2nd attempt, 720 to 760 (Q49, V45)

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UH-60Driver: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 5; Joined: Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:22 amFollowed by: 3 members; Location: Southern Arizona; GMAT Score:760

by UH-60Driver » Sat Jul 09, 2011 6:09 pm

I just beat the GMAT in Tucson, AZ! I took the test back in February without much preparation and felt completely unprepared during the test. I ended up with a 720 (Q45, V44). I ended up buying the Manhattan GMAT books and just tried to study consistently. I took the test today and felt much better. I felt like I had a 730 or 740 coming, and went into shock when 760 flashed on the screen. If you are someone like me who has been out of an academic environment for over 5 years, I highly recommend the MGMAT books to refresh those math concepts.

Good luck out there!

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prodizy: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 188; Joined: Sun Jun 26, 2011 10:27 pmFollowed by: 5 members; Thanked: 34 times; GMAT Score:700

by prodizy » Sat Jul 09, 2011 7:55 pm

Congrats on the great score. All the best!

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ryanweng88: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 3; Joined: Mon May 30, 2011 1:04 pm

by ryanweng88 » Sun Jul 10, 2011 2:55 pm

Thats really impressive, can you share with us how you study in your second attempt?

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by justin410 » Sun Jul 10, 2011 11:35 pm

Congrats for the nice job!

I'm reading the manhattan books but have got very pathetic improvement.

Can you share some of your experience in the second attempt?

Thank you!

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jainnikhil02: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 123; Joined: Tue May 31, 2011 12:26 amFollowed by: 1 member; Location: Hyderabad; Thanked: 5 times

by jainnikhil02 » Mon Jul 11, 2011 12:55 am

Congrates!!! A great score .

Nikhil K Jain
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UH-60Driver: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 5; Joined: Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:22 amFollowed by: 3 members; Location: Southern Arizona; GMAT Score:760

by UH-60Driver » Mon Jul 11, 2011 7:08 am

I think consistency was the key in studying the quant concepts. I never put in more than 3 hours in a week, but tried to do at least something every day. I work 60-70 hours a week in my current job, so it just wasn't possible to put a huge amount of time into studying.

In my opinion, the MGMAT online tests were much more difficult than the actual GMAT. I was very discouraged after taking the online practice tests and scoring in the 660-720 range. I then started knocking out the questions from the GMAC book that has actual past questions and felt much more confident.

Pacing is also very important. The first time I took the GMAT, I was spending 4-5 minutes on some questions, which killed me on the rest of the quant. Once I realized it is okay to guess on extremely difficult questions after 2 min, I found it much easier to finish without having to rush at the end.

As for the verbal section, if you are a native English speaker it should be relatively easy. If not, I imagine the verbal section would be very difficult because English is the only category 5 language in the world (According to the Department of Defense) due to the myriad of rules and exceptions to those rules.

Keep the faith and stay positive!

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