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Preparing for the second time [#permalink] Preparing for the second time   21 Jul 2007, 12:32
I am starting my preparation to give my GMAT the second time. What strategies have you guys used to beat it the second time.. I am not sure where to start... and looking for suggestions.
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[#permalink] Preparing for the second time   21 Jul 2007, 12:39
i'm in the same boat as well, i took the exam last summer after studying for 10 days and only going through the kaplan800 along with some kaplan CAT's - this was not a good route needless to say, and i scored a 560.

my second try is on monday 7/23. ive been preparing for almost 4 weeks now, and i've completed the kaplan verbal & math books along with the 800 but not in great detail, i used them more as content refreshers so i was up to speed for the subsequent materials. i moved on to the OG11 along with the OG quant & verbal workbooks recommended by the gmat club and my final phase has been MGMAT reviews along with the remaining pieces of OG quant / verbal. so far ive scored 640 (43Q 35V) and 620 (40Q 35V) on my two CAT's, and i feel great going into my exam monday. around the time of my exam (5PM) tomorrow, i will be taking my final gmatprep exam to get the most accurate gauge of where i'm at. if possible, i recommend allocating more time than i did, but my only goal is to break 600 because i have conditional acceptance to my program pending a successful retake. hope this helped, good luck!
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[#permalink] Preparing for the second time   23 Jul 2007, 07:20
I am preparing for the second time as well. I got 640 (Q48, V29) on the first try.
The most important thing for the second timers is to identify our weaknesses.
Then, build a customised prep plan. You can search for my previous posts on my weaknesses, and material I am using to address these weaknesses.
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Me Too [#permalink] Preparing for the second time   23 Jul 2007, 16:50
Hi,
I will start preparing for the 2nd time today. I wrote the exam on 05/14. My score was 660 (Q49/V33). I expected something in 700 range but I am disappointed with my Verbal score. I feel SC and RC are my weak points. I am very comfortable with CR. My target date is 11/03. I bough OG verbal review. Last time I completed Kaplan , OG11 and MGMT SC book. I will start with RC and then will do SC.


Can anyone give me any quick suggestion about how can I improve quickly in SC and RC. I know all rules mentioned in MGMT for SC but still it kills me.
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handling RC and SC [#permalink] Preparing for the second time   24 Jul 2007, 04:52
practice,practice,practice.go through the 1000 series,OG 11th and other books such as LSAT.
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