Gmatsuperman wrote:Hi. I'm a currently studying Accounting at CSUF and wanted some advise on a GMAT prep course. I graduate Spring 12 and am looking to start a MBA program the following year. I currently have 3 years of work experience at 24hr Fitness, 1 Year of internship which landed me a Office Manager/Book Keeper which i'll be working for about 2 years by the time i graduate. How do my chances look getting into a program as far as my work experience is concerned? And what's a good GMAT Prep course i can take? I want a class to go to and i prefer to do it during the summer before school starts so i can dedicate all my time to it.
Thanks in advance.
Hello
Generally most of the applicants have good 4-5 years of work experience. Although it is not just the work experience that counts but also what you did there like-what were your achievements, what initiative you took, what changes you drove in your workplace etc. So if you can show that in 2 years you have demonstrated the skills business schools are looking for you could still put in a strong set of essays.
Juggling between work and studies is tough so you need to define a significant time for your GMAT preparation.
Sometimes taking few days off work for preparing for the GMAT can help a person tremendously. If you have time this may not be a bad idea. Take practise GMAT tests to see how you are doing. If you cannot do that don't worry. What might work instead is to set aside 1-2 hours at night on weekdays and major part of your weekend to study and prepare for GMAT- in this case we will suggest a good 2-3 months preparation.
However we recommend you to keep taking practise tests to gauge your performance. It will help you in identifying your weak areas and you can focus on them accordingly.
There are various ways you can use to practise for your GMAT. It could be combination of-
1-Books- Books like- The Official Guide for GMAT Review, The Official Guide for GMAT Verbal Review, The Official Guide for GMAT Quantitative Review etc could be used.
2-Online Study Guide: Websites like Knewton, Grockit etc provide you with practise questions online.
3-Smart phone applications- Kaplan, Veritas etc offer applications to prepare for GMAT on your smart phones.
A combination of these could be useful at different stages and will also provide you flexibility and more content.
