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ninadg
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- GMAT Score:700
Took my GMAT today and scored 700. I guess I am neither too disappointed nor too excited about it. However, I can definitely pitch in my experience so that someone else may go one step better than me. Here is an account of my preparations:
1. 20th of August: Registered for the GMAT, appointment date September 30th
2. 21st August: Downloaded the free GMATPrep from mba.com
3. 22nd August: Took the one of the practice tests included in GMATPrep
4. 23rd August: Purchased OG -12 and started tackling the questions (1.0-1.5 hours of practice per day)
5. 11th September: Finished off OG-12 and bought the Princeton Review - Cracking the GMAT 2011 Edition
6. 29th September: Barely finished solving the Princeton Review Review - Cracking the GMAT 2011 Edition
7. 30th September: Took my GMAT
Diagnostic test on 22nd August: 650 and Actual GMAT*: 700
* No more practice tests taken in between (probably this did hurt me the most)
Important suggestions:
1. As every other post on this forum suggests: One needs to take at least 4 to 5 practice tests. Its not at all about how good your are at Q & V, its more to do with how effective you are at handling a FOUR hour long exam. Especially people like me, aged 32, married and with kids. By the time I finished my Quant Section (section score 49) I was exhausted, in fact by the end of the Verbal section (score 35) I didn't really care about the outcome. I guess my score could have been better if I had taken atleast a couple of full-length pratice tests in the last couple of weeks.
2. From the questions that appeared on the exam, at least for my level of answering, OG-12 is SUFFICIENT.
3. Need not spend too much time on preparing for the GMAT. Although I did not spend more than 50 hours in preparation for it, I dont think my score has much to do with the preparation time. Practicing the test is more important once you get a feel of the GMAT. A friend of mine used to constantly remind me about it, however .... its all past me now.
I hope this post will help someone, especially those mid-aged (30+) professionals who sometimes end up spending too much time on preparations and on a big heap of preparation material.
Regards,
Ninad.[/list]
1. 20th of August: Registered for the GMAT, appointment date September 30th
2. 21st August: Downloaded the free GMATPrep from mba.com
3. 22nd August: Took the one of the practice tests included in GMATPrep
4. 23rd August: Purchased OG -12 and started tackling the questions (1.0-1.5 hours of practice per day)
5. 11th September: Finished off OG-12 and bought the Princeton Review - Cracking the GMAT 2011 Edition
6. 29th September: Barely finished solving the Princeton Review Review - Cracking the GMAT 2011 Edition
7. 30th September: Took my GMAT
Diagnostic test on 22nd August: 650 and Actual GMAT*: 700
* No more practice tests taken in between (probably this did hurt me the most)
Important suggestions:
1. As every other post on this forum suggests: One needs to take at least 4 to 5 practice tests. Its not at all about how good your are at Q & V, its more to do with how effective you are at handling a FOUR hour long exam. Especially people like me, aged 32, married and with kids. By the time I finished my Quant Section (section score 49) I was exhausted, in fact by the end of the Verbal section (score 35) I didn't really care about the outcome. I guess my score could have been better if I had taken atleast a couple of full-length pratice tests in the last couple of weeks.
2. From the questions that appeared on the exam, at least for my level of answering, OG-12 is SUFFICIENT.
3. Need not spend too much time on preparing for the GMAT. Although I did not spend more than 50 hours in preparation for it, I dont think my score has much to do with the preparation time. Practicing the test is more important once you get a feel of the GMAT. A friend of mine used to constantly remind me about it, however .... its all past me now.
I hope this post will help someone, especially those mid-aged (30+) professionals who sometimes end up spending too much time on preparations and on a big heap of preparation material.
Regards,
Ninad.[/list]
