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amitdgr: I was referring to the actual book, which includes the SC guide with more comprehensive coverage on general verbal fundamentals.
- by BlueRain
Sun Aug 31, 2008 8:18 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: Experience Review (770 Q51 V44 AWA5.5)
- Replies: 15
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Recommendations: * BUILD STRONG FUNDAMENTALS : I can't stress this enough, even for people already scoring in the 500-600s. Focusing on a quick fix with test strategies did not help me as much as reviewing the fundamentals. If you don't have the time to study, you should postpone your test date or ...
- by BlueRain
Sat Aug 30, 2008 8:40 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: Experience Review (770 Q51 V44 AWA5.5)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7925
June: * Finished OG Diagnostic Questions (further isolate strength/weakness, figured out that DS weakness has more to do with carelessness. * Learned about the AD/BCE technique for DS questions. If (1) is sufficient, then the answers must be A or D. Else, B, C, or E. * Trained myself mentally to is...
- by BlueRain
Sat Aug 30, 2008 8:53 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: Experience Review (770 Q51 V44 AWA5.5)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7925
Experience Review (770 Q51 V44 AWA5.5)
As promised, I will try to go over my 3-month preparation experience. Hopefully some of you will find it useful. Background: Engineering degree from top 50 U.S. university -> Strong Q Living in U.S. for 10+ year -> Decent V Strength (>95%): PS, CR OK (>90%): RC, DS Weakness (>80%): SC Test Score in ...
- by BlueRain
Fri Aug 29, 2008 9:13 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: Experience Review (770 Q51 V44 AWA5.5)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7925
I think it favors GPA and GMAT quite a bit into the equation, and when I put in my 3.9 GPA and 770 GMAT, it did not matter what other parameters I changed. Of course, this just means I have a good chance given the academic credentials, and I won't put too much thoughts into the results. Just play ar...
- by BlueRain
Thu Aug 28, 2008 5:59 pm- Forum: The Application Process
- Topic: WHAT ARE YOUR CHANCES OF GETTING IN?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2312
I can't really offer much advice on Quant. Like many people on this forum, I was pretty strong in Quant. already, and I just wanted to make sure I did not make stupid mistakes. The only major weakness I had in Quant. was permutation/combination, but I did not see a single problem on the real GMAT.
- by BlueRain
Thu Aug 28, 2008 5:56 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Best/Ideal Hit Rates?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2016
I believe that the 85-95 hit rate should be fine for 700+, though I don't have exact numbers. You are also counting the hit rate for last 50 questions, which are supposedly more difficult. For my self assessment breakdown for each section overall in my practice: PS: 95 - 100% DS: 95 - 100% RC: 90 - ...
- by BlueRain
Thu Aug 28, 2008 2:09 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Best/Ideal Hit Rates?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2016
Not that I can find. That's why I said basic feeling in my original post, since there is no public formula available.
- by BlueRain
Thu Aug 28, 2008 1:34 pm- Forum: Ask Stacy Blackman
- Topic: GMAT Raw Scores...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7094
In my experience, that should be the case.
I think the GMAT scoring scale changes on an annual basis, and you can get a basic feeling of the scale from the official site.
http://www.mba.com/mba/TaketheGMAT/Tool ... Report.htm
- by BlueRain
Thu Aug 28, 2008 10:50 am- Forum: Ask Stacy Blackman
- Topic: GMAT Raw Scores...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7094
Mad prop's you make it sound easy almost........care to comment on the verbal? Everyone has been making it sound like a nightmare. I get a feeling that jpthomas is a native English speaker, and as I glance through the forum, I'd guess a large portion of the forum does not fit jpthomas' profile. You...
- by BlueRain
Thu Aug 28, 2008 10:45 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 770 (V: 48, Q:48). Very happy!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2129
Woot for boost of confidence 
Optimal Schools
School
Stanford University (CA)
Harvard University (MA)
University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan)
- by BlueRain
Wed Aug 27, 2008 10:28 pm- Forum: The Application Process
- Topic: WHAT ARE YOUR CHANCES OF GETTING IN?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2312
You probably won't like what I tell you.
I don't think you should be going into the test while you are expecting to outperform your norm results by 100+ points. If that happens, I'd be the first to congratulate you, but I am trying to be realistic here.
- by BlueRain
Wed Aug 27, 2008 3:32 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: Nervous
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2841
What is the score range that you are looking for?
If your intended score range is around 500, then I'd say go for it since GMATPrep is pretty accurate in my experience (relative to other mock tests).
- by BlueRain
Wed Aug 27, 2008 10:07 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: Nervous
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2841
Linda, Thank you for your honest feedback. I do have a vision/goal in mind, see quote from previous post. I want to apply entrepreneurial style/innovation in a non-profit organization since I see similarities in entrepreneurial ventures and non-profit organizations. Your response was exactly what I ...
- by BlueRain
Wed Aug 27, 2008 12:14 am- Forum: The Application Process
- Topic: Using MBA to explore options?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2643
If you have only that amount of limited time, my suggestion would be not do any practice questions but go through your past practice. Are you still missing the questions that you missed the first time? Do you understand why you missed that TYPE of question in the first place? That reflection exercis...
- by BlueRain
Wed Aug 27, 2008 12:00 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: GMATPrep and Kaplan/Manhat scores, i got huge differences???
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1784