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sudi760mba: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 85; Joined: Wed Aug 13, 2008 2:21 am; Thanked: 1 times

by sudi760mba » Sun May 10, 2009 1:35 am

Although I had been studying much longer, I actually got down and put in 3 months of solid studying of the OG11 and OG12. I took the exam and was expecting to score in the mid 600's. Unfortunately, I ended up with a mere 500. Surprisingly, doing better in quant then in verbal.

I knew I was in trouble during the exam when I noticed:

Quant appeared to be too easy
SC appeared to be too easy

Here are my exam scores to date:
02/15/09 Kaplan Diagnostic Quant + Verbal 33 36 570
03/01/09 Powerprep Quant + Verbal 37 40 640
04/27/09 GMATPrep Quant + Verbal 31 29 510
05/09/09 Actual Exam 31 27 500

I def want to get back target 700+ but I'm not sure how to get there from here. Any ideas and suggestions?

Thanks!!

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canada_sms: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 84; Joined: Tue Nov 04, 2008 3:53 pmFollowed by: 9 members; Location: Boston, MA; Thanked: 50 times; GMAT Score:760

by canada_sms » Sun May 10, 2009 7:15 am

Well one mistake you need to rectify is the number of practice CATs that you did. Over 3 months of studying you only took 3 practice tests. This is simply not enough practice.

You should get access to the MHAT CATs so you have another 6 practice exams to work through before your next attempt.

If you're trying to target 700+ (200 pt) increase then I think you need to throw your current playbook out the window and do something radical. You might want to consider taking a prep class from Veritas or Manhattan.

My post from a while back might be helpful to you: https://www.beatthegmat.com/waging-war-o ... 33880.html

MBA Candidate 2012
MIT Sloan School of Management

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HHH: Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts; Posts: 16; Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 9:27 pm; GMAT Score:730

by HHH » Sun May 10, 2009 8:58 am

Hey,

I would recommend Manhattan too.

I recently sat for the GMAT and scored a 690 - I wanted a 700 plus score.

I have now taken up Manhattan - their material is excellent. With them, you get to target the fundamentals and then work your way up.

I have just begun with the first book...but I can already appreciate the value add.

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