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470 on gmat 26 Apr 2008, 03:44
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Hello everyone. I took the gmat three weeks ago with poor prep and got 470 (34q,21v). I took the powerscore weekend course and now im working on the OG 11th. If I pound out every question in the OG and take the prep test two times or more, is there a way I can get 700 plus? I just took and passed the CPA exam so I was really jaded about test taking when I took the gmat.
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470 on gmat 29 Apr 2008, 08:22
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paraphrasing from the GMAT test makers "score increases of 100 pts or more are unlikely"
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470 on gmat 29 Apr 2008, 10:57
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nothing is impossible. It has been done before if you look on the boards. However pounding out the OG and 2 prep tests will not get you there. You will probably need to do thousands of questions and spend at least 6 months of focused studying in my opinion. And depending on your skill level you still may not get there. GMAT's a b**th isn't it?? lol But if it were that easy to score a 700 it wouldn't be so highly valued.

So I suggest starting from the ground up. Learn all the rules cold. I suggest starting with Verbal and learning SC first. You need to address that 21V first and foremost. Get Manhattan SC. If you learn that book alone you can probably up that V score to 30 all else being equal.

Edit: One more note: You can probably get to 600 in 1 month of studying. 600 to 700 will be the biggest hurdle.
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470 on gmat 29 Apr 2008, 22:17
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Thank you for your inputs. I think I can get at least 620 because during my test a fire alarm broke out and that probably took 30 points off my grade. I didn't know you couldn't use a calculator before the test and I guessed on the last 10 in my verbal section. My friend preped for two weeks with just gmatprep and 800scores tests and got 680(41v,41q). I think I can do the same if not better.
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470 on gmat 30 Apr 2008, 11:33
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Clips,

I took the GMAT prep test without ANY prep(I mean none, I didn't even know what the sections were) and I believe I got a 460 (around there anyways)

after the PR course and taking the real GMAT twice, I finished with a 690, so huge increases are possible
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470 on gmat 30 Apr 2008, 18:03
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A huge increase is definitely possible if you prepare properly. 700+ seems to be what a lot of people target, but few people score that high, so if you score in the upper 600s, you should still consider it a great accomplishment.
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