My gmat experience.
Although I didn’t score 700 or over, I´m very proud of my score and I want to share my experience of exam
My score: 680 (Q48 V35)
This is only for normal people. If you are a genius and see things like in the matrix movie, please go to post where it says "how to score 780"
Background: I am not an English native speaker(Argentinean) and I have engineer degree. Six year of work experience.
My first attempt to the gmat was in December of 2008. I scored 610 (Q47 V28). I realized that I need a lot to improve in verbal so I decided to start preparing the TOEFL first and then return to the GMAT. I spend all 2009 working in my English and trying to improve as much as possible. I took the TOEFL exam in December of last year and I started studying for GMAT again in March.
What I did:I also enrolled for the Knewton course that was VERY helpful for me because it allow me to remember key concepts of math and gave me a lot of exercise to practice. I enrolled in the Knewton course because of the 50-points-gurantee policy. I am glad to tell that I am not going to ask for a refund.
The course was great and I did it in only one month. Of course I had to watch a lot of the lesson on-demand.
About practice test that I took:
I took the 5 Knewton’s Test and I score on average 610. Before the exam I was worried over my performance. But now, I can tell you that Knewton exam are much harder than the real GMAT exam is.
I also did the Manhattan free test, and again, for me there were some exercises that were harder than the real ones.
Finally, this site was also one of the keys to my success. I try to spend as much as possible around the forum, reading and answering problems. There a lot of experts who knows a lot about this exam. I love this community! It was also really helpful for me, I learnt a lot.
On the test day: Just think about what you are going to do next after the test.
“Keep pushing!!”
There is a lot of material to practice; one of the key is to select useful information.
If you are interested, I can provide further details.