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What is your GMAT result and which material did you use?

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What is your GMAT result and which material did you use? [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 10 Aug 2012, 15:03
This is a simple question which I hope can help out a few beginners in order to determine how much study material one should procure. Im at least very curious to see whether there is a correlation :)
So the questions are:
1. Your GMST-result
2. Your improvement in terms of first gmat prep and real as well as your latest gmat prep respectively real.
3. Native english speaker - yes/no
4. Study material used before first exam and between the following tests (if you have taken more than 1).
Maybe some comments how much you used each material and how they contributed to your GMAT results
5. Time frame

Originally posted by jonatande on 08 Aug 2012, 04:57.
Last edited by jonatande on 10 Aug 2012, 15:03, edited 4 times in total.
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Re: What is your GMAT result and which material did you use? [#permalink] New post   09 Aug 2012, 20:40
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Hi,

1. Your gmat result
GMAT1 - 570 (Q-49,V-19) AWA 4.5
material used
SC- Manhattan SC
CR - powerscore CR
RC - nothing
Quant- just practice in grockit.com

GMAT2 700 (Q-51,V-31) AWA 5.0
material used
how-to-start-gmat-preperations-136048.html

2. Your improvment in terms of first gmat prep and latest real or prep-test.
Quant Improvement - 2points, Verbal - 12points (my verbal was not bad last time also!) AWA - 0.5 points

3. native english speaker, yes/no : NO!
4. Study material used
Answered above
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Re: What is your GMAT result and which material did you use? [#permalink] New post   09 Aug 2012, 22:57
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1. GMAT1 530 - Q42 V20
2. GMAT2 680 - Q48 V35
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4. For the first attempt I never knew anything other OG and GMATPrep software. For the next attempt used the following materials
Quant: MGMAT strategy guides
Verbal: MGMAT SC, read Powerscore CR once - never used it again. For RC and CR - Thursdays with Ron.
For practice: OG10, OG11, OG12, old paper based tests.
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Re: What is your GMAT result and which material did you use? [#permalink] New post   10 Aug 2012, 14:58
Great with some answers. I added one question to the questionnaire - Time frame.
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Re: What is your GMAT result and which material did you use? [#permalink] New post   12 Aug 2012, 23:55
It took me close to 6 months and the preparation was intermittent, I sat for 2 months then I didn't touch the book for another 2/3 months and back with the books again. I would say 3 months with 15 to 20 hours each week would be suffice for a 50 to 100 point score improvement.
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Re: What is your GMAT result and which material did you use? [#permalink] New post   13 Aug 2012, 00:25
1. Your GMAT result
800

2. Your improvement in terms of first gmat prep and real as well as your latest gmat prep respectively real.
First GMATPrep, absolutely zero preparation: ~720 (July 2011)
Final GMATPrep: 760 (June 2012)

3. Native english speaker
Yes

4. Study material used before first exam and between the following tests
OG 12 - used the explanations in this guide to correct my mistakes
GMATPrep software - used this software to simulate the real test environment

5. Time frame
Although my first GMATPrep was in July 2011, I only studied in May and June of 2012.

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