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summiluxer
- Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts
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- Joined: Mon Feb 06, 2012 3:06 pm
Hi everyone,
Glad to be a part of this site and hope to add to the numerous inspiring success stories one day.
Just a bit of background:
I am a senior at Northeastern University studying Marketing & Economics. I'm taking my GMAT in late May this year in order to apply for programs that offer a deferral (like Stanford and Harvard 2+2).
What I've done so far:
Over a month ago, I picked up the GMAT OG book and attempted to get started through taking the math diagnostic. I was surprised how poorly I performed and it was a great wake up call. After all, I had never considered myself as being excellent in math (the last 'real' math course was AP CALC back in HS). I decided to promptly review my math concepts and purchased the Kaplan Math Workbook as suggested - after completing that book, I signed up for Veritas Prep's Full Course and worked through their math diagnostic and essentials book (very similar to Kaplan's).
Current situation:
I decided that after a month of light reviewing of the GMAT quant basics it was time for me to take a practice CAT. I took the Manhattan GMAT (MGMAT) CAT and scored a dismal 590 (35Q, 35V). Scoring low in math was no surprise but I was very surprised that I did OK in Verbal as I had literally no studying, with all my time focused on quant review. The MGMAT CAT's quant section totally killed me. Being my first encounter with a CAT format exam, I felt very pressured in regards to time and the confusing questions certainly didn't help with my anxiety.
My ask:
Dearest 'BTG' community, I was really hoping that some of you could shed some light on my performance on this particular MGMAT CAT exam and help evaluate and prioritize what exactly needs to be studied. The results page is rather overwhelming and I frankly need help figuring out what needs to be done in order for me to reach my goal of 700. I feel it is entirely possible with more structure practice with Quant + time management.
To see my performance in detail:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc ... 3kzb3ZmM3c
Finally, what are your thoughts on the necessity of a prep course? I am pressed for time and want to make sure it is totally useful for someone like me. I have taken a few of the Veritas classes and don't feel like I've learned anything SUPER useful yet. The cost of the course is not so much the issue as much as my valuable study time is as I work full time right now (internship)
Thank you all so much for your help in advance! It's much welcomed and appreciated.
Best,
David
Glad to be a part of this site and hope to add to the numerous inspiring success stories one day.
Just a bit of background:
I am a senior at Northeastern University studying Marketing & Economics. I'm taking my GMAT in late May this year in order to apply for programs that offer a deferral (like Stanford and Harvard 2+2).
What I've done so far:
Over a month ago, I picked up the GMAT OG book and attempted to get started through taking the math diagnostic. I was surprised how poorly I performed and it was a great wake up call. After all, I had never considered myself as being excellent in math (the last 'real' math course was AP CALC back in HS). I decided to promptly review my math concepts and purchased the Kaplan Math Workbook as suggested - after completing that book, I signed up for Veritas Prep's Full Course and worked through their math diagnostic and essentials book (very similar to Kaplan's).
Current situation:
I decided that after a month of light reviewing of the GMAT quant basics it was time for me to take a practice CAT. I took the Manhattan GMAT (MGMAT) CAT and scored a dismal 590 (35Q, 35V). Scoring low in math was no surprise but I was very surprised that I did OK in Verbal as I had literally no studying, with all my time focused on quant review. The MGMAT CAT's quant section totally killed me. Being my first encounter with a CAT format exam, I felt very pressured in regards to time and the confusing questions certainly didn't help with my anxiety.
My ask:
Dearest 'BTG' community, I was really hoping that some of you could shed some light on my performance on this particular MGMAT CAT exam and help evaluate and prioritize what exactly needs to be studied. The results page is rather overwhelming and I frankly need help figuring out what needs to be done in order for me to reach my goal of 700. I feel it is entirely possible with more structure practice with Quant + time management.
To see my performance in detail:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc ... 3kzb3ZmM3c
Finally, what are your thoughts on the necessity of a prep course? I am pressed for time and want to make sure it is totally useful for someone like me. I have taken a few of the Veritas classes and don't feel like I've learned anything SUPER useful yet. The cost of the course is not so much the issue as much as my valuable study time is as I work full time right now (internship)
Thank you all so much for your help in advance! It's much welcomed and appreciated.
Best,
David
