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Thank you all for your comments and suggestions. Thomas, would the guide be helpful even for folks like me that already completed my MGMAT Strategy guides and taken a bunch of CATs? I am obviously not focusing on the right preparation strategy here (looks like it, since I am stuck in the lower 600s ...
- by archu.mohan
Thu Apr 24, 2014 11:57 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Manhattan GMAT Scores vs GMAT Prep scores - Study strategy
- Replies: 4
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Manhattan GMAT Scores vs GMAT Prep scores - Study strategy
Hello, The following are my CAT scores thus far (WITHOUT IR/ESSAYS): 2/10: GMAT PREP : Q:47, V:34; 650 3/12: MGMAT CAT 1: Q:44, V:33; 640 3/24: MGMAT CAT 2: Q:44, V:36; 660 4/7 : MGMAT CAT 3: Q:38, V:33; 590 4/14: MGMAT CAT 4: Q:45, V:32; 630 All these were taken under the actual exam conditions. (w...
- by archu.mohan
Mon Apr 14, 2014 10:39 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Manhattan GMAT Scores vs GMAT Prep scores - Study strategy
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2625
- by archu.mohan
Fri Feb 21, 2014 4:39 pm- Forum: Reading Comprehension
- Topic: RC Strategy for tougher questions - help needed
- Replies: 9
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Rich - Thank you for your feedback. Just to clarify - I am not specifically focusing on RC based on my CAT results. I finished my first cycle of studying the MGMAT study guides a couple of weeks ago. I took a CAT to see where I stood at the end of my first round of studying. I then began working on ...
- by archu.mohan
Fri Feb 21, 2014 9:41 am- Forum: Reading Comprehension
- Topic: RC Strategy for tougher questions - help needed
- Replies: 9
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Great suggestions! Thank you! Another question - How do you make smart guesses on RC, especially, if you are running out of time? I catch myself running in to the 3 minute mark on some of the "hard" questions, but I cant seem to find a smart way to guess within that 2 minute mark. It is us...
- by archu.mohan
Thu Feb 20, 2014 3:50 pm- Forum: Reading Comprehension
- Topic: RC Strategy for tougher questions - help needed
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3535
RC Strategy for tougher questions - help needed
It has been a week since I started working out problems from the Official Guide. I have completed about a third of the total number of questions under the RC section. I seem to be doing OK with the timing so far. However, I am starting to notice that I consistently get the "Easy/Moderate" ...
- by archu.mohan
Thu Feb 20, 2014 10:20 am- Forum: Reading Comprehension
- Topic: RC Strategy for tougher questions - help needed
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3535
Idioms - Explain the meaning of the sentence please
I am trying to understand what the following statement conveys:
He wins frequently, AS MUCH because he plays SO hard AS because he cheats.
(Idioms in CAPS)
Can someone clarify for me please?
- by archu.mohan
Wed Jan 08, 2014 3:41 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Idioms - Explain the meaning of the sentence please
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3962
Comparisons - Usage of than he/she
The "Comparisons" Chapter in the MGMAT guide provides the following examples: You are more interesting than he. You are less interesting than she. I am generally used to hearing people say "You are more interesting than her/him". I am curious if this usage is grammatically incorr...
- by archu.mohan
Wed Jan 08, 2014 3:31 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Comparisons - Usage of than he/she
- Replies: 2
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Study Plan - assess please
Hello, This is week 3 of my preparations. I have 11 weeks remaining - so still early on in the game. I am studying both Verbal and Quants on a daily basis, picking one topic each. I study the chapters and then attempt the problem set at the end of the chapters. I have been getting roughly ~ 70-75% r...
- by archu.mohan
Tue Jan 07, 2014 2:09 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Study Plan - assess please
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1119
Modifiers - Problem 13 - MGMAT
The following is from the MGMAT SC book - Chapter: Modifiers. Problem Set - Problem 13. Question. Identify thw word/words that modigy. Where the modifier is correct. If it is incorrect, suggest a way to correct it. Regina returned the dress to the store, which was torn at one of the seams. Corrected...
- by archu.mohan
Mon Jan 06, 2014 8:11 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Modifiers - Problem 13 - MGMAT
- Replies: 3
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Hello, I am referring to the backup approaches for problem solving and data sufficiency. The PS backup approaches that have been stated are: Back solving, Smart Numbers, Estimation, Number Properties and Brute Force. The DS approaches stated are 1) One statement clearly insufficient, 2) the statemen...
- by archu.mohan
Mon Jan 06, 2014 7:57 pm- Forum: GMAT Math
- Topic: Manhattan GMAT - chapter 4 - backup approaches for quants
- Replies: 3
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Manhattan GMAT - chapter 4 - backup approaches for quants
Hi all , I read thru the backup strategies and seem to understand them well. Although, I do not have it memorized. Is it important that I have these tricks memorized at this point before proceeding with the math chapters? Or will I have enough practice problems to try these tips out as the chapters ...
- by archu.mohan
Thu Dec 19, 2013 7:37 pm- Forum: GMAT Math
- Topic: Manhattan GMAT - chapter 4 - backup approaches for quants
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2235
- by archu.mohan
Thu Dec 19, 2013 7:22 pm- Forum: The 60-Day GMAT Study Guide
- Topic: Diagnostic test before starting with the actual prep
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4853
Hello Brent, So, after a number of breaks, I finally managed to complete the GMAT prep test 1 today. I ended up with a 470 (Q:32; V:23), which makes me rather nervous. However, I do recognize the following facts: 1) It has been over 10 years since I took a test! 2) I have been away from any kind of ...
- by archu.mohan
Tue Dec 10, 2013 3:55 pm- Forum: The 60-Day GMAT Study Guide
- Topic: Diagnostic test before starting with the actual prep
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4853
- by archu.mohan
Tue Dec 10, 2013 9:08 am- Forum: The 60-Day GMAT Study Guide
- Topic: Diagnostic test before starting with the actual prep
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4853