Dear all,

I've been studying for the gmat for about 3 months of serious preparation. Through out this period, i've managed to completely read, understand & solve all of these books/resources;

OG11
OG Quantitative
Kaplan Premiere (with CD)
Kaplan 800
Kaplan Verbal Guide (but that one is about 1/2 complete)
Princeton review (with DVD)
Gmat Manhattan SC
Gmat Manhattan Number Properties
Gmat Math Bible by Jeff Sackmann
Ace the Gmat by brandon royal
800score.com

I thought i did all the necessary preparation in the world. But to my surprise, i took the the gmat yesterday and i scored a 570 Q38 V30 !!!

I can't deny that i was never a good standardized test taker, and i can't deny also that my performance during this studying period has increased exponentially, and i've got a lot of benefit from the books above. However, i still need to get a 680+ to apply to the biz schools of my choice.

I don't give-up easily. I still believe i can do this despite the score above.
But i need your sincere and experienced advice.

FYI, i reside in a 3rd world country were we dont have any gmat preparation company here to have a course with. I really wished i lived in NY were i can cross the street to go to Kaplan, Veritas or Manhattan gmat.

By the way, has anybody tried those expensive self study courses offered by Kaplan and Manhattan? Does anyone here suggest that i should take those?

Guys, my problem now is that i feel that i've prepared using all the good resources that i know about. In addition to, practicing all the recommended studying strategies i've found on this incredible forum (i.e. time ur self on an excel sheet, focus on understanding ur wrong answers, re-solve wrong questions again....etc.).

I'm feeling a bit confused now, and i'm not sure what should be the way forward??

Sorry for the long post & thanks for your concern.

Your advice will be highly appreciated.

Thanks & regards,
Kareem