BREAKING: Target Test Prep releases Brand New 2026 On Demand GMAT prep course

Redeem

Time to go back to Graduate School (Business School)

Find out how Beat The GMAT members tackled GMAT test prep with positive results. Get tips on GMAT test prep materials, online courses, study tips, and more.
This topic has expert replies
Post new topic Post Reply
Previous Topic Next Topic
Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts
Posts: 1
Joined: Fri Oct 26, 2012 11:38 am

Time to go back to Graduate School (Business School)

by hrojas » Fri Oct 26, 2012 12:54 pm
So I am here to seek advise on the best way to prepare for the GMAT test. As a non-traditional business student whose main focus as an undergraduate was getting into Law School (yawn), didn't take a lot of mathematical courses during my undergraduate. If I call correctly, I might have taken statistics, pre-calc, micro economics, and calculus for business, I think that's as far as I got with respect to my mathematical skills.

Here is a little bit about me. I graduated in 09' as a major in Legal Studies from the University of California, Berkeley. Since then I have been working in the public sector, specifically working with nonprofits as a policy analyst and or in the public policy realm. After completing a leadership program this past year I realized that I needed to make the jump to the private/business sector.

I just got my GMAT 13th Ed Review book, GMAT Quantitative Review 2nd Ed., GMAT Verbal Review 2nd Ed., and Manhattans GMAT 4th Ed. I hope to increase my collection of gmat materials and I plan on preparing for at least four months. Is that enough time since I have not had a lot of quantitative background and I know the GMAT is extremely heavy on quant.

Any tips, advise, recommendations, suggestion are greatly appreciated. =).
Top
Source: — I just Beat The GMAT! |
User avatar
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 254
Joined: Thu Aug 23, 2012 9:42 am
Thanked: 46 times
Followed by:13 members
GMAT Score:740

by ivyctor2010 » Fri Oct 26, 2012 11:29 pm
Books for Verbal: Manhattan SC Guide, Power Score Bible, OG 13
Books for Quant: Start with OG 13, then you can look at certain books from Manhattan, Veritas Prep and Kaplan
Ivyctor Mobile App packed with school selection, scholarship, application management and alumni connect
Download https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... .app&hl=en
Top

GMAT/MBA Expert

User avatar
GMAT Instructor
Posts: 16207
Joined: Mon Dec 08, 2008 6:26 pm
Location: Vancouver, BC
Thanked: 5254 times
Followed by:1268 members
GMAT Score:770

by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Sat Oct 27, 2012 6:07 am
hrojas wrote:So I am here to seek advise on the best way to prepare for the GMAT test. As a non-traditional business student whose main focus as an undergraduate was getting into Law School (yawn), didn't take a lot of mathematical courses during my undergraduate. If I call correctly, I might have taken statistics, pre-calc, micro economics, and calculus for business, I think that's as far as I got with respect to my mathematical skills.
Fortunately, the GMAT does not test any math skills beyond high-school math. In most instances, the math is at the grade 6 to 10 level. However, although the concepts may be easy (e.g., even and odd numbers), the questions can be very sophisticated.

Many students don't know how to effectively prepare for the GMAT. Given this, you might consider signing up for BTG's free 60-Day Study Guide (https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/gmat-guide).
This will help keep your studies on track, and ensure that you will cover everything that the GMAT tests.

Cheers,
Brent
Brent Hanneson - Creator of GMATPrepNow.com
Image
Top
User avatar
MBA Admissions Consultant
Posts: 2279
Joined: Fri Nov 11, 2011 7:51 am
Location: New York
Thanked: 660 times
Followed by:266 members
GMAT Score:770

by Jim@StratusPrep » Sat Oct 27, 2012 9:41 am
You definitely have enough time. Looks like you have good materials, so just stay consistent with your studies.
GMAT Answers provides a world class adaptive learning platform.
-- Push button course navigation to simplify planning
-- Daily assignments to fit your exam timeline
-- Organized review that is tailored based on your abiility
-- 1,000s of unique GMAT questions
-- 100s of handwritten 'digital flip books' for OG questions
-- 100% Free Trial and less than $20 per month after.
-- Free GMAT Quantitative Review

Image
Top
Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts
Posts: 80
Joined: Wed Apr 18, 2012 11:14 pm
Thanked: 3 times

by campbellronald7 » Sun Feb 10, 2013 10:02 pm
I'm a proponent of all the study guides you've picked, and 4 months should be plenty of time to study. That said, you really need to make sure your "method" for studying is foolproof. I just received my MBA from Babson College in Boston. It took me 3 tries to get a reputable score, and I went into the first one thinking it'd be a breeze to score well. I can honestly say that for me, it wasn't the content that was difficult, but the questions themselves. My best advice is to pay very close attention to each question and make sure you understand it fully before answering. Best of luck!
Top
Post new topic Post Reply
• Page 1 of 1