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vabhs192003 Just gettin' started!

Joined: 23 Jun 2011

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Thu Jun 23, 2011 9:44 am

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Hi Eric

Thanks for a quick reply. Wasn't expecting this. I have started liking this forum already.

I would mark this as my fortunate beginning as I enrolled myself for 60day pack like half an hour ago.

Which books would you suggest for preps? I am generally familiar with Quant Topics. Verbal is where I need to catch up. As I mentioned in my last post I have got OG-12. Anything else apart from this that I may need next? I would like be precise and concise with my prep material as I have very little time.

Thanks in advance.

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Thu Jun 23, 2011 1:08 pm

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No problem, it's my pleasure! Smile

And glad to hear you are enrolled in the study guide--I'm sure you'll get a lot of use out of it. If you're seeking verbal books, check out the reviews of the following books here: http://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/store/books#verbal-books

Good luck!

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aditi1744 Just gettin' started!

Joined: 13 Jan 2011

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Test Date:: 10th Aug, '11

Target GMAT Score:: 750

Fri Jun 24, 2011 10:06 pm

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Hey,

I liked inbnbatuta spirit. I am writting the GMAT on 10th Aug, 1800 hrs. Have just started preparing ... and yes, its fun!!

I too will be posting here soon. Smile

beatthegmat wrote:

ibnbatuta wrote:

Waiting eagerly for 7th July. I too will be posting here Smile

GMAT preparation is so much fun. I hope it ends with the sweet taste of success.

Regards

I can't wait to read your own 'I just Beat The GMAT!' story! And glad you find that GMAT prep can be fun--I agree, as well as many folks here in this community.

All the best!

ibnbatuta Just gettin' started!

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Thu Jul 07, 2011 7:00 am

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Today I wrote my GMAT Smile

Scored less than my expectation. Still a good score.
710(Q-50,V-37)
I was going good in verbal. Good accuracy was there but took little more time. Hence in last 4-5 questions, I had to take guesses.
After consulting some gurus, I will decide whether to retake or not.

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bullshark Rising GMAT Star

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Tue Sep 27, 2011 4:34 pm

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Hey Eric,
I was looking at your profile and you don't say where you ended up going to Business School at?
Or did you just start this website and not go to B-school?

Thanks for this site!

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Wed Sep 28, 2011 9:31 am

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Hi bullshark,

You're welcome, I'm happy that you like our community! Our members are what make Beat The GMAT so special, and it's a privilege for me to be part of this community each day.

I did not go to business school. I applied, got into a great school, but at the last minute decided not to attend. At the time I was just not ready to give up on BTG, so I decided to hold off on my b-school plans. I may re-apply in the future. Smile

All the best!

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cabillama Just gettin' started!

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Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:47 pm

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That's amazing! I've read the whole article and found it super useful. It also boosts your morale..

Great motivation!!

One simple question?
Would 1 hour a day be enough for a span of 3 months? for people that are newbies!!

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Tue Jan 17, 2012 11:32 am

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cabillama wrote:

Fantastic, I'm glad that you found my experience to be useful!

With regard to your question--I think that 2 hours/day is best, but 1 hour day can work if that's all you have. The trick is to be consistent--study every day, even if it's just for a little while. The consistency of study is the key to improvement.

Good luck!

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annanichole Just gettin' started!

Joined: 26 Jan 2012

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Thu Jan 26, 2012 7:17 am

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Thank you for all the tips.

Do you happen to have a saved copy of Ursula's excel spreadsheet that you used? I am having trouble finding it.

angelikv Just gettin' started!

Joined: 20 Jan 2012

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Thu Jan 26, 2012 8:08 am

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Thank you very much for sharing all your experiences and tips with all of us.

I started my prep for the GMAT last week and my diagnostic was horrible (less than 400). However, I´m practing at least 2 hours a day during the week, plus weekends, plus Princeton class...hope that´s enough. I am trying to organize my schedule because I think I am doing a little bit of everything and that is making me confused.

Based on your first post, here is a summary of the main ideas that I am going to start using:

IDEAS:
1. 40 questions per day concentrate in each section
2. 10 Review questions from previous section
3. FLASH cards and review them every day
4. Online practice
5. Official Guide practice

Sections:
Reading comprehension
Sentence correction
Critical reasoning
Data sufficiency
Problem solving
AWA Essay
--by practicing with Official Guide (OG)

Suggestions:
TwinnSplitter: tackling each section
Ursula: Excel grid
Day 52 blog entry
PowerPrep and GMATPrep (online/free)

My weakness is VERBAL (as I am not a native English speaker). So I will concentrate on that. Any additional tips will be greatly appreciated!!!!

Thanks again for your help!!!!!

-A

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Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:11 am

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annanichole wrote:

Thank you for all the tips.

Do you happen to have a saved copy of Ursula's excel spreadsheet that you used? I am having trouble finding it.

We actually developed an even better tracking spreadsheet which you can find here: http://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/gmat-error-log

All the best!

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p750 Just gettin' started!

Joined: 20 Mar 2012

Posted:: 4 messages

Tue Mar 20, 2012 6:02 am

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This is good stuff, makes me comfortable with GMAT prep.

abnigam99 Just gettin' started!

Joined: 13 Feb 2012

Posted:: 5 messages

Mon Apr 02, 2012 11:43 pm

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Hi Eric,

Need your guidance here..
I have scheduled my GMAT for 9th April.
I have been giving CAT's (GMAtPrep, MGMAT's) and have scored in the range of 630 - 680.

Although I have consistently performed well in Quant( scored 49 - 50 almost everytime), my verbal takes the back seat. I am not able to move up from 30 points.

I have been able to take my verbal from 23 to 30 but unable to take the score beyond 30.
Having 7 days in hand, I wanted to know if you can help me understand how i can gain a couple of more points in Verbal so that i can touch the target score of 700.

Any pointer would be greatly appreciated.

(Just to mention, I have completed OG 12 and Manhattan Verbal books from cover to cover)

gmatsamurai07 Just gettin' started!

Joined: 04 Apr 2012

Posted:: 9 messages

Wed Apr 04, 2012 4:03 am

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I have benefited a lot from this site, Eric. Thanks a lot. You rock.

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