Is there no hope for me?

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Gregory: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 3; Joined: Mon Sep 08, 2008 2:49 pm; Location: Baton Rouge; GMAT Score:450

by Gregory » Sat Sep 20, 2008 12:21 pm

I just got back from taking the GMAT and have an unofficial score of 450! Thats so low i feel like jumping off of a bridge. Ive studied every day for the past seven months. Obviously i went about it the wrong way, and need to rework my strategy. Does anyone know definitively which are the best books to buy in order to prepare for each section? I got the princeton review math guide, and the Kaplan premier program. is there anything else i should get that may help?

Thanks.

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Gmatss: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 67; Joined: Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:29 pm; Location: new york; Thanked: 2 times

by Gmatss » Sat Sep 20, 2008 4:20 pm

you might want to consider MGMAT series of 8, which breaks down, math and verbal by sections. MGMAT sentence correction is gold. Also I think OG series are essential to perform well on the gmats.

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mlane25269: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 151; Joined: Fri Jun 13, 2008 7:31 am; Thanked: 1 times

by mlane25269 » Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:15 am

Hi Gregory!

I feel your pain because I also got a 450 when I took the GMAT 3 weeks ago. So I went out and bought myself 4 books from the Manhattan GMAT series. I got RC, CR, SC, and the Word Translations guides but I am probably going to end up buying the whole series. It seems to be helping a lot!!

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D Terman: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 35; Joined: Sat Feb 09, 2008 6:09 pm; Thanked: 3 times

by D Terman » Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:56 pm

I feel your pain and was in your same exact situation and after putting together a detailed plan was somehow able to go from a 460 to 640 and I'm confident with enough work and dedication you could do that or better. See my story for some specific recommendations and all the best.

https://www.beatthegmat.com/bombed-the-g ... t8577.html

D Terman

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ashish1354: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 100; Joined: Wed Jul 30, 2008 9:52 am; Thanked: 4 times

cheer up!

by ashish1354 » Wed Sep 24, 2008 12:03 pm

i believe failure is just a mile stone on the road to success. Keep trying I'm sure things will work out well for you.

You have not mentioned OG in the list of books you have worked with.

Good for verbal prep (needs to be studied like a bible)
Not good enough for Quant.

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