My below post was rejected as spam... so trying to repost it
Hi All.
First of all kudos to people who maintain this forum and to people who help others here with their experiences and suggestions.
I came to know about this forum just on the day of my Exam!!! But never the less have been following it since(for one week now). Thought that will share and gain from this forum then.
I appeared for my GMAT last monday, 18th Aug 2008, and scored 710. Recieved my official score AND have 5.0 on AWA. I am not too exited about this score because I thought I would have scored 730-740 had I not messed with my quant and last question In verbal. For this last question i had a little more than 2 minutes left and in a fit of oversmartness decided to answer it after thinking thoroughly over it. I lost the count of time and would you believe the foolishness, i missed marking the answer because the time was up!!!
Lesson, dont be oversmart and mark answer, you may change before you move forward.
----------
My preparation lasted for around 3 months around 2 hrs/day. For some days I didnt study at all. But I enjoyed the format so I could concentrate when I needed to.
The material I used was
OG
OG Quant
OG Verbal
and sparingly
Kaplan.
I had some printouts shared by some friends. But I didnt rely on them and just glanced through those prints.
My study centerd around improving Verbal and building stamina and speed for solving questions. I would use OG to create a mini test by solving approximately 15 questions from PS, DS, RC, CR and SC each.
The more you practise the better you get with your verbal skills. i would suggest that you get your basics right in first 15 days and the solve the individual (Quant and Verbal) OGs and then get on with the combined OG.
Also after you finish this, try solving as many tests as possible. Spent time in between tests to revise and improve on your weak areas.
Reserve the Pearson tests for last. This will give you the most accurate picture of what you are going to score.
----------------
Coming back to my score 710 (92%) (Q 48(84%) / V 41(92%)), I really dont know how good the score is. I am targetting the top 15 to 20 Schools in US.
My profile:-
Male
Age :- 27
Qualification :- B.E. Electronics (Pune Univ)
Academics :- My acads are good to very good except for second year and third year engineering where I had a big dip because of some personal problems
Experience :- 5.3 yrs in IT. Currently Project Lead. Presently working in UK. (Can get recommendation from my client).
---------------------------------------------
Please advise, do I stand a decent chance of getting in to Top 15 schools?
Also, i am more than ready to share my experience with fellow GMATters.
Finally one thing, dont approach GMAT as a exam but relax and enjoy the preparation. i am sure you will all do well.
Hi All.
First of all kudos to people who maintain this forum and to people who help others here with their experiences and suggestions.
I came to know about this forum just on the day of my Exam!!! But never the less have been following it since(for one week now). Thought that will share and gain from this forum then.
I appeared for my GMAT last monday, 18th Aug 2008, and scored 710. Recieved my official score AND have 5.0 on AWA. I am not too exited about this score because I thought I would have scored 730-740 had I not messed with my quant and last question In verbal. For this last question i had a little more than 2 minutes left and in a fit of oversmartness decided to answer it after thinking thoroughly over it. I lost the count of time and would you believe the foolishness, i missed marking the answer because the time was up!!!
Lesson, dont be oversmart and mark answer, you may change before you move forward.
----------
My preparation lasted for around 3 months around 2 hrs/day. For some days I didnt study at all. But I enjoyed the format so I could concentrate when I needed to.
The material I used was
OG
OG Quant
OG Verbal
and sparingly
Kaplan.
I had some printouts shared by some friends. But I didnt rely on them and just glanced through those prints.
My study centerd around improving Verbal and building stamina and speed for solving questions. I would use OG to create a mini test by solving approximately 15 questions from PS, DS, RC, CR and SC each.
The more you practise the better you get with your verbal skills. i would suggest that you get your basics right in first 15 days and the solve the individual (Quant and Verbal) OGs and then get on with the combined OG.
Also after you finish this, try solving as many tests as possible. Spent time in between tests to revise and improve on your weak areas.
Reserve the Pearson tests for last. This will give you the most accurate picture of what you are going to score.
----------------
Coming back to my score 710 (92%) (Q 48(84%) / V 41(92%)), I really dont know how good the score is. I am targetting the top 15 to 20 Schools in US.
My profile:-
Male
Age :- 27
Qualification :- B.E. Electronics (Pune Univ)
Academics :- My acads are good to very good except for second year and third year engineering where I had a big dip because of some personal problems
Experience :- 5.3 yrs in IT. Currently Project Lead. Presently working in UK. (Can get recommendation from my client).
---------------------------------------------
Please advise, do I stand a decent chance of getting in to Top 15 schools?
Also, i am more than ready to share my experience with fellow GMATters.
Finally one thing, dont approach GMAT as a exam but relax and enjoy the preparation. i am sure you will all do well.
Last edited by GoGetter on Tue Aug 26, 2008 7:14 am, edited 1 time in total.
GoGetter,
____________________________
When the going gets Tough...
The tough gets going....
____________________________
When the going gets Tough...
The tough gets going....
