Just took the GMAT and I feel like I came up just a bit short of what I wanted to achieve. I studied on and off for over 6 months, but only started seriously studying about a month ago. I have an engineering background, so I thought I was pretty good at quant and focused most of my energy on improving in the verbal section.
Anyways, my practice test scores after 20 - 25 days of studying (2hrs / weekday and 4 hrs on weekends)
GMATPREP # 1: 710 (47Q, 40V)
GMATPREP # 2: 710 (49Q, 38V)
It's remarkable how accurate these practice scores are compared to the real test. I just wish I had come out with a 49Q / 40V split. The current percentile for Quant 49 is 86% while a 47 is only 77%. I am planning to apply to only part-time MBA schools, so I think my overall score > the avg. for most schools. But what do you guys think about the percentile split? As it stands, I have 77% in Q and 89% in V, 92% overall.
About prep:
1. GMAT OG 12th edition + Quant / Verbal supplements - Although I could not finish all the questions in these books, they were instrumental in increasing my verbal score.
2. LSAT prep by Kaplan - Just an absolute must-have if you have weakness in CR / RC sections. When I started taking these papers, I scored in the 70% - 75% range, but towards the end avg. about 80% right. But this gave me an enormous boost on the GMAT verbal scores. In both the GMATprep exams, I only got 2 CR Qs wrong and 0 RC Qs wrong. I only had to work on my SC.
3. For math, I followed MGMAT's number properties / word problems along with Pearson's guide for quantitative aptitude which is available on google books website.
I did not need much help for the AWA section; spent just a few hours looking at some of the essays provided in the OG. That's it. I am still debating whether to take the exam again. I feel that I can improve my quant score easily to 49 / 50. However, am not too sure if I can improve easily on the verbal side. Besides, I don't know if I want to put my mind and energy to do all this all over again in 31 days.
Hope this helps! This forum has certainly helped me during my prep. Good luck to all!
Anyways, my practice test scores after 20 - 25 days of studying (2hrs / weekday and 4 hrs on weekends)
GMATPREP # 1: 710 (47Q, 40V)
GMATPREP # 2: 710 (49Q, 38V)
It's remarkable how accurate these practice scores are compared to the real test. I just wish I had come out with a 49Q / 40V split. The current percentile for Quant 49 is 86% while a 47 is only 77%. I am planning to apply to only part-time MBA schools, so I think my overall score > the avg. for most schools. But what do you guys think about the percentile split? As it stands, I have 77% in Q and 89% in V, 92% overall.
About prep:
1. GMAT OG 12th edition + Quant / Verbal supplements - Although I could not finish all the questions in these books, they were instrumental in increasing my verbal score.
2. LSAT prep by Kaplan - Just an absolute must-have if you have weakness in CR / RC sections. When I started taking these papers, I scored in the 70% - 75% range, but towards the end avg. about 80% right. But this gave me an enormous boost on the GMAT verbal scores. In both the GMATprep exams, I only got 2 CR Qs wrong and 0 RC Qs wrong. I only had to work on my SC.
3. For math, I followed MGMAT's number properties / word problems along with Pearson's guide for quantitative aptitude which is available on google books website.
I did not need much help for the AWA section; spent just a few hours looking at some of the essays provided in the OG. That's it. I am still debating whether to take the exam again. I feel that I can improve my quant score easily to 49 / 50. However, am not too sure if I can improve easily on the verbal side. Besides, I don't know if I want to put my mind and energy to do all this all over again in 31 days.
Hope this helps! This forum has certainly helped me during my prep. Good luck to all!
