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600(initial)--> 650 --> 700! (q46, v40)
I just took my GMAT on Monday morning and got a 700 (quant 46, verbal 40). Quick background: I have always hated and feared math. I hated every single math class I took in high school and suffered through calculus my senior year. I went to a liberal arts college and ended up in marketing. I have alw...
- by chmny3
Thu Oct 22, 2009 7:31 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 600(initial)--> 650 --> 700! (q46, v40)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2830
Advice of recommendations- please help
I am having a struggle determining who I should ask for my recommendations.. I currently have approx 3 yrs of work experience, 2 years working at a marketing department of a large consumer electronics company, and 1 year (current position) in account management at a global marketing/ad agency. I tho...
- by chmny3
Sun Aug 23, 2009 7:43 am- Forum: The Application Process
- Topic: Advice of recommendations- please help
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1311
manhattan gmat guides- "in action" section?
For those of you who are familiar with the manhattan gmat prep material, i wanted to get an opinion on how valuable/useful you found doing the In Action problems? With a month away from the 2nd test, I'm wondering if I should focus on the OG problems only, or if the in action problems really do help...
- by chmny3
Sat Aug 22, 2009 2:55 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: manhattan gmat guides- "in action" section?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1049
- by chmny3
Sat Aug 22, 2009 2:52 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: just took the gmat- bombed the math!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1543
Hi there, I actually took a manhattatan gmat class (live, not online), so I studied using all of the MGMAT guides, as well as the OG quant and OG 12th Ed. My quant scores on practice tests were as follows: 39, 40, 42, 43, 46 (gmat cat1), 47 (gmat cat 2). As you can see, my actual quant score of 40 w...
- by chmny3
Wed Aug 19, 2009 7:14 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: just took the gmat- bombed the math!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1543
just took the gmat- bombed the math!
i just took my gmat and got a surprising 40 on the math and 40 on the verbal (650 total). This is kind of slap in the face because i was at around 39/40 before i even started my prep! my recent practice scores in quant have been 46 and 47. i already schedule my next test for sept 21, but i need to f...
- by chmny3
Tue Aug 18, 2009 11:00 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: just took the gmat- bombed the math!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1543
hi all, thanks for the advice. i actually ended up taking my 2nd gmat prep cat today (previously have focused on manhatttan gmat cats)- and glad i did! my main game plan has been to review any OG problems i got incorrect over again until i knew them backwards and forwards- but this also means i didn...
- by chmny3
Sat Aug 15, 2009 10:19 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Bad idea to take GMAT practice cat? 4 days to go!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1598
from my own experience, as well as from hearing others' stories, it seems that sentence correction is the area in verbal that is the easiest to improve on within a short period of time. the manhattan gmat sentence correction guide is great. Reading the guide AND doing the "In Action" probl...
- by chmny3
Sat Aug 15, 2009 10:15 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Boost in Verbal Section?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1750
Bad idea to take GMAT practice cat? 4 days to go!
Hi there, I've been reading here and there that it is essentially a "bad" idea to take a GMAT practice CAT exam close to your exam date since it'll exhaust you mentally, etc. I'm thinking of taking a final GMAT prep test 2 tomorrow (sat) with my exam on Tuesday. I am already terribly nervo...
- by chmny3
Fri Aug 14, 2009 10:06 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Bad idea to take GMAT practice cat? 4 days to go!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1598
i would recommend only if you're the type of person who has a hard time identifying whether to use fractions or decimals when trying to solve a problem- and thus spend too long doing basic math trying to manipulate the decimal or fraction. otherwise, i think if you do the manhattan gmat CATS and loo...
- by chmny3
Fri Aug 14, 2009 7:20 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Manhattan GMAT Fractions, Decimals, and Percents
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1684
1 week to go..! Score expectations?
Last Saturday I took my first GMAT prep cat and scored a surprising 690. I say surprising because I have been studying for over 2 months now and have completed a manhattan gmat course- all the while my MGMAT CAT scores have been in the 600s (600, 640, 620, 640). As I am aiming for a 700, i was thril...
- by chmny3
Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:34 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: 1 week to go..! Score expectations?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1059
Kate, I signed up for the Manhattan Gmat course and found the materials GREAT. Quite honestly, I think the info is definitely a lot, but once you start to remember all of the rules and ways of solving the problem, it makes a world of a difference. However, my MGMAT CAT scores are a different story: ...
- by chmny3
Mon Aug 10, 2009 12:10 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Manhattan GMAT Practice Tests
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3887
I would say studying the CR & RC manhattan gmat books helped me alot. I am naturally stronger in verbal than quant, so i have been focusing my studies in quant (99%). However, skimming through the RC & CR books over the course of 2-3 weeks led to a substantial improvement in both. In RC, for...
- by chmny3
Thu Jul 23, 2009 8:20 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: is there any point in getting books for RC and CR?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 979
im currently taking a manhattan gmat course, as well. My test date is Aug 18 and my class ends July 31, giving me just over 2 weeks to study. Personally, Im a cram-it-all-in studier. The reason why I scheduled it early was so that- 1) i wouldn't lag in my studying- a 1 - 2 month stretch AFTER taking...
- by chmny3
Tue Jul 21, 2009 6:15 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Post MGMAT Class Exam Timing
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1138
1 month to go- 80 pt improvement possible?
I've been studying for my GMAT for a little under 2 months now w/ manhattan gmat classes, and I have my test date schedule in a month. I am concerned because although I feel I have gained a ton of new knowledge, insight, tricks, my practice test doesnt seem to reflect that. I'm aiming for a 700, but...
- by chmny3
Mon Jul 20, 2009 12:45 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: 1 month to go- 80 pt improvement possible?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1363