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Advice for Gmat Prepration

by samsachd » Mon Jun 01, 2009 3:20 am
Hi,

I am planning to take GMAT in August 3week and having almost 11 weeks study time with me.

My testplan is like this:

1) I am planning to Study OG 11 for first 1 month(Should complete this otherwise i m screwed :shock: )
And then move to Kaplan in july for a bit more challenging prepration.
2)Also planning to enroll to some Moctest series with known institute in july and give moctest every weekend.
I have not yet given any moctest so not sure about my current score :? but aiming at a Official score of 720 in August.

Need your suggestions for testplan and what can i include more to make out best of the prepration.
1) Which moctest series should be best to take.
2) Is Studing OG11 and Kaplan good enough for my desired score.

Only thing is i want to have Quality and not Quantity.

Thanks
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by VP_Jim » Mon Jun 01, 2009 10:52 am
Whether your books are sufficient for your desired score is, of course, quite dependent on your current score. If you score a 690 on a practice test with no prep, the road to a 720 will be a lot easier than if you scored a 400! Personally, I studied exclusively from the OG and did just fine - but your results may vary.

Also, remember that you don't need to finish the OG in one month. The OG goes in order of difficulty, so don't go into the hard stuff until you've mastered the easier material. There is no point in knowing all the material halfway - it's much, much better to have a firm command of half the material - to know it cold.

Good luck!
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by Bara » Mon Jun 01, 2009 4:08 pm
Do not pass go, do not collect $200! Take the diagnostic test immediately.

If you don't know the above reference, it's a Monopoly game direction. Or something like it.

Take a diagnostic to see where you're starting. Then the fun begins.
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by hk » Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:05 am
I cant agree more than the experts. Starting your preps without taking a diagnostic practice test would be like treasure hunting but not knowing where to look.

There are many prep companies offering one free GMAT practice test. Or you could take one GMATPrep test and see where you stand. If your quant score is in the range of 45 and your verbal in the range of 35 there you are a good test taker and hence your preparation should be more inclined to improving your level of ability. If you score low on either of the sections then your preparation should be weighted more on your weakest link.

BTW finishing OG should not be your task. Your task should be to maximize the take away from the book, i.e., even if you finish only one half of the book make sure that you have nailed all the concepts that were tested and master those questions not merely by knowing the answers but also by knowing the explanation to them.

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by 4score20 » Tue Jun 02, 2009 1:01 pm
Kaplan is great for students aiming for 500-650. However, students trying to score higher should use a different source of prep such as the Manhattan GMAT series.
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by samsachd » Sun Jun 07, 2009 11:11 am
Hi,

Writing down this reply i am not in a very good mood :(
And obvious reason for this is my first GMATPrep diagonostic test score which i gave today.I took this test without any prepration so consider this as my current ability after 2 years of break from studies.

The scores are:
Quants:32
Verbal:13
Total:390

There are certain shortcomings which i found myself and want to improve it asap.
1) I missed to finish my both sections and was short of 4-5 questions in verbal and 3 questions in Quants(this hurt my quant score)
2) My Verbal is way too poor and needs urgent attention.
3) During test i always get puzzled after seeing the remaining time and this evantually affect my overall scores.

Obviously this is not a good score to start of with but i dont want to giveup and do want to fight in the ring.

After this i have a rough plan for next few weeks before the second preptest:
1) A thorough effort to OG11(SC,RC,CR,DS and PS)
2) MGMAT for SC and CR

I need more advice from you guys about how i can improve my plan to reach to a level of atleast 85 percentile by next preptest and finally to my target GMAT score.(Which is still 720)

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by Bara » Sun Jun 07, 2009 11:28 am
While you may not be in a stellar mood, I suggest reframing: you have a few reasons to feel good.

Knowledge is power. You know:
where you stand,
where you need to go,
what you need to learn,
and you know your goal.

We'd (TPNY) be happy to provide a detailed evaluation of your work if you want to copy and paste the questions onto a document that you got CORRECT - or we might be able to work with a breakdown, (of each question type.)

With this, we can provide some clear directives - - I highly suggest you take a class, and even better, work with a tutor to bang out what you need to know. The Verbal needs work, and the material you quoted will only take you 'so' far. Human involvement in your case would help you get to where you need to go, with the least stress and time.

Keep the faith! You'll be a GMAT warrior and success story before long! But it will take a lot of dedication and work.

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by 4score20 » Sun Jun 07, 2009 5:08 pm
Kaplan is great for students aiming for 500-650. However, students trying to score higher should use a different source of prep such as Manhattan GMAT.
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by samsachd » Mon Jun 08, 2009 10:48 am
Thanks for your response.

Now here is the breakup of the diagnostic test for your reference:

1) Quants:
Total correct question=18.
Attempted Questions=34
Breakup for Correct questions:
PS:Airthmatic(9) ; Algebra(2) ; Geometry(2)
DS: 5 correct answers out of 11

2) Verbal:
Total correct Questions:13
Attemplted Questions:36
Breakup of correct Questions:
S.C. = 6 out of 14
C.R. = 3 out of 9
R.C. = 4 out of 13


Give your inputs about how my actionplan from now on should be with some clear directions about how to approach the testplan.
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Advice for Gmat Prepration-Breakup scores added

by samsachd » Tue Jun 09, 2009 11:00 pm
Hi Jim,Bara,Hk

Looking forward to get your feedback on the testscore details provide by me.
Advice from all of you will make a lot of difference.

Thanks
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