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Hi yall,
My name's Seth and I'm going into my senior year of school. I'm hoping to go get into the Krannert School of Management, and I've started preparing for the GMAT. I went through the Beginner's Study Guide thread and have gained some insight, but I still have more questions regarding my specific situation. I looked around and couldn't see a more appropriate place to post this, so hopefully this is fine. Here goes:
I'm in a bit of a hole. I didn't expect to be going into anything MBA-related, but the past few months I've had a huge change of heart and wanted to commit to this. I spoke to an admissions representative for the program and he told me, based upon my situation, that a 630 would be "excellent" for my chances to get in. That's exciting, but there's some downside. I took a practice test with no prior studying at all in order to gain an idea of just where I'm at, and it wasn't pretty. I wrote the scores down and can't find them, but I know my overall was a 440. I scored in the 75th percentile for the verbal, but the quantitative was miserable (3rd percentile). I figured that would be the case, because I haven't studied math in a while and I rushed a little throughout the quantitative because I felt I couldn't score highly regardless. I know that's a mistake now, but it at least gives me room to improve.
I plan on taking the GMAT this November, and I've been spending an hour to two a day in the library, and plan to do so from now until the test date. My questions are as follows:
1) Clearly my focus should be on math, as far as brushing off the cobwebs and making sure I have a complete grasp of the concepts. How much of the next few months should I spend on math? I consider myself reasonably intelligent and motivated, so although I performed poorly I don't see it as reason to quit. I want to improve my verbal as well, but my goal is a 630 and I think the quantitative will be critical to ensure it.
2) What's the best study material I could invest in for my situation? I may have panicked in regards to the math because of my poor practice performance. I've looked around and it seems the Manhattan Guides may be a good tool to reinforce the math understanding I need.
3) I definitely need to practice the format. I've acquired a copy of the Nova GMAT prep, and it seems to be much more technique-oriented than concepts, which is fine. I want to take a lot of practice tests between now and then. What would the most cost-effective route be for that? I'm from a lower-class family and I have to provide everything for myself, so pricing is unfortunately a concern.
4.) Is there any more pertinent information you can offer to help me get started in the right direction? I plan on being active in the forums from now until my journey is completed, and I know I have a ton of improvement to even have a chance at what I want, so hopefully this can be an outlet for success. I also know that it may seem a long shot, but don't tell me it's a waste of my time or anything (not that I think anyone would). I have no doubts as to my ability, I just need to focus it in the proper outlets for my time frame to give myself the best shot.
In advance, thank yall for any advice that can be offered. This is an exciting period for me, and I'm really happy to find a community that can help my growth.
My name's Seth and I'm going into my senior year of school. I'm hoping to go get into the Krannert School of Management, and I've started preparing for the GMAT. I went through the Beginner's Study Guide thread and have gained some insight, but I still have more questions regarding my specific situation. I looked around and couldn't see a more appropriate place to post this, so hopefully this is fine. Here goes:
I'm in a bit of a hole. I didn't expect to be going into anything MBA-related, but the past few months I've had a huge change of heart and wanted to commit to this. I spoke to an admissions representative for the program and he told me, based upon my situation, that a 630 would be "excellent" for my chances to get in. That's exciting, but there's some downside. I took a practice test with no prior studying at all in order to gain an idea of just where I'm at, and it wasn't pretty. I wrote the scores down and can't find them, but I know my overall was a 440. I scored in the 75th percentile for the verbal, but the quantitative was miserable (3rd percentile). I figured that would be the case, because I haven't studied math in a while and I rushed a little throughout the quantitative because I felt I couldn't score highly regardless. I know that's a mistake now, but it at least gives me room to improve.
I plan on taking the GMAT this November, and I've been spending an hour to two a day in the library, and plan to do so from now until the test date. My questions are as follows:
1) Clearly my focus should be on math, as far as brushing off the cobwebs and making sure I have a complete grasp of the concepts. How much of the next few months should I spend on math? I consider myself reasonably intelligent and motivated, so although I performed poorly I don't see it as reason to quit. I want to improve my verbal as well, but my goal is a 630 and I think the quantitative will be critical to ensure it.
2) What's the best study material I could invest in for my situation? I may have panicked in regards to the math because of my poor practice performance. I've looked around and it seems the Manhattan Guides may be a good tool to reinforce the math understanding I need.
3) I definitely need to practice the format. I've acquired a copy of the Nova GMAT prep, and it seems to be much more technique-oriented than concepts, which is fine. I want to take a lot of practice tests between now and then. What would the most cost-effective route be for that? I'm from a lower-class family and I have to provide everything for myself, so pricing is unfortunately a concern.
4.) Is there any more pertinent information you can offer to help me get started in the right direction? I plan on being active in the forums from now until my journey is completed, and I know I have a ton of improvement to even have a chance at what I want, so hopefully this can be an outlet for success. I also know that it may seem a long shot, but don't tell me it's a waste of my time or anything (not that I think anyone would). I have no doubts as to my ability, I just need to focus it in the proper outlets for my time frame to give myself the best shot.
In advance, thank yall for any advice that can be offered. This is an exciting period for me, and I'm really happy to find a community that can help my growth.
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