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Please Help me figure out to BEAT THE GMAT

by darknight » Tue May 18, 2010 8:52 am
Hello,

Can you please help me figure out an ideal strategy to beat the GMAT? I have appeared for GMAT twice and failed to achieve my dream score or should I say anyone's dream score of 700 or above. Tall claim for a mediocre person of my stature. My profile is stated below.

Age: 25+
Education: Have attained Masters degree
Work Exp.: 4.5 yrs in CPG/Retail support functions
Target: Specialized Masters in Analytics or General Management MBA from a T20 Business School

My study plan:

First attended GMAT study course 3 months in total
Took GMAT and scored a dismayl 460

Enrolled again for another top GMAT prep Course for 3 months
Studied form the following:
Baron
Kaplan Premier twice
Kaplan Advanced
Princeton
OG - 11 E twice
OG - V
OG - Q
GMAT institution Prep Booklets
Mathematics books on grade X
How To Read Faster & Better
Beat the GMAT forums


Took GMAT and scored 570

Test V Q Total AWA COMMENTS
Actual GMAT 25 29 460 5 No Comments

GMATPrep 20 36 470 Medium
VeriPrep 15 35 480 Medium
VeriPrep 24 31 500 Medium
VeriPrep 26 35 540 Medium
VeriPrep 16 27 440 Medium
VeriPrep 24 35 530 Medium
VeriPrep 38 40 680 Medium
VeriPrep 31 44 660 Medium
800score 32 29 530 Toughest
800score 34 32 560 Toughest
800score 35 32 570 Toughest
800score 35 32 570 Toughest
800score 32 38 590 Toughest
VeriPrep 24 31 500 Medium
MGMAT 33 35 570 Medium
Kaplan1 21 17 540 Toughest
Kaplan2 21 21 550 Toughest
Kaplan3 22 22 540 Toughest
Kaplan4 19 21 500 Toughest

Actual GMAT 25 37 530 5.5 Easy


I have dedicated more than 200 hours of study in a month excluding 200+ hours over a period of 12 months.

In short I'm a hard worker but somehow not smart enough to figure out GMAT.

Therefore asking all of you guys to help me out and I'll appreciate it very much.
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by money9111 » Wed May 19, 2010 7:25 pm
Have you considered a tutor? Just looking at your scores I think there's something missing in the way you study and/or retain information. You definitely have all of the materials at your disposal
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by shalzz9 » Wed May 19, 2010 8:22 pm
I sort of had similar problems
i took classes , study everything there is n scored 530

what i learnt in my exp was that it does not matter how many hours i put in.
Some times we try to work hard n over work our selves.

I donno if this is the right suggestion
but if ud like it, plz see if this helps

instead of doing a lot of problems.
just try 10 a day, may be and see what topic is tested and try n learn all there is in the topics tested.
that way u learn the subject well
after u do this then take tests n see if ur improving.
What really helped me was changing the way i studied.
as of now i score above 650, but im yet to reach my target of 700 +
but what im happy abt is that i m improving day by day
n i guess thats wat counts.

Id like to share this article By Stacey from Manhattan, she shows us how we need to practice.
this really helped me.
(its a whole series of articles , see if u can read them all)

https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2009/10/ ... ce-problem


And ya , Most important dont let ur previous scored boggle u down.
I m sure u can achieve ur target, there have been so many of them who had failed n then reached there target scores.
So dont give. Just make the necessary changes and give it ur best.
I have spent more than 14 months wid gmat, but make sure that the 12 months u hv spent doesnt pull u down
some times u may get tired, but start each day like its ur first day studying gmat n stay spirited.


Hope that helps
Good luck
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by darknight » Sun Jul 04, 2010 9:46 pm
thanks for your comments...
I'm trying the BTG 60 days guide... i hope this time it will click!
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