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3 weeks from the GMAT : Will a KAPLAN course help?

by dumluck » Tue May 03, 2011 6:15 am
Hi All,
I'm taking the GMAT on May 25th. I noticed that there is a KAPLAN course coming up this weekend and was wondering if it would be worthwhile taking Vs studying on my own, given the amount of time I have left?

My self-study plan for the next few weeks is to do a MGMAT CAT a week. Analyze my weak areas and concentrate in those areas for each week up to my GMAT although I'm finding the MGMAT CATS easier than the GMATPrep in my score range (500 - 550). I'm doing them with the AWA in real exam conditions.

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by VivianKerr » Wed May 04, 2011 7:09 am
Hi Dumluck,

It depends on where you are at now with your studies. The Kaplan course will likely be a broad overview. Are you "cramming" or have you been studying for the past several months?

BTG has a nice little 2-week cram guide here: https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2010/01/ ... study-plan

If you've already covered the basics - OG, GMATPrep, you might want to try to hone in on your weak areas in the next 3 weeks on your own using supplemental materials (other recommended books like Powerscore CR, MGMAT SC, etc.), continue to take the MGMAT CATs for practice, and take advantage of free online resources like BTG and Grockit's free trial membership. I'd also suggest reviewing your old materials to create an Error Log. Score-wise, your GMATPrep scores are the most reliable indicator of how you'll do on test day.

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by dumluck » Wed May 04, 2011 7:19 am
Hi Vivian,
Thanks for the response. I've been studying the last three months. Have ran through the Kaplan Maths Workbook, All the MGMAT Guides except for CR and RC.

My main weak area is anything word translation base, I lose focus and typically miss an
important part of the question or misread it under pressure. I also noticed that
the verbal in the GMATPrep is a different standing to MGMAT, the passages are not as
convoluted but the questions are much closer together. ( I score a consistent 30 - 34 in MGMAT and a 17-32 in Quant) Another observation would be that I score about the same in mid level questions of the OG as I do in the higher levels. I find the CAT questions
to be a lot less straight forward and more descriptive with hidden meaning.

My approach at the moment is to do MGMAT CATs, run the assesment report, find my weak areas (Word Translations and VICs at the moment and concentrate on the OG questions in this area. Weighing this up against devoting the remainder of my time to the Kaplan course, what do you think?

Baring in mind I need a 550 min for the MBA of my choice (wonderful to be in Europe where there is
less emphasis on it).
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