I started my journey today...

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I started my journey today...

by Ludacrispat26 » Sat Oct 17, 2009 11:01 am
So, I think my journey for the GMAT officially began today, as I put my money where my mouth is and registered (April 2, 2010) and then went and took a free practice GMAT offered by Princeton Review.

A little background: I'm a junior at a well-respected liberal arts college in the northeast. I'm a history major, and also plan on taking the LSAT. I would love to do a JD/MBA, and we'll see how that goes.

Anyway, thus far (other than today) I have only bought the Princeton Review book and taken a free practice GMAT online offered by Manhattan GMAT. I took the test a few days ago before I began studying, just to see where I was. It seemed doggone impossible--like, the Quant. section seemed to contain all 700+ questions for the most part. However, I guess I did okay, because I got a 640, which is slightly below my target.

I plan on doing well in school this semester while lightly studying, then begin going harder over Xmas break, and taking a Kaplan course when I get back to school in January.

Anyone have any advice on good books/guides/where I can find CAT exams? I've begun checking more unconventional sources as well (i.e. youtube, blogs), and that was how I wound up here.

Thanks for taking time out to listen to me!
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by dmateer25 » Sat Oct 17, 2009 11:11 am
Welcome to the community!

You should take a look at the book recommendation page:

https://www.beatthegmat.com/a/books

Also, you can find free practice tests from other reputable test prep companies (Knewton,Veritas Prep).