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Ideal time to take exam after started preparing :

by Mehul Daga » Wed Jun 01, 2011 9:59 pm
Hi All ,

I have started preparing for GMAT since past a month and have been doing OG all then according to a worksheet provided by my institution. Please guide on following :

1) Ideal date when should I take the exam. I have been able to devote 1:30 hrs daily on prep.

2) Materials to study .

3) Shall I start my counselling now. I don't know what B-schools should I target apart from few in India and in US.

P.S : If there is already any Thread answering all these questions ,Please direct me to that.
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by bblast » Thu Jun 02, 2011 1:49 am
Ideally u should pick school first and then see a gmat requirement matching that to your profile.
Anyways, If you are planning for fall 2012 then start researching schools based on ur current career. Use google mate. Or read the profile evaluation forum here to map ur profile to the correct places.
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by Mehul Daga » Sat Jun 04, 2011 1:55 am
Hi ,
Thank you for the reply.
I am planning for fall 2012.
Could you please let me know

1)when should i take the exam considering that i should complete all the admission process well before time. I am basically targeting Asian schools.
2)Apart from OG , other material that i must finish off.

More information that i must know , please provide.
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by bblast » Sat Jun 04, 2011 3:02 am
please take out time to device a strategy for urself, it purely depends on ur score requirements and current level. use these threads,,invest some time,,,ideally for Asian schools or most bschools gmat by august is a good thing,

https://www.beatthegmat.com/gmat-strategy-f3.html
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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Sat Jun 04, 2011 6:50 am
I have to agree with bblast in that you should first identify your desired Business schools.

Since the GMAT requirements of Business schools are so varied (some schools have no GMAT requirement, others want a minimum score of 500 and others want you scores of 700+), the amount of preparation time can vary a lot.

Once you have an idea of the GMAT score you need, you should take an official GMATPrep practice test to see how far you are away from this required GMAT score. This will give you a good idea of how long it will take to prepare.

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by Mehul Daga » Thu Jun 16, 2011 10:52 pm
Hi ,

With your prompt suggestion I invested required time reading the threads. Basically , I had always have interest in Energy Sector like Energy management i.e being a consultant into Energy sector. And moreover with its growing demand , I am prefering it more. Can you lead me to the colleges that offeres the programs in Energy Sector as best ?

Moreover regarding my prepartion for the exam ,Please let me know study material that I must finish off.
I have been doing OG and Quant and Verbal Review.

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by bblast » Fri Jun 17, 2011 12:07 am
take a gmat prep nd see ur weakness area, for me it is quant, i had plateau'd at Q 47, so m taking up gmat club tests that r good for quant improvement, (until u review errors nd solve the same problem 2-3 times and understand the best way ur score wont improve)

alternate days i do 10 ps /10 ds from og. i take a stopwatch and solve the 20 questions in arnd 25 minutes. but i review it for another 1-2 hours for reasons said above. even the one's i got right.

btg questions r also good for quant. so find ur weakness area first
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by Mehul Daga » Thu Jul 07, 2011 10:28 pm
Hi ,

I have two month from now for my exam on 14th Sept.
I have to really work hard on complete verbal seeing latest score. Also , in Quant , I need to work more on probability and Ratios.
Can you please help out in devising a strategy for me for the coming two month. Please guide in how should I move ahead for complete preparation.

If anyone can provide with OG quant and Verbal review pdf's would be of great help.

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by bblast » Fri Jul 08, 2011 2:04 am
Its illegal to circulate official material in pirated pdf form brother . You are queuing yourself to pursue international business education. You should not be making such comments.


Go and buy out the hard copy of the books, it'll cost u arnd 3500/- INR for entire OG bundle.
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by Mehul Daga » Sat Jul 09, 2011 9:27 am
I am sorry and thank you for making me realize my mistake.

But, can you help me in devising a strategy for the coming two month , in terms of material especially for English.

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by bblast » Sat Jul 09, 2011 8:48 pm
start with the powerscore cr bible for CR. read it two three times at various stages of ur prep, Same applies to MGMAT SC guide. Google and you will find that these books are worth millions, for RC try to recognize pattern in questions(official guide only) :
eg:
the passage suggests----means inference.
according to the passage- means, its a detail question which u need to look up.
main idea question means u need to encompass the idea of all para's to answer this, Sometimes the third para will talk opposite of what the 1st 2 talk abt, in such cases look for an answer which only talks about the 1st 2 para's and eliminate it.


In all there are not many question types in RC's. Study and rip apart every nook and corner of official guide. That said u have to mark out your target, If you want a 40+ and you are at 25, then the effort to be put in has to be substantial.
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by Mehul Daga » Tue Aug 16, 2011 12:31 am
Hi ,

Just less than a month for my exam on 14th sept , i am still at low score of 560(43Q ,23V). I am now totally confused on what should I practise so that both my verbal and quant can go up. Don't know whether I should postpone the exam a month more till Oct 15th not.

Weakness Areas:
Quant --> probability , Number system , Mixtures.
Verbal--> Only partly comfort in RC. CR and SC both need extra effort.
Suggestions needed.
Also , what is the procedure and fee for rescheduling the exam , if anyone can provide info would be of great help.

Thanks
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