I just beat the GMAT in Tucson, AZ! I took the test back in February without much preparation and felt completely unprepared during the test. I ended up with a 720 (Q45, V44). I ended up buying the Manhattan GMAT books and just tried to study consistently. I took the test today and felt much better. I felt like I had a 730 or 740 coming, and went into shock when 760 flashed on the screen. If you are someone like me who has been out of an academic environment for over 5 years, I highly recommend the MGMAT books to refresh those math concepts.
Good luck out there!
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Congrates!!! A great score .
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I think consistency was the key in studying the quant concepts. I never put in more than 3 hours in a week, but tried to do at least something every day. I work 60-70 hours a week in my current job, so it just wasn't possible to put a huge amount of time into studying.
In my opinion, the MGMAT online tests were much more difficult than the actual GMAT. I was very discouraged after taking the online practice tests and scoring in the 660-720 range. I then started knocking out the questions from the GMAC book that has actual past questions and felt much more confident.
Pacing is also very important. The first time I took the GMAT, I was spending 4-5 minutes on some questions, which killed me on the rest of the quant. Once I realized it is okay to guess on extremely difficult questions after 2 min, I found it much easier to finish without having to rush at the end.
As for the verbal section, if you are a native English speaker it should be relatively easy. If not, I imagine the verbal section would be very difficult because English is the only category 5 language in the world (According to the Department of Defense) due to the myriad of rules and exceptions to those rules.
Keep the faith and stay positive!
In my opinion, the MGMAT online tests were much more difficult than the actual GMAT. I was very discouraged after taking the online practice tests and scoring in the 660-720 range. I then started knocking out the questions from the GMAC book that has actual past questions and felt much more confident.
Pacing is also very important. The first time I took the GMAT, I was spending 4-5 minutes on some questions, which killed me on the rest of the quant. Once I realized it is okay to guess on extremely difficult questions after 2 min, I found it much easier to finish without having to rush at the end.
As for the verbal section, if you are a native English speaker it should be relatively easy. If not, I imagine the verbal section would be very difficult because English is the only category 5 language in the world (According to the Department of Defense) due to the myriad of rules and exceptions to those rules.
Keep the faith and stay positive!
