Amount of time people spend preparing for the GMAT...

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How long did you spend preparing for the GMAT before taking your FIRST official GMAT test?

didn't do any preparation
1
7%
2 weeks or less
1
7%
2 weeks to 1 month
1
7%
1-2 months
4
29%
2-3 months
2
14%
3-4 months
2
14%
4-5 months
2
14%
5-6 months
1
7%
6-12 months
0
No votes
over 1 year
0
No votes
 
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I thought it would be interesting to see how long people spend studying for the GMAT before taking it for the FIRST time.

I heard that the average is 3 months but I bet that members of this forum spend far longer preparing for the GMAT because people here seem extremely eager to get a top score compared to other GMAT takers I have met.

Personally, I plan to study for roughly 4 months before taking the test.

Please could you answer the survey or post your comments?
  • - If you have already taken the test, put down the amount of time you spent studying
    - If you have not yet taken the test, put down the amount of time you think you'll spend studying before taking the test

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by aim-wsc » Fri Jul 25, 2008 11:24 am
Where's "over 3 years" option? :p :lol:

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by jsl » Mon Jul 28, 2008 6:35 am
aim-wsc wrote:Where's "over 3 years" option? :p :lol:
:-) I debated adding a yearly option... I'm sure there are tonnes of life studiers!! ;-)