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[quote="Stacey Koprince"]if there happen to be a lot of CRs there, for example, then your CR percentage goes down.[/quote] Interesting comment Stacey. Can you expand on this please? Is CR weighted more then RC or SC? This is really important to me because when running out of time, I always...

by shom

Tue Feb 10, 2009 8:54 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Confused about my verbal weakness...RC,CR,SC
Replies: 4
Views: 1931

Congratulations.
This is a really great post as well. Thanks for taking the time to write this.
Very helpful as I try and focus for my final 3 weeks of prep.

by shom

Wed Feb 04, 2009 3:23 am
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: 700 Q48, V38..
Replies: 1
Views: 2553

[quote="mayonnai5e"]Raising your V score is much harder than Q score and that's exactly why the V score weighs more heavily in your overall score.[/quote]'' mayonnai5e - This is a really interesting comment. Can you expand on this please? It seems to make sense, but how did you come to thi...

by shom

Mon Feb 02, 2009 10:21 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Need a strategy to go from 600 to 700+ in 3 weeks
Replies: 14
Views: 3009

That is really terrible. Maybe one of the worst test taking experiences I've ever heard. The good news is that 1) you may get to re take because of unfair test conditions 2) The next time you write it, your score will be way better and you can explain away your first score in your MBA applications. ...

by shom

Mon Jan 26, 2009 10:05 am
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: greatest trajedy ever happend :(
Replies: 3
Views: 2553

I know that its old, but does anyone know where to get Power Prep?

by shom

Wed Jan 21, 2009 7:18 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: GMAT Prep Vs. Powerprep
Replies: 15
Views: 28581

Sounds like good advice.
Thanks for the feedback guys!

by shom

Wed Jan 21, 2009 11:38 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Best Time of Year to take the GMAT?
Replies: 3
Views: 9679

logitech - Great contribution. Thanks for letting us know.

In my 10 minute test run, the questions seem really easy. I'm still gonna keep trying them for practice. You never know, they may be great questions.

by shom

Tue Jan 20, 2009 7:49 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: GMAT Teaser
Replies: 3
Views: 6265

I understand the above comments about the essay, but there must be other reasons why people do worse on the real thing as well. Do you guys have any additional thoughts? What about level of difficulty or style of questions in the current GMAT tests? Has anyone written in the past 12 months? Do you f...

by shom

Tue Jan 20, 2009 4:32 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Why some people get high GMATprep but low in the real test?
Replies: 4
Views: 2124

Best Time of Year to take the GMAT?

Do you guys think that there might be a benefit at taking the GMAT at a certain time of year? For instance, when GMAT application time is approaching (fall/winter), that the competition among test takers may impact that one's percentile. If there are less test takers, it may lead to lower competitio...

by shom

Tue Jan 20, 2009 12:35 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Best Time of Year to take the GMAT?
Replies: 3
Views: 9679

zackca - Thanks for the insight. That seems like a good perspective on the subject. I think its good to use as a tool and it gives you an idea of the latest style of questions. I think one of the main challenges I faced on GMAT Focus problems was the complicated phrasing used. It can be difficult to...

by shom

Tue Jan 20, 2009 9:02 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: GMAT Focus...how representative is it?
Replies: 6
Views: 1911

This has happened to me. Its pretty depressing, but there is nothing you can do. Just study the test and write the same test again. Seeing questions for a second time doesn't always impact your score as much as you would think, because you get harder questions to follow and things may even out. Its ...

by shom

Mon Jan 19, 2009 7:10 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Oh no! I just lost my Gprep score!
Replies: 1
Views: 1225

congratulations. Its great to see someone do so much better on the real thing then in practice. Its what everyone dreams of! From what I gather, its very rare.

by shom

Mon Jan 19, 2009 7:05 am
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: 480 to 690(Q-47 V-38)...it can be done!
Replies: 5
Views: 4049

mayonnai5e - Thanks for taking the time to reply. Just so you are aware. GMAT Focus is a product from MBA.com that claims to "provide a unique bank of retired GMAT quantitative questions in an adaptive GMAT-like format." http://www.gmatfocus.com/ Its VERY expensive, but it does give exposu...

by shom

Mon Jan 19, 2009 7:00 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: GMAT Focus...how representative is it?
Replies: 6
Views: 1911

Thanks for you explanations, but Im still not clear on this.

Can someone try to make it a little easier to understand?
Is there a link to another thread with more explanation that someone can share please?

by shom

Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:48 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Radius and circle
Replies: 5
Views: 1788

GMAT Focus...how representative is it?

I found a comment from an instructor on another forum that stated "the question bank may not be 100% representative of the actual GMAT question pool" Do others feel this way about the GMAT Focus questions? They definitely do seem different then GMAT Prep Test questions. There was way more ...

by shom

Thu Jan 15, 2009 12:00 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: GMAT Focus...how representative is it?
Replies: 6
Views: 1911