Events & Promotions
|
|
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.
Customized
for You
Track
Your Progress
Practice
Pays
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
May 1912:00 PM PDT
-01:00 PM PDT
Scoring 329 on the GRE is not always about using more books, more courses, or a longer study plan. In this episode of GRE Success Talks, Ashutosh shares his GRE preparation strategy, study plan, and test-day experience, explaining how he kept his prep....
May 2012:30 AM EDT
-01:30 AM EDT
Struggling to find the right strategies to score a 99 %ile on GMAT Focus? Riya (GMAT 715) boosted her score by 100-points in just 15 days! Discover how the right mentorship, tailored strategies, and an unwavering mindset can transform your GMAT prep.
May 1501:00 PM IST
-11:00 AM IST
Start your journey with a fully customized action plan and work with a dedicated mentor to achieve a 735+ score.
May 2008:00 AM PDT
-08:30 AM PDT
What’s in it for you- Live Profile Evaluation Chat Session with Jenifer Turtschanow, CEO, ARINGO. Come with your details prepared and ARINGO will share insights! Pre-MBA Role/Industry, YOE, Exam Score, C/GPA, ECs Post-MBA Role/ Industry & School List.
May 2101:00 AM EDT
-02:00 AM EDT
Looking for your GMAT motivation to break through the score plateau? Pragati improved her score by massive 160 points with strategic guidance and hard-work! Find out how personalized mentorship and a strong mindset can turn GMAT struggles into success.
May 2310:00 AM PDT
-11:00 AM PDT
Video explanations + diagnosis of 10 weakest areas + 150+ short videos + study plan!- Jun 10
06:00 AM PDT
-06:15 PM PDT
Register for the GMAT Club Virtual MBA Spotlight Fair – the world’s premier event for serious MBA candidates. This is your chance to hear directly from Admissions Directors at nearly every Top 30 MBA program..
26 Apr 2015, 11:45
Kudos
Bookmarks
Hello kind gmatclub members,
I am posting this with the hope that someone in this vast, wonderful community will be able to shed some light on my current situation:
I have studied almost every day for 2.5 months using the 2013 original guide and all of the MGMAT books. Here is an outline of how I've studied so far:
-Feb 15-Mar 15: OG (quant q's), MGMAT Quant study guides
-Mar 16-Apr 16: OG (verbal q's), MGMAT Verbal study guides
-Apr 18: Princeton Review Free CAT: Q: 40 V: 39 Total: 640
-Apr 19 - 23: Reviewed math problems in OG and looked through MGMAT study guides (I hadn't done math for a month before writing the Princeton CAT)
-Apr 24: MGMAT Free CAT: Q: 40 V: 32 Total: 590 (didn't finish 4 verbal questions-partly b/c of a distraction during the test, partly because I was rattled by the difficulty of the Q section.)
-Apr 25: Veritas Prep Free CAT: Q: 43 V: 34 Total: 630
Comments on CATS:
Verbal:
-RC and CR: typically only get 1-2 of each of these types of questions wrong
-SC: When I'm writing a CAT it seems like I forget everything I've learned about SC. In all of the CATs I wrote, I got more than half of the SC questions wrong. This leads me to believe I need to develop a plan of attack that I can apply to each question
-Overall, I'm not too worried about verbal. I am confident that I will be able to improve on SC so that I regularly score in the 38-42 range
Quant: I was quite surprised by how low my Q scores were. A big part of the problem is my timing. I almost always have to skip 4 or 5 questions. Also, for the MGMAT Cat, I find they base the problems LARGELY around specific tricks they teach in their books. I find the OG questions FAR easier, as I am more easily able to just "figure out" how to do the questions without knowing all these little tricks. I would not be surprised if I was at a 43-44 range in Q if I wrote the mba . com prep tests.
Questions!
1. What is the best way to improve SC?
I am considering reading through the MGMAT SC guide again thoroughly. I was also considering purchasing GMAT Pill SC.
2. What on earth should I do about the quantitative section as a whole?
I have always been good at math, I just can't seem to get through the problems quickly enough. I am considering going through a bunch of quantitative questions and looking back through the MGMAT guides on problems I have issues with. As I do this, I assume I will learn more and more of the little tricks that help to speed things up. By the way.. I don't have access to MGMAT's online questions or tests. Should I purchase a book so I can access these? Do the CAT's draw from the same question bank (i.e. will practicing with this online bank of questions ruin the CATs for me)?
My test day is MAY 15th
..... I may have to move this to a later date... Although.. I don't currently have any commitments that prevent me from studying all day, every day.
I am posting this with the hope that someone in this vast, wonderful community will be able to shed some light on my current situation:
I have studied almost every day for 2.5 months using the 2013 original guide and all of the MGMAT books. Here is an outline of how I've studied so far:
-Feb 15-Mar 15: OG (quant q's), MGMAT Quant study guides
-Mar 16-Apr 16: OG (verbal q's), MGMAT Verbal study guides
-Apr 18: Princeton Review Free CAT: Q: 40 V: 39 Total: 640
-Apr 19 - 23: Reviewed math problems in OG and looked through MGMAT study guides (I hadn't done math for a month before writing the Princeton CAT)
-Apr 24: MGMAT Free CAT: Q: 40 V: 32 Total: 590 (didn't finish 4 verbal questions-partly b/c of a distraction during the test, partly because I was rattled by the difficulty of the Q section.)
-Apr 25: Veritas Prep Free CAT: Q: 43 V: 34 Total: 630
Comments on CATS:
Verbal:
-RC and CR: typically only get 1-2 of each of these types of questions wrong
-SC: When I'm writing a CAT it seems like I forget everything I've learned about SC. In all of the CATs I wrote, I got more than half of the SC questions wrong. This leads me to believe I need to develop a plan of attack that I can apply to each question
-Overall, I'm not too worried about verbal. I am confident that I will be able to improve on SC so that I regularly score in the 38-42 range
Quant: I was quite surprised by how low my Q scores were. A big part of the problem is my timing. I almost always have to skip 4 or 5 questions. Also, for the MGMAT Cat, I find they base the problems LARGELY around specific tricks they teach in their books. I find the OG questions FAR easier, as I am more easily able to just "figure out" how to do the questions without knowing all these little tricks. I would not be surprised if I was at a 43-44 range in Q if I wrote the mba . com prep tests.
Questions!
1. What is the best way to improve SC?
I am considering reading through the MGMAT SC guide again thoroughly. I was also considering purchasing GMAT Pill SC.
2. What on earth should I do about the quantitative section as a whole?
I have always been good at math, I just can't seem to get through the problems quickly enough. I am considering going through a bunch of quantitative questions and looking back through the MGMAT guides on problems I have issues with. As I do this, I assume I will learn more and more of the little tricks that help to speed things up. By the way.. I don't have access to MGMAT's online questions or tests. Should I purchase a book so I can access these? Do the CAT's draw from the same question bank (i.e. will practicing with this online bank of questions ruin the CATs for me)?
My test day is MAY 15th
..... I may have to move this to a later date... Although.. I don't currently have any commitments that prevent me from studying all day, every day. 
26 Apr 2015, 12:07
Kudos
Bookmarks
Hi eltonj,
I'd like to know a bit more about your goals/timeline:
1) What is your score goal?
2) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
3) Do you know which Schools you want to apply to?
The Quant section of the GMAT is NOT, strictly speaking, a "math test" (although you will do lots of little calculations as you work through it). Beyond being comfortable doing the basic math, you also have to learn tactics, pattern-matching, Number Properties, etc. to maximize your performance.
Depending on how far you are from your score goals, you might need to invest in some new GMAT resources so that you can learn/practice some new tactics. You might have to push back your Test Date (or plan to retake the GMAT again as needed).
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
I'd like to know a bit more about your goals/timeline:
1) What is your score goal?
2) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
3) Do you know which Schools you want to apply to?
The Quant section of the GMAT is NOT, strictly speaking, a "math test" (although you will do lots of little calculations as you work through it). Beyond being comfortable doing the basic math, you also have to learn tactics, pattern-matching, Number Properties, etc. to maximize your performance.
Depending on how far you are from your score goals, you might need to invest in some new GMAT resources so that you can learn/practice some new tactics. You might have to push back your Test Date (or plan to retake the GMAT again as needed).
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
26 Apr 2015, 12:58
Kudos
Bookmarks
I can really only provide advice on the quant section, but you should be able to recognize the properties being tested on each problem within 15-20 seconds after reading the question. This level of familiarity is required to achieve a competitive quant score.
