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17 Oct 2009, 12:29
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Hey guys,
I have taken GMAT on Friday and I was devastated afterward. During my practice test I consistently scored 720 (Q:81%, V:95%). However, I was not fully confident in my math skills (although i have always considered math to be my strength) and that caused me to fail. I scored 620 with Q:37% and verbal 92%.
I am sure that I have solid math knowledge but due to some cracks I messed GMAT up. I scheduled my next GMAT for December and I want to brush up my math skills so I can confidently go through it.
So far, I went through Kaplan premier and Kaplan 800. Now I am unsure which books to get to brush up my math skills. My idea was to get Manhattan books and the OG 11th edition. I am, however, concerned that those books might be too basic.
What do you guys think? Would these books be a good choice or is there a better combination, given my condition.
I will appreciate any help!
I have taken GMAT on Friday and I was devastated afterward. During my practice test I consistently scored 720 (Q:81%, V:95%). However, I was not fully confident in my math skills (although i have always considered math to be my strength) and that caused me to fail. I scored 620 with Q:37% and verbal 92%.
I am sure that I have solid math knowledge but due to some cracks I messed GMAT up. I scheduled my next GMAT for December and I want to brush up my math skills so I can confidently go through it.
So far, I went through Kaplan premier and Kaplan 800. Now I am unsure which books to get to brush up my math skills. My idea was to get Manhattan books and the OG 11th edition. I am, however, concerned that those books might be too basic.
What do you guys think? Would these books be a good choice or is there a better combination, given my condition.
I will appreciate any help!
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Hello Matac,
The math tested on the GMAT is always very basic (10th grade math at most). There is no calculus, no regression analysis, etc. What the GMAT does is take basic concepts, and wrap them into problems that test your problem solving skills.
A math score that low is worrying as it shows you may have a severe gap in either math fundamentals, or you simply choked on the exam.
Do you know what specific concepts in math you struggled with? The Manhattan GMAT (MGMAT) series is highly recommended here as you can purchase the book that cover the subject you need (but you will need to purchase the OG 12 and Math Review 2nd ed as well). The MGMAT books will cover some more advanced topics, but as mentioned it relies on the official guides for questions. That being said, you will find 80 percentile questions in the official guides (remember, the questions in the guides are in ascending difficulty order). You've already mentioned Kaplan premier which is another book recommended for getting into the math fundamentals.
Read through the GMATClub math forum to improve your approach skills to the math section. People here provide pretty detailed explanations and this might be the key to your barrier (how to approach the problems).
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