 550 on the second. I needed a 600 to get into my school of choice. I really underestimated the exam and did very poorly. I scored a 530 (37Q/26V).
I was devastated, but not really surprised. I really did not prepare well and I really wasn't aiming too high. My only practice was going through the OG and doing some practice problems online. I was so depressed by the GMAT that I didn't think about taking it again. Instead, I took a few months off and concentrated on finding a job. Eventually, I did some more research on graduate programs and found that University of Texas at Dallas had a pretty good business program and accepted the GRE. I studied for about 2 months a few hours a day and scored a 1270 (750Q/520V) on the GRE. I applied and was accepted to their MS in Supply Chain program for their Fall 2010 semester.
In the months I was waiting to begin classes, I finally landed a full time job. I decided to pass up grad school for the time being and moved to Washington DC for a job in acquisitions/procurement. One of the benefits my agency provides is $6k in tuition assistance for 3 years. I began to research the graduate programs in the area and there are quite a few ranked programs in the DC area.
Georgetown
Maryland
George Washington
American U
Virginia Tech
Johns Hopkins
Maryland also offered a MS in Supply Chain, but their tuition was way too high for me; It was about the same as an MBA. Because Maryland is the only school that provides a MS in Supply Chain, I decided to pursue an MBA. Johns Hopkins, American, and George Washington all accept the GRE, however, all have tuition in the $60k range.
Virginia Tech is my target school because it offers a nationally known name and the tuition is much more affordable ($18k after my $18k in tuition assistance). Because I would like to stay at my current job/field, a big name MBA really isn't needed. Virginia Tech is looking for a minimum 600 GMAT for their part time program and they say their average is 620.
I've been studying for about a month and a half for 2 hours a day and have made some real progress. I took the free MGMAT and scored a 640 (44Q/34V). That was way beyond what I expected and it had me feeling very confident. I took a Kaplan CAT a week ago and scored a 630 (39Q/40V). 2 days ago, I took another MGMAT and scored a 680 (44Q/38V)!
I was so scared of the GMAT because of how bad I did my first time around, but I'm feeling super confident right now after my practice CATs. I need 600, but I'm going to aim for 700 now. I still need to improve some of my math fundamentals (MGMAT guides) and my sentence corrections. If I get a 700, I'll apply to Georgetown for next Fall.
Test Date: May 13, 2011.
Here are my vitals:
24 years old
Asian American
3.542 GPA from Texas A&M
BBA: Marketing
1.5 years of experience
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Joined: 03 Apr 2011
Last visit: 27 Apr 2013
Posts: 100
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Location: United States
Concentration: Leadership, Strategy
Schools: HBS '14 (WL) Wharton '14 (M$)
GMAT 1: 760 Q50 V42
GPA: 3.54
WE:Military Officer (Military & Defense)
26 Apr 2011, 12:20
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01 May 2011, 10:23
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Ahh!! 2 more weeks to go and I just took my first GMATprep exam.
I scored a 610 with a 42Q and 31 V. Alot less than what I expected.
So far:
MGMAT 1: 640 (44Q/34V)
Kaplan: 630 (39Q/40V)
MGMAT 2: 680 (44Q/38V)
GMATprep1: 610 (42Q/31V)
Quant: 13/37 incorrect.
I thought I did pretty well on the quant. It was within my range. There were some silly mistakes that I shouldn't have made.
Verbal: 12/41 incorrect.
Verbal was pretty tough. Originally I thought it was RC and CR that were hard, but in my review, I counted that I only had 2 wrong of each question type. I missed 8 total Sentence Correction. Looking back, the SC was much tougher than MGMAT and Kaplan.
Overall, I'm not sure why my score was so low. On the verbal, there weren't many consecutive misses. I really thought my verbal score would be quite high.
The quant had quite a few consecutive misses during the first 1/3 of the test. 7 of my 13 misses were in the first third.
I guess I really know where I need to focus now. I think my math is fine, it is the sentence correction that I need to study up on. I wasn't quite focused this test and I wrote an entire AWA to simulate the real exam. It was also quite noisy in the computer lab. I just need to work on my endurance and focus.
I scored a 610 with a 42Q and 31 V. Alot less than what I expected.
So far:
MGMAT 1: 640 (44Q/34V)
Kaplan: 630 (39Q/40V)
MGMAT 2: 680 (44Q/38V)
GMATprep1: 610 (42Q/31V)
Quant: 13/37 incorrect.
I thought I did pretty well on the quant. It was within my range. There were some silly mistakes that I shouldn't have made.
Verbal: 12/41 incorrect.
Verbal was pretty tough. Originally I thought it was RC and CR that were hard, but in my review, I counted that I only had 2 wrong of each question type. I missed 8 total Sentence Correction. Looking back, the SC was much tougher than MGMAT and Kaplan.
Overall, I'm not sure why my score was so low. On the verbal, there weren't many consecutive misses. I really thought my verbal score would be quite high.
The quant had quite a few consecutive misses during the first 1/3 of the test. 7 of my 13 misses were in the first third.
I guess I really know where I need to focus now. I think my math is fine, it is the sentence correction that I need to study up on. I wasn't quite focused this test and I wrote an entire AWA to simulate the real exam. It was also quite noisy in the computer lab. I just need to work on my endurance and focus.
