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The plastic booklet looks like a normal scratch pad, smaller than a A4. I am not sure where you can get it, but I reckon it may not be a big issue. You will be given one booklet at the begining and you can ask for new ones as and when you require. In fact if you wish to have a fresh one for the qua...

by kidderek

Mon Nov 27, 2006 12:04 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: The plastic notebook given during the test for scratch......
Replies: 5
Views: 5261

Re: Got a 700...did I beat the GMAT?

[quote="chipichape"]Hello All, New here, just found out about this site and wish i would have found it before!!! But anyway, got a 700 (92 percentile) yesterday...What does this mean? Is this a good score? I know it is the average at harvard...and that is what i told my Mom HAHA Give me so...

by kidderek

Mon Nov 27, 2006 10:00 am
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: Got a 700...did I beat the GMAT?
Replies: 3
Views: 7336

Re: Scored a 710 - Didnt really manage to crack quant

But the overall feeling was relief. 710 (Q44, V42) I prepeared for 3-4 weeks. This looks less but I put in significant effort during that time. I agree. After 4 hours and a rollercoaster ride of easy and difficult questions, your head is just spinning and any score of 700+ equates to relief. 3-4 we...

by kidderek

Mon Nov 27, 2006 9:57 am
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: Scored a 710 - Didnt really manage to crack quant
Replies: 6
Views: 6889

Re: Scored 730 : Is this a good score ?

Folks, I scored 730 ( 97 percentile) . Balance score in Analytical and Verbal. Do you guys think this is a good score for admission thanks, Sean My question is how do you score a 730 and call the quant section analytical? On top of that, how do you not know whether 730 is a good score or not? Did y...

by kidderek

Mon Nov 27, 2006 9:53 am
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: Scored 730 : Is this a good score ?
Replies: 4
Views: 17040

[quote="delfosse"]I never thought it was just the first five. I'd always heard it was more like the first 10 that were more heavily weighted.[/quote] I don't think it's 10. I doubt anyone gets the first 10 questions all correct. The difficulty level of the questions shoots upward very quic...

by kidderek

Mon Nov 27, 2006 9:49 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Bunking the First Five Question Myth: GMATPrep Experiments
Replies: 13
Views: 7939

Re: Nova's GMAT Prep Course- Is it any good?

[quote="analytchem"]I hear this book, Nova's GMAT Prep Course, is great. It has good reviews on amazon, what concerns me is that they say there are a lot of errors in the math section. They also say the math section is really good though. They also say the sentence correction sucks, which ...

by kidderek

Mon Nov 27, 2006 9:46 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Nova's GMAT Prep Course- Is it any good?
Replies: 3
Views: 10314

Re: Greetings from Manhattan GMAT

Hello everyone! I am so excited to join the Beat the GMAT community, and I am extremely grateful for your patience during the downtime. While most of you know that the impetus for this was Kevin's departure from the company, Manhattan GMAT went through a number of changes since the start of the fal...

by kidderek

Sun Nov 26, 2006 6:44 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Welcome, Kim Watkins of Manhattan GMAT!
Replies: 6
Views: 4800

[quote="aim-wsc"]i hv one query: do they (GMAT people i mean) give you option from chosing every and any calader date ? i thought tests usually are on sundays... or on weekends.. i also think it varies with country to country. whats with India? anybody? @kidderek: i really hv no clue... fo...

by kidderek

Tue Aug 29, 2006 1:32 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Silly Question? What day of the week is best for the gmat?
Replies: 4
Views: 8287

[quote="beatthegmat"]Is there any specific verbal help/guidance you all would like to see on this forum?[/quote] My verbal ability was lacking overall, but I found the Manhattan guide to be a godsend for sentence correction. As for reading comprehension, I think the approach depends on the...

by kidderek

Tue Aug 29, 2006 7:04 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Which section of the GMAT is hardest for you?
Replies: 6
Views: 16379

Silly Question? What day of the week is best for the gmat?

I know that there is a personal preference element involved, but what day would you recommend? Maybe you guys/girls have some insight that I am unaware of. Personally, my body is usually tired from a week's worth of work to effectively function early on Saturday. Conversely, I can't imagine taking t...

by kidderek

Tue Aug 29, 2006 5:27 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Silly Question? What day of the week is best for the gmat?
Replies: 4
Views: 8287

Experimental Questions

Hi Kevin, First off, thanks for your insight. Secondly, I understand that experimental questions are a necessary evil and we should plow through them just as regular questions. But, do you know if they are computer adaptive? Are there bins of experimental questions that correspond to your right/wron...

by kidderek

Mon Aug 21, 2006 8:39 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Experimental Questions
Replies: 3
Views: 5375

Scrap Paper

Does anyone have the latest information on scrap paper? Last I heard, it was going to be a dry erase board. Now I'm reading that it's a booklet, similar to those blue books for exams. Also, for those of you who have taken the exam, how is the process? I am a scrap paper whore. I easily take up a who...

by kidderek

Mon Aug 21, 2006 8:17 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Scrap Paper
Replies: 2
Views: 5775

Excellent flashcards. However, I think there's a mistake on page 46, first box -- it says odd x odd = even. I think you meant to put odd x odd = odd.

by kidderek

Wed May 17, 2006 4:08 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Download my free GMAT Flashcards!
Replies: 406
Views: 723678

I don't have insight into the exact scoring algorithm, but I've been told that if you were to get every question right in a section, the question difficult significantly "flattens" out after a half dozen or so questions. But you may be right, dblazquez. It may very well take a dozen quest...

by kidderek

Wed May 17, 2006 4:04 pm
Forum: GMAT Math
Topic: Question regarding format of test
Replies: 5
Views: 6483

Question regarding format of test

My strength is math and my weakness is verbal, so I want to maximze my quant score. If I was to get every question correct in the math section, how many do you think would be deemed "difficult" questions. I'm just trying to figure out how things would work out timing-wise. I can breeze thr...

by kidderek

Thu May 11, 2006 5:35 pm
Forum: GMAT Math
Topic: Question regarding format of test
Replies: 5
Views: 6483