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Gmat 510(q :38,v: 22), need advice

by il_b_back » Sat Feb 06, 2010 11:02 am
Hi all,

I appeared for gmat today and scored 510, which without a doubt is very disappointing.
I followed the og , and was consistently scoring 580 -600 in my practice tests(Kaplan and Gmat Prep), hence was quite confidant to atleast score in 600's.

Saying that, I haven't given up on a good gmat score, and planning to give much more effort in preparation for my second attempt.

To start again, I am contemplating over the idea of joining a coaching institute, but not sure how useful will it be?

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by Osirus@VeritasPrep » Sat Feb 06, 2010 11:46 am
If you want to improve to the 600 level and want to take a class. From my research I would recommend taking a class with Veritas. Their verbal instruction is second to none. In addition to this, to improve math I would recommend using the Manhattan GMAT math guides. In my opinion, that would be the best combination. You can talk to this guy that is currently enrolled in a Manhattan GMAT course and he said on the first day that his instructor told him that Manhattan's verbal was a "work in progress". I would look into Veritas. Good luck.
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by il_b_back » Sat Feb 06, 2010 11:52 am
Thanks Osirus.... Im not sure if you are aware of Jamboree? If you are , then any idea on how good is Veritas when compared to Jamboree?
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by money9111 » Sat Feb 06, 2010 3:49 pm
I'd like to present an addendum to my previous comment given in inequality form:

MGMAT Verbal CAT Algorithm < Kaplan Verbal CAT Algorithm ;-) although it's no secret that MGMAT Quant prep surpasses all... which is why I feel that MGMAT Class > Kaplan for the simple fact that b-schools care more about Q than V. But if you're not a native english speaker then definitely boost up that V score... well even if you are a native english speaker...

I'm not sure how much MGMAT verbal will change this year given that Kaplan bought MGMAT not to long ago... just some food for thought!
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by Osirus@VeritasPrep » Sat Feb 06, 2010 6:18 pm
il_b_back wrote:Thanks Osirus.... Im not sure if you are aware of Jamboree? If you are , then any idea on how good is Veritas when compared to Jamboree?
I've never heard of Jamboree, but I believe Veritas offers a verbal only class, which is cheaper, so you may want to go with that option.
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by il_b_back » Sat Feb 06, 2010 11:17 pm
I spoke to people at Veritas, and will go for a demo class next Sunday, one thing i made sure in the call was to confirm that
the trainers have given gmat themselves, and was told that they will show the gmat scores of all the trainers before i join .

Osirus, as you mentioned Veritas also has the option for "Verbal classes only" , but they charge almost 80 % of the total course charges for verbal. So i'm wondering if i should go for the full training instead.

I am also attending a demo class in Jamboree( this is considered to be the best in Delhi, India; yes thats where I am from)

I will post back all the feedback after the demo classes.

To ensure that i don't waste this week waiting for the training centers , I have got myself the Kaplan Gmat Math Workbook, as I want to be 200 percent confidant with all the concepts.

If you guys have any advice that can help me with starting my preparation, it will be a great help.

(I really feel that that my last attempt, which was a disaster, was majorly due to my failure in not putting a guided effort, and I dont want to make the same mistake again)
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