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Hi folks,
I am taking the GMAT for the first time on June 7th and have been scoring between 640-680 on the past few tests. My plan is to take a GMAT CAT twice on the weekends, and continue to study everyday for about 2 hours reviewing my mistakes, and just getting more practice in. Also reviewing notecards daily.
I'm assuming worst case I score what I have been scoring on June 7th, so I am planning to take it again in the late August time frame. Unlike a lot of you, I am only hoping to apply to two top 10 schools with 2 apps in the Fall time frame. Do you think late August would be too late and I would be cutting it close, or do you think that should be fine in order to get those two apps done. The rest of the schools I am applying to are part-time and won't need applications until early next year.
I am a pretty good writer so I'm not concerned about the essays.. However; do you think 2.5 months will be adequate to really bump up my score to the 700 range? Or is that cutting it too close?
I'm paranoid
Thanks!
BTW the more time I am on this board the more I am in awe of how smart you all are. Please send me smarty-pants vibes!
Julia
I am taking the GMAT for the first time on June 7th and have been scoring between 640-680 on the past few tests. My plan is to take a GMAT CAT twice on the weekends, and continue to study everyday for about 2 hours reviewing my mistakes, and just getting more practice in. Also reviewing notecards daily.
I'm assuming worst case I score what I have been scoring on June 7th, so I am planning to take it again in the late August time frame. Unlike a lot of you, I am only hoping to apply to two top 10 schools with 2 apps in the Fall time frame. Do you think late August would be too late and I would be cutting it close, or do you think that should be fine in order to get those two apps done. The rest of the schools I am applying to are part-time and won't need applications until early next year.
I am a pretty good writer so I'm not concerned about the essays.. However; do you think 2.5 months will be adequate to really bump up my score to the 700 range? Or is that cutting it too close?
I'm paranoid
Thanks!
BTW the more time I am on this board the more I am in awe of how smart you all are. Please send me smarty-pants vibes!
Julia
19 May 2008, 11:41
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I think 2.5 months should be adequate time if you even need to retake it. What test prep are you using to take the practice tests? They're not all the same. Which practice test you have taken will make a lot of difference. There are some that a 680 on the practice test would correlate to a 760 or so on the real thing, and others that a 680 means a 680, and still others that a 680 would mean like 630.
Regarding your time frame. In which round are you planning on submitted your application? If you're planning on Round 2, then August should be plenty of time. Round 1 will be cutting it short, but you can do the other parts of your app before you take the GMAT. It might take some of the focus off the GMAT and it also might help you focus even more on the GMAT. Once you write those essays and focus on why you want this, it can really help you realize "I really do want this!" and you will focus even more because you realize how much you want it.
I've seen people suggest doing 1 CAT a week. I think 2 would be good, but make sure you have rest between them, create a test-like environment. Quiet and uninterrupted. Also, if you're taking an 8 am test, start taking the practice CAT at 8 am.
Also, there seems to be a big focus on this forum that a high GMAT is absolutely important. It's truly just ONE factor. If that were not the case, and GMAT scores were all that mattered, you wouldn't see people on admissions411.com get dings with GMAT scores of the mid 700s. The elites and ultra elites have their pick of GMAT scores, so I would say for them, the GMAT score is actually even less of a consideration than some of the others school. Sure, they want you to be in their "range" but if you can package your app in a way that shows them you are someone they want, a decent GMAT score will not keep you from getting in. I see their attitude as "We're ______ Business School, and we'll do what we damn well please. If you don't like it, go to Party State University."
Take it one step at a time. Do serious prep for the GMAT and try to rock it the first time. Figure out what you want to do with your MBA. Going to one of the top 5 might not really matter to you. From what I've read, the top of the top don't want to admit someone that wants to go there just because the school is Harvard, Sloan, Kellog, or wherever. The adcom sees it like a partnership. If you've got the qualifications, smarts, experience, and desire, they want to make sure they have something specific to offer you. If all an applicant wants is a degree stamped with HARVARD, that's not a partnership the adcom wants to enter into with a student. They want to know the student will take the education, use it, and not use just the name of the school. Does that make sense?
Regarding your time frame. In which round are you planning on submitted your application? If you're planning on Round 2, then August should be plenty of time. Round 1 will be cutting it short, but you can do the other parts of your app before you take the GMAT. It might take some of the focus off the GMAT and it also might help you focus even more on the GMAT. Once you write those essays and focus on why you want this, it can really help you realize "I really do want this!" and you will focus even more because you realize how much you want it.
I've seen people suggest doing 1 CAT a week. I think 2 would be good, but make sure you have rest between them, create a test-like environment. Quiet and uninterrupted. Also, if you're taking an 8 am test, start taking the practice CAT at 8 am.
Also, there seems to be a big focus on this forum that a high GMAT is absolutely important. It's truly just ONE factor. If that were not the case, and GMAT scores were all that mattered, you wouldn't see people on admissions411.com get dings with GMAT scores of the mid 700s. The elites and ultra elites have their pick of GMAT scores, so I would say for them, the GMAT score is actually even less of a consideration than some of the others school. Sure, they want you to be in their "range" but if you can package your app in a way that shows them you are someone they want, a decent GMAT score will not keep you from getting in. I see their attitude as "We're ______ Business School, and we'll do what we damn well please. If you don't like it, go to Party State University."
Take it one step at a time. Do serious prep for the GMAT and try to rock it the first time. Figure out what you want to do with your MBA. Going to one of the top 5 might not really matter to you. From what I've read, the top of the top don't want to admit someone that wants to go there just because the school is Harvard, Sloan, Kellog, or wherever. The adcom sees it like a partnership. If you've got the qualifications, smarts, experience, and desire, they want to make sure they have something specific to offer you. If all an applicant wants is a degree stamped with HARVARD, that's not a partnership the adcom wants to enter into with a student. They want to know the student will take the education, use it, and not use just the name of the school. Does that make sense?
jlola21
19 May 2008, 18:21
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Thanks so much for your advice! I think that was my problem this weekend, I took a CAT on Saturday, reviewed my mistakes briefly, then took another one on Sunday. So by the end of the weekend my brain felt fried . Unfortunately I don't think I should take a CAT during the week with my work schedule.
I always tell myself the GMAT is only one factor, but being on this board you get a bit brainwashed from all of these super-achievers
. For my round 1s this Fall I plan on beginning to work on the essays soon. I love to write... as odd as that is, so I look forward to writing the essays which I am aniticipating to be the most time consuming part of the process.
Anyway - thanks so much again! I feel a ton better today.
Julia
. Unfortunately I don't think I should take a CAT during the week with my work schedule.I always tell myself the GMAT is only one factor, but being on this board you get a bit brainwashed from all of these super-achievers
. For my round 1s this Fall I plan on beginning to work on the essays soon. I love to write... as odd as that is, so I look forward to writing the essays which I am aniticipating to be the most time consuming part of the process. Anyway - thanks so much again! I feel a ton better today.
Julia
