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Thank you very much for your short but very helpful post!! When you talk about 700-800 quant questions, where did you find them? Is there a specific web site you would recommend? Hi Fredrico, In addition, I used the MGMAT flashcards app, the Advanced Quant MGMAT book (really hard questions to do in...
- by dtse86
Tue Jun 03, 2014 4:42 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 740 - never scored that high in prep!! (non-native)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8426
Scholarship Forum
Hi, I thought it might be a good idea to include a forum for those interested and looking for potential scholarships. I know for a lot of people, after they get the admit, the process doesn't end there. Financial planning kicks in and getting easier access to scholarships through this forum would be...
- by dtse86
Tue Jun 03, 2014 4:19 am- Forum: Suggestions and Feedback
- Topic: Scholarship Forum
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1453
Congrats RocketScientist! My GMAT story was very similar to yours. I agree that the best take away was to not let bad CAT scores discourage you! What do you plan to do next? Reylo, I would also add that at a certain difficulty level the RC's can get a bit technical to read. What I did was focused on...
- by dtse86
Tue May 27, 2014 7:41 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 740 - never scored that high in prep!! (non-native)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8426
Way to go alan1234! A 750 is an awesome score!
I had a very similar experience and realized at some point I guess you just have to take the leap and go for it.
Congrats on your success and good luck with your applications or whatever you choose to do next.
- by dtse86
Fri May 16, 2014 10:15 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: From 630 to 750 (48Q, 45V)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6938
Columbia August 2015 Application is up!
The Columbia Business school applications for 2015 appear to be activated. Getting started! Good luck to everyone!
- by dtse86
Wed May 14, 2014 5:16 pm- Forum: The Application Process
- Topic: Columbia August 2015 Application is up!
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1068
Thanks and good luck to you! My hope is to give back to this community as many of its members have been helpful to me throughout the years. The main message I'd like to impart is to not give up and don't become discouraged. Even if things do go exactly according to plan, life has a way of surprising...
- by dtse86
Tue May 13, 2014 9:29 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 730! Thanks to the BTG community!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2991
730! Thanks to the BTG community!
Hi All! I'm so glad to be writing this right now and have the opportunity to share how "I beat the GMAT!" Going into the exam I was expecting to get a low score based on my practice exams: 07/04/12- Kaplan-590 08/18/12- Princeton-590 (Q43/V28) 09/09/12- Kaplan-630 02/01/14- Princeton-580 (...
- by dtse86
Sun May 04, 2014 3:52 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 730! Thanks to the BTG community!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2991
I know one confusing thing to me that tripped me up on this problem was that it was asking if it was economically sound for the military (I missed that portion). From the perspective of the contractors, it is still economically sound given answer choice A because they can still protect their profits.
- by dtse86
Fri Apr 18, 2014 7:36 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Historical Costing OG Verbal #4
- Replies: 34
- Views: 16515
I know this is an old topic at this point. But I came across this question recently while studying and no one appears to have addressed my logical conundrum. 1) Sufficient. If the distribution among months is uneven, there must be one at least one birthday in every month within the group. 2) If 5 of...
- by dtse86
Fri Apr 18, 2014 5:02 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: DS--OG Diag No 45
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2236
The breakdown of straight minutes per question are as follows: IR: 2.5 Minutes/question Quant: ~2 Minutes/question Verbal: ~1.8 Minutes/question (1 minute 48 seconds) There will be some flex depending on how fast you answer questions along the way. I think this article explains a good strategy by su...
- by dtse86
Mon Mar 24, 2014 6:07 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Time on questions
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2191
@whataB Thanks for the tips. I'm actually switching my weekday strategy to short 1-2hr sessions with only 20-25 questions at a time with answer and concept review taking up 60% of that. I also realized that I tend to have more energy when I've been active and working out. I've been trying to get bac...
- by dtse86
Fri Mar 14, 2014 2:02 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Tips to build test endurance with high level questions
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2747
Great tips!
Any suggestions for improving IR performance? On the practice exams I have been struggling with time issues and have been scoring low as a result. It does a number on my confidence going into the Quant section.
- by dtse86
Wed Mar 12, 2014 7:16 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 780 (Q51, V46, IR 8) in 2.5 months
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8429
Now, here is the thing that totally blew my mind: my problem wasn't that my math or RC wasn't good enough, it was learning that not every question matters and how to get past the common wrong answers. That was a revolution to me. I just really didn't know how to take the test itself. Also, learning...
- by dtse86
Wed Mar 12, 2014 7:11 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: False hopes -> Panic -> Regroup -> WIN! 490-720
- Replies: 21
- Views: 19920
Hi Rich, I actually started studying about a year and a half ago, but I had to cancel my test and put the book aside while I concentrated on finishing my masters in engineering. I recently picked it up again and have been at it for about a month and a half. I think at this point I'm familiar with th...
- by dtse86
Wed Mar 12, 2014 5:15 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Tips to build test endurance with high level questions
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2747
Tips to build test endurance with high level questions
Hi, I was just wondering if anyone had any good tips for developing good timing and building up endurance to answer high level questions. I just took my 2nd MGMAT test and my scores actually got worse, but it looks like my performance in certain parts of the exam got better. I don't know how accurat...
- by dtse86
Mon Mar 10, 2014 10:20 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Tips to build test endurance with high level questions
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2747