rakeshrajagopal wrote:Hi Everyone,
Is it necessary to get trained at a Gmat training institue for writing the exam. I am getting trained by a Msc math teacher. I have course material from one of good local training institute. Along with this book I have downloaded gmat Q papers.
Cheers,
Rakesh
Hi!
Welcome to BTG! In the future, please make sure you post your questions in the correct forum - this particular forum is for problem solving questions (one of the two types of math questions on the GMAT). Your question would have been better posted in the "GMAT Strategy" forum.
While a prep course will definitely assist your study, many people write the GMAT without taking one. Whether you need one really depends on your own strengths and weaknesses and your study style.
I do caution against having a math tutor who isn't familiar with the GMAT - especially an MSc in math. That person has been trained to approach math very differently than you need to approach it on the GMAT. GMAT math isn't about elegant proofs and showing all your work to get 10/10 on a problem set; GMAT math is about finding strategic approaches that get you the right answer with as little work as possible.
Further, 95%+ of the math you need for the GMAT is low-level high school content (the other 5% is finite/statistics that most people learn later in high school). If your tutor isn't familiar with GMAT content and strategies, you'll likely waste a lot of time learning things that won't benefit your GMAT score.
So, while you don't necessarily need a prep course, you do need to work with a GMAT expert rather than with someone who's really good at math but doesn't know the test.
