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by truds » Thu Mar 31, 2011 7:28 am
thanks Eric...I've read all that you posted. I have most of the books mentioned but I'm still missing the mark by like 50 points. Any suggestions, my test date is in 2 weeks.
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by ibnbatuta » Sat May 07, 2011 6:08 am
Waiting eagerly for 7th July. I too will be posting here :)
GMAT preparation is so much fun. I hope it ends with the sweet taste of success.

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by beatthegmat » Sat May 07, 2011 7:12 am
ibnbatuta wrote:Waiting eagerly for 7th July. I too will be posting here :)
GMAT preparation is so much fun. I hope it ends with the sweet taste of success.

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I can't wait to read your own 'I just Beat The GMAT!' story! And glad you find that GMAT prep can be fun--I agree, as well as many folks here in this community.

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by Nelsonjp86 » Mon May 09, 2011 11:59 pm
A masterpiece from the Founder!! My aim would be to beat you in the GMAT!!...lol!!
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by beatthegmat » Tue May 10, 2011 7:58 am
Nelsonjp86 wrote:A masterpiece from the Founder!! My aim would be to beat you in the GMAT!!...lol!!
Can't wait to read your success story--where you beat my score! :)
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by Nelsonjp86 » Tue May 10, 2011 8:06 am
Haha...sure Eric! I am new to the Forum and just about to start my preparation with my first attempt in August. You, Dana, Brent are such an inspiration!! I will positively contribute as much as possible to this wonderful endeavour of yours over my GMAT preparation duration and beyond! Glad to be a part of the community!!...Have a great day ahead!!..:-)
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by Eupfhoria » Tue May 17, 2011 11:59 pm
I picked up my first GMAT books back in December. I didn't really have a plan for studying, I just knew I needed to take the test sometime before this fall. I'm guessing, based on my initial tests, that I would have scored somewhere in the mid 600s had I walked straight in the door. I figured I needed at least a 700 to get into the schools I'm looking at.

I bought Kaplan's 2010 guide, GMAT 800, and Kaplan's Math Workbook on my first trip to the bookstore.

I live in Thailand, so I am unable to buy books (at least, non-NYT bestsellers) without an enormous amount of effort. Luckily, Amazon invented the Kindle. I was also able to download the OG and the Kaplan verbal workbook.

Finally, I purchased the BtG practice questions and signed up for the daily math and verbal questions. I ended up ignoring Kaplan's Math workbook, but answering some or all of the questions available through all of the other sources.

I figure I answered over 2000 total practice questions over 5 months, about 15 questions a day on average. I spent about $450 on practice materials and the test, not counting the hotel in Bangkok.

I took the test on Monday. 720!
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by beatthegmat » Wed May 18, 2011 10:38 am
This is AWESOME, Eupfhoria! What an awesome and inspiring prep story. I think this is the first time I heard of someone using their Kindle for a GMAT reference.

Congrats on the excellent score. I hope you stick around the community as you move onto the next stage, your applications!
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by neetibhargava » Sun May 29, 2011 7:43 pm
Hi Eric,

Its been years you posted this story, but still , I see you have mentioned about two free downloadable tests. One being GMAT Prep and other Power prep. I have been working with only the GMAT Prep and do not see a power prep anywhere on the site....
Could you please guide regarding the availability of the Power Prep software..

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by subhashghosh » Mon May 30, 2011 3:29 am
Hi Neeti

You can download the software from esnips.
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by ujjavalmalik » Sun Jun 05, 2011 10:39 pm
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by ibnbatuta » Mon Jun 06, 2011 7:19 am
powerprep can also be downloaded from torrentz
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by vabhs192003 » Thu Jun 23, 2011 9:34 am
Hey Eric,

I am a new bee to this form. I am starting preps today. Got my hand on OG-12. Look to take the test in late August or September.

How and where to start from. Your inputs for getting a score of 720+ ?
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by beatthegmat » Thu Jun 23, 2011 9:36 am
vabhs192003 wrote:Hey Eric,

I am a new bee to this form. I am starting preps today. Got my hand on OG-12. Look to take the test in late August or September.

How and where to start from. Your inputs for getting a score of 720+ ?
Welcome to the community! A good place to start may be the 60-Day GMAT Study Guide. That would be a nice place to start!
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by vabhs192003 » Thu Jun 23, 2011 9:44 am
Hi Eric

Thanks for a quick reply. Wasn't expecting this. I have started liking this forum already.

I would mark this as my fortunate beginning as I enrolled myself for 60day pack like half an hour ago.

Which books would you suggest for preps? I am generally familiar with Quant Topics. Verbal is where I need to catch up. As I mentioned in my last post I have got OG-12. Anything else apart from this that I may need next? I would like be precise and concise with my prep material as I have very little time.

Thanks in advance.
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