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Hi, I am just beginning with my GMAT prep. The books from MGMAT that you used, is that the quant set? Congratulations on your score; it gives me some optimism to begin my prep. Thanks, Vijetha or What were the sources of practise Qs ? These are the books I studied. MGMAT: All 7 books. Powerscore CR...

by shady14

Thu Nov 17, 2011 9:39 am
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: I just beat the GMAT! 750 (Q50, V40)
Replies: 13
Views: 9469

Hi, Congratulations for great score. Did you timed your MGMAT test? If yes, how was your performance on math section (number of right/wrong questions)? thanks sonuk, i did time my mgmat tests, and i got about 14-17 wrong out of 37 questions. i feel like mgmat section is harder than the real gmat. i...

by shady14

Wed Nov 16, 2011 3:38 pm
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: I just beat the GMAT! 750 (Q50, V40)
Replies: 13
Views: 9469

Congrats! I've got the Manhattan books...is it worth it to grab the powerscore and kaplan? Right now, verbal is my area to improve. Thanks and congrats again! Thanks "ODB" :) I'd recommend getting a kaplan to get more practice questions, but it really depends how much time you have until ...

by shady14

Wed Nov 16, 2011 3:30 pm
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: I just beat the GMAT! 750 (Q50, V40)
Replies: 13
Views: 9469

AbhiJ wrote:What were the sources of practise Qs ?
These are the books I studied.
MGMAT: All 7 books.
Powerscore CR
Powerscore SC
Kaplan Premiere
Kaplan 800
OG 12
OG Verbal
OG Quant

These books should have enough questions for you to beat the GMAT!

by shady14

Wed Nov 02, 2011 6:15 am
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: I just beat the GMAT! 750 (Q50, V40)
Replies: 13
Views: 9469

Took the official test at the end of August. Got a 650 (Q50, V30). Took another one at the end of September. 680 (Q49, V34). Took one more today. 750 (Q50, V40). Hi congratulations!! It's a great achievement. Can you give your practise scores before your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd attempts?? How did you imp...

by shady14

Wed Nov 02, 2011 6:13 am
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: I just beat the GMAT! 750 (Q50, V40)
Replies: 13
Views: 9469

I just beat the GMAT! 750 (Q50, V40)

Hey guys. Before I start celebrating, I'd like to thank the BeatTheGMAT community for all the support, help, and advice. There are more than a hundred questions that I searched on google for better explanations, and you guys had the best explanations most of the time. You 'experts' are great and I s...

by shady14

Tue Nov 01, 2011 3:08 pm
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: I just beat the GMAT! 750 (Q50, V40)
Replies: 13
Views: 9469

Thanks guys. I really appreciate your inputs. :)

by shady14

Tue Nov 01, 2011 2:37 pm
Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
Topic: Overcoming a dreadful GPA
Replies: 4
Views: 1370

Neither...nor...has/have?

Hey guys. I'm going through the Powerscore SC Bible...And there's this example on pg154: "Neither Pete Rose, the leader in hits in major league baseball, nor Shoeless Joe Jackson, the only rookie to hit over .400, have been admitted to the Hall of Fame. (Correct)" If I'm not mistaken, sinc...

by shady14

Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:48 pm
Forum: GMAT Verbal & Essays
Topic: Neither...nor...has/have?
Replies: 3
Views: 34981

In B, the prison has become less crowded as a result of a program of prison construction, but that still doesn't have anything to do the population of the prisoners. The program just made the prison less croweded (presumably by making the prison itself bigger). In C, it's showing how the number of p...


I'm not expert, but I've been through a few websites for different MBA schools, and found out it really depends on the school, even though most schools would waive TOEFL if you: 1. The college you attended is in a country where English is native language 2. The language they used in school (class le...

by shady14

Thu Sep 29, 2011 2:06 pm
Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
Topic: Is Toefl score necessary?
Replies: 3
Views: 1531

B. Laying off 10% of the employee might or might not have effect the delivery rate, because for example, 10% of the employee who got fired could be employee who were working with non-delivery related stuff. D. This was a "company-wide" strike, which means nobody really worked. I understand...

by shady14

Thu Sep 29, 2011 1:01 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Veritas CR Unlimited PostalService
Replies: 2
Views: 1102

Overcoming a dreadful GPA

Hi everyone. I've skimmed through a lot of posts here, and I needed to get some realistic advices from the experts. GMAT: 680 (Q49, V34) (Planning to retake again on 11/1; I'm aiming for ~750) The problem with my GPA is that I have a LOT of failing grades, which I retook some, and didn't retake some...

by shady14

Thu Sep 29, 2011 11:57 am
Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
Topic: Overcoming a dreadful GPA
Replies: 4
Views: 1370

Need advice on improving Verbal score : First Attempt 660

Hi all, I've taken my first GMAT exam, and it was disappointing to say the least. I scored a 660 (Q50, V30), which is below what I was expecting. I'm aiming for 700+, and I have scheduled another test in end of September. My scores for past exam are: MANHATTAN: 640 (Q43, V34) MANHATTAN: 690 (Q48, V3...

by shady14

Mon Aug 29, 2011 5:20 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Need advice on improving Verbal score : First Attempt 660
Replies: 1
Views: 1361