I have 4 more nights, need a 570. EDIT: 580 on Prep....

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Sjaltenb: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 5; Joined: Sat Apr 18, 2009 11:06 am

by Sjaltenb » Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:37 pm

Hello all,

I made a LAST minute decision last week to take the GMAT and apply to grad school at Ole Miss (im graduating right now) I turned in all my stuff and i was told to score around a 570 or so and i'd be fine.

I have been studying a fair bit ( i have so much other stuff due) and taking some practice stuff from mba.com. I have a Barrons book and have been scoring in the fair/good range on math and just below Excellent on verbal.

I am very good at essays so i'm not THAT concerned about that. Back in the day i made a 1240 on my SAT (88th% in georgia). but i dont know how/if that has any correlation

I really DO want to do well and get it, but I kinda have nothing to lose at this point. I just can't get a feel for how my score would be based on my Barrons practice tests.

Please put me on the right track. My test is friday. Thanks everyone!!!

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ladistar: Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts; Posts: 28; Joined: Wed Mar 25, 2009 7:05 am; Thanked: 1 times

by ladistar » Sun Apr 19, 2009 6:31 pm

You're probably good to go as it is. 570 isn't that hard if you're already doing alright on Verbal, which is the trickiest part due to most peoples' lack of experience with proper grammar.

4seasoncentre: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 211; Joined: Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:17 pm; Thanked: 12 times; GMAT Score:680

by 4seasoncentre » Sun Apr 19, 2009 7:47 pm

Probably not the most risk-adverse strategy, but I didn't start really cracking until about 2 or 3 weeks before, so its very possible if you have a natural talent.

The essay, problem solving, reading comprehension, and critical reasoning are fairly 'wingable'.

Since time is so tight, I would concentrate on sentence correction and data sufficiency.

Best of luck

TedCornell: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 207; Joined: Mon Mar 09, 2009 9:33 pmFollowed by: 24 members; Thanked: 115 times; GMAT Score:750

by TedCornell » Sun Apr 19, 2009 8:57 pm

Sjaltenb,

Don't bother taking Barron's tests. With a week to go, take GMATPrep tests to finetune your pacing and go over the solutions either from GMATFix solutions engine (https://gmatfix.com/sols/gmatprep_demo.php if you need quant solutions right away) or by posting your Qs here and someone will help you.

Best of luck this friday!!

henryhenry: Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts; Posts: 24; Joined: Sat Jan 31, 2009 4:21 pm

by henryhenry » Sun Apr 19, 2009 9:28 pm

TedCornell wrote:Sjaltenb,

Don't bother taking Barron's tests. With a week to go, take GMATPrep tests to finetune your pacing and go over the solutions either from GMATFix solutions engine (https://gmatfix.com/sols/gmatprep_demo.php if you need quant solutions right away) or by posting your Qs here and someone will help you.

Best of luck this friday!!

Pls stop promoting your gmatfix in this forum.Folks need help to ace GMAT not through your almighty gmatfix you are implictly advertising here all the time.
Folks should beware of this guy.

Sjaltenb: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 5; Joined: Sat Apr 18, 2009 11:06 am

by Sjaltenb » Mon Apr 20, 2009 2:42 pm

OK so i made a 580 on my first GMATPrep practice test. I skipped the writing part, does that have any effect on it?

How accurate is this test, how much deviation from the real thing?

I feel pretty good about it now...

4seasoncentre: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 211; Joined: Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:17 pm; Thanked: 12 times; GMAT Score:680

by 4seasoncentre » Mon Apr 20, 2009 3:15 pm

well it depends, and in part there can be variation based on your behaviour (if you are nervous or not)

Personally my results were within about 20 points of the real thing.

Skipping the AWA does not affect your Total Score, HOWEVER, in the real thing it will eat up an hour of your time, so you might be tired going into the quantitative.

Sjaltenb: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 5; Joined: Sat Apr 18, 2009 11:06 am

by Sjaltenb » Wed Apr 22, 2009 3:21 pm

Well I took another one today and, among a lot of distractions, I made a 620!

I think i'll be good to go, as I talked to my admissions and told them i made a 580/620 and they thought it was great.

So anyways, thanks for the help.

Sjaltenb: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 5; Joined: Sat Apr 18, 2009 11:06 am

by Sjaltenb » Thu Apr 30, 2009 2:09 pm

PS.

Took it, got a 580, got in to Grad school.

did it in 5 days...go me.

thanks

4seasoncentre: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 211; Joined: Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:17 pm; Thanked: 12 times; GMAT Score:680

by 4seasoncentre » Thu Apr 30, 2009 2:41 pm

^
well hot dog!

congrats!

just think of all the money you saved by not having to take an expensive course and not having to rewrite. I went on a small shopping spree after I did well on my first try.

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