Well, 4 months after getting a smack down (read here: https://www.beatthegmat.com/best-course- ... 49418.html) I returned for another round in the ring. I stepped out with a 710 (Q45 V42). While the percentages (Q45/74th and V42/95th) arent ideal, I'm going to role the dice and go forward in the admin process.
I took a Manhattan 9-week course that ran from the first week of January to the first week of March. During this time a did a lot of manhattan guide studying, but didnt do very many official guide problems like they tell you to do. The class ended March 10th and I spent the next 2 weeks doing all the OG problems using their excel problem tracker. I originally did these by type (NP, WT, Geo, FDP, etc) but as time went on I started doing blocks of 10 questions at a time. I used the stop watch for all questions whether individually or in blocks of 10. Timing was a huge problem for me the first time, so I wanted to be very diligent this time around. I took some practice tests this past week to build stamina going into the test. The results are below:
GMAC GMAT #1 (3/24)
Q 40
V 42
670
MGMAT #4 (3/25)
Q 42
V 35
640
Power Prep #1 (3/26)
Q 44
V 41
700
GMAC GMAT #2 (3/27)
Q 42
V 44
710
I think the practice tests were a pretty solid predictor of performance on the actual test.
Best of luck to everyone out there.
I'm out! (unless, god forbid, adcom comes back with a request for the dreaded 80/80 split)
B
I took a Manhattan 9-week course that ran from the first week of January to the first week of March. During this time a did a lot of manhattan guide studying, but didnt do very many official guide problems like they tell you to do. The class ended March 10th and I spent the next 2 weeks doing all the OG problems using their excel problem tracker. I originally did these by type (NP, WT, Geo, FDP, etc) but as time went on I started doing blocks of 10 questions at a time. I used the stop watch for all questions whether individually or in blocks of 10. Timing was a huge problem for me the first time, so I wanted to be very diligent this time around. I took some practice tests this past week to build stamina going into the test. The results are below:
GMAC GMAT #1 (3/24)
Q 40
V 42
670
MGMAT #4 (3/25)
Q 42
V 35
640
Power Prep #1 (3/26)
Q 44
V 41
700
GMAC GMAT #2 (3/27)
Q 42
V 44
710
I think the practice tests were a pretty solid predictor of performance on the actual test.
Best of luck to everyone out there.
I'm out! (unless, god forbid, adcom comes back with a request for the dreaded 80/80 split)
B
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