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Hi Jeevan, Hmm, the three OG books are the most important resources, I'm not sure what else to recommend. It's important to realize that it's not only the quantity of studying that is important, it is also the quality of your preparation. Can you tell us your overall prep strategy; perhaps we can re...
- by aabsih
Wed Apr 15, 2009 8:29 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: Gmat crush me..
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2125
Hi Gabriel, As you said,the official GMAT scores are valid for five years. However, it is a good idea to look at the specific requirements of the Universities you would apply i.e. some will only accept a score that was attained within the last two years; others accept 5 year old scores. Hence, what ...
- by aabsih
Sun Apr 12, 2009 8:47 pm- Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
- Topic: Query regarding GMAT
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1594
Hey syk120, Don't lose hope. Just build some confidence in your abilities, this is one of the most important general things about preparing for the gmat. Here's a recap from one of my other postings to help you improve your RC, because that seems to be one of your weaknesses in verbal. For RC The mo...
- by aabsih
Fri Apr 03, 2009 12:43 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: GMAT killed me - need help!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2142
hi bsingh3, you can refer to some of the other postings of people that scored well, here's a link to my preparation , but there are plenty of others who scored even better. Look into them for more specific strategies but I hope we can at least point you in the right direction. The good news is that ...
- by aabsih
Thu Mar 26, 2009 6:32 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: Really bad score on exam today. Please help
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1594
Hi superbrat123, You seem to have a good attitude towards the whole situation. Keep your head up and I'm sure you'll do better the next time around. Here's my feedback for verbal prep: For RC The most important thing for me over here was to develop an understanding of the passage. Don't skim. Don't ...
- by aabsih
Sun Mar 22, 2009 8:33 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: Bombed GMAT again 580..
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2494
Hello Montreal, SIGMAT and Marouan,
I did my GMAT a few weeks ago and did pretty well. Anyone in Montreal (or elsewhere for the matter) can drop me a line if he/she needs some help.
Good luck with your studies.
aabsih
- by aabsih
Sun Mar 22, 2009 8:04 pm- Forum: Let's Meet Up
- Topic: Anybody from Montreal...
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8287
Mock exams
Hi Bruce, Look at the bright side, you know what you have to do now and you have a specific goal in mind. It seems that you need to build your stamina, i.e. build endurance. This will help you overcome the exhaustion. I built amazing endurance by doing a FULL practice exam every single day for the l...
- by aabsih
Fri Mar 20, 2009 1:30 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: Just took the GMAT 590 Q43/V29
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2752
Hey cwang089, I'm not an admission's expert, so I am sure that someone else will be able to give you better insight. That being said, I find that you have a remarkable record. I just wanted to reassure you that getting a 700+ GMAT score is really not far fetched; it just takes some discipline and pr...
- by aabsih
Thu Mar 19, 2009 1:17 pm- Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
- Topic: Chances of Top 10 MBA
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2072
GMAT tutoring
Hello Everyone, I have been considering this for quite some time now. Given my performance on the GMAT, I was thinking of volunteering to help fellow locals in their GMAT prep, as a form of leadership. How do you think this would be perceived by universities? Since I would be dealing with the GMAT, ...
- by aabsih
Wed Mar 18, 2009 8:18 pm- Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
- Topic: GMAT tutoring
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1215
- by aabsih
Sun Mar 15, 2009 7:26 pm- Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
- Topic: Profile Eval.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1617
- by aabsih
Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:26 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 740 - my thoughts
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2554
danimmm, You can definitely improve your verbal score vastly. I agree with marcusking's advice. You can really improve your score by nailing the sentence correction part. As for the RC, trust me I hated these questions with a passion but they ended up being my favorite part about the verbal. Just ta...
- by aabsih
Wed Mar 04, 2009 11:21 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: Beaten by the GMAT
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1819
740 - my thoughts
I initially posted my score last week. I finally got around to putting my thoughts in writing about some of my preparation. ------------------------------------------------------ Hello Everyone, I beat the GMAT, 740 (Q49, V41, 97p - 5.5) During the quantitative section I came across a few seemingly ...
- by aabsih
Tue Mar 03, 2009 11:16 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 740 - my thoughts
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2554