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Study strategy for a GMAT Re-take

by gmat62k10 » Wed Jul 07, 2010 9:26 am
Hi,

I just gave the GMAT and ended up with 680( Q50 V32).
Clearly, my verbal needs work but this is the lowest I have recieved in a month of test exams.

I am planning to take GMAT in a month and half's time but this time I want added help.
I looked at the courses offered online but I think private tutoring best fits my timeline as well as needs.

Although I am not quite sure what provider I should got to.

Last time I had bought all of MGMAT verbal books and have taken all their online exams.
Although, there is no doubt their startegies are excellent but in my re-take I do want to try out alternate strategies.

From the other providers I am impressed by both Veritas and Knewton.

I am essentially looking for some pointers that would help me choose between the three providers.
Is there are merit to going to MGMAT given my background Otherwise, which one of Veritas or Knewton should I choose?

Thanks,
Arjun
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by Dan@VinciaPrep » Thu Jul 08, 2010 1:46 am
gmat62k10 wrote:Hi,

I just gave the GMAT and ended up with 680( Q50 V32).
Clearly, my verbal needs work but this is the lowest I have recieved in a month of test exams.

I am planning to take GMAT in a month and half's time but this time I want added help.
I looked at the courses offered online but I think private tutoring best fits my timeline as well as needs.

Although I am not quite sure what provider I should got to.

Last time I had bought all of MGMAT verbal books and have taken all their online exams.
Although, there is no doubt their startegies are excellent but in my re-take I do want to try out alternate strategies.

From the other providers I am impressed by both Veritas and Knewton.

I am essentially looking for some pointers that would help me choose between the three providers.
Is there are merit to going to MGMAT given my background Otherwise, which one of Veritas or Knewton should I choose?

Thanks,
Arjun
Well, I haven't taken classes from any of these people. However, I have seen students use multiple books and multiple strategies only to not get really good at any strategy. If you do choose to go with a different company, make sure you have enough time to really learn the strategy that works best for you and how to use it well. I think that some different strategies (for CR for example) aren't worth learning. For SC though, I think the more rules you can learn, the better off you're going to be.
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by gmatsensei » Thu Jul 08, 2010 5:00 am
gmat62k10 wrote:Hi,

I just gave the GMAT and ended up with 680( Q50 V32).
Clearly, my verbal needs work but this is the lowest I have recieved in a month of test exams.

I am planning to take GMAT in a month and half's time but this time I want added help.
I looked at the courses offered online but I think private tutoring best fits my timeline as well as needs.

Although I am not quite sure what provider I should got to.

Last time I had bought all of MGMAT verbal books and have taken all their online exams.
Although, there is no doubt their startegies are excellent but in my re-take I do want to try out alternate strategies.

From the other providers I am impressed by both Veritas and Knewton.

I am essentially looking for some pointers that would help me choose between the three providers.
Is there are merit to going to MGMAT given my background Otherwise, which one of Veritas or Knewton should I choose?

Thanks,
Arjun
Hello Arjun,

First off, congratulations on your score. While most schools do look for a balanced score, a Q50 will leave them in no doubt of your quantitative ability.

That being said, your verbal score of 32 can easily be improved and i'm guessing you are targetting a score of 40.

My advice, go for Knewton. I have experienced the Knewton system and while they don't cover the quants portion that well, they cover the verbal portion really really well. They will build solid foundations and definitely leave you much more prepared that MGMAT will. Nothing against MGMAT - their course is awesome, and possibly the best around. However, the concepts that they cover during the classes are all there in the books. So, since you have already gone through their books, i do not think you'd have much to gain from taking a MGMAT course.

As for Veritas, i do not have much info other than that their courses tend to blow hot and cold. Some students say that the Veritas course is awesome, others say that it was downright dreadful. However, their material is pretty much standard, so the feedback (good/bad) can be attributed to their tutors.

On a side note, you might want to put your name in here.

All the best!
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