I am going to retake, please advice if possible folks..

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Hey all,

well i got a 620. 38 M 34 V. I am trying to get a 50 point improvement.
to have a shot at the schools i want to go.

any useful advice would help.

1)any tips for ppl who retake?

2) i did have some problems in quant with translating heavy worded problems into quick solutions, in under 2 mins.
i can do the easy sets, inequality, absolute, exponent and co-ordinate geometry problems. but when the hard questions come.. in these topics, i fluster, do you recommend some particular material

3) i think i made mistakes in SC, more because i practed on paper format, and not on the computer much. i did prolly 3 or 4 tests before my exam.

soo.... i have 4 kaplan tests, 2 gmat prep tests, 2 princeton reviews test and the manhattan tests.

should i do all of those in a timed format, improve stamina, nerves and confidence.. and obviously analyze mistake.

also, i am thinking of re reading my grammer stuff for sc.. get some real comfort in it... maybe read through og explanations.. and manhattan guide sc stuff..

for quant i dont know what to do. cuz the basic stuff i get, its the harder questions where in time conditions, i fluster then, i end up choosing and guessing.. so i need to build some strengh in that.

but folks who have retaken, or experts on here.. let me know what u think.

thanks for ur time
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by beatthegmat » Sat Jan 26, 2008 3:00 pm
If I understand your post correctly, it seems like your two areas of weakness are: (1) timing and (2) sentence correction.

For timing, there are plenty of resources available in this community that address ways to practice and incrementally improve your timing per question. Dig through the archives here: https://www.beatthegmat.com/resources.html

With regard to sentence correction, do you have the Manhattan GMAT SC Guide? It is probably the best SC guide on the market and definitely worth the investment. Check out the review here: https://www.beatthegmat.com/books.html

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by stock2007 » Sat Jan 26, 2008 3:31 pm
Erica.. my man.. waz going on.. ahem..

well.. i have the sc guide.

i need tips on how to get my quant stronger.

i know the basic easy stuff like the first 100 questions in og guides..
even the last questions, now that i have worked through them.

i need to know how do i develop mastery over

650 + level questions on..

prime numbers, co-ordinate geometry, work problems, sets, inequalities, exponents.

cuz.. the gmat gives u either easy question of the above mentioned topic.. or some real tricky ones. any where to direct me on these topics.

and do u reommend doing the tests from pr, kaplan, mgmat and gmat prep over 3 and half weeks..
before my test at the end of the month.

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by beatthegmat » Sat Jan 26, 2008 3:36 pm
stock2007 wrote:Erica.. my man.. waz going on.. ahem..

well.. i have the sc guide.

i need tips on how to get my quant stronger.

i know the basic easy stuff like the first 100 questions in og guides..
even the last questions, now that i have worked through them.

i need to know how do i develop mastery over

650 + level questions on..

prime numbers, co-ordinate geometry, work problems, sets, inequalities, exponents.

cuz.. the gmat gives u either easy question of the above mentioned topic.. or some real tricky ones. any where to direct me on these topics.

and do u reommend doing the tests from pr, kaplan, mgmat and gmat prep over 3 and half weeks..
before my test at the end of the month.
Think about purchasing Kaplan 800--there is some really great tough concept review featured in this book, but the practice questions are unfortunately sparse. If you dig through the advanced math areas of https://del.icio.us/beatthegmat you will find plenty of free material for really tough math questions to supplement your prep.

With regard to your practice tests. I would take one test per week, beginning with GMATPrep (if you haven't started that yet).

Good luck!
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