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Things to do before taking the regular 9 wk prep course?

by omega17 » Sat Dec 01, 2007 12:34 am
Hi, i am a prospective student to the 9 wk regular prep course. I know i am going to get enrolled soon, but the question is,

- Do i need to get familarized with the study material prior to the enrollment? like doing questions in official guidebook
- Is it better to at least study on my own for some period of time, before taking the course?

I know that taking M.GMAT course is not a silver bullet, but I guess i would like to know that it will prepare a student without any self-study prior to the course; of course assuming that all the homework are being done and study guide lines are followed

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Re: Things to do before taking the regular 9 wk prep course?

by beatthegmat » Sat Dec 01, 2007 6:55 pm
omega17 wrote:Hi, i am a prospective student to the 9 wk regular prep course. I know i am going to get enrolled soon, but the question is,

- Do i need to get familarized with the study material prior to the enrollment? like doing questions in official guidebook
- Is it better to at least study on my own for some period of time, before taking the course?

I know that taking M.GMAT course is not a silver bullet, but I guess i would like to know that it will prepare a student without any self-study prior to the course; of course assuming that all the homework are being done and study guide lines are followed

Thx
Hi omega17:

To address your questions:

You don't need to familiarize yourself with the material prior to the course--the MGMAT course starts with the basics and then progresses forward, so you should be just fine.

With regard to your second question--MGMAT is an expensive course, but very well regarded amongst GMAT test takers. Also, as a Beat The GMAT member, you are entitled to a 10% discount on all MGMAT products, courses. But before you invest in the class, I think it would be wise to take a GMATPrep practice test (available at MBA.com) just to see what your baseline GMAT score would be without any prep. You may find that you're a natural at the test and that with minimal self prep you can reach your target score.

Depending on the results of your GMATPrep, I would then think seriously about investing in MGMAT.

Best of luck!
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by beatthegmat » Sat Dec 01, 2007 6:56 pm
One more thing--please let us know what you decide! :)
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by Stacey Koprince » Wed Dec 05, 2007 1:02 pm
I agree - take a practice test before you do anything (in fact, that's the first thing on the syllabus for our students). That data helps you to decide what to do.

Most people don't need to study before the course starts (and, certainly, don't do OG questions before the course starts - you want to save those for practice after you've already started to learn things). Some people might need to brush up on some basics before the course starts. Example:
- not a native speaker and really shaky on basic aspects of grammar, or never learned basic aspects of grammar (eg, how to identify a subject vs. a verb vs. a pronoun and so on)
- haven't taken math since high school and also didn't do particularly well in those classes (C's) or never learned the basics tested on the exam (algebra, algebra II, geometry)

Most people don't fall into the above categories, but some people do - those people would be wise to do some study before the class starts b/c the class does assume, for example, that you can distinguish between different parts of speech and that you have actually learned all of the math in the past (even if you don't remember most of it now).

If you need to do some pre-study, don't study OG questions. Instead, study the basic content that is lacking. We've got a Fundamentals of Math 1-day workshop for people who feel they need a math pre-course before the regular course starts. We don't have a similar workshop for verbal; for that, you can look for an English grammar book on Amazon - something on the fundamentals of grammar, likely targeted at school-age kids or non-native speakers.
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