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Taking GMAT on 22nd (will report back)

by tokaitalbo » Thu Jan 17, 2008 10:52 pm
So i've been lurking around in here.

My gf bought me the Princeton Review GMAT book. and I had cracked it open back in the summer of 2007, but I've really only been studying hardcore for the past 9-10 weeks.

I've read:
spidey's notes
gmat flashcards
manhattan gmat sentence correction
manhattan critical reading / reading comprehension
OG11
Princeton Rev w/DVD

I've done the last 100 problems from the OG and read through the Manhattan gmat sentence book about 4 times.

I've taken plenty of practice tests:
Princeton Rev1 09/05/2007 Q31 V37 570
Princeton Rev2 12/24/2007 Q28 V39 560
GMATPrep1___ 01/08/2008 Q49 V36? 680
Princeton Rev3 01/09/2008 Q30 V42 590
GMATPrep2___ 01/10/2008 Q50 V38? 710
Manhattan1___ 01/17/2008 Q47 V36 680
Manhattan2___ 01/18/2008 Q49 V39 720

I'm curious to see what I'll get. If this works out the way I'm hoping, I'm going to try to apply to some schools that have deadlines in March. What I am worried about is my large range of scores. I can definitely tell that I've been improving, both in terms of score and confidence that I'm doing the questions correctly, but the fact remains that there is a large range.

I also didn't score too well on the Princeton Rev online CATs. Most people generally find them easier, but I thought they were harder than the Manhattan.

Any thoughts or feedback would be appreciated.
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by Tud » Fri Jan 18, 2008 5:06 am
I've always been fairly good at math, so when I did the practice questions I checked the answer key, if I got one wrong I'd try to do it again rather than skip right to the explanation. A lot of times I was able to get the answer right the second time and it was just that I read the question wrong at first. So take your time with each question, nothing worse than making a stupid mistake, and unfortunately you'll never know which ones were the stupid mistakes on the real GMAT.

The Princeton Review practice test software gives you an excellent feel for the way the test is conducted, the screens are pretty much identical to the real test. Since you've already done these you will feel more comfortable when you right the actual test.

I find when I study a lot in one evening (by doing the tests or practice questions) I'll end up thinking about it all night and not able to get much sleep. If you're the same way then don't study the say before. A lot of books suggest this and I found it helped me be more relaxed and able to get a good night sleep before the test.

It sounds like you've prepaired well, good luck.
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by tokaitalbo » Tue Jan 22, 2008 7:01 pm
i'm not happy with the way the test went. i'm gonna take it again.
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