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04 Apr 2010, 06:23
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Hi All!
I am a newbie to this community. I would like to thank the creators of this club and the contributors for sharing their experience, knowledge and motivating other members to succeed!
I would like to share my story and get your advice on the preparation strategy to beat the GMAT and get a high score . I am male, 26 years old, English is not my native language (i am sure you understood it while reading my post
) In 2005 i took my GMAT test and scored 530 (Q38; V25; AWA 4.0); later i studied again and retook the test in 2006 and my result has improved insignificantly: 550 (Q39; V27; AWA 4.5). Later on i earned a master's degree in International Business with distinction from European university.
I would like to study and retake GMAT exam this year. My job is very stressful and requires working long hours (so normally when i am back home i am very exhausted). I get tired easily and usually after the Quantitative part of GMAT Prep CATs i finish the test with very weak concentration and 20 or more unused minutes on the Verbal part. So basically i have time management and stamina problems.
Could you please help me to devise a preparation strategy which would accommodate to my working life and give me an opportunity to get a high score. I dont have any deadlines and will register for the exam only when i feel i am ready. Basically how did you manage to study after your work, when you are tired and totally exhausted? How did you build up stamina to go through the whole test while concentrating equally on both quantitative and verbal parts? Your advice on how to overcome these barriers and sample study plans would greatly help me!
Much appreciate any feedback!
Thanks in advance,
Nick
I am a newbie to this community. I would like to thank the creators of this club and the contributors for sharing their experience, knowledge and motivating other members to succeed!
I would like to share my story and get your advice on the preparation strategy to beat the GMAT and get a high score . I am male, 26 years old, English is not my native language (i am sure you understood it while reading my post
) In 2005 i took my GMAT test and scored 530 (Q38; V25; AWA 4.0); later i studied again and retook the test in 2006 and my result has improved insignificantly: 550 (Q39; V27; AWA 4.5). Later on i earned a master's degree in International Business with distinction from European university. I would like to study and retake GMAT exam this year. My job is very stressful and requires working long hours (so normally when i am back home i am very exhausted). I get tired easily and usually after the Quantitative part of GMAT Prep CATs i finish the test with very weak concentration and 20 or more unused minutes on the Verbal part. So basically i have time management and stamina problems.
Could you please help me to devise a preparation strategy which would accommodate to my working life and give me an opportunity to get a high score. I dont have any deadlines and will register for the exam only when i feel i am ready. Basically how did you manage to study after your work, when you are tired and totally exhausted? How did you build up stamina to go through the whole test while concentrating equally on both quantitative and verbal parts? Your advice on how to overcome these barriers and sample study plans would greatly help me!
Much appreciate any feedback!
Thanks in advance,
Nick
Updated on: 04 Apr 2010, 07:21
Originally posted by TimeSquareDesi on 04 Apr 2010, 07:15.
Last edited by TimeSquareDesi on 04 Apr 2010, 07:21, edited 1 time in total.
Last edited by TimeSquareDesi on 04 Apr 2010, 07:21, edited 1 time in total.
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Those that can't find the time during the weekdays usually study for a ton of hours on weekends. By a ton, I mean maybe 8-10 hours a day. Since you do not have a time frame that you'd like to get this done by, you can start off by doing 5 Quant and 5 Verbal questions a day - just so you can get familiar with the content. This is a nice approach because if you do this for a long period of time, the content (in particular, the Quant related area) will be far more familiar to you as you take more practice tests and go over more problems.
As for stamina, there's an easy fix. Take as many practice exams as you can. You have GMATPrep, Kaplan CATs, MGMAT exams, paper tests, the gmatclub tests, and the list goes on. The more FULL exams you take, your mind will get used to the workload for the 3-4 hour period. This is something that'll come with time. Start taking these exams A MONTH OR SO AFTER you have started your prep. They are an invaluable resource and to use them up too quickly would be wasteful.
You will find a bunch of time mgmt related tips on this site if you search around. Just remember you are supposed to spend about 2 minutes per problem - that's a rough estimate. You can spend 5 minutes on one problem IF AND ONLY IF you are sure you can make it up later down the road. Spending 5 minutes on 2 or 3 problems, however, is not recommended.
Best of luck on your retake.
As for stamina, there's an easy fix. Take as many practice exams as you can. You have GMATPrep, Kaplan CATs, MGMAT exams, paper tests, the gmatclub tests, and the list goes on. The more FULL exams you take, your mind will get used to the workload for the 3-4 hour period. This is something that'll come with time. Start taking these exams A MONTH OR SO AFTER you have started your prep. They are an invaluable resource and to use them up too quickly would be wasteful.
You will find a bunch of time mgmt related tips on this site if you search around. Just remember you are supposed to spend about 2 minutes per problem - that's a rough estimate. You can spend 5 minutes on one problem IF AND ONLY IF you are sure you can make it up later down the road. Spending 5 minutes on 2 or 3 problems, however, is not recommended.
Best of luck on your retake.
04 Apr 2010, 07:19
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Thanks a lot!
