Vixen wrote:
I am leaning towards taking the GMAT before the IR section hits, but I am having doubts. I have been studying seriously for about a week, which gives me around 9 weeks of total study time. I am using the
MGMAT books, and so far I'm only about halfway through the first book. I was planning on spending 3 weeks on Math 2 on Verbal and 3 on practice tests.
I have yet to take any practice tests recently, but I did 5 years ago I believe I scored around 470. I have only looked into one local college which requires a 550, but I would love to score 670-700 and try to get into a better school.
A lot of blabber, I know but I am so confused. Should I take more time and really get comfortable with the material, or get it out of the way? I am studying now 3-4 hours 6 days a week.
Background info:
Graduated 2006 with low gpa
English native
5+ years work experience
Hi Vixen,
Given your background, with a low GPA, you should look at the GMAT as an opportunity to turn that around.
I'd say get a sense of your progress in the next week or two. If you're pretty confident you only need to take the test once and you're making good progress - shoot for a test date before June. You don't want to take it now and then again after June and have to study for a new section again.
On the other hand, if you intend to apply to business schools in more than 2 years and aren't making the progress you'd like right now - I would suggest waiting til later.
Also note that a lot of people are trying to cram their exam dates before June. So make sure you reserve a spot if you do intend to do this option.
You might want to take a look at this article about when to take the GMAT:
https://www.gmatpill.com/gmat-prep-about ... ly-better/The bottom portion of the article talks about the pros and cons of taking IR before/after the release date on June 5, 2012.
Hope that helps!