On line Private Tutoring?

This topic has expert replies
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 236
Joined: Fri Nov 28, 2008 9:16 am
Thanked: 9 times

On line Private Tutoring?

by El Cucu » Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:25 pm
Hi all!
Did anyone recomend an online private tutoring? My country in South America doesn´t have neither Manhatan nor Kaplan or Princenton. Is it worth?
Many tks for your replies.
Source: — GMAT Strategy |

Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts
Posts: 9
Joined: Thu Oct 16, 2008 3:17 am
Thanked: 1 times

by Alfred » Sat Jun 20, 2009 2:02 am
Hello Elcucu,

Check out the [/url]https://TestCircle.Com. I hope this would help you.

I had taken my GMAT last month and I got 720, this is why I had prepared by the course of Testcircle.com. It provides the best preparation material than others with very cheap and flexible course plans.

Good luck! :P

Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 252
Joined: Mon Feb 02, 2009 6:34 am
Thanked: 305 times
Followed by:55 members
GMAT Score:760

by myohmy » Sat Jun 20, 2009 6:34 am
That depends what you're looking for. Have you already prepped with the basics and need individual tutoring on specific areas? In that case, online tutoring might be very helpful for you.

However, if you are just starting to study and you want to take a course, I would recommend just an online course (I know Princeton and Kaplan offer them, I'm pretty sure MGMAT does too). You don't need to pay the extra money to learn the basics, save private tutoring for once you've already learned them, and have specific questions/areas you don't understand.

Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 236
Joined: Fri Nov 28, 2008 9:16 am
Thanked: 9 times

by El Cucu » Sat Jun 20, 2009 10:41 am
myohmy wrote:That depends what you're looking for. Have you already prepped with the basics and need individual tutoring on specific areas? In that case, online tutoring might be very helpful for you.

However, if you are just starting to study and you want to take a course, I would recommend just an online course (I know Princeton and Kaplan offer them, I'm pretty sure MGMAT does too). You don't need to pay the extra money to learn the basics, save private tutoring for once you've already learned them, and have specific questions/areas you don't understand.
Tks for your reply. I know the basis but I continue to have timing issues in Math. Two months ago, I scored 41&41 = 680 in the Gmat Prep 1. After that I made 5 Manhattan Cats and couldn´t get more than 43 in Math, struggling with time at least in the last 5 quesitons.
One strongly believe that the best tutoring is self analysis, but you know one is open to listen to others who have already made it.
My plan is to retake Gmat Prep 1 again and take one or two Kaplan tests just to make sure I can finish on time. I don´t want to schedule for the real test unless I am sure I won´t have a timing issue during the exam.

Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 252
Joined: Mon Feb 02, 2009 6:34 am
Thanked: 305 times
Followed by:55 members
GMAT Score:760

by myohmy » Sat Jun 20, 2009 1:25 pm
With math, if it helps, I found MGMAT to be a little tougher than the actual GMAT -- I scored 44-46 on MGMAT CATs for Q, and scored a 48 on the actual exam.

Have you used their time limit feature? Limiting each Q to 2 minutes might help you with pacing. I don't know that online tutoring is going to help you with timing though -- that's just one of those things that takes practice, unless you're trying to learn shortcuts/tips & tricks.