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Apologies for the slow follow-up, after taking a day off I had a million things to catch up with. It went spectacularly badly. And I'm not even sure why, which is the most frustrating thing. OK the screen was a bit hard to read (it's actually huge and I found myself leaning as far back away from the...
- by NinaAnn
Fri Jul 24, 2015 10:13 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Anyone taken the GMAT without studying?
- Replies: 25
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I took another practice test today and I'm now so disheartened that I'm wondering whether it makes any sense to go tomorrow. I got a higher score and my Verbal was fine and a perfectly good reflection of my ability. However, I have studied the last week solidly for the Quant, felt I had some real br...
- by NinaAnn
Wed Jul 22, 2015 3:53 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Anyone taken the GMAT without studying?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 46557
Thanks once again for the detailed replies and helpful links. A particular thanks for the raw score table which is very illuminating. I took the GMAT PrepSoftware test - the ones you get when you book the exam. I'm taking the real thing on Thursday morning, so unfortunately not a lot of time to get ...
- by NinaAnn
Sat Jul 18, 2015 6:52 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Anyone taken the GMAT without studying?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 46557
Well I said I would come back so you could all laugh at my naivety so here I am. (Thanks for the lengthy reply Marty - that was my initial thought behind not studying, plus also a general lack of time due to long work hours.) I spent pretty much the entire day taking the test and more relevantly, go...
- by NinaAnn
Sat Jul 18, 2015 2:06 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Anyone taken the GMAT without studying?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 46557
Thanks all for your responses! I'm not particularly stressed or worried about it, I think I would be more so if I had prepared for a long time. I ultimately aiming for 720, have narrowed down the universities I'm applying to about 10, and will start applying next weekend after I've taken the test. I...
- by NinaAnn
Fri Jul 17, 2015 7:02 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Anyone taken the GMAT without studying?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 46557
Anyone taken the GMAT without studying?
This might sound like an odd question given the nature of this website, but has anyone taken the GMAT without studying for it? I was always under the (false) impression that it is simply an aptitude test and so there isn't really anything to study for. Now it is less than a week till my test date an...
- by NinaAnn
Fri Jul 17, 2015 12:17 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Anyone taken the GMAT without studying?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 46557