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by npc811 » Tue Sep 04, 2012 8:24 pm
Hello,

As my title states I am new to both this forum and the GMAT. I have been reviewing this forum for the past couple days and decided to finally create a username, seems to be a lot of great information and success stories on this site. I hope I can be one as well.

A little about me, I graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and have been working full time since December in design engineering. I would like to go back to school, full-time to pursue a MBA in finance. I just recently signed up to take the GMAT October 27 2012. Which leaves me roughly 2 months to study and understand the material. I have currently been reviewing the test format but now it is time to dive into the tested material.

I currently have the Manhattan and Kaplan study guides to review from.

I guess my post is the generic "help me" post but I figured if I can compile all of the information I am provided into 1 post, that I can constantly refer to for advice, would make my searches for answers much easier.

Since I only have 2 months I want to make sure my time spent studying is beneficial rather than scattered and unproductive.

Any help would greatly be appreciated. If you just want to stop by and say hey that is also welcomed.

Thank you and happy studying
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by Kasia@EconomistGMAT » Tue Sep 04, 2012 8:36 pm
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by npc811 » Wed Sep 05, 2012 3:05 pm
Kasia@MasterGMAT wrote:Hi,
Welcome to the forum!

Remember to include the Official Guide 13th edition in your preparation. It includes the material from the real exam and the new IR section.
Thank you, I will be sure to do so.

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by sam2304 » Wed Sep 05, 2012 6:55 pm
* Review all the basic material available with you to get to know about the GMAT style
* Take a GMATPrep mock not any other mock
* With that diagnostic score, you can hone the sectional areas.
* Fix your target score before you start your preparation.
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by npc811 » Wed Sep 05, 2012 7:06 pm
sam2304 wrote:* Review all the basic material available with you to get to know about the GMAT style
* Take a GMATPrep mock not any other mock
* With that diagnostic score, you can hone the sectional areas.
* Fix your target score before you start your preparation.
Thank you for the advice I will be sure to follow. Where can I find the GMATPrep mock?

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by sam2304 » Thu Sep 06, 2012 12:24 am
You can get it here.

https://www.mba.com/the-gmat/download-fr ... tware.aspx

If you haven't registered yourself in mba.com, then I suppose you can't download it. So register yourself and then download it.
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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Thu Sep 06, 2012 8:36 am
Since you already possess the MGMAT books, you may want to sign up for BTG's free 60-Day Study Guide (https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/gmat-guide) to help keep you on track.

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by npc811 » Thu Sep 06, 2012 2:15 pm
Brent@GMATPrepNow wrote:Since you already possess the MGMAT books, you may want to sign up for BTG's free 60-Day Study Guide (https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/gmat-guide) to help keep you on track.

Cheers,
Brent
I just received my information email today which told me I should begin the 60 days tomorrow. I was the one who emailed you regarding which study material was better, video or book. I decided to go with the videos and take notes off of them. Thanks again for your help!