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GMAT 1: 750 Q48 V44
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Updated on: 06 Dec 2015, 04:00
Originally posted by charcharbinks on 05 Dec 2015, 13:50.
Last edited by charcharbinks on 06 Dec 2015, 04:00, edited 1 time in total.
Last edited by charcharbinks on 06 Dec 2015, 04:00, edited 1 time in total.
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After 3 months of studying, I finally took my GMAT this morning for my 2016 application. I'm sure you all understand the highs and lows of test day.
When the score page finally popped up and I read 750, I couldn't believe it. I had been testing at 650-ish on Veritas and 720-ish on the free GMAC Prep software.
I was on cloud nine walking out of the testing center until I reread my score report. IR 6??! In all of my practice tests I was consistently scoring a 7-8.
Here was my final breakdown:
Q-48
V-44
IR-6
Total-750
I am interested in several top programs, like Booth and HBS. I have a 3.8 undergrad GPA from a state school and 5+ years of work experience in marketing. Do you think I should retake the GMAT to improve my IR score for the 2016 application cycle?
Edit:
I took about 3 months to prep for the GMAT. After 'planning' to take it in 2013 and putting it off repeatedly, one of my New Years Resolutions was to finish it this year. (Naturally, I waited until December to 'get er done'
)
My first step was signing up for a test prep class at a local college. It seemed like all the schools near me offered a GMAT prep class and they were significantly less expensive than any of the private companies. I ended up paying $600 for a 10-week course and the corresponding book. As an eternal procrastinator, signing up for the class was a great way to keep me accountable. While I didn't love all the strategies taught, it was very helpful to see different ways to approach problems.
In addition to the class book, I used a 2013 copy of Cracking the GMAT by Princeton Review. I didn't love this book. The AWA section was helpful and I used their tips to develop my own essay template. I also really liked their strategy for solving percents (breaking percents down to 10%'s and 1%'s before adding them back together.) Other than those two uses, I found online resources to be much more helpful than the book.
My background is in marketing and nonprofit work. As a result, I spent the majority of my GMAT prep focused on quant. (If only my score better reflected that!
) Each week in class, we covered a specific math topic. I would do the problem set offered by the teacher and when I got home I would use Khan Academy to make sure I really understood the principles.
About halfway through the class, I purchased a pack of tests from Veritas Prep. In addition to the tests, that purchase came with a bank of questions to practice with. Overall I found Veritas prep to be more difficult than the actual GMAT, but I really appreciated that. Better to be over prepared and such.
I was very nervous about timing, so I started taking a practice test every weekend leading up to my test date. I wanted to simulate testing as closely as possible, so I started the tests at the time I was going to take the actual GMAT (8 a.m.). The two weekends prior to the test, I used the free tests included in the official GMAC Prep Software to get a better idea of the test's difficulty level.
Two weeks from my test date, I wanted more problems to practice on so I started using GrockIt. I LOVED GrockIt. I completed their quant and verbal 'Study Plan' in a couple days and then I used their quant practice feature for an hour or so a day in that last week.
To prep for verbal, I watched a 2-ish hour Youtube video made by Veritas Prep on sentence correction. In my class, the teacher focused each week on one sentence correction error. Combining that prep with the video, when I completed the Grockit 'Study Plan' I was preforming well on verbal so I just reviewed the different types of critical reasoning questions and focused all my attention on quant.
In the weeks leading up to the test, when I wasn't actively studying, but I had free time, I used a couple flashcard apps on my phone. I really liked the Magoosh free idiom app and the Manhattan Prep free math flash cards app.
All in all, it feels weird to be done. It will be nice to have my free time back and to not feel guilty when I'm doing something besides studying.
When the score page finally popped up and I read 750, I couldn't believe it. I had been testing at 650-ish on Veritas and 720-ish on the free GMAC Prep software.
I was on cloud nine walking out of the testing center until I reread my score report. IR 6??! In all of my practice tests I was consistently scoring a 7-8.
Here was my final breakdown:
Q-48
V-44
IR-6
Total-750
I am interested in several top programs, like Booth and HBS. I have a 3.8 undergrad GPA from a state school and 5+ years of work experience in marketing. Do you think I should retake the GMAT to improve my IR score for the 2016 application cycle?
Edit:
I took about 3 months to prep for the GMAT. After 'planning' to take it in 2013 and putting it off repeatedly, one of my New Years Resolutions was to finish it this year. (Naturally, I waited until December to 'get er done'
)My first step was signing up for a test prep class at a local college. It seemed like all the schools near me offered a GMAT prep class and they were significantly less expensive than any of the private companies. I ended up paying $600 for a 10-week course and the corresponding book. As an eternal procrastinator, signing up for the class was a great way to keep me accountable. While I didn't love all the strategies taught, it was very helpful to see different ways to approach problems.
In addition to the class book, I used a 2013 copy of Cracking the GMAT by Princeton Review. I didn't love this book. The AWA section was helpful and I used their tips to develop my own essay template. I also really liked their strategy for solving percents (breaking percents down to 10%'s and 1%'s before adding them back together.) Other than those two uses, I found online resources to be much more helpful than the book.
My background is in marketing and nonprofit work. As a result, I spent the majority of my GMAT prep focused on quant. (If only my score better reflected that!
) Each week in class, we covered a specific math topic. I would do the problem set offered by the teacher and when I got home I would use Khan Academy to make sure I really understood the principles. About halfway through the class, I purchased a pack of tests from Veritas Prep. In addition to the tests, that purchase came with a bank of questions to practice with. Overall I found Veritas prep to be more difficult than the actual GMAT, but I really appreciated that. Better to be over prepared and such.
I was very nervous about timing, so I started taking a practice test every weekend leading up to my test date. I wanted to simulate testing as closely as possible, so I started the tests at the time I was going to take the actual GMAT (8 a.m.). The two weekends prior to the test, I used the free tests included in the official GMAC Prep Software to get a better idea of the test's difficulty level.
Two weeks from my test date, I wanted more problems to practice on so I started using GrockIt. I LOVED GrockIt. I completed their quant and verbal 'Study Plan' in a couple days and then I used their quant practice feature for an hour or so a day in that last week.
To prep for verbal, I watched a 2-ish hour Youtube video made by Veritas Prep on sentence correction. In my class, the teacher focused each week on one sentence correction error. Combining that prep with the video, when I completed the Grockit 'Study Plan' I was preforming well on verbal so I just reviewed the different types of critical reasoning questions and focused all my attention on quant.
In the weeks leading up to the test, when I wasn't actively studying, but I had free time, I used a couple flashcard apps on my phone. I really liked the Magoosh free idiom app and the Manhattan Prep free math flash cards app.
All in all, it feels weird to be done. It will be nice to have my free time back and to not feel guilty when I'm doing something besides studying.
05 Dec 2015, 16:29
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I'm not an expert in this by any means but I do roam these forums as a way to procrastinate and from what i can tell the general consensus is as long as it isn't abysmal (like 0-3) then schools won't really care that much compared to total score and your splits; how was your quant in practice? A 49 is great but not that top end elite so if you're like me and don't have a quant heavy background that might be something to think about.
That being said I'd say with a score that you completely blew out of the water you absolutely should just stand pat and be thrilled with your score; the IR isn't perfect but it's still not a big part of the scoring for admissions and you didn't even come close to tanking it so I say be ecstatic with that score and move on from this cursed test.
By the way, any tips for people yet to take it? Would love to hear about your process and what did and did not work for you.
That being said I'd say with a score that you completely blew out of the water you absolutely should just stand pat and be thrilled with your score; the IR isn't perfect but it's still not a big part of the scoring for admissions and you didn't even come close to tanking it so I say be ecstatic with that score and move on from this cursed test.
By the way, any tips for people yet to take it? Would love to hear about your process and what did and did not work for you.
charcharbinks
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GMAT 1: 750 Q48 V44
GPA: 3.85
Schools: Goizueta '20 (A$) Booth '20 (A$) Kellogg '20 (D) Darden '20 (A$) Yale '20 (WL) Duke '20 (M$)
GMAT 1: 750 Q48 V44
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06 Dec 2015, 04:13
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Thanks for your advice redfield ! I updated my post to include my convoluted prep schedule. I have a very limited background in quant. My undergrad degree and current career are all about verbal. I was a little disappointed with that 48 after how much time I devoted to studying quant, but that was pretty consistent with where I was on my practice tests.
