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09 Jan 2008, 16:29
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Hi all!
I'm new to this forum and already very impressed with the depth and quality of discourse found in this community. Hopefully I'll be able to contribute content which lives up to these standards.
I have noticed quite a few threads dealing with strategies on attaining mastery in the verbal section of the GMAT. At the same time, I see a significantly lower number of threads dealing with the quant, a section where people seem to be reaching near perfect scores with much less effort. Unfortunately, I am (currently) not one of them.
In my first GMAT attempt I got a 720, primarily due to my good verbal perfomance (46V / 44Q). However, I will be re-taking the test in order to achieve three goals:
* passing the 80% hurdle in the quant, which is equivalent to a 47+ score
* achieving an overall score of 750+
* improving my AWA score, which was a terrible 3.5 (I had only skimmed a few essay examples for this section and was highly unprepared)
A (near) perfect quant score has become the main focus of my study efforts. Thus, I would be very grateful if any of the quant high flyers could share some wisdom on how they prepared for that section (e.g. study materials used, time spent on different subsections of the quant etc.). I am currently using the OG 11 and Kaplan 800 to get there.
P.S. I won't be applying to business school until the end of 2008. Best of luck to those currently applying or already accepted!
I'm new to this forum and already very impressed with the depth and quality of discourse found in this community. Hopefully I'll be able to contribute content which lives up to these standards.
I have noticed quite a few threads dealing with strategies on attaining mastery in the verbal section of the GMAT. At the same time, I see a significantly lower number of threads dealing with the quant, a section where people seem to be reaching near perfect scores with much less effort. Unfortunately, I am (currently) not one of them.
In my first GMAT attempt I got a 720, primarily due to my good verbal perfomance (46V / 44Q). However, I will be re-taking the test in order to achieve three goals:
* passing the 80% hurdle in the quant, which is equivalent to a 47+ score
* achieving an overall score of 750+
* improving my AWA score, which was a terrible 3.5 (I had only skimmed a few essay examples for this section and was highly unprepared)
A (near) perfect quant score has become the main focus of my study efforts. Thus, I would be very grateful if any of the quant high flyers could share some wisdom on how they prepared for that section (e.g. study materials used, time spent on different subsections of the quant etc.). I am currently using the OG 11 and Kaplan 800 to get there.
P.S. I won't be applying to business school until the end of 2008. Best of luck to those currently applying or already accepted!
09 Jan 2008, 16:38
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I think it is practically impossible to guarantee a 51Q score. To get 49+ you will not only have to know everything but you will also need some luck. You will probably end up guessing on at least a few questions and you will need to guess mostly right.
If you already have a 720 (above average of every single ultra-elite school), personally I don't think it's worth another $250 to get 30 more points but if you really feel compelled, learn your probability, learn your sets, learn algebra back and forth.
If you already have a 720 (above average of every single ultra-elite school), personally I don't think it's worth another $250 to get 30 more points but if you really feel compelled, learn your probability, learn your sets, learn algebra back and forth.
09 Jan 2008, 16:54
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Thank you very much for your advice, I really appreaciate it.
I know that re-taking the test to improve a 720 score might not seem to be such a good idea at first sight. However, English isn't my native language, so the 3.5 AWA score would probably be frowned upon by the AdComs. I simply have to improve it. While I'm at it, it might as well try to achieve a quant score above 80%. Apparently, ultra-elite schools use this hurdle to determine whether prospective students can easily cope with their curriculum's coursework.
