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Verbal Help - Pacing
Hey All, I do really well on Verbal in all of my practice tests, but have had a hard time during the real GMAT exam. I guess this is for anyone who scored 35+ on the real exam. Do you nail every single question or at least think that you nail every question or do some questions seem somewhat difficu...
- by Donkey_man_88
Tue Dec 16, 2008 9:12 am- Forum: GMAT Verbal & Essays
- Topic: Verbal Help - Pacing
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Yes, thanks for the advice. I'm going to take this again in a month or so. I think taking GMAT Prep more than twice is a good way to see the very difficult questions. Also, I think it will help with my timing.
- by Donkey_man_88
Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:19 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: After intense review - same score - please read
- Replies: 8
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Good luck with your exam. I think another point is not to be "too perfect." If you don't know the answer, strategically guess and move on. I think I got caught up in trying to get everything right, and lost a lot of valuable time. The pacing on the real exam differs slightly because the le...
- by Donkey_man_88
Tue Dec 09, 2008 5:08 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: After intense review - same score - please read
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2792
Usually, I'm pretty good at taking standardized tests. I think most of it had to do with over-confidence. I was not expecting the questions to be so difficult. The Verbal questions seemed very different. That pretty much took me out of my game plan. How are you performing on your CATs? I would take ...
- by Donkey_man_88
Tue Dec 09, 2008 5:45 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: After intense review - same score - please read
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2792
After intense review - same score - please read
Hey All, About a year and a half ago I took the GMAT and scored a 600 (45Q 28V). I enrolled in a Kaplan Advanced course. See all of my practice test scores below, along with my second official GMAT score. Kaplan: Diagnostic - 700 CAT 1 - 680 (49Q 35V) CAT 2 - 710 (49Q 41V) CAT 3 - 730 (48Q 49V) CAT ...
- by Donkey_man_88
Mon Dec 08, 2008 9:18 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: After intense review - same score - please read
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2792
The Sentence Corbection question for Kaplan are really easy. Overall, I scored 93% correct from all of my CATs. The SC on the real exam are way different. I saw a lot of style, usage, and modification question. Make sure you brush up on subtle differences, such as knowing which phrases are more conc...
- by Donkey_man_88
Sat Dec 06, 2008 1:28 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Bombed Ultimate Practice Test. What Happened?
- Replies: 6
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Do not give up
Hey man, it all depends on how well you do on actual exams. I scored a 710 on my UPT and didn't get below a 680 on act CAT. Took the exam today and scored a 600. I took the exam last year and scored the same thing. The Kaplan course didn't improve my score at all. The Kaplan verbal does not represen...
- by Donkey_man_88
Sat Dec 06, 2008 12:16 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Bombed Ultimate Practice Test. What Happened?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1709
- by Donkey_man_88
Wed Nov 12, 2008 10:34 am- Forum: Ask a Kaplan representative
- Topic: Course CATs vs. Book/CD CATs
- Replies: 2
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Course CATs vs. Book/CD CATs
Hello, I know there have been some questions surrounding the validity of the CATs from Kaplan. I know the CATs on the CD are skewed lower, but what about the CATs from the course? Are these more in-line with potential GMAT scores? I'm just wondering because the CATs from Kaplan do not seem to be har...
- by Donkey_man_88
Sun Nov 09, 2008 9:08 pm- Forum: Ask a Kaplan representative
- Topic: Course CATs vs. Book/CD CATs
- Replies: 2
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Advanced Course
No, I haven't started the course yet. I do like the amount of material that is included, and the pace of the course. I was supposed to start on the 14th, but they switched it to the 30th.
-Donkey
- by Donkey_man_88
Tue Sep 09, 2008 6:41 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Kaplan Advanced Gmat Course
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2058
- by Donkey_man_88
Tue Aug 12, 2008 9:04 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Kaplan Advanced Gmat Course
- Replies: 5
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Kaplan Advanced Gmat Course
Hello All, I recently signed up for the Kaplan Advanced Gmat Course, and would like to know whether this is worth my time. I've taken Veritas a few years back, but didn't like the instruction. I worked with all of the Manhattan Gmat materials, but thought the tests inflated my score. My real Gmat sc...
- by Donkey_man_88
Sun Aug 10, 2008 8:27 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Kaplan Advanced Gmat Course
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2058