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23 Jul 2018, 08:46
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All,
I am looking for guidance.
At the moment my plan is to take the GMAT either December 15 or December 22 depending on my Christmas schedule. Yesterday I completed the OG Practice Examination in a not so friendly environment (public library). Score: 30 Quant (19th Percentile) 28 Verbal (52nd Percentile) and 7 IR (82nd Percentile) for a 490 overall. This was extremely humbling especially with quant as I considered numbers one of my top strengths. I've been going through the OG book for the last two weeks daily. The last two weeks I have put in approximately 40 hours of study time. My Goal is 700+ (Top 5 Target Schools: McCombs, Ross, Darden, Anderson, Fuqua)
Study Materials Owned:
OG 2018
OG Quant 2018
OG Verbal 2018
Manhattan Prep 6th Edition Set (10 Books)
Princeton Review SMART Grammar
I have 145 days until 12/22 (138 until 12/15) and with my current study plan I will hit approx. 430 study hours from here on out. The goal is to go through each book 3 times. By targeting weaknesses and not making the same mistakes will this be enough study time or do I need to increase the hours per day/use other study materials to make sure I hit the 700+ number? Any feedback helps.
Cheers,
dirtyd
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3.45 GPA in Marketing and Entrepreneurial Mgmt double major at midsized regional Midwestern University (Example: Creighton, Butler, Drake, Valparaiso, Xavier)
Post Grad Work Experience: 2 Years+ at US Top 3 Largest Bank. Left my Rotational Development Program early for internal Project Management promotion
Undergrad: 2 Start Ups (Both Service Based)
Future goals: MBB Consulting or Product Management
(Fingers Crossed this will be enough to get in to target school if GMAT is 700+)
I am looking for guidance.
At the moment my plan is to take the GMAT either December 15 or December 22 depending on my Christmas schedule. Yesterday I completed the OG Practice Examination in a not so friendly environment (public library). Score: 30 Quant (19th Percentile) 28 Verbal (52nd Percentile) and 7 IR (82nd Percentile) for a 490 overall. This was extremely humbling especially with quant as I considered numbers one of my top strengths. I've been going through the OG book for the last two weeks daily. The last two weeks I have put in approximately 40 hours of study time. My Goal is 700+ (Top 5 Target Schools: McCombs, Ross, Darden, Anderson, Fuqua)
Study Materials Owned:
OG 2018
OG Quant 2018
OG Verbal 2018
Manhattan Prep 6th Edition Set (10 Books)
Princeton Review SMART Grammar
I have 145 days until 12/22 (138 until 12/15) and with my current study plan I will hit approx. 430 study hours from here on out. The goal is to go through each book 3 times. By targeting weaknesses and not making the same mistakes will this be enough study time or do I need to increase the hours per day/use other study materials to make sure I hit the 700+ number? Any feedback helps.
Cheers,
dirtyd
Other Profile Information:
3.45 GPA in Marketing and Entrepreneurial Mgmt double major at midsized regional Midwestern University (Example: Creighton, Butler, Drake, Valparaiso, Xavier)
Post Grad Work Experience: 2 Years+ at US Top 3 Largest Bank. Left my Rotational Development Program early for internal Project Management promotion
Undergrad: 2 Start Ups (Both Service Based)
Future goals: MBB Consulting or Product Management
(Fingers Crossed this will be enough to get in to target school if GMAT is 700+)
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23 Jul 2018, 09:52
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don't get me wrong you are taking it too hard , 3 times repetition is not at all required.Rather apply your knowledge to new questions as it might help you cover any surprise in Gmat.
23 Jul 2018, 11:43
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Hi dirtyd,
Just to confirm - when you say that you took the OG 'practice examination' are you referring to the Diagnostic Test in the Official Guide or one of the free practice CATs that are available from www.mba.com?
Many Test Takers who use a 'book heavy' study approach end up getting 'stuck' at a particular score level, so you'll likely end up needing to invest in some non-book resources. Since you've already acquired some practice materials, you can get started with those though. The OG books are great sources for practice questions, but they're not designed to teach you Tactics, patterns or the little 'secrets' behind the GMAT - for those, you'll need Course-oriented materials.
1) Going forward, how many hours do you think you can consistently study each week? Are there going to be any 'blocks' of time in which you have to step away from your studies?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Just to confirm - when you say that you took the OG 'practice examination' are you referring to the Diagnostic Test in the Official Guide or one of the free practice CATs that are available from www.mba.com?
Many Test Takers who use a 'book heavy' study approach end up getting 'stuck' at a particular score level, so you'll likely end up needing to invest in some non-book resources. Since you've already acquired some practice materials, you can get started with those though. The OG books are great sources for practice questions, but they're not designed to teach you Tactics, patterns or the little 'secrets' behind the GMAT - for those, you'll need Course-oriented materials.
1) Going forward, how many hours do you think you can consistently study each week? Are there going to be any 'blocks' of time in which you have to step away from your studies?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
