Hi all,
I'm french and I want to enter a top european EMBA. My target score is 730, which I guess may be over the requirements, but isn't it better to achieve a good score ?! However, I was confident that I would at least manage to reach 650/680...but the GMAT kicked me the hard way : I ended up with a "shameful" score of 590 (Q39 V33) !!
I used the following books:
- OG 12th
- CR powerscore
- SC manhattan
I prepared myself for over two months, balancing quant and verbal, and took several tests on saturday or sunday mornings (2 official tests + manhattan tests) taking care of doing the AWA for each and every test in order to be in the closest conditions to the real setup. I yielded scores from 580 (which was an exception) to 650 two days before the exam (2nd official test).
During the test I had 2 to 3 tricky quant questions -which I guessed meant I missed it !- and ended with an easy question that I failed (I was thinking about that a bit when I started the verbal part...). The verbal section was more challenging -which I felt was great- but it wasn't any better eventually...
I know I can reach the 730's but right now I must confess that I start having doubts. Furthermore I had enough of that ***** (=>means great
GMAT stuff and would have like it to end !! But my actual score postpones all of the other steps to get to the MBA.
In a certain way, it would have been much more difficult to handle a 640/650 because I would have to choose between retaking the GMAT or applying (and hoping my overall application would be great as a whole) ! Now there is no question about it and my score can hugely improve !!
I will have a break in july but the GMAT preparation will strike back in august
I hope the 60-day study guide will help me achieve my target score.
Moreover, my plan is to do all the questions in the OG 12th and track all my errors, review all the RC concepts and improve my SC skills. Maybe I'll buy the Manhattan "number properties" and the official verbal + quant complementary books. I plan to retake the exam in october or november...
Do you think that will make it ?
Thanks in advance for your comments and thanks for this great site !
I'm french and I want to enter a top european EMBA. My target score is 730, which I guess may be over the requirements, but isn't it better to achieve a good score ?! However, I was confident that I would at least manage to reach 650/680...but the GMAT kicked me the hard way : I ended up with a "shameful" score of 590 (Q39 V33) !!
I used the following books:
- OG 12th
- CR powerscore
- SC manhattan
I prepared myself for over two months, balancing quant and verbal, and took several tests on saturday or sunday mornings (2 official tests + manhattan tests) taking care of doing the AWA for each and every test in order to be in the closest conditions to the real setup. I yielded scores from 580 (which was an exception) to 650 two days before the exam (2nd official test).
During the test I had 2 to 3 tricky quant questions -which I guessed meant I missed it !- and ended with an easy question that I failed (I was thinking about that a bit when I started the verbal part...). The verbal section was more challenging -which I felt was great- but it wasn't any better eventually...
I know I can reach the 730's but right now I must confess that I start having doubts. Furthermore I had enough of that ***** (=>means great
GMAT stuff and would have like it to end !! But my actual score postpones all of the other steps to get to the MBA.In a certain way, it would have been much more difficult to handle a 640/650 because I would have to choose between retaking the GMAT or applying (and hoping my overall application would be great as a whole) ! Now there is no question about it and my score can hugely improve !!
I will have a break in july but the GMAT preparation will strike back in august
I hope the 60-day study guide will help me achieve my target score.
Moreover, my plan is to do all the questions in the OG 12th and track all my errors, review all the RC concepts and improve my SC skills. Maybe I'll buy the Manhattan "number properties" and the official verbal + quant complementary books. I plan to retake the exam in october or november...
Do you think that will make it ?
Thanks in advance for your comments and thanks for this great site !
