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Studying for a year..Worth taking Manhattan? 20 Jan 2008, 11:19
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Looking for advice gmatters!

I've been studying for a year, on and off, there are some weeks where I've lost focused and just stopped studying or didn't have the time.

The highest I have ever scored is a Q40 and V38 in GMATPrep. I'm looking to score that 700!

I've gone through the OG11 and the supplements. I've also used the Manhattan materials for my studying. The Sentence Correction and Word Problem books are great. I'm not seeing any great improvement, and I'm getting burned out....

I'm thinking of taking a 9 week manhattan gmat course? Seeing as I have already read all the Manhattan books and have been studying for approx a year...Is there any value in taking this course for $1000 bucks?
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Studying for a year..Worth taking Manhattan? 20 Jan 2008, 11:22
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Wow...1 year! Anyway, my take is if after so much effort you're still not where you want to be then perhaps it's better to follow more focused instruction.

I took a 9-week class with Manhattan GMAT, that was the only time I put into preparing for the exam and was able to do well enough on my first attempt at the GMAT itself. I'd highly recommend it.
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Studying for a year..Worth taking Manhattan? 20 Jan 2008, 11:32
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Could be because you are studying on and off.. you really dont need an year in length; you jsut need focussed term of 3-5 months, which depends on one's ability. most people will burn out or lose concentration if the length is an year.

why dont you concentrate on your error reviewing and assess where you are missing. then if you are lost only in some sections, concentrate on them for some more time, do some more practice on the same and do a couple of practice tests.

I believe you are applying for 2009 fall, hence, try above procedure for a month. If you dont see any improvement, then go for the training.
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Studying for a year..Worth taking Manhattan? 20 Jan 2008, 11:43
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Is it maybe just impossible for one to raise there score over a certain level with whatever amount of studying they do?
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Studying for a year..Worth taking Manhattan? 20 Jan 2008, 11:50
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I take some offense to people saying a year is not needed or is too much time. I for one was horrible, and when I say horrible I mean pathetic when it came to quant. I couldn't do the most simple problems when I started studying last March. I remember when my friend gave me his Kaplan book and I looked at the questions and the math reference guide, it looked like ancient Latin to me, I didn't get anything........ I signed up for a PR class hoping they would teach the material, but it is better suited to people who already know the material to an extent and need strategies to beat the exam IMO.

Anyway, to make a long story short, just like any language, math takes time to practice and requires time to become fluent in it. It took me a about a year, but I now know way more than I did when I started. For instance, today I did the second DS practice problems set from powerprep and got 14 out of 20 right (could have had 15 but I did them all in my head. I think thats not too bad, any thoughts?). If I would have done those problems last year, I probably wouldn't have gotten more than 5 right. So if it takes some a year, 2 years, hell even several years to learn the basics, than so be it.
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Studying for a year..Worth taking Manhattan? 20 Jan 2008, 21:25
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I agree with the last poster. I also have a long term view at studying for the test. I took the Manhattan course almost as soon as I started studying for the GMAT, and although the class was helpful in some ways, it is more suited IMO to someone who knows his or her stuff and need strategies for the exam. I would say just buy the books, which are essential for the exam.
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