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Hey gmat_prep, To answer your questions: 1) I think it varied quite a bit depending on each phase of my prep. If I had to average things out, I would say it was around 20 hours of prep a week. Obviously near the end this time was mainly spent doing practice tests and working on weak points. 2) Yes, ...
- by canada_sms
Fri Feb 12, 2010 11:00 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: Waging War on the GMAT (760 - 99th percentile)
- Replies: 55
- Views: 128199
Just thought I'd put the capstone on this thread. I got admitted to MIT Sloan in R1. I'll be joining the Class of 2012! As an aside, I'm looking for a partner for the 2010 Global Scavenger Hunt ( http://www.globalscavengerhunt.com/home.htm ). 10 countries in 21 days. PM me if interested. If you're l...
- by canada_sms
Thu Feb 04, 2010 10:51 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: Waging War on the GMAT (760 - 99th percentile)
- Replies: 55
- Views: 128199
- by canada_sms
Thu May 21, 2009 8:54 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: G-Day TOMORROW!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2221
- by canada_sms
Thu May 21, 2009 8:48 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: Unofficial score - 720 -- 95 percentile retake?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2855
No harm giving it another go. It sounds like you can focus on your quant and get your score into the same ballpark as your GMAT Prep scores.
- by canada_sms
Wed May 20, 2009 9:13 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: Gmat Round One - A Draw 690 Q42/V41
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2094
HBS to accept GRE
Breaking news... http://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/blog.html#post-2009-05-18 I wonder how things will evolve over time. HBS is the trend setter so I bet a bunch of schools will follow in the next few years. This move certainly encourages engineers and scientists to just take the GRE during/after und...
- by canada_sms
Mon May 18, 2009 12:29 pm- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: HBS to accept GRE
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3245
Wow. 730 with only 40 hours of prep must be some kind of record. You're a natural. Good luck with the rest of the process.
- by canada_sms
Fri May 15, 2009 3:13 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 730 Q48 V42 AWA 5.0
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3810
You have time which is a luxury in this arena. If you do some of the little things now you're going to destroy the test. Start reading regularly from high quality sources like the Wall Street Journal, Economist, Scientific American. If you do this, then you'll ace reading comprehension.
- by canada_sms
Fri May 15, 2009 10:34 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: GMAT Study Strategy...Please offer advice!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1897
Re: Serious help needed- Q48-51 & V11-13
I have given 2 Veritas tests and in both tests my math score were Q51 & Q48 respectively (I should have scored more then that but then I still do lot of silly mistakes. Except one question I could have solved every thing in both the tests. Generally I finish my math by 20 min earlier) Not to bu...
- by canada_sms
Fri May 15, 2009 10:16 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Serious help needed- Q48-51 & V11-13
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2069
Re: Thanks
You robbed him blind. Good job.DantheMan wrote:I ended up purchasing the books.
Thanks for advise, i checked and they are current as you said.
I managed to get him down to 100 as i told him i had to purchase a book to get online access
-Dan
- by canada_sms
Thu May 14, 2009 7:06 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: 2nd Hand Books - Worth it?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1818
Interesting theory... In my opinion the GMAT algorithm more about momentum than anything else. In my experience, your score accelerates upwards when you get multiple questions right in a row. Conversely, getting multiple questions wrong in a row causes you to drop steeply. Doing well is all about pu...
- by canada_sms
Thu May 14, 2009 4:31 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: The GMAT Algorithm and initial estimate
- Replies: 27
- Views: 7540
When I sold my Manhattan books on craigslist, I signed over my account to the person who bought the materials. Basically just changed the email address and login details. If it's been a year since the person signed up then access is probably expired. Each book comes with a online problem set but in ...
- by canada_sms
Thu May 14, 2009 2:02 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: 2nd Hand Books - Worth it?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1818
You might want to spend some time reading some of the debriefs from high scorers in the "I just beat the GMAT" section.
By reading the strategies of other test takers you should be able to formulate a study and test strategy that will work for you.
Good Luck.
- by canada_sms
Thu May 14, 2009 1:32 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: New to GMAT... Need Advice
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1687
Definitely take it easy and chill. Try to get caffeine flushed out of your system so you can get a good night's sleep. If you feel the need to keep your mind occupied, perhaps read through the topics list for AWA but I wouldn't do anything more strenuous than that. In the morning before your test, i...
- by canada_sms
Thu May 14, 2009 1:29 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: advice... exam is tomorrow
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1391
I really don't know what's up with the AWA. I got a 6.0 but I left the exam thinking I was going to get maybe a 4.5. I think the sample essays in the back of the official guide aren't totally representative of what it takes to get certain scores. As long as you have ultra specific examples I think y...
- by canada_sms
Thu May 14, 2009 1:21 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: How much should I bother with AWA?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1327