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im retaking gmat in a few weeks from a 48 q and 39 v.

last time i never scored higher than 41 on the gmat/powerprep verbals.

last week i took powerprep 1, and got 44 v. this wknd, i did gmat prep 1 (including writting essays, and math), and got 44 v. today i took powerprep 2, and got 44 v.

i have seen some repeats, but by large measure, it would have effected my score little. on the gmat prep 1, i saw only 2 repeats, and gave same answer as before.

if i retake gmat and score 44 +verbal, form 39, i think my strategy is one to take into consideration for future repeaters.

simply put, i sought to master the sentence correction. i did not do any additional studying for cr and rc. what i have found is, by getting more sc right, i also am reducing the time it takes me to do Sc, which adds more time fo rme to do cr/rc. so its had a triple effect.

anyway, i hope three straight 44 v's mean i am going to get at least 42 v.
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strategy paying dividends 14 May 2008, 17:18
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Good stuff irish, its similar to my strategy. Your success in the real thing will give me tremendous confidence to book a date myself :)
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yeah actually today i was looking for your posts, seein gif you had retaken it yet or scheduled it.

guess not yet. ill let you know. june 7th is the day.
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strategy paying dividends 14 May 2008, 23:32
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Good thinking guys. This discussion is triggering 760-itch for me.
But I believe if I cant make it with 730...i cannot get it with 760. I could be wrong....any thoughts?
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i think with a 50 40, what you got right? that i would not take again.

but it cant hurt to on the side maybe start studying verbal. specifically the sentence correction. jus tsee where it takes you.
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I need to get back on the studying horse ... I have been off for a full 2 weeks now.

With a 47/40 ... I too believe that the big gains available are in Verbal ... might be able to push math to 49 tops. So aiming for a 48/44 split ... which hopefully gets me closer to the hallowed 760 ground
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But I believe if I cant make it with 730...i cannot get it with 760. I could be wrong....any thoughts?
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Concur. It won't be your GMAT that keeps you out. You might want to try it if you think you can get to 770/780. Otherwise, don't bother with the extra effort/headache etc. Just start researching schools and drafting your why mba essay.

Picture this:

Adcom, "Man, this kyatin kid looks good on paper. His work exp is a little light (just randomly picking a component). Only if his gmat was a 760, I can overlook this weakness and extend an interview. But I just can't do it."
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strategy paying dividends 15 May 2008, 22:24
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I agree. Thats what I feel too. I already know my profile is not too strong...but I am just not sure I can make up for it with 99 percentile. perhaps I will never know unless I get dinged and then with 760 get in. Each individual is so unique so patterns can be useful only to some extent to find out what 760 can do...but I cannot be certain about 760 doing the trick.

That said, I am right now in one hell of a situation. Its been about 2 weeks since I got done with GMAT....last 2 weeks I started researching...what I can shoot for...where do I stand in competition...let me say this....its not been good time....I am Male/Indian/IT guy and my bigger problem is first researching what my real career goals are. What different types of MBA streams are possible and where I see myself fit. Its not easy and worst thing is you have to answer these for yourself.

If you guys know any good reference material while deciding what are possibilities, any book etc.. then please let me know. I am still holding on to joining BSchool forum but will soon seek some help there.
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strategy paying dividends 16 May 2008, 05:43
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If you guys know any good reference material while deciding what are possibilities, any book etc.. then please let me know. I am still holding on to joining BSchool forum but will soon seek some help there.
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You're done with the GMAT. It's time for you to "graduate" down to the lower forums. You'll get much more help there.
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so you wanna go from say a 710 to 750+? 710 is pretty average for all schools so if you can get into their top 20% without much effort, why not. Just make sure that you other categories of WE, EC are not below average.
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tyring to compensate for low gpa, and poor grades in math (early on). want to eliminate any question as to whether i am accademically capable.

im not doing this is at the cost of taking time away from extracurriculars, etc.

again, im not suggesting retaking at 710 is right for everyone. for me, im doing it cause my grades aren't great, and im pretty sure i can score significantly, 730+, higher.

its more of a side project, then it is a focus of mine.

i dont want anyone to think i dont think a 710 is adequate. or someont who scores 700 has a poor score. by no means do i. each individual is unique in their profile. i just feel i could use a little higher score. thats all.
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strategy paying dividends 16 May 2008, 15:41
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If you guys know any good reference material while deciding what are possibilities, any book etc.. then please let me know. I am still holding on to joining BSchool forum but will soon seek some help there.

You're done with the GMAT. It's time for you to "graduate" down to the lower forums. You'll get much more help there.
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Agree Kidderek. Just getting armed to ask right questions :)
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