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Advise needed on prep

by san123 » Wed Nov 19, 2008 12:16 am
Hi All,

I have been putting efforts for this test from the past 3 months. The materials I solved are..

1.OG 11 (accuracy ~80%)
2.OG 10 (accuracy ~ 75%)
3.verbal review, (Acc~75%)
4.quant review (acc~75)
5.Manhatten SC,CR
6.Demystified series from Mc grawhill for geometry,word problems,algebra.(Refresher)
7.Disclosed GMAT papers (9 in #)
8.1000 SC
9.Barrons GMAT tests
10.Arco GMAT tests
11. Mc grawhill GMAT 2008 tests.
12.Kaplan SC,CR,RC tests
13.Longman pocket phrasal verbs
14. some misc.....

I request you people to comment on this and help me prepare for the D-day. Its on 25/11/2008.

please suggest.Thanks in adv

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by VP_Jim » Wed Nov 19, 2008 6:40 pm
A few questions for you before I can give you more specific advice:

1. What are your weaknesses? As in, which areas do you feel you do especially poorly in?
2. You noted anywhere from 75 to 80% accuracy on questions in study materials - what level of difficulty questions were you getting wrong?
3. What were your average scores on the tests you took?
4. What were the breakdowns on the scores on the tests you took?

For now, the general recommendations would be to focus on the sections you feel you're getting most questions wrong in, to pace yourself on your practice tests (don't have too much time leftover, and don't run out of time in the end - find a good balance for you), and to try to stay calm on the day of the test.

Good luck!
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by Bara » Wed Nov 19, 2008 9:21 pm
I agree with Jim. If you isolate what your problem areas are, then post them, I'd be able to offer some more specific advice...

While you used alot of material, less than half of it really counts as 'solid' or the best...

It should aways be quality over quantity.

looking forward to hearing more insight.
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by FINALCOUNTDOWN » Fri Nov 28, 2008 7:26 am
Bara,

Do you any idea of what are the percentage score of Gmat aspirants who crack 700 barrier.
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by VP_Jim » Fri Nov 28, 2008 8:08 am
700 is currently 90th percentile - so 10% of test takers score 700 or above.
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by Bara » Fri Nov 28, 2008 10:23 am
Yep: thanks, Jim.

:) I've been off line due to the holiday. Hope you all have had a good one!
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