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Done after just 2 weeks of studying :)

by pspGMAT » Mon Aug 03, 2009 2:13 pm
I decided to join part time MBA locally pretty late on an impulse after attending an MBA information session on July 7th 09. I decided that I will try to get in for the Fall 09 semester. My application deadline was Aug 1.

I scheduled the GMAT for Aug 1. Requested some books from the library (Kaplan, Princeton, Petersons (which I never opened)). Got the books the next week. Started studying from about July 12/14. I completed all basics from Kaplan. Downloaded some stuff off the web too. Just before I started to study I gave one Barrons GMAT exam. Didn't score too well in that.

I completed all questions from the official guide 11th edition (SC, CR and Math). Then in the last week took a test each day.

GMATPrep 1 - 560 :(
GMATPrep 2 - 640

then I moved on to the Kaplan tests which were horrible.

Kaptest 1 - 550
Kaptest 2 - 540
Kaptest 3 - 560

Finally on the 2nd last day bfore the exam took the MGMAT free exam online

MGMAT - 660

In all these exams my Quant score was 45/46+ and verbal was between 28 and 32.

Final exam day, I think I screwed up a bit in Math. The night before I read Princeton's verbal strategy of POE in SC. Used that in the main exam. I think that helped a bit.

GMAT : 660 (Q-44, V-37, my highest so far)

So all in all, I am happy with the score with 2 weeks effort. I was just mad that if I had done a little better in Math my score might have been 700

I also want to thank everyone here for posting good questions and explanations in the diff sections which helped me learn.
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by 4seasoncentre » Mon Aug 03, 2009 5:22 pm
Just goes to show you can do well without having to spend a lot of money in the "GMAT industry"

I don't know how your school works, but in my case I just sent an e-mail to the program director informing her of my unofficial GMAT scores (less AWA) so she could more quickly make an admissions decision.

In a few days they will get the official score report, which should obviously match.
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by pspGMAT » Mon Aug 03, 2009 7:32 pm
4seasoncentre wrote:Just goes to show you can do well without having to spend a lot of money in the "GMAT industry"

I don't know how your school works, but in my case I just sent an e-mail to the program director informing her of my unofficial GMAT scores (less AWA) so she could more quickly make an admissions decision.

In a few days they will get the official score report, which should obviously match.
I did exactly the same thing today. Emailed a scan of the unofficial scores so that they will start reviewing my application..:)
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by rangerguy2000 » Mon Aug 03, 2009 8:38 pm
not wanna be rude or offensive... i dont believe a word u've written. no one can prepare in 2 weeks unless u prepared for the GMAT before and now u only reviewed the "said" books in such a "said" short span of time. or unless ur from a different planet.
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by 4seasoncentre » Mon Aug 03, 2009 8:57 pm
I disagree.

If someone has a strong command of the english language and is fairly good at math, then the only obstacle is learning to translate that into a form that is compatible with the GMAT.

2 weeks is sufficient to do that.
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by pspGMAT » Tue Aug 04, 2009 10:37 am
rangerguy2000 wrote:not wanna be rude or offensive... i dont believe a word u've written. no one can prepare in 2 weeks unless u prepared for the GMAT before and now u only reviewed the "said" books in such a "said" short span of time. or unless ur from a different planet.
I am an engineer by profession so math comes naturally. I think my English is also pretty decent. So all I needed was to brush off my rusty math concepts and get a strategy going for verbal.

I believe all these standardized tests can be beaten by strategy. Once u get the hang of it, get little better at time management then its just a matter of practice. The practice tests helped me a lot. That was all I did in the last week.

Speaking of all the books, that reminds me I need to return them all to the library today :)
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by pspGMAT » Wed Aug 19, 2009 8:30 am
Just wanted to update: I got into the school here locally I was planning to do part time MBA at. Got the admission email last Fri. I will be starting this Fall in Sept :)

Thanks to all the guys here at BTG.
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