I took the GMAT in Feb 2008 and received a disappointing score of 620/74% (34/70% for verbal, 41/63% quantitative). I guess it wasn't too bad considering it was my first attempt at the real GMAT, but I still wish I had done much better, especially for the quantitative section.
I have decided to retake the GMAT as I recently won a full MBA scholarship from a local company in my country. The scholarship will cover all expenses (tuition, allowances etc), provided that I can get into one of the top 15 universities in the US. For this reason, I obviously have to take the GMAT again to increase the chances of getting into these universities and to keep my scholarship.
Therefore, I would REALLY appreciate it if any one of you in this forum could spare just a few mins and help provide some advice on how to boost my GMAT score, preferably from a 620 to a 700+. I am particularly interested in advice on things such as:
1) Quick/shortcut formula for maths questions. An easy example would be a question that asks you for the sum of all numbers from 1-30, because instead of adding 1 + 2 + 3 ... + 30, there's a formula to do it. The problem during my last exam was, I always found myself taking too much time to arrive at a solution.
2) Time management. I plan to apply to the various universities for the academic year 2009...therefore I should be taking the GMAT no later than October 2008? (3 months+ from now...). How do I management my study time in those 3 months most effectively, keeping in mind I also have a full-time job to do on all weekdays.
3) Lastly, are there any challenging books/materials that I shouldn't miss? Last time I used the OG11, Princeton, Manhattan Sentence Correction, and a little bit of Kaplan. But I feel that the questions on GMAT were much harder than the ones I found on those books, so I think I need more challenging practices.
Sorry for the rather long post, but I'm really determined to get it right this time. I know a GMAT score isn't everything, but a decent score is at least something. I'm willing to put 150% effort and invest in any materials that would best prepare me. So if you have any advice, please do share. Thanks for a great forum!
I have decided to retake the GMAT as I recently won a full MBA scholarship from a local company in my country. The scholarship will cover all expenses (tuition, allowances etc), provided that I can get into one of the top 15 universities in the US. For this reason, I obviously have to take the GMAT again to increase the chances of getting into these universities and to keep my scholarship.
Therefore, I would REALLY appreciate it if any one of you in this forum could spare just a few mins and help provide some advice on how to boost my GMAT score, preferably from a 620 to a 700+. I am particularly interested in advice on things such as:
1) Quick/shortcut formula for maths questions. An easy example would be a question that asks you for the sum of all numbers from 1-30, because instead of adding 1 + 2 + 3 ... + 30, there's a formula to do it. The problem during my last exam was, I always found myself taking too much time to arrive at a solution.
2) Time management. I plan to apply to the various universities for the academic year 2009...therefore I should be taking the GMAT no later than October 2008? (3 months+ from now...). How do I management my study time in those 3 months most effectively, keeping in mind I also have a full-time job to do on all weekdays.
3) Lastly, are there any challenging books/materials that I shouldn't miss? Last time I used the OG11, Princeton, Manhattan Sentence Correction, and a little bit of Kaplan. But I feel that the questions on GMAT were much harder than the ones I found on those books, so I think I need more challenging practices.
Sorry for the rather long post, but I'm really determined to get it right this time. I know a GMAT score isn't everything, but a decent score is at least something. I'm willing to put 150% effort and invest in any materials that would best prepare me. So if you have any advice, please do share. Thanks for a great forum!
