Hi all,
I am brand new to the forum and the idea of taking GMAT's in general, so I apologize if my questions are uninformed or answered elsewhere. I just decided to get an MBA and am trying to gain all the info I can.
I just took the practice GMAT's from the GMAT's "prep" downloadable test program. For those who took the real test, is this the same as the GMAT test (in how you take it and difficulty)?
I got a 720 (47 quant, 41 verbal) - which I understand is high - but I didn't know if this was comparable to a "real" test. I have no doubt I can improve those scores if I buy a book and I see the many posts about those on the forum. Grammar and sentence structure are two things I love (weird I know) and the answers I flubbed on the verbal were stupid misreadings of the questions since I was trying to hurry. To improve the math will take real work I am sure.
I am hoping my GMATs can balance out some of my much less impressive qualifications. Is this realistic?
-GPA is only 3.1 from West Chester (state school in PA)
-Work experience is 3 years as Manager of Operations at a theme park, 1 year as a realtor, 2 years as Marketing Manager of a retail furniture store, and previous 2 years as Assistant Manager of Operations at the same theme park... nothing like consulting or what I imagine many other applicants have!!
-I am just graduating from undergrad this summer, I worked full-time after high school and went back to college (3 different ones) before finally settling down in the last 2 years. there are lots of withdrawals and drops on my transcripts. (I'm 26 and just getting my undergrad now.)
Thanks for any thoughts on the test or my qualifications in general! If I bring the GMATs up to a 750 or something, are top schools realistic with my spotty education history?
-Alex
I am brand new to the forum and the idea of taking GMAT's in general, so I apologize if my questions are uninformed or answered elsewhere. I just decided to get an MBA and am trying to gain all the info I can.
I just took the practice GMAT's from the GMAT's "prep" downloadable test program. For those who took the real test, is this the same as the GMAT test (in how you take it and difficulty)?
I got a 720 (47 quant, 41 verbal) - which I understand is high - but I didn't know if this was comparable to a "real" test. I have no doubt I can improve those scores if I buy a book and I see the many posts about those on the forum. Grammar and sentence structure are two things I love (weird I know) and the answers I flubbed on the verbal were stupid misreadings of the questions since I was trying to hurry. To improve the math will take real work I am sure.
I am hoping my GMATs can balance out some of my much less impressive qualifications. Is this realistic?
-GPA is only 3.1 from West Chester (state school in PA)
-Work experience is 3 years as Manager of Operations at a theme park, 1 year as a realtor, 2 years as Marketing Manager of a retail furniture store, and previous 2 years as Assistant Manager of Operations at the same theme park... nothing like consulting or what I imagine many other applicants have!!
-I am just graduating from undergrad this summer, I worked full-time after high school and went back to college (3 different ones) before finally settling down in the last 2 years. there are lots of withdrawals and drops on my transcripts. (I'm 26 and just getting my undergrad now.)
Thanks for any thoughts on the test or my qualifications in general! If I bring the GMATs up to a 750 or something, are top schools realistic with my spotty education history?
-Alex
