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09 Jul 2010, 17:59
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Hi everyone,
I did my GMAT on Monday and I ended up with a 680- Q47, V36 AWA 6.0. I was aiming for a for a 700-710, which I have been able to achieve in both practice tests and MGMAT mock tests ( all timed), usually hovering around a Q49, V39-37 on practices. I feel on the day of the test I kind of panicked and the night before I did not sleep as well as I would have liked. Nonetheless, I would like to know whether I should do the GMAT again, which I am using to hopefully get into the Mphil Finance program of Cambridge, or whether my GPA which is as of now 4.16/4.3 would offset this weakness.
Regarding the materials I used
1) MGMAT Mock exams
2) MGMAT books (exc. VIC, Ineq. book)
3) OG Quant & OG verbal.
I would like to thank you in advance of any advice given.
I did my GMAT on Monday and I ended up with a 680- Q47, V36 AWA 6.0. I was aiming for a for a 700-710, which I have been able to achieve in both practice tests and MGMAT mock tests ( all timed), usually hovering around a Q49, V39-37 on practices. I feel on the day of the test I kind of panicked and the night before I did not sleep as well as I would have liked. Nonetheless, I would like to know whether I should do the GMAT again, which I am using to hopefully get into the Mphil Finance program of Cambridge, or whether my GPA which is as of now 4.16/4.3 would offset this weakness.
Regarding the materials I used
1) MGMAT Mock exams
2) MGMAT books (exc. VIC, Ineq. book)
3) OG Quant & OG verbal.
I would like to thank you in advance of any advice given.
11 Jul 2010, 08:45
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nonameee
In terms of preparation I did not do any of the prep courses such as Knewton and Manhattan, instead I opted for a self study. In terms of material I used the following
Books
MGMAT Word Translations
MGMAT Geometry
MGMAT FDP ( good for refreshing)
MGMAT Number Properties
MGMAT Sentence Correction
OG 12th edition GMAC
GMAC Quant & GMAT Verbal
Mock Exams
MGMAT Exams
GMATPrep
Regarding the structure I first did a diagnostic GMAT prep test to see where my weaknesses were and outlined a plan over a period of two months focusing on various areas of weakness, generally splitting them amongst the books. At the beginning I did alot of the paper based questions in the OG and from other sources and followed up the work with mock tests from Manhattan (which at the beginning I found really difficult). I tried to follow up my work especially in the last month with at least one test a week from Manhattan. With every other week being accompanied by a GMAT prep test. From those tests I would review my mistakes and link it back in to my daily study which was about 6 to 8 hours a day. I must admit that the above plan though super intense, at least from my point of view, and did bring my score up from a dismal 590 to the official 680. Additionally I do have ADHD and I opted not to get any accommodation, which might have played a factor in the disconnect in my scores.
Test Day:
On the test day, I was somewhat tired from the night before as I wasn't able to get enough sleep. However, I woke up around 6 AM and practiced a few problems here and there to warm up, ate a light breakfast and then left for the testing center arriving about 15 minutes before my appointment. In terms of the test itself, the AWA was a real breeze and I found to be a nice way to calm my nerves. However, after the optional break I went into the Quant section and I am not sure what happened but I feel over thought the first question and possibly screwed it up as the next question was just ridiculously easy; and then things got worse at the end as I had to rush the last few questions which I feel lost me valuable points. In hindsight, the actual GMAT at least when I took it, was not "difficult" in the MGMAT sense, but rather it was more "tricky" in terms of wording and logic and really made me second guess myself in some instances. After the disaster in the quant section I took again the optional break and then went into Verbal section. In terms of the verbal section I felt really lucky because I ended up getting alot of critical analysis and RC questions, and less SC questions, so I ended up doing okay but again I think the SC portion really got me, because there were some real tough constructs that I could not correct for the life of me. All in all I feel that the GMAT, is not so much a test of intellect but rather a test of nerves more than anything especially once you have prepped for it.
Either way, I hope that the above is helpful to anyone who plans on taking the GMAT, and for those who have advice on how I could potentially approach the exam in the future I would like to thank you in advance.
