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by mbadrew » Wed Feb 13, 2008 8:50 pm
Hello,

Congrats. I just wanted to find out did you take a prep course? What was your strategy. What schools do you plan on applying to.

I'm planning on taking my test sometime this year, so I'm trying to get tips from people that have succeeded with 700+.

thanks
Drew

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by jrbrown2 » Wed Feb 13, 2008 8:59 pm
Hello,

Congrats. I just wanted to find out did you take a prep course? What was your strategy. What schools do you plan on applying to.

I'm planning on taking my test sometime this year, so I'm trying to get tips from people that have succeeded with 700+.

thanks
Drew
No prep course...Just a lot of independent studying...To see what resources I used and my strategy check my earlier posts under this topic. My goal is to get into Columbia Business School in 2011 or 2012.

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by rainbowpo » Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:39 pm
Congrats Jennifer

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by jrbrown2 » Fri Apr 25, 2008 4:27 am
rainbowpo wrote:Congrats Jennifer
Where are you getting 'Jennifer' from? My name isn't Jennifer. I'm not even a girl. Can't you see my name on my signature?

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by lux » Fri Apr 25, 2008 5:10 am
great work, jay!

i've got a couple questions for you:

(1) where can i find and download PowerPrep?
(2) where can i find essay formats?
(3) how does quant section in OG 11 compare to the real thing?

thanks man

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by jrbrown2 » Fri Apr 25, 2008 6:13 am
lux wrote:great work, jay!

i've got a couple questions for you:

(1) where can i find and download PowerPrep?
(2) where can i find essay formats?
(3) how does quant section in OG 11 compare to the real thing?

thanks man
I managed to find the PowerPrep software on a forum. I actually don't remember which one because i just googled it. If you'd like I can send it to you. As for the essay formats I basically used the PR version and modified it a little to make it seem a little more authentic. The quant section in OG 11 is very similar to what you'll see on the actual exam. Those questions from the OG are actually old exam questions.

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by ecz.ozgeuyanik » Sun Apr 27, 2008 2:33 am
Hi JRBROWN2,

That's a great debrief... I'm one of the victims of nervousness... In my first attempt, although I scored >700 in all my prep tests, I scored 660 (Q50 V 29) in the real GMAT... I've been doing LSAT CR and RCs right now... and feel more confident about the exam... I hope I'll stay calm this time and score >700 as you did...
That which does not kill me, only makes me stronger. (Nietzsche)

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Hi Jay,

You had mentioned that you had learnt a lot of Maths Shortcut methods.
Could you please provide those methods over ?

Thanks in Advance !!!
Avinandan