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 Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 11:22 am Post subject: winner's guide to GMAT |
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Has any of you used this website?
http://www.winningprep.com
They charge $ for their exercise books, but I wasn't sure if the books are worth buying. I tried the forum search, but coulnd't find anything. Please let me know if you know anything about this website.
I also have another question. Sorry, I'm new at this forum and have a lot of questions.
I received 690 (3 months ago) by just studying OG and taking princeton review course and felt that princeton review alone wasn't enough for me crack 700. Nevertheless, I have recently started to study for GMAT again and plan to take it sometime at the end of September. The question I have is that I'll be going on a cruise trip with my family from August 5 to August 15. Do you guys have any recommendation on what I should be studying before the trip and during? I'm not really sure how much studying I'll get done during the trip so I don't know if I want to study hardcore and take practice tests now, knowing that I'll have some gap during the trip. Should I just go ahead and study after I come back?
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I have never heard of that site. Only go with reputable resources.
A 690 is only 10 points shy of 700. It's not the end of the world. 700 is the mythical magic number, but a 700 vs. a 690 isn't going to have a significant impact on your acceptance chances.
If you're intent on it, then just take a few more practice tests.
I wouldn't plan on trying to do any serious study while you're on vacation. Hard to stay focused! |
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| Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 12:31 pm Post subject: Re: winner's guide to GMAT |
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| gte793n wrote: | Has any of you used this website?
http://www.winningprep.com
They charge $ for their exercise books, but I wasn't sure if the books are worth buying. I tried the forum search, but coulnd't find anything. Please let me know if you know anything about this website.
I also have another question. Sorry, I'm new at this forum and have a lot of questions.
I received 690 (3 months ago) by just studying OG and taking princeton review course and felt that princeton review alone wasn't enough for me crack 700. Nevertheless, I have recently started to study for GMAT again and plan to take it sometime at the end of September. The question I have is that I'll be going on a cruise trip with my family from August 5 to August 15. Do you guys have any recommendation on what I should be studying before the trip and during? I'm not really sure how much studying I'll get done during the trip so I don't know if I want to study hardcore and take practice tests now, knowing that I'll have some gap during the trip. Should I just go ahead and study after I come back?
Thanx in advance. |
Don't plan on studying while on vacation. First of all, you won't actually get anything accomplished. Second, have some fun. It's totally lame to go on vacation to study.
That said, I told myself I would study on my own vacation 3-4 weeks ago. My test is in 2 days. Other than one (yes, one) CR problem, I didn't study at all over a 10 day period. When I came back, I only had three weeks left to study, but I felt refreshed. With just an hour or two of recap over the next week, I took a MGMAT practice test and scored a 720. I'm a believer that being loose and refreshed is more important than trying to study yourself to D€@th.
Long story short, study beforehand, don't study during, pick it up on the home stretch and you'll be fine. |
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| This doesn't look like a trustworthy website. |
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| Anonymous wrote: | | This doesn't look like a trustworthy website. |
What's the basis of your opinion? |
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A 690 is the 91st percentile. No business school would reject you for that score, nor would a school use that as a deciding factor in deciding between you and another student. (Experience, work history, recommendations, would all factor in first - even grades are generally given higher priority then GMAT score, especially in the 90+ percentile.)
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