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kamatimbrell: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 5; Joined: Mon Aug 09, 2010 3:30 amFollowed by: 1 member

by kamatimbrell » Sat Oct 15, 2011 10:55 am

Hi all. I've been through The Princeton Review GMAT classroom instruction twice - with a Kaplan GMAT Math refresher course between both - and I'm not at all where I would want to be to take the GMAT.

I think the problem is an 8 week course is just too much information, in too little time, for someone who struggles with the math. Frustratingly, spending 12-16 hours a week on homework still left me struggling with and often being completely baffled by the math on the practice tests, and falling behind.

Does anyone have any suggestions for test prep for those who struggle with math?

Any advice will be greatly appreciated!

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by kamatimbrell » Fri Oct 21, 2011 11:41 am

Going to try a bump. I can't imagine there are zero users who can suggest a test prep company that is suited for the non-math inclined (business school is supposed to be *Poets* & Quants afterall).

The problems I encountered with Princeton Review classes:
*A tremendous amount of math to cover/refamiliarize/practice every week.
* This lead to far too much time being devoted to my weaker subject: math, and far too little time being devoted to my strength: verbal.
* The time required just to keep up made focusing on pacing a joke. I was too busy trying to understand the *easy* math questions.

Does anyone have any suggestions for a test prep provider that perhaps presents less information each week, in a greater number of weeks? Help would be greatly appreciated. Frankly, I'm at a loss at what to do.

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by tpr-becky » Sun Oct 23, 2011 9:43 am

As a Princeton Review instructor I can understand your difficulty in keeping up. I also know that most courses are structured similarly and some that move slower contain more math than is technically necessary. What area are you in? are you willing to work online? The company certainly has the resources to help you as I have helped many students who are low math scorers. PM me directly if you would like help navigating the system, I would be happy to help you figure out how to best work to achieve your goals.

Becky Robinson

Becky
Master GMAT Instructor
The Princeton Review
Irvine, CA

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by kamatimbrell » Thu Nov 03, 2011 12:36 pm

I'm in communications marketing, and frustratingly one of the schools I am interested in does not accept GRE scores. I am definitely willing to work online. I think the biggest challenges is that while the test covers concepts that you would have learned in the 10th grade, high school math was never this tricky, high school was a long time ago, and it was built upon 9 years of continuously learning math. That simply can't be replicated in 8 weeks.

Any advice would be appreciated.

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