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Got 730 (Q50, V 38)

by rick120 » Thu Aug 05, 2010 5:02 am
wrote my test on 27th july. Got 730 (Q50, V38), AWA 4.5. I prepare for rougly 2 months with average of 2-3 hours per day. Here is what i followed for the test

MGMT SC
OG 12
KAPLAN test
MGMT 6 online test
GMAT prep

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by indiantiger » Thu Aug 05, 2010 5:23 am
Awesome score!! What were your breakdown on practice tests?
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by ballubalraj » Thu Aug 05, 2010 5:45 am
Congratulations for fantastic score!!


Could you please share your Kaplan (online or CD tests), MGMAT and GMATPrep test scores?

-Balraj.

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by selango » Thu Aug 05, 2010 6:01 am
Good score!!
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by rick120 » Thu Aug 05, 2010 10:22 am
Here is my test break down


1st test Kaplan 600 ( forget the break down)
2nd test Kaplan 640 ( Q-50, V35)
GMAT Prep 1 740 (Q50, V 40)
MGMCAT 1 680 (Q 47, V 36)
MGMCAT 2 710 (Q 48, V 38)
MGMCAT 1 730 (Q 51, V 38)
MGMCAT 1 730 (Q 51, V 38)
MGMCAT 1 680 (Q 48, V 34)
MGMCAT 1 720 (Q 51, V 37)
GMAT Prep 2 740 (Q50, V41)

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by ballubalraj » Thu Aug 05, 2010 10:26 am
rick120 wrote:Here is my test break down


1st test Kaplan 600 ( forget the break down)
2nd test Kaplan 640 ( Q-50, V35)
GMAT Prep 1 740 (Q50, V 40)
MGMCAT 1 680 (Q 47, V 36)
MGMCAT 2 710 (Q 48, V 38)
MGMCAT 1 730 (Q 51, V 38)
MGMCAT 1 730 (Q 51, V 38)
MGMCAT 1 680 (Q 48, V 34)
MGMCAT 1 720 (Q 51, V 37)
GMAT Prep 2 740 (Q50, V41)
Did you give Kaplan Online tests or Kaplan tests available on CD?

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by must82 » Thu Aug 05, 2010 10:28 am
Congrats for your score and thanks for the debrief.

During your study what were your success rates for OG questions? like CR %80 SC 85?

What is your background? Is English your native lang, etc...

Thanks in advance again..

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by skins81 » Thu Aug 05, 2010 3:37 pm
how did you prepare for Quant?

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by rick120 » Fri Aug 06, 2010 12:16 pm
I did Kaplan CD test.

Didn't prapare much for Quant. I am engineering grad. so felt confident that i can do with out much preparation.

English is not my native language...MY sucess rate was around 70 % in OG first time. I used Manhattan SC and it helps me to increase my accuracy. SC was always difficult for me. RC and CR were ok for me.

My advice is to have a good plan and confidence in your ability. GMAT test is about your performance under pressure. It works for me. You just have to pick approach works best for you.

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by skins81 » Fri Aug 06, 2010 5:41 pm
great score. so you didn't use any books for quant?

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by rick120 » Sat Aug 07, 2010 7:21 pm
No i didn't use any book for quant