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Sure thing. I will do my best. I'll beat starting at Carnegie Mellon. Profile: Age: 29 Gender: Male Ethnicity/Background: Caucasian Undergrad: medium sized University in Pennsylvania. Major: Finance Minor: Econ GPA: 3.1 (had to pick it up from a bad freshman start) Athletics: Played Division I Baseb...

by Donkey_man_88

Tue Aug 10, 2010 11:42 am
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: GMAT - From 500 to 680 (46Q 38V) - 6.0 AWA
Replies: 6
Views: 3906

GMAT - From 500 to 680 (46Q 38V) - 6.0 AWA

Hey All, First off, I'd like to say that the GMAT is not impossible, but it can be very taxing. Also, I waited a while to write this because I'm less than a month away from attending grad school at a top 20 university (with a 2/3 scholarship). This has been a dream come true, and I'm very happy that...

by Donkey_man_88

Tue Aug 10, 2010 10:13 am
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: GMAT - From 500 to 680 (46Q 38V) - 6.0 AWA
Replies: 6
Views: 3906

The Official Guide for GMAT Quantitative Review, 2nd Edition

Hey All, I noticed that the new guides have some pretty good questions. Do these repeat in the Gmat Prep exams from GMAC? I've taken the Gmat prep exams in the past, and also recently took a new one about a week ago. I didn't get one repeat in the Verbal section. I did receive a few repeats in the Q...

by Donkey_man_88

Tue Aug 18, 2009 12:42 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: The Official Guide for GMAT Quantitative Review, 2nd Edition
Replies: 1
Views: 1352

Difficulty of Test Prep Vs. Real GMAT

This is just my opinion, but I feel that the real GMAT throws questions that can be harder for a few reasons: 1) Most likely the test-taker has never seen the question 2) Test Prep companies cannot mimic the algo perfectly 3) Test Prep companies create a study plan to ensure that you know how to sol...

by Donkey_man_88

Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:52 am
Forum: GMAT Math
Topic: OG 11 Diagnostic Test difficulty
Replies: 10
Views: 11280

Hmm

The passages themselves are adaptive but questions are not. Questions will remain same irrespective of whether you are doing all of them wrong or all of them right. The reason is that GMAT test creators found it too difficult to create so many different questions based on their pool for each RC pas...

by Donkey_man_88

Fri Aug 07, 2009 10:44 pm
Forum: Reading Comprehension
Topic: Are RC Passages adaptive?
Replies: 5
Views: 2548

Gmat Prep Software

Does anyone know whether GMAC plans to unveil new tests or new GMAT Prep Software? I took both tests, but I plan to re-take the Gmat. The prep software was not indicative of my score. Scored way below my Gmat Prep test scores. Anyone heard any news? I know that they've released the new 12th edition ...

by Donkey_man_88

Thu Jun 18, 2009 11:08 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Gmat Prep Software
Replies: 1
Views: 1396

Hey Mike,

I met yesterday with a tutor from Manhattan Gmat. I have to say that even though it was only 2 hours, I thought it was very informative. I think I'm going to stick with the test date. I think my true ability is right where I want to be for now. Thanks for the advice.

-Donkey

by Donkey_man_88

Mon Jan 12, 2009 2:19 pm
Forum: Ask a Manhattan Prep representative
Topic: Looking for a Verbal Tutor
Replies: 9
Views: 3247

Number Properties - Questions + strategies

Besides the manhattan gmat book, does anyone have solid material on 700+ level number theory questions? Any helps is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

-Donkey

by Donkey_man_88

Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:47 am
Forum: GMAT Math
Topic: Number Properties - Questions + strategies
Replies: 1
Views: 1299

Hey Mike, I haven't gone for private tutoring yet, but I wanted to take a practice MGMAT exam before meeting with my tutor. I scored a 650 (44Q 35V) on Cat 4 (I took the first 3 exams over a year and a half ago). I really thought that the questions were pretty representative of the real GMAT. With t...

by Donkey_man_88

Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:30 am
Forum: Ask a Manhattan Prep representative
Topic: Looking for a Verbal Tutor
Replies: 9
Views: 3247

Hey Raj,

How did you do on GMAT on December 20th? Did you find a strong correlation between the MGMAT exams and the real Gmat? Just curious because I find the real verbal to be quite tough.

by Donkey_man_88

Fri Jan 09, 2009 9:21 pm
Forum: Ask a Manhattan Prep representative
Topic: Expectation from MGMAT CAT ???
Replies: 3
Views: 3186

Hey Mike, Thanks for your input. Yeah, I've been trying to work under intense time constraints. I've been doing some math just to ensure that I don't get rusty, but I really feel that I can do well on the verbal part. I plan to meet with a MGMAT tutor very soon. I'm just waiting on the tutor to get ...

by Donkey_man_88

Tue Jan 06, 2009 8:49 pm
Forum: Ask a Manhattan Prep representative
Topic: Looking for a Verbal Tutor
Replies: 9
Views: 3247

Hey Mike, Thanks for getting back to me so soon. I'm not sure how to pinpoint the exact issue. On the gmat prep exams, I've done really well on the RC and CR, but didn't do so well on the SC questions (though I think I am still good at SC questions). During the actual exam, I think I froze up around...

by Donkey_man_88

Mon Jan 05, 2009 2:57 pm
Forum: Ask a Manhattan Prep representative
Topic: Looking for a Verbal Tutor
Replies: 9
Views: 3247

Of all the people who have taken the official test, which CAT is most representative. I've taken Kaplan and Gmat Prep. I scored really well on both, but only a 600 on the real thing. Are the Manhattan Gmat tests worth taking? I took a few about a year and a half ago, but they contained a lot of erro...

by Donkey_man_88

Fri Jan 02, 2009 10:30 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Best Practice Tests?
Replies: 285
Views: 312853

Looking for a Verbal Tutor

Hey All, I'm very frustrated with verbal. I've done very well on my practice exams. Have taken two Gmat Preps and scored 42V and 39V on Test I and Test II, respectively. I've also taken 6 or so Kaplan exams, and have gotten 99%ile on 3 of them, and haven't gotten below 90%ile on the other 3. I've ta...

by Donkey_man_88

Fri Jan 02, 2009 10:03 am
Forum: Ask a Manhattan Prep representative
Topic: Looking for a Verbal Tutor
Replies: 9
Views: 3247

Verbal is tough

Yes, of course some people are going to think that the actual exam is easier, but I'd have to say that the real exam is way harder (in my opinion of course). Firstly, I'd say that the math practice questions are very close to what you'll see on the actual test. The Verbal is another story. A lot of ...

by Donkey_man_88

Fri Jan 02, 2009 9:49 am
Forum: GMAT Verbal & Essays
Topic: Verbal really getting tough ..myth or reality ?
Replies: 29
Views: 11233