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I am surprised to see so many posts which start with something like: 710 (or 720) -- disappointed!. I don't understand what are people disappointed with. I am sure with a score of over 700, you are very well in (or above) the 90th percentile.
I guess some people have very high standards for themselves.
Anyways -- I don't! Well, at least not for a test.
I took the GMAT this last Saturday, for the second time, and got a score of 720 (Q50/V38). I think I am satisfied, given I studied only for three weeks (and not too hard, at that). I took the GMAT for the first time in July 09, and got a 680 (48, 36) after two weeks of preparation. Scheduled another one >> screwed up the study plan >> reviewed only a third of the materials that I had planned >> studied for only 3 weeks as opposed to the 2.5 months I had >> got what I deserved. Of course, a higher score would have been better, but anyway.
Materials I would suggest to people looking for a decent score:
- Official Guide
- The quant review and the verbal review
- Jeff Sachman's GMAT verbal bible.
- MGMAT SC
- GMAT prep tests (took each of them twice)
and that's it.
I think that's all you need to get a decent score. I think it all comes down to getting into the psyche of the test. The biggest challenge for me on verbal was that I would tend to think outside the scope for most CR/RC questions, over-analyze the heck out of each option, and then ridiculously double guess myself and choose the wrong choice. I am sure if I was arguing with the question creator face-to-face, I could have convinced him why the right answer according to him, is not so right..
...just kidding. Therefore, with this second attempt, I improved that portion, though just a bit.
Test day -- the quant was surprisingly easy, I was done with 14 mins to spare! Although, I should mention that the first question bummed me out totally, but then i got the hang of it. Verbal -- again ran out of time, and might have left the last one unanswered... the time-alert and the Submit-Yes click happened almost simultaneously, so I don't know if it took the answer submission or not.
Some suggestions:
- I had some other material as well, that I didn't use -- Powerscore CR, MGMAT course set.
- Practicing on the computer screen makes a lot of difference (I cannot stress this enough).
- I think MGMAT is way outside what the actual GMAT tests. M's questions are typically a lot harder and trickier, in my opinion.
- I think Jeff Sackman's book simplifies the verbal section quite a bit, and explains how you can make it easy on yourself.
- Its all about believing that this is not that hard, and being peaceful about the test (both while taking and while preparing).
That's about it. Sorry, if the above doesn't help much, but those are my candid thoughts.
Let me know if anyone has any questions.
All the best!
- Nishant
I guess some people have very high standards for themselves.
Anyways -- I don't! Well, at least not for a test.
I took the GMAT this last Saturday, for the second time, and got a score of 720 (Q50/V38). I think I am satisfied, given I studied only for three weeks (and not too hard, at that). I took the GMAT for the first time in July 09, and got a 680 (48, 36) after two weeks of preparation. Scheduled another one >> screwed up the study plan >> reviewed only a third of the materials that I had planned >> studied for only 3 weeks as opposed to the 2.5 months I had >> got what I deserved. Of course, a higher score would have been better, but anyway.
Materials I would suggest to people looking for a decent score:
- Official Guide
- The quant review and the verbal review
- Jeff Sachman's GMAT verbal bible.
- MGMAT SC
- GMAT prep tests (took each of them twice)
and that's it.
I think that's all you need to get a decent score. I think it all comes down to getting into the psyche of the test. The biggest challenge for me on verbal was that I would tend to think outside the scope for most CR/RC questions, over-analyze the heck out of each option, and then ridiculously double guess myself and choose the wrong choice. I am sure if I was arguing with the question creator face-to-face, I could have convinced him why the right answer according to him, is not so right..
...just kidding. Therefore, with this second attempt, I improved that portion, though just a bit.Test day -- the quant was surprisingly easy, I was done with 14 mins to spare! Although, I should mention that the first question bummed me out totally, but then i got the hang of it. Verbal -- again ran out of time, and might have left the last one unanswered... the time-alert and the Submit-Yes click happened almost simultaneously, so I don't know if it took the answer submission or not.
Some suggestions:
- I had some other material as well, that I didn't use -- Powerscore CR, MGMAT course set.
- Practicing on the computer screen makes a lot of difference (I cannot stress this enough).
- I think MGMAT is way outside what the actual GMAT tests. M's questions are typically a lot harder and trickier, in my opinion.
- I think Jeff Sackman's book simplifies the verbal section quite a bit, and explains how you can make it easy on yourself.
- Its all about believing that this is not that hard, and being peaceful about the test (both while taking and while preparing).
That's about it. Sorry, if the above doesn't help much, but those are my candid thoughts.
Let me know if anyone has any questions.
All the best!
- Nishant
Congrats!!!
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